Gorge sports roundup for Oct. 19
Gorge sports roundup for Oct. 19, 2022.
The 2022 Big Sky League volleyball playoffs begin Wednesday at Condon High School, with the winners of those matches qualifying for the Class 1A state playoffs. But before then, they have a chance to win the district title this weekend, as well.
A near-perfect season continued for the No. 5-ranked The Dalles High Riverhawks volleyball team as they won their 14th consecutive game and an eighth straight Tri-Valley Conference contest, 3-0, over visiting Gladstone on Senior Night Oct. 13.
The No. 13-ranked South Wasco County High Redsides won three more Class 1A Big Sky League volleyball games last week to conclude the regular season with an undefeated record.
Sherman County won two out of three volleyball matches last week to take second place in the Big Sky East Division at 10-3, behind No. 18 ranked Ione/Arlington.
With the state playoffs no longer a possibility, the Hood River Valley volleyball team will try to get its full complement of players back in the coming week for the final three matches of the 2022 season.
Sometimes a loss is a win, depending on perspective.
In the big picture, Columbia High’s four-set loss to always tough Castle Rock on Oct. 13 may be the impetus the Bruins need to make a late-season run to the district playoffs. Columbia did get its first league win the past week, 3-1, at Seton Catholic on Oct. 11. That victory enabled the Bruins to remain in playoff contention.
Hood River Valley’s boys soccer team put some off-field distractions aside last week, representing itself well in a 4-2 Northwest Oregon Conference loss to visiting Wilsonville.
The No. 18-ranked The Dalles High Riverhawks boys soccer team kept its playoff hopes alive after getting a split of Class 4A Tri-Valley Conference games last week.
The Columbia High Bruin girls soccer team split two WIAA Class 1A Trico League games last week.
Winless Crook County proved to be just what the doctor ordered to help The Dalles High Riverhawks girls soccer team end its slump.
Columbia High’s cross country runners were able to race on their home course last week in a final tune-up meet heading into this week’s Trico League championships at Vancouver Lake.
The Dalles High cross country team got a sneak peek at the Tri-Valley Conference district meet course last week, and judging from the results,…
Hood River Valley’s cross country runners competed on tired legs this past week, as most ran in two races , the final two preps before the upcoming Northwest Oregon Conference championship meet on Oct. 25.
A second straight Class 5A state playoff football berth is within reach of Hood River Valley, but the Eagles will have to win their final two games — starting with Thursday’s 7 p.m. contest at Centennial High – to earn a spot in the postseason.
The Dalles High Riverhawks football team faced a Class 4A top-10 ranked opponent for the third time this year in last Friday’s Special District 5 home game against the No. 8 ranked Pendleton High Buckaroos. The outcome was similar to their games against No. 5 Baker and No. 3 Scappoose earlier in the season as The Dalles (0-3 SD5, 1-5 overall) lost, 49-12, to Pendleton (3-0 SD5, 6-1 overall) on Sid White Field at the Wahtonka campus.
Host Castle Rock remained in first place in Trico League football with a, 46-7, home win Friday over Columbia High.
