THE GORGE – Girls soccer teams from Columbia High and The Dalles won playoff games on Nov. 4 to join a handful of other Gorge teams who will continue postseason quests this weekend.
The Bruins beat King’s Way Christian 3-0 in the WIAA District 4-1A playoffs in Vancouver. The win advances Columbia to a play-in game Saturday, Nov. 7 against Tenino; the winner will move on to the 2026 state playoffs. Top-ranked The Dalles, the top-seeded Oregon Class 4A team, beat visiting Baker City, 7-0, to move into the quarterfinals.
Columbia (9-8-1) will play at 10 a.m. against Tenino (15-3-1) at King’s Way Christian in Vancouver. The winner advances to the 16-team state playoffs which begin Nov. 11.
The Dalles will host Estacada at 2 p.m. on Nov. 7 in one of four 4A quarterfinal matches. The Riverhawks (14-0-1) beat Estacada twice during the Tri-Valley Conference season.
Also on Nov. 7, the Columbia High volleyball team will play in a district playoff match against Hoquiam, with the winner advancing to the 1A state tourney. Columbia and Hoquiam play at 1 p.m. at King’s Way Christian.
On Friday, Nov. 6, Sherman County will play at Perrydale at 7 p.m. in the first round of the Class 1A eight-man football playoffs.
The Class 4A and 1A state volleyball tournaments begin Friday, Nov. 6. The 4A tourney is in North Bend on the Oregon Coast. Tri-Valley Conference champion The Dalles plays a first-round match at 11 a.m. against Cascade Christian. Â Dufur and Sherman will play in the 1A tournament at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. Sherman plays Joseph at 1 p.m. and Dufur takes on Echo at 3 p.m.
The Oregon and Washington high school state cross country championships are this weekend. Hood River Valley, The Dalles, Trout Lake and Glenwood will have runners competing at the OSAA finals at Lane Community College in Eugene. Races begin at 9:25 a.m. with the 2A/1A girls 5,000-meter race. Columbia High will compete in the WIAA championships at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, WA.; racing begins at 9 a.m.
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