Things will get serious soon enough for The Dalles High cross country team, so there’s nothing like a little levity to help young runners get through preseason training runs as they work their way back into race shape.
The Dufur High Rangers have reached the OSAA Class 1A 8-man football state playoffs 12 consecutive years and have 11 players returning from their 2021 team to lead another postseason run.
In just their second year as a member of OSAA Class 1A 8-man football, the Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat High Cougars are hoping to start the season the same way they did a year ago.
When the OSAA Class 1A volleyball season begins Aug. 25, one thing is certain: the South Wasco County High Redsides will again be one of the top contenders in the Big Sky League.
“Go west,” they said back in the day when adventurous types plied the Oregon Trail. (No doubt some of the weary travelers could have used some thick-soled running shoes.) And west is the direction Hood River Valley’s cross country program will shake a leg for the next four years in the revamped Northwest Oregon Conference, based in the Portland-metro area (see list of schools).
The South Wasco County High Redsides have an optimistic outlook as they prepare for the six-man football season, with all but one player returning from a year ago.
After losing just one senior (Braden Carnine) to graduation, the Sherman County/Condon High Huskies should be one of the most improved teams in OSAA Class 1A eight-man football.
