In the first game without their leading scorer, Styles DeLeon, who suffered a season-ending leg injury Dec. 30, The Dalles High Riverhawks boys basketball team won a non-league contest, 60-55, over visiting Pendleton on Jan. 4.
The Class 4A Riverhawks faced a much stronger opponent in a Jan. 7 home match-up against the Class 6A Willamette High Wolverines (6-5), who won 59-36.
The South Wasco County High Redsides girls basketball team improved its record to 3-0 in the Big Sky League West Division and 11-2 overall by winning three straight league games last week.
The defending Class 1A boys Big Sky League boys basketball champion South Wasco County High Redsides continued to roll right along, as they improved their record to 11-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big Sky last week.
Hood River Valley ended a five-game losing streak last week with a Dec. 29 win over Northwest Oregon Conference foe Parkrose in the Spartan Holiday Showcase in Corvallis.
Competing in the Newport Coastal Classic boys basketball Tournament Dec. 28-30 at Newport High School, The Dalles High Riverhawks won their first game of the season, 58-52, over the Santiam High Wolverines.
The No. 6-ranked South Wasco County High Redside girls faced their toughest opponent this season on Dec. 19, losing to the top-ranked North Douglas High Warriors (5-2), 62-9 in Drain.
The No. 22-ranked Class 1A Horizon Christian High Hawks (1-0 Big Sky League, 6-2 overall) boys basketball team improved to 6-2 with a 60-16 non-league win over the Dayville/Monument High Tigers (1-8) Dec. 20 at Horizon Christian High School in Hood River.
