SILVERTON – Down 37-12 at the half, The Dalles girls basketball team amped up the defensive tenacity and limited Silverton to six second-half field goals by only two different players, but could not get enough shots to fall to log a major threat as they worked a 20-16 second-half run in a season-ending 53-32 loss to the top-ranked Foxes in 5A state sub-round action Friday in Silverton.
The Dalles girls basketball players Kilee Hoylman, Rainie Codding, Lauryn Belanger, Jenna Miller, Grace Schatz, Mercy I’aulualo, Pearl Guzman, Dalia Mondragon and foreign exchange student, Esther Ortiz, were showered with flowers, candy and balloons Tuesday night in an emotional pregame ceremony before action against Hood River Valley at Kurtz Gym.
A flat start hurt The Dalles and surging Redmond took full advantage with a 21-9 lead through one quarter and a 54-27 advantage entering the fourth quarter in what was a 65-45 league victory Friday at Kurtz Gym.
Redmond’s win gives them sole possession of first place in the Intermountain Conference (2-0), while TD drops into a second-place tie with Pendleton, Crook County and Hood River Valley.
With senior point guard Kilee Hoylman out indefinitely with an Achilles injury, The Dalles girls basketball team put forth gritty performances on consecutive nights in a 57-44 loss to No. 8-ranked St. Helens Friday and a 56-52 home setback at the hands of Milwaukie Saturday.
On the back end of four grueling games in four days, The Dalles girls basketball team were defeated 64-36 by 6A Barlow to finish 2-2 overall and in sixth place out of 16 teams at the Nike Interstate Shootout, which ended Monday in Lake Oswego.
The Dalles girls basketball team was outscored 20-11 in the second half of a 49-28 home loss versus No. 1 Silverton Saturday at Kurt Gym.
The Dalles Riverhawks trailed 32-20 at the half and fell behind 48-25 at the 4:23 mark of the third quarter, but rallied for a 31-16 spurt over the final 11:37 in their 64-56 loss to Hillsboro Tuesday at Kurtz Gym.
Less than two weeks after the end of the fall sports season, local basketball teams are geared up for the start of the 2019-2020 campaign, fueled by goals of state qualifications and hopes of hoisting trophies.
Through the first half of Intermountain Conference play, No. 10 The Dalles volleyball team posted a 3-2 record, with the latest big victory co…
The Dalles’ new volleyball coach, Doug Magee, truly believes in the process of building a program brick-by-brick.
He emphasizes work ethic, a positive attitude and having his players develop a team-first mentality.
