The No. 5-ranked Dalles High Riverhawks girls soccer team remained undefeated following a 1-1 tie in a Class 4A nonleague matchup versus the La Grande High Tigers Sept. 13 at La Grande High School.
The Intermountain Conference Class 5A volleyball season concluded with Gorge rivals The Dalles High Riverhawks and the Hood River Valley Eagles meeting for the second time Oct. 21. School pride and bragging rights were at stake because both teams were out of playoff contention and at the bottom of the six-team IMC standings.
There will be no state playoff spots this season for The Dalles and Hood River volleyball teams, but the area rivals will have a final matchup to at least settle Gorge bragging rights.
Through the year, local sports fans can appreciate the greatness of these athletes’ accomplishments in every game they play. When looking at the past year and what transpired, it is a sensational year of records falling, champions crowned and teams banding together for fantastic finishes during district and state action.
The chase for volleyball’s first place title in the Intermountain Conference is beginning to shape-up after the top-three teams in the league, Ridgeview, Crook County and Hood River, were in action on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
With the district and state playoffs only a couple weeks away, the Hood River Valley girls water polo team is finding success at the right time of the year.
The Hood River Valley girls water polo team has won three straight games following their 12-4 loss to Barlow Sept. 20, a match that snapped a 25-game winning streak for the Eagles.
Ahead of Tuesday’s matchup with Reynolds, the Hood River Valley boys water polo team was 5-0 in league play and trailed only the 6-0 Reynolds Raiders.