The South Wasco County High Redsides advanced to the Class 1A boys basketball championship game for the first time since 2006 following a, 59-40, semifinal win over the Powder Valley High Badgers Friday at Baker City High School.
A difference in one or two possessions often means the difference in the outcome of a basketball game. Hood River Valley knows that all too well after losing two close girls contests this past week.
The undefeated No. 21 ranked South Wasco County High Redsides boys basketball team won its eighth straight game with a 65-29 win over the Stanfield High Tigers (3-4) Dec. 21 at South Wasco High in Maupin.
The Dalles High Riverhawks Class 5A girls basketball team played in a season-opening jamboree last week, followed by its first game – a four point loss in Salem.
Under third-year coach Brian Stevens, The Dalles girls basketball team went 13-12 overall and added a 7-3 mark in league to earn a state sub-round qualification for the first time since the 2016-2017 season.
The Dalles boys basketball team jumped ahead 16-6 through one quarter and made the lead hold up in a 54-42 victory over Ridgeview on senior night at Kurtz Gym.
With two weeks left in the regular season, The Dalles Riverhawks have won five of their last six games in league action, the latest victory in comeback fashion, 54-31, over Redmond Tuesday at Kurtz Gym.
