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.
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 Dalles High Riverhawks boys and girls wrestling teams competed in the Red Lion Pendleton Invitational Tournament Dec. 21 at Pendleton High School, where five athletes recording top-five finishes in their weight brackets.
The Dalles High Riverhawk boys were unable to get any momentum going as Banks led from start-to-finish in a 73-57 season-opening boys basketball win at Banks High School on Dec. 2.
A large 26-member The Dalles High Riverhawks wrestling team opens the 2022-23 season Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Dennis Radford Memorial Triad at The Dalles High School’s Kurtz Gym.
Senior Kayden McCavic wanted to make amends for some unfulfilled expectations. Senior Juan Diego Contreras wanted team validation — to match some of his individual accolades. Sophomore Vincent Ziegenhagen simply wanted to run with twin brother, Egan.
After losing in the Nov. 4 quarterfinals of the OSAA Class 4A volleyball state tournament, The No. 3 ranked Tri-Valley Conference Champion The Dalles High Riverhawks (21-4) had hoped to regroup and win a game in Saturday’s consolation round and bring home a trophy.