Back in May 2017, Katherine Kramer shared a Facebook post where she wrote a breakup letter to softball. Part of it stated that for 15 years, she had one true love and it turned out to be one of the worst breakups in her young life. All those years on the diamond took its toll on her physically, however, and she just couldn’t go on. While that decision was a moment of clarity in so many ways, the sport and everything it entails kept calling her name from afar, but in a different capacity — as a coach.
The Dalles 12U Cherry City Crush posted a 2-2 record at the 25-team ASA 12U ‘B” State Championships ending on June 30 at Howard M. Terepenning Field at the Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation Center.
On Valentine’s Day earlier this year, Columbia Gorge Basketball Academy coordinator Greg Cummings had hopes of expanding the program to include some girls’ teams.
The Columbia Gorge Basketball Academy is opening the doors for its first girls’ traveling team with a tryout session slated to run from 6-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10 at The Dalles Middle School.
Although the Riverhawks came up just short in its state play-in soccer match Saturday, Dallman commended his group for giving it their all for 80 minutes of playoff action against No. 5-ranked Wilsonville.
In Saturday’s 6-0 state-play-in loss to No. 6 Hillsboro, first-year head coach Oscar Nunez caught a glimpse of the future, as 12 of the 18 players on the final roster were either freshmen or sophomore athletes getting their first taste of postseason play.
With a chance to extend their season another week, the Dufur Rangers could not find any continuity or flow in their three-set 1A state playoff loss to Crosshill Christian Saturday in Turner.
The Cherry City Crush 10U Traveling Softball team is hosting its annual tournament this weekend at Sorosis Park in The Dalles. The Crush, coached by Ryan LeBreton, David Jones and Joe Abbas, hit the field for their first game at 9 a.m. against Vancouver, Wash., and then play at 1 p.m. against cross-town rivals, Hood River Valley. For more information on the program go to www.facebook.com.
