The No. 14-ranked The Dalles High Riverhawks boys soccer team snapped a four-game winless streak with a 4-1 home win over the Molalla High Indians (2-2-1 TVC, 4-4-1 overall) in a Class 4A Tri-Valley Conference matchup Oct. 3 at the Wahtonka campus.
The Dalles High Riverhawks girls soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to six games after winning two Class 4A Tri-Valley Conference match-ups last week.
The No. 8-ranked Riverhawks (2-0 TVC, 3-0-2 overall), guided by Coach Colby Tonn, won 8-0 over the struggling Crook County High Cowgirls (0-2 TVC, 0-5 overall) Sept. 20 at home in the opening contest of their 10-game league schedule. The Dalles followed with a 3-0 win over the Estacada High Rangers (0-1-1 TVC, 0-4-2 overall) Sept. 22 at Estacada High School.
Long-time Horizon Christian boys basketball coach Darrin Lingel is ending a coaching run that brought the Class 1A Hood River school six district championships and one state crown.
With the district top spot sealed, the No. 7 South Wasco County Redsides are looking to ride out the final two games healthy, re-focused and ready to move into state action. If this current 13-game win streak is any indication, capped by Saturday’s 61-45 home victory against Ione, the Lady Redsides are hitting at all cylinders at the right time.
Jacob Hernandez scored a career-high 18 points, Josh Nisbet broke out for 13 and Henry Lee Muscled up for eight to lead the Riverhawks to a 62-46 win Tuesday at Kurtz Gym. Leading scorer Dakota Murr wound up with 15 points but dealt with some foul troubles.
Although the Eagles are still ranked second in OSAA standings, the 1-1 tie on the road on Tuesday against Hermiston doesn’t sit well with the team and could be a factor in whether or not they win the CRC title.
The Eagles baseball team locked up their first season series this year, getting a third win over Pendleton on a very wet Tuesday evening in Hood River, where they edged the Buckaroos 4-3, following up last weekend’s doubleheader sweep.
Jodi Thomasian and Emma Weir smashed home runs as The Dalles Riverhawks softball team imposed their offensive will against three Canby pitchers for a season-high 24 hits, 12 for extra bases, in a 22-0 mercy-ruled drubbing of the 6A Lady Cougars Friday at 16th Street Ballpark.
Higher-seeded teams in post-season brackets almost always are presumed to win their games against lower-seeded teams.
Members of The Dalles boys’ basketball team were waiting for that spark to provide the light to snap a seven-game losing streak.