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HRV water polo boys say goodbye to seven seniors
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HRV water polo boys say goodbye to seven seniors

  • By Joe Petshow For Columbia Gorge News
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By most standards, back-to-back second-place finishes in the state playoffs are reason to celebrate. But when the bar is raised, as is the case with the Hood River Valley boys water polo program, a bitter taste sometimes lingers with being “runner-up”.

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Summit ends HRV season in first round of playoffs

  • By Joe Petshow For Columbia Gorge News
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Top-ranked Summit of Bend scored touchdowns on its first six possessions Friday, when the host Storm toppled visiting Hood River Valley, 42-6, in the first round of the Class 5A state football playoffs.

Nelson Invitational brings the big guns to TD
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Nelson Invitational brings the big guns to TD

  • By Ray Rodriguez The Dalles Chronicle
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Across junior varsity and varsity, The Dalles Cross Country team reeled off four top-15 outputs, Friedrich Stelzer placed sixth for the varsit…

HRV Girls Lacrosse steamroll Summit
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HRV Girls Lacrosse steamroll Summit

  • Caleb Lundquist
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It was a warm evening at Hood River Valley High School on Wednesday, with little wind and plenty of daylight to burn — perfect conditions for …

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From Mount Hood to Mount Everest

  • Caleb Lundquist
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Two Hood River residents are taking on one of the world’s most treacherous and challenging, yet fulfilling expeditions: Climbing Mount Everest…

Gorge students attend STEM Summit in D.C.
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Gorge students attend STEM Summit in D.C.

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The goals of the International Summit were to expose students to new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) career opportunities, help develop their skills in STEM advocacy, and empower them to have more effective action plans.

Hood River man snow kites up St. Helens in 35 minutes
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Hood River man snow kites up St. Helens in 35 minutes

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Hood River’s Aaron Sales accomplished a 15-year mission this month by becoming what he says is the first person to successfully snow kite to the summit of Mount St. Helens. After a dozen unsuccessful attempts in prior years, this spring’s snow pack and wind conditions lined up perfectly on April 21 for Sales to climb the east face of the mountain to the crater rim.