"Inside Pitch" -- sports commentary

The season was over in early February, but it officially came to an end last Friday in Hermiston.

Early in the season, the HRV boys basketball team thrived on its home court, shutting down state-ranked teams and their top scorers.

Update: The HRV boys lost their final home game of the season Friday night to Mountain View by a score of 60-47. The Eagles' record dropped to 2-11 with one game remaining.

Road-weary HRV boys sink to 1-4 in IMC

The Hood River Valley boys basketball team left itself little margin for error in the Intermountain Conference playoff race last weekend after dropping road games to Bend and No. 1-ranked Redmond.