On April 17, Underwood resident Riva Muehlbauer raced in the 127th Boston Marathon. This year’s 26.2 mile race hit close to home for Muehlbauer, her family and many other participants. Ten years ago, two bombs were detonated near the finish line. Muehlbauer’s brother, Taija Corso, had just f…
The fresh lines of corduroy on the slopes of Mt. Hood Meadows don’t groom themselves. A dedicated staff of individuals operate snowcats to create those groomers every night while the rest of the mountain sleeps.
The 87th annual Glenwood Ketchum Kalf Rodeo was a great one. It was a bit windy, but we’ll take that over rain any day.
UNDERWOOD — Underwood resident Karin Harjo has been hired as the head coach for the Canadian women’s alpine ski team. Her 22 years of coaching experience has helped her become the first woman alpine skiing head coach for Canada.
Hood River resident Erika Vikander was vying for a spot in the 2014 Sochi Olympics when she tore her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in her knee in the slope style events, effectively ending her ambitions to compete for the U.S. Olympic Team. Knee injuries are common among skiers and snowbo…
WHITE SALMON — Snowboarder Vic Wild will race in the mens snowboard parallel giant slalom event representing Russia at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Wild, 35, will race in the qualifiers round on Feb. 7 with hopes of making the finals that same evening. These Olympics will be Wild’s last…
HOOD RIVER — Fiona Wylde, swept the first place awards at the 2021 Gorge Paddle Challenge in August, but her work was not finished. In a year with so many uncertainties she continued to train and compete in the International Canoe Federation (ICF) European Tour of Italy. In the absence of a …
Bella Sims and Team U.S.A. Swimming finished in second place for the 4x200 meter freestyle relay race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Formatted as a tournament, the Olympics Games open competitions with preliminary races and events in order to narrow the playing field. Events that are typic…
Watching from their home in Odell, James and Dodie Sims saw their 16-year-old granddaughter, Arabella Sims — who also goes by Bella — qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a member of Team U.S.A. Swimming.
Hood River film director Manny Marquez held a movie showing Feb. 26 at Double Mountain. The event showcased films and documentaries featuring the 2009 Tour de France, Tour of California and Dirty Finger Bicycle Repair and Sellwood Cycle Repair’s Dirty Sellwood race.
When baseball is mentioned, teams and players come to mind, like the Washington Nationals, Stephen Strasburg and Ken Griffey Jr.
Hood River’s hometown boy, Sean FitzSimons, competed in the Visa Big Air Dec. 20 at SunTrust Park in Atlanta. The event was sanctioned as an International Ski Federation snowboard and free ski world cup.
In a warmly lit dinner party on Friday, Dec. 27 at Farm Stand in Hood River, Alex Willis was serving food and raising money to go to the CrossFit Italian Showdown in Riccone, Italy, from April 24-26. The dinner party featured a menu of leafy greens and beet salad, festive chicken squash plat…
The 2019 NBA Draft occurred on Friday, beginning around 4 p.m. local time. It was held in New York City and was one of the most anticipated sporting events this year due to a select few athletes involved, the most significant being 18-year-old Zion Williamson.
When Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors for the 2016-2017 season, the basketball world let loose a collective gasp. Durant was one of the best players in the league and had nearly led the Oklahoma City Thunder to victory over the Warriors in the 2016 Western Conference Finals…
The championship contention is meant to be a grand spectacle. Two teams reach the peak, the pinnacle of competition for that year, and battle for glory that they all collectively set out for so many months ago when the season began. The NBA Finals is supposed to be a showcase of the best pla…
So none of my predictions came true for the Sweet Sixteen. Frankly, that’s in good keeping with my official bracket, which was ruined by the end of the first round. It’s sad to think this March Madness is almost over, but what a week of basketball. Close games, last second shots, heartbreak …
Last week, the U14 Western Region Alpine Ski Championships took place at Big Sky in Montana. The event showcased some of the nation’s youngest talent in Alpine skiing. Peyton Wells, of the Mount Hood Academy and Race Team and local Hood River Middle School student, finished third overall in …
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