By Zach Thummel
HOOD RIVER — The 11-rider Hood River Composite (HRC) mountain bike team is midway through its inaugural season which began earlier this summer.
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HOOD RIVER — Wylde Wind & Water’s Viento y Agua summer camp program kicked off its fourth year on July 28. The program is a partnership with Hood River County School District’s Title 1-C Migrant Education Program, a federally funded initiative for children whose families move frequently …
CASCADE LOCKS — Portland’s Justin Rinauro won the 2025 Bridge of the Gods Half Marathon on Aug. 3 in Cascade Locks.
THE DALLES — When you grow up in The Land of 10,000 Lakes and your family owns a fishing sinker manufacturing factory, you fish. A lot. Snagging Northern Pike while trolling in an aluminum boat, or jigging crappies on a drop line sunk in a hole augured through a frozen lake. But nothing prep…
HOOD RIVER — The Gorge Challenge is back.
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WHITE SALMON — The Columbia River Bandits, White Salmon’s high school-level summer baseball team, won two of three games this past weekend to finish the season with a 6-7 record.
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CASCADE LOCKS — Portland’s Justin Rinauro won the 2025 Bridge of the Gods Half Marathon on Aug. 3 in Cascade Locks.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District, in cooperation with Columbia Gorge Masters Swim Team, will offer four free swim lessons during the month of August to any interested adult 18 years of age and older. This program is made possible through grant funding from the USA…
HOOD RIVER — The Gorge Paddle Challenge is returning to the Hood River Waterfront with various events and races held from Aug. 15-17. The event has drawn professional athletes from across the world, but organizers were forced to postpone last year’s Gorge Challenge due to financial difficult…
THE DALLES — Wasco County Sheriff’s Office was in fifth place going into bracket play toward the end of the regular season. They battled against No. 4-ranked Wasco Market, winning 6-5. The team then faced top-ranked Mid-Columbia Vision and eventually came out winners, 8-5. No. 2 ranked Camp’…
THE DALLES — The Hattenhauer Distributing Columbia Gorge Hustlers 17-and-under team has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success in summer league baseball games. The Hustlers (24-11 overall, 10-2 league) won the Zone 2 league championship and they qualified for the state tournament July 23-25 …
TROUT LAKE — Daisies, sunflowers and chrysanthemums marked the finish line for the 12th annual Wild Woman Trail Runs that took place on the dirt trails of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Despite the drizzling rain, more than 300 runners completed either a marathon, marathon relay, 50k o…
THE GORGE — Hood River and The Dalles summer swim teams both had athletes who swam hard and utilized their practices effectively to help them qualify for the USA Swimming/Oregon Swimming Inc. (OSI) Long Course State Championship 10-and-under meet July 12-13 in Albany.
THE DALLES — Wasco County Sheriff’s Office was in fifth place going into bracket play toward the end of the regular season. They battled against No. 4-ranked Wasco Market, winning 6-5. The team then faced top-ranked Mid-Columbia Vision and eventually came out winners, 8-5. No. 2 ranked Camp’…
Here is the final report for the 2024-25 league bowling season at Hood River’s Orchard Lanes.
Climbing season is picking up on Oregon’s iconic Mount Hood. Visitors planning to travel above an elevation of 9,500 feet need a climbing permit. Permit fees fund climbing rangers, climbing safety information, and natural resources protection.
The Rivers Edge Baseball Club coaching staff contributed to this report.
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