The year is 1970. The Vietnam War is raging. Elvis Presley and U.S. President Richard Nixon meet in the White House. That image of the meeting becomes the most requested image from the entire National Archives. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hovers around 800 points, and the North Tower of…
Redsides play Union Saturday, Feb. 25, 2 p.m. in Maupin
The South Wasco County High Redsides advanced to the Class 1A boys basketball Big Sky League district championship game following a 63-61 win over the Ione/Arlington High Cardinals (11-12) in a district semifinal Thursday at South Wasco High in Maupin.
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The Hood River Valley girls and boys water polo teams are each a win away from state championships after they won semifinal games Friday in Corvallis.
Hood River Valley qualifies for Class 5A state football playoffs with wild 41-40 win at Forest Grove
Hood River Valley won a Special District 1 playoff game, 41-40, Friday at Forest Grove and qualified for next week’s Class 5A state football playoffs.
Hood River Valley will play a Special District 1 playoff game at Forest Grove at 7 p.m. on Friday night with a Class 5A state football playoff berth at stake.
The No. 11-ranked South Wasco County High Redsides (14-0 league, 22-6 overall) won their first Class 1A Big Sky League Volleyball District Championship since 2018 on Saturday at The Dalles High School’s Kurtz Gym.
Putnam scored on a kickoff return to end the first half and another to begin the second to spoil Hood River Valley’s homecoming football game Friday at Henderson Stadium. The unbeaten Kingsmen (6-0) were outgained by HRV (2-4) but used the special team scores to ground out a, 26-13, 5A Speci…
Wilsonville moved the football at will and prevented visiting Hood River Valley from doing the same in a, 52-6, win Friday during the Wildcats’ homecoming night.
Hood River Valley’s young football team took a few more steps forward Friday night, topping visiting Forest Grove, 21-8, at Henderson Stadium.
A dominant first half propelled host Hood River Valley to a 38-12 football victory Friday over Gorge rival The Dalles at Henderson Stadium.
HOOD RIVER — The Mid-Columbia Association of REALTORS (MCAR) is sponsoring a Shred Day fundraiser benefitting Hood River Special Olympics this Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rite Aid parking lot, 2049 W. Cascade Ave., in Hood River.
A two-day wrestling clinic will be held Aug. 9-10 at Hood River Valley High School.
NBA G-League Coach Mitch Thompson and his Bilingual Básquetbol program hosted its first camp outside of Irrigon on July 22 at Mid Valley Elementary.
El entrenador de la NBA Liga-G, Mitch Thompson, y su programa bilingüe de básquetbol organizaron su primer campamento fuera de Irrigon el 22 de julio en la Primaria de Mid Valley. Se invitó a atletas jóvenes de seis a 18 años a participar en una clínica gratuita de un día organizada por Thom…
Sports update for July 27, 2022
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.
Many athletes throughout the Gorge are competing at the 2022 OSAA High School Track and Field State Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Athletes from Lyle, Dufur, Trout Lake, Horizon Christian, South Wasco County, The Dalles and Hood River High School are scheduled to compete thro…
Hood River Valley dug itself too big a second-quarter hole and the result was a 74-61 loss Friday, March 4 in the first round of the Class 5A boys basketball state playoffs at Eagle Point.
Intermountain Conference runner-up Hood River Valley and third place The Dalles will open the 2022 boys basketball state playoffs with Friday road games.
Full sports coverage for The Dalles, Hood River, White Salmon and area 1A schools in the Columbia River Gorge.
Sports coverage of Gorge high school sports, including Hood River Valley, The Dalles and White Salmon, and 1A schools including South Wasco, Dufur, Lyle, Trout Lake and more.
Winter season previews from throughout the Gorge, league honors and more
The Hood River Middle School Panthers pose for a team picture. Pictured, from left to right, in the back row are Caleb Ingersoll, Reid Richardson, Diego Jaimes, Lars Welch, Jack Miller, Chaz Valentine, Trevor Jacobs and Gabe Witt-Inman. In the second row from the back are Coach Michael Becke…
With wins this past week, two Gorge football teams are headed into state playoffs: The Hood River Valley Eagles compete in Wilsonville; and the Dufur Rangers will play the No. 1 seed Adrian Antelopes. Also eying state championships are both Gorge water polo teams out of Hood River, continuin…
The Glenwood/Klickitat High Eagles and the Ione/Arlington High Cardinals both won Big Sky League District quarterfinal playoff road games Wednesday to advance to Saturday’s semifinals at Echo High School.
Hood River Valley High School cheerleaders perform during Friday’s game in The Dalles Oct. 9.
Full coverage of high school sports in the Gorge.
Sports roundup for the past week.
Visiting Pendleton handed Hood River Valley its first high school football loss of the 2021 season Friday night, when the Buckaroos scored 29 second-half points in a 35-21 come-from-behind win.
After opening the football season with a disappointing shut out to start their 2021 campaign, The Dalles Riverhawks (0-2, 0-1 IMC) looked to right the ship and open conference play with a win. The Redmond Panthers (1-1, 1-0 IMC) had other ideas though, as they cruised to a 76-12 victory Friday in The Dalles.
Sept. 21-29
Trout Lake’s 2-1 girls soccer start this fall season can be attributed to a couple of factors, but perhaps the main one is because the Mustangs have a talented and dedicated roster of players.
The Dalles High cross country team, fresh off mixing it up with larger schools at Oregon City on Saturday, will host its own invitational this Friday.
The Dalles will host nine other teams at the annual Bridgette Nelson invite at Sororis Park. The meet includes a middle school division, of which races are scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.
The Dalles High Riverhawks (1-3) girls soccer team won its first game this year, a 7-0 non-league victory over the Goldendale Timberwolves on Saturday at the Wahtonka campus.
Pretty? It was not. Exciting? Oh baby, was it ever. A classic? Well, that’s probably a stretch; lets stick with exciting for now.
Unbeaten Montesano rallied to the football on defense and was efficient on offense during a 53-0 road win at Columbia High on Thursday in White Salmon.
After three games, it’s obvious that The Dalles High Riverhawks boys soccer team is continuing its strong development, while making huge strides and showing rapid improvement that indicates they could very well be one of the top contenders in the Intermountain Conference.
The Hood River Valley boys soccer team renewed its rivalry with the Hillsboro Spartans on Sept. 14, when the No. 8 Spartans traveled to HRV for matchup of elite soccer programs. Since 2014, the Eagles have won two 5A state championships and advanced to the quarterfinals in all but one year. The Spartans have also qualified for the playoffs every year, with two trips to the semifinals.
The Dufur High Rangers (2-1) and the Sherman/Condon High Huskies (0-2) renewed their rivalry in OSAA Class 1A eight-man football for the first time in four years last Friday in a Big Sky League matchup at Dufur High School.
The Dalles High Riverhawks volleyball team opened its 10-game Intermountain Conference schedule on the road Sept. 16 and lost 3-1 to the No. 5 ranked Crook County Cowgirls (1-0 IMC, 5-1 overall) in Prineville.
There are three teams undefeated in the OSAA Class 1A Big Sky League volleyball standings, led by the Dufur Rangers and the South Wasco County Redsides at 3-0 along with the Condon High Blue Devils at 2-0.
In what was undoubtedly their most exciting match of the season thus far, the Hood River Valley High Eagles (3-4) recorded a come-from-behind 3-2 non-league win over the Class 4A Banks Braves (1-6) Sept. 14 at Banks High School.
An improving The Dalles girls soccer team seeks its first win in a nonleague contest at home Thursday at 4:30 p.m. against the Hillsboro Spartans (0-0-1).
The Riverhawks (0-1-1) had a good start in their opening game of the season, a 1-1 tie against the Class 3A Riverside Pirates (1-1-1) Aug. 30 at the Wahtonka soccer field. The Dalles, guided by Coach Colby Tonn, was unable to keep the momentum from the opener and lost 6-0 to Scappoose (2-0-1) Sept. 7 at Otto Petersen Elementary School in Scappoose.
Kellie Dunn has coached a lot of water polo, but even with the help of her trusty crystal ball, the Hood River Valley girls coach is uncertain how things will shake out come playoff time this November.
When you’re unbeaten you deserve a day at the beach — don’t you?
Don’t get the wrong idea here; the Columbia High girls soccer team happened to be in the neighborhood, so Coach Adriana Clayton afforded them a little down time to frolic in the Pacific Ocean surf. And, perhaps let their tired legs recover after their 6-0 win against Ilwaco High on Saturday.
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