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.
A Jekyll-and-Hyde start to the girls soccer season has afforded Hood River Valley Coach Amanda Orand to focus on practice plans with different emphasis points.
There will be no easing into the Intermountain Conference volleyball schedule for Hood River Valley and The Dalles when they open league play Thursday on the road.
The highly regarded South Wasco County High Redsides volleyball team has certainly proved that it’s one of the top contenders at the OSAA Class 1A level — recent proof was a five-match win streak.
Columbia High’s season-opening cross country meet brought a smile to Coach Mike Hannigan’s face, but don’t expect the Bruin coach to go easy on his young team because of it — in fact, it might lead to the exact opposite.
Sherman County and Dufur will resume their football rivalry for the first time since 2017 with a game 7 p.m. Friday at Dufur High School.
Dufur won last week via forfeit over the Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat High Cougars (1-1). The Cougars had COVID health and safety concerns, and they had only 10 of their 16 players available for the contest. Sherman lost a nonleague game Friday at DeSales Catholic School in Walla Walla, Wash., 60-20.
After two years of competing in the OSAA Class 1A six-man football Special District 4, the Sherman County Huskies (0-1) returned to eight-man football against DeSales. Their season-opening contest against Crane was canceled Sept. 4.
So many things can go wrong in football’s kicking game — and that’s just in practice. Put 11 opponents on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage and the odds of success decrease exponentially — at any level of play.
Stevenson blocked a fourth-quarter field goal attempt and returned it for a touchdown Friday, dashing visiting Columbia High’s hopes of a Gorge Bowl win. Perhaps, not surprisingly, the ensuing conversion attempt failed, and the Bulldogs won, 6-0.
Columbia High’s volleyball team swept winless Riverside Sept. 3, but the level of competition increases the next seven days when the Bruins traverse the west end of the Gorge to face Hood River Valley and Corbett.
The Dufur High Rangers football team has enjoyed phenomenal success recently, including winning four straight Class 1A eight-man football state championships from 2015-2018 and reaching the state quarterfinals the last 10 years.
The Hood River Valley Eagles football team opened their 2021-2022 campaign exactly how they ended their previous one:
A convincing victory over Hillsboro.
Goldendale scored three touchdowns on its first five plays from scrimmage and went on to beat visiting Columbia, 52-20, in the high school football opener for both schools Friday.
The Dalles junior Juan Diego Contreras continued his elite running last weekend, finishing second overall and leading his Riverhawks’ teammates to fourth place in the featured event Saturday at The Ultimook Race in Tillamook.
The early-season meet, because if its beautiful setting at Hydrangea Ranch, and unique, challenging yet fun course, is a favorite spot on many cross country schedules.
At halftime of their Class 5A season-opening non-league game versus the Forest Grove Vikings, The Dalles High Riverhawks football team had a good chance of getting a win, while trailing just 6-0. Unfortunately for The Dalles, the difference between the second half and the first half was like the difference between night and day.
It’s all-hands-on-deck in more ways than one for Columbia High’s young football team this season.
The Bruins graduated a large and talented senior class and will rely on numerous underclassmen this fall. What’s more, head Coach Dan Smith is on leave for another couple of weeks, so the Bruin assistant coaches are also having to step up into new roles.
A district playoff spot is one of the goals for the Columbia High volleyball team this fall.
The Bruin netters return to a regular fall season starting with their first match Friday at Riverside High in Boardman under new head coach Heidi Shultz. She returns to the program, having coached the Bruins for 10 years before taking time off four years ago.
Gorge Sports Schedule - Aug. 31 - Sept. 8
Apologies in advance for mixing baseball - and a little later, boxing - with soccer, but here goes anyway. The late, great baseball icon Yogi Berra once said, redundantly: “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” Yogi wasn’t describing Hood River Valley’s boys soccer team, but he very well could have been.
It’s a new season, there’s a new head coach and a couple of new players, but The Dalles High Riverhawk boys soccer team is hoping that they will continue to be one of the top contenders in the OSAA Class 5A Intermountain Conference standings this year.
Apologies in advance for mixing baseball - and a little later, boxing - with soccer, but here goes anyway. The late, great baseball icon Yogi Berra once said, redundantly: “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” Yogi wasn’t describing Hood River Valley’s boys soccer team, but he very well could have been.
HOOD RIVER — Juliet Thompson Hochman is a world class athlete. A New England native, Hochman played every- thing growing up; field hockey, basketball, softball, diving, tennis, soccer, horseback riding. She even played on the boys’ lacrosse team in middle school. But rowing is where Hochman found her “first” athletic life.
Weekly sports schedule, Aug. 27 through Sept. 1
The Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat High Cougar football team concluded its spring schedule in March with a 2-2 win/loss record. The Cougars, guided by ninth-year Coach Antoine Montoya, will be seeking to continue to improve during the OSAA Class 1A eight-man football fall season.
The Sherman County High Huskies football team has one its largest turnout of players as second-year coach Kyle Blagg welcomed a group of 24 athletes to the first practice on Aug. 16 at Sherman High in Moro. With more players, Sherman returns to the OSAA Class 1A eight-man football level for the first time since 2018. The Huskies competed the last two years in the Special District 4 six-man league.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, there weren’t any OSAA-sponsored football playoffs following the six-week spring season in April — and no official state champion. However, if there were playoffs, the unbeaten Dufur High Rangers would’ve been favored to win their 11th OSAA Class 1A eight-man football championship. That said, few would argue that it’s appropriate to refer to the Rangers as the defending champs.
The Hood River Valley athletics program and director Trent Kroll will be awarded the Quality Program Award (QPA) by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). Kroll will accept the award during the annual National Athletic Directors Conference in Denver. During the conference, high school athletic directors from across the country will be in attendance to hear keynote speakers, network with other ADs and participate in workshops.
dvance registration for the Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway ride will close on Aug. 23 for the annual fundraising Gorge Ride to be held Aug. 28.
Three players on Dufur High School’s 2021 baseball team were selected by coaches to the 2A-1A all-state team, which was released recently.
Sign ups are now available for the Hood River Valley youth football league. You can find more information and the online sign up portal at hrvyouthfootball.com.
The Hattenhauer Distributing sponsored Columbia Gorge Hustlers American Legion baseball team continued a successful summer league schedule, winning three more games last week to stay in contention for a possible state playoff berth.
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Three Babe Ruth teams, with players from The Dalles, Hood River and White Salmon, played a full local season this spring despite the many challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Local Babe Ruth baseball finished off the season on June 16.
The South Wasco County High Redsides boys and girls basketball teams had among their best finishes ever in the 2021 Oregon Class 1A state basketball tournament this week.
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Columbia High opens its COVID-shortened track and field season Thursday at home against Goldendale and LaCenter.
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The Columbia High School football team finished its season with a 28-14 victory over Goldendale last Friday.
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