Sports
Published: 2/2/2013 1:44:02 AM
MOUNT ANGEL — Thanks to a pesky defense and timely shooting in the fourth quarter, the Kennedy girls basketball was able to overcome a stalled offense and come away with a key 34-24 Tri-River Conference victory over Culver on Friday.
Published: 2/2/2013 1:48:37 AM
MOUNT ANGEL — An untimely foul with 1.5 seconds left in the game allowed Culver to slip away with a 43-42 victory over Kennedy on Friday night.
With the clock winding down and the game tied at 42-42, Culver’s Gerson Gonzalez went up for a shot and was fouled by Kennedy’s 6-foot-5 post Max Jaeger.
Published: 2/5/2013 10:25:30 AM
AURORA — The North Marion boys basketball team got off to a running and gunning start in its Jan. 29 home game versus the Gladstone Gladiators, and for a while it looked like the Huskies were going to run Gladstone (9-7 and 3-2) out of the gym.
Published: 2/5/2013 10:34:59 AM
AURORA — It all came down to the freshman with the shoulder injury.
With the North Marion wrestling team trailing by one point entering the final match of its dual against Estacada, Casey Roberts took the mat against Josh Cole.
Published: 2/5/2013 10:41:56 AM
AURORA — The Jan. 29 girls basketball game between the North Marion Huskies and the Gladstone Gladiators provided an object lesson in the importance of getting off to a good start.
Published: 2/5/2013 10:42:54 AM
GERVAIS — The Gervais High School wrestling team stepped up with a dominant home performance last Thursday night, defeating all three teams it faced. When the night’s matches were all completed, Gervais had overpowered Scio, Colton and Corbett.
Published: 2/5/2013 10:49:37 AM
CLACKAMAS — Four Woodburn wrestlers brought home medals from Saturday’s Bill Geister Tournament at Clackamas High School. The Bulldogs placed 10th out of 14 teams with 62 points.
Published: 2/5/2013 10:55:59 AM
MOUNT ANGEL — An untimely foul with 1.5 seconds left in the game allowed Culver to slip away with a 43-42 victory over Kennedy on Friday night.
With the clock winding down and the game tied at 42-42, Culver’s Gerson Gonzalez went up for a shot and was fouled by Kennedy’s 6-foot-5 post Max Jaeger.
Published: 2/5/2013 11:01:12 AM
MOUNT ANGEL — Thanks to a pesky defense and timely shooting in the fourth quarter, the Kennedy girls basketball team was able to overcome a stalled offense and come away with a key 34-24 Tri-River Conference victory over Culver on Friday.
Published: 2/6/2013 9:26:49 AM
WOODBURN — The Woodburn girls basketball team clinched its second Mid-Willamette Conference win Wednesday night at home against Dallas, winning 44-42.
Published: 2/12/2013 3:59:19 PM
WOODBURN — Jon Wolfer, the head coach of the Woodburn High School Bulldogs, knew going in that his team’s opponent last Friday night — Mid-Willamette Conference rival Silverton High School — represented a daunting challenge.
Published: 2/12/2013 4:01:49 PM
PORTLAND — The six-time state cheerleading champions at North Marion lost their winning streak at the state championships Feb. 9, coming in second, but coach Sadie Johnston is still proud of her team.
Published: 2/12/2013 4:08:31 PM
By Colin Storm
For the Independent
GERVAIS — Anthony Basargin put his hands on his head and looked to the ceiling of the Gervais High School gym.
“Oh my gosh,” the tired freshman guard said in disbelief.
Published: 2/12/2013 4:27:39 PM
TURNER — The last time St. Paul played Crosshill Christian it needed a last-second shot to come away with a victory, 56-54, on Jan. 15 at St. Paul High School.
Published: 2/12/2013 4:30:48 PM
LA GRANDE — It appears the North Marion swimming team is on the rise.
With a strong showing at the 10-team regional championships Feb. 8-9 in La Grande, the Huskies guaranteed themselves one of the program’s largest state-meet contingents in recent history.
Published: 2/12/2013 4:36:22 PM
By Colin Storm
For the Independent
GERVAIS — While the Colton Vikings defense held tough, their offense performed a disappearing act in the second half of their showdown with Gervais Friday night, vaulting the Lady Cougars into the playoffs.
Published: 2/12/2013 4:39:23 PM
GLADSTONE — It’s starting to look like a dynasty.
The North Marion wrestling team has been the class of the Tri-Valley Conference in recent years, and it proved itself again by winning the four-team district tournament Feb.
Published: 2/20/2013 8:46:06 AM
Kennedy’s girls basketball team showed a commanding presence at its home playoff game against Culver on Thursday.
But the Lady Trojans were defeated by Santiam at the 2A Tri-River Conference League playoffs at Corban University on Saturday, falling 56-39.
Published: 2/20/2013 8:48:34 AM
CANBY — The North Marion seventh-grade boys team took first place at the Canby Invitational Jan.19-20. North Marion beat Lakeridge 48-20, Newberg 52-20, Crescent Valley 53-33 and Yamhill Carlton 61-38.
Published: 2/20/2013 8:51:36 AM
GRESHAM — Woodburn resident Vince Kelly swam the 200 individual medley for Blanchet Catholic High School at the state swimming championship, placing 10th overall.
Published: 2/20/2013 8:55:23 AM
GRESHAM — Noah Norris flexed his muscles, kissed his biceps. He struck the archer’s pose made famous by Jamaican track star Usain Bolt.
The North Marion freshman certainly appeared at ease as he stood on the podium, where he posed for photographs after the small-school state swimming championships.
Published: 2/20/2013 8:56:19 AM
JEWELL — Despite taking a 15-2 lead to open the first-round district playoff game on Tuesday in Jewell, the Bucks (12-10) were ultimately done in by their season-long Achilles’ heel: poor shooting.
Published: 2/20/2013 8:57:25 AM
McMINNVILLE – Saturday’s Casco League district title game was more a battle of attrition at each end of the court, but it was St. Paul that gave up the least ground in a 30-14 victory over rival Perrydale at McMinnville High School.
Published: 2/20/2013 9:15:54 AM
SCAPPOOSE — The North Marion wrestling team qualified seven wrestlers for the state championships at its regional tournament Feb. 16 in Scappoose.
Lucas Randall, Keltin Boykin and Brennan Patterson each snagged a regional title, leading the Huskies to fourth place overall with 137.
Published: 2/20/2013 9:21:36 AM
CORVALLIS — The Woodburn High School Bulldogs rolled to their biggest win of the year on Friday night, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
“We beat No.
Published: 2/26/2013 2:12:21 PM
PORTLAND —Gervais High School junior Ricky Diaz placed second in the 182-pound Class 3A State Championship Tournament held Friday and Saturday. He fell to senior Michael Romine of Coquille.
Published: 2/26/2013 2:16:14 PM
PORTLAND — Woodburn sent four wrestlers to the state tournament this year, rounding out a successful Bulldog season.
Woodburn didn’t send any wrestlers to state last year and only eight to the district tournament.
Published: 2/26/2013 2:20:04 PM
ST. PAUL – Frustration has become the common emotion among St. Paul’s opponents over the final half of the season and Saturday’s second round 1A state playoff game versus Prairie City provided yet another example.
Published: 2/26/2013 2:21:27 PM
DALLAS — A disappointing season came to an end for the Woodburn girls basketball team, as WHS lost their final game of the year on Friday night, 51-45 against the Dallas Dragons.
Published: 2/26/2013 2:25:52 PM
WOODBURN — It was yet another tight basketball game, but the final result — a narrow 44-40 loss to the Dallas Dragons — symbolized a season of unrealized potential for the Woodburn High School Bulldogs.
Published: 2/26/2013 2:28:08 PM
PORTLAND — As Lucas Randall plowed through the Class 4A championships for his historic fourth state title, six other members of the North Marion wrestling team navigated their way through the tournament Feb.
Published: 2/26/2013 2:33:27 PM
PORTLAND — No one had to ask Lucas Randall what he meant when he extended four fingers on each hand Saturday night, arms raised in victory.
The senior had just reached the uppermost echelon in Oregon high school wrestling history, becoming the 26th athlete to win four state titles and the first from North Marion to accomplish the feat.
