By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– The eerie chant of ‘Salem, Salem, Salem’ will be making another trip to Coos Bay this March as the Salem Academy boys basketball team clinched their first trip back to the Southern Oregon coast in three years. With the game tied at 18 in their 54-46 victory Saturday evening,…
Month: February 2020
Ortiz Rallies For Fifth At State
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com PORTLAND, Ore.– The journey for South Salem’s Julian Ortiz’ fifth-place finish came down to him battling through what is known as the ‘Blood’-Rounds following his 6A 285 pound quarterfinal loss to Oregon City’s Zach Zumwalt Friday night. The loss put the Senior two wins from his goal of placing in one…
Gervais Snaps 25-Year Drought, Onto Pendleton
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com GERVAIS, Ore.– 26 long years it’s been since the Gervais Girls Basketball team held a home playoff game. They won State that year, 1994. Last time they went to Pendleton for the final site before Friday? 1995. The house was packed Friday night. The pressure was on following Stanfield’s strong third…
Salem Sports and Breakfast Club For February 28
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– This week’s Salem Sports and Breakfast Club Honoree’s include two basketball players (Cole Hardy, South Salem and Gretchen Olson, South Salem), plus four swimmers coming off of strong performances at this past weekend’s State Swimming Meet. Our Salem Sports and Breakfast Club Les Schwab Athlete of the Week is…
Dallas Challenged Fifth-Ranked Bulldogs In Defeat
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com ALBANY, Ore.– It was all you could hope for this late in the foundation-laying season for Dallas. It was weird to think that, when Tyler Crawford hit his lay-in with 7:47 left in the game that the Dragons were in the game with West Albany. The Bulldogs were the fifth-ranked team…
Perrydale Advances After OT Nail-bitter
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com PERRYDALE, Ore.– At this point of the season, the only thing that matters is winning. That’s why they call it win-or-go-home. Perrydale, who advanced after their 54-51 overtime home win over North Clackamas Christian Wednesday night, we’re a minute away from winning the game in regulation. An 8-2 Saint run had…
Perrydale Plays To Their Strength In Playoff Opening Win
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com PERRYDALE, Ore.– The Valley 10 League was the toughest league in 1A Girls Basketball this season, producing three teams in the Top 9 entering the first round of the playoffs this season. While Damascus Christian got the bye out of the league, powerhouse Country Christian and Southwest Christian played in Tuesday’s…
Jimenez Scores 31 In North Marion’s Win Over Corbett
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com AURORA, Ore.– The ball was in their court on how they wanted to rebound from their first loss in nearly a month Monday night against Corbett. A win would all but guarantee a one-game Tri-Valley Conference playoff with the team that snapped their eight-game winning streak in Gladstone in Molalla Tuesday…
Garcia Picks Up First District Title
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– Antonio Garcia led 11-3 entering the third period over Central’s Gabriel Padilla Saturday evening at the Salem Armory. But yet the Senior, who was on the verge of his first District Title in his four-year career, had found himself on his back with his knee being tending to. His…
Dallas’ Brecht Gets District Title
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.—It’s been a longtime coming for Dallas’ Ashton Brecht. Two year of coming close to the District Title and here he was again, his Senior Year, on the verge of destiny once again. The Dragons 285-pounder pinned his way to the finals. Pinning Central’s Cameron Dodge in 17 seconds before…
Cascade Rides Hot Hand In Win Over Bulldogs
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com TURNER, Ore.– The Oregon West Conference has been a crazy one this year and it’s getting wild coming down the stretch. Philomath and Woodburn were tied on top of the league standings at 8-2 with Cascade a game behind them at 7-3. The Warriors eked out a 38-34 win to remained…
Gervais Clinches Playoff Spot, Kennedy Next
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com GERVAIS, Ore.– Colton has been a tough challenge for Gervais in past years, throwing monkey wrenches in each of the last two years for the Cougars by splitting their league games. Entering the second quarter of their 54-31 win in the Tri-River Conference League playoffs, they were an Olivia Haines missed…
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