By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– The University of Oregon Track and Field team just picked up one of the 3A’s best throwers Thursday morning. Salem Academy’s Mason Strunk was a sophomore when he threw at Hayward Field before the renovation project began going into his Junior season. “I just remember when I went there…
Month: February 2020
Dayton Takes Back-And-Forth Game From Scio
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com DAYTON, Ore.—Hard to imagine that down 9-2 after the first quarter Scio had that it would be a much of a game against Dayton in the Pirates PacWest Conference 46-32 win Wednesday night. The Loggers had rallied the troops in the second quarter, taking a 16-13 lead with 57 seconds remaining…
West Salem Gets Past Sprague 69-62
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– West Salem has had made a unfortunate habit of building large leads since Mountain Valley Conference-play began, only to see them fade away shortly after building it. Twice against McNary and again versus Sprague Tuesday, the Titans had build a double-digit lead only to see against the Olympians at…
Stayton Wins Senior Night
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com STAYTON, Ore.– It is getting to that crunch time of the year for teams. The Eagles won their fourth-game in-a-row Tuesday over Sisters 40-24 on Senior Night, setting up a crucial match-up with rival Cascade Tuesday in Turner for a possibility to tie for second-place in the Oregon West Conference. “Cascade, they’re…
Moore’s Cavs Outlast Workinger’s Loggers In OT
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– Two young teams with two stellar athlete’s went at it Monday night at Blanchet Catholic. Scio entered the game with the most wins in a season (nine) that they’ve seen in recent years, having topped out at eight wins in 2014 and 2016 prior to this season’s success. Led…
Going Through The Gauntlet
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com BEND, Ore.– The consolation bracket can be merciful. Only one can automatically come out of the backdoor side of the bracket. McKay’s Andy Nguyen and Anthony Alvarez had won ‘blood’-round matches to reach the consolation semifinals before falling, dashing the two Seniors hopes of making a State berth before hanging up…
South’s Ortiz Repeats As District Champ
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com BEND, Ore.– South Salem’s Julian Ortiz has seen the development of this program from his freshman year with 14 guys to now his senior year. Coming off of his 285-pound title last year, Ortiz worked his way back to the district finals with back-to-back pins to defend his District Title against…
Sprague Repeats As MVC Wrestling Champs
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com BEND, Ore.– It was good experience for Riley Davis entering State as a freshman going up against his teammate in Brock McMullen. The Freshman entered the tournament as the second-seed, opposite from McMullen the number-one seed, leading his teammate 5-0 with 28 seconds left in the second period. It was quiet,…
North Marion Wins Ugly Game Over Madras
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com AURORA, Ore.– It’s was one if those opening halves that would give any coach an aneurysm. By the end of the first half of North Marion’s 39-32 win over Madras, North Marion’s Katie Ensign missed three lay-ins in the closing seconds that could have pulled the Huskies to within two of…
Sheridan Rallies, Holds Off Santiam In Regular Season Finale
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MILL CITY, Ore.— For two teams that could easily play each other here in a few days in the Tri-River Conference League Playoffs, Thursday night could be a warm-up for what is possibly to come ahead. Sheridan hasn’t had the easiest stretch to close out the regular season, having to play…
Workinger Surpasses 1,200 Career Points Wednesday
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SCIO, Ore.– What were you doing in 1975? It was the year before the bicentennial, Gerald Ford was in office and gas was 53 cents a gallon. It was also the last time that the Scio High School Basketball team had one of their own eclipsed the 1,200-point barrier when Gregg…
Mack, Runion Sign To Linfield For Baseball
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SILVERTON, Ore.– A few months ago during Fall Ball, Silverton’s Gage Mack and Cole Runion each combined for a no-hitter against Clackamas Community College. Runion’s dad and Foxes Head Coach Jeremiah Runion mentioned the story prior to the two Seniors signing day Wednesday morning by the main entrance of the school….
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