By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com STAYTON, Ore.– Regis Head Coach Jason Koehnke felt like his team got stronger throughout the six-week season this past Spring. Capping a solid 9-6 season with a close 55-43 defeat to eventual 2A Title Week Champions in Salem Academy in the opening round of the June Madness. The Rams lose a…
Month: November 2021
Regis Girls Looking For Duplicate Success In Winter
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com STAYTON, Ore.—It was one of those years in which their defense was spectacular and it paid off for the Regis Rams this past Spring. With an already short-season and fighting for a spot in the 2A Cumulative Week Playoffs to boot, the Rams knew they could turn on their defense as…
Titans Returners Set The Tone For 2021
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– It was a good learning experience for sophomore Sam Gagnon during her freshman year, finishing sixth at 110-pounds at the Girls South Regional Tournament this past Spring. Gagnon walked in not knowing much about the High School scene as she does now as she now enters her second year…
OWC Boys Soccer Honors List
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Philomath’s Mark Grimmer won Player of the Year and Warriors Head Coach David Ellis won Coach of the Year. Philomath and Stayton were Co-Oregon West Conference Champions as the Eagles landed four players on the first team to the Warriors four. Here’s the Complete List: First Team Field Players Player Year…
Jefferson’s Bender, Frost Ready For Wrestling Return
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com JEFFERSON, Ore.– The year off has helped further motivate Jefferson’s Jameson Bender and Gage Frost entering this season with the Lions. Their 2020 campaign’s, leading up to the Covid shutdown, didn’t end the way they wanted. Bender (138) and Frost (126) finished sixth respectively to close out their sophomore and freshman…
Cantu Throws For 3 TD’s In Kennedy’s State Runner-Up Finish
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore.– Kennedy has never been known as a passing team. They’ve always had the horses in the backfield to never really have to turn to the passing game much outside of a few times a game. But against Coquille Saturday afternoon in the 2A State Title Game, they went to the aerial attack. It was efficient…
Stepping Up To The Challenge
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com INDEPENDENCE, Ore.– The Central Girls basketball team has always seemed to have that one leader you could really point out in recent years. Liz Chavez, Meagan Mendazona, Kennedy Kantola. You could possibly add Sadie Wendring to that this list year. And good thing is too, she’s only a junior for the…
Titans Return To Basketball Court
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– The last time West Salem’s Zachary Dodson-Greene has played a minute of school organized basketball was back in the seventh-grade. But for the senior football player, he’s just looking to find ways to stay active during the offseason of the football season. “I just wanted to get out and stay in…
Scots Retooling For Season Ahead
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– It’ll be a unique year for the McKay Girls Basketball team as they went to practice Friday morning. A retooling year of sorts as they’ll rely on their senior leadership, led by Beverly Bathery, but also turn to their youth with freshman swinging up to the Varsity level. “Our…
3A/2A/1A Girls Soccer All-State Honors
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Oregon Episcopal Olivia Faucera was named Player of the Year and Plesant Hill’s Chris Hammond and Riverdale’s Gillian Gandy were named Co-Coaches of the Year in 3A/2A/1A Girls Soccer All-State Honors. Here’s the Complete List: First Team F Kendrick Dahlin, Sr., Catlin Gabel F Paige Edmonson, So., Sutherlin F Ryker Rothfus,…
Turkey Day Fun
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SILVERTON, Ore.– Not a lot of teams get to this point to practice on Thanksgiving. But here they were, Silverton and Kennedy living the dream of having a Turkey Day practice. The focus was there with the Title Bouts for both teams on the horizon Saturday afternoon, the Foxes with Thurston…
Sprague Looking For Big Year
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.— The Sprague Boys Basketball team held a full, four-quarter, intrasquad scrimmage to close out Wednesday’s practice. A good measuring stick for the Olympians to see where they’re at as the Varsity team edge the Junior Varsity squad 62-34 as they polish the finer details entering December 1’s season opener against…
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