By Jeremy Mcdonald Jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Gervais’ Olivia Boyd got 2A Player of the Year honors, and Cougar Head Coach Enrique Sandoval got Coach of the Year honors. Colton, Regis, Gervais, Salem Academy, Western Christian also had Girls named to the All-State Teams Player of the Year: Olivia Boyd, GervaisCoach of the Year: Enrique Sandoval, Gervais 1st…
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Gervais Wins 2A State Title
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com PENDLETON, Ore.– You just knew that if this was a close game at halftime and the nerves were gone, that Gervais would do Gervais things. They did. Now they’re State Champions. Turning a 17-15 deficit into 29-19 lead early in the third quarter after a Sofia Contreras three-pointer. Their defense clamped…
Gervais Advances To State Title Game
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com PENDLETON, Ore.– For the first-time since their 1994 Title, the Gervais Girls Basketball team will be looking for a State Title in Pendleton and second since their Covid-Shortened Season Title in 2021 following their 46-17 win over Monroe/Alsea Friday afternoon at the Pendleton Convention Center. Carrying over the momentum from Thursday’s…
Gervais Snaps Pendleton Drought
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com PENDLETON, Ore.– It’s been since the Covid-Shortened season since Gervais last won a final site game and first time since 1994 that they won at Pendleton. They’ve achieved both Thursday afternoon against Western Christian 38-28 to advance to Friday afternoon’s semifinals against Monroe/Alsea with a shot at the 2A State Title at…
Local Wrestling Round-Up And Placers
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Here’s a little round-up of the State Wrestling Tournaments up at Veterans Memorial Coliesum in Portland with placers of all the local Salem-area kids from the last three days. Let me know if I left anyone out, I’ll add them on here if I accidentally did. 6A West Salem’s Reese Lawson…
Salem Academy Hangs On To Defeat Gervais For TRC Title
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com GERVAIS, Ore.– Salem Academy probably played their most physical game of the year to close out the Tri-River Conference League Playoffs Friday night against one of the State’s most aggressive teams in Gervais. And they needed to step up their physicality just because of that reason, something that helped the Crusaders…
TRC Girls Basketball Honors
By Jeremy Mcdonald Jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Gervais’ Olivia Boyd won Player of the Year and Cougar Head Coach Enrique Sandoval won Coach of the Year honors for the Tri-River Conference. Here’s the Complete List First Team Olivia Boyd-Gervais Runon Muroya-Western Christian Josie Schultz-Gervais Aly Herber-Salem Academy Izzy Boyd-Gervais Clara Persons-Regis Izzy English-Colton Madi Nicoli-Western Christian Second Team…
Gervais Advances To TRC League Finals With Win Over WC
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com GERVAIS, Ore.– It was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Western Christian Girls Basketball team, but here they were in the second half hanging with one of the State Favorites to reach the State Title Game in Gervais with an opportunity to reach the Tri-River Conference League Playoff finals. …
Girls Wrestling District Round-Up
By Jeremy Mcdonald Jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com 6A/5A Special District 3Ivy McIntosh won the 115 District Title.Polly Olliff (105), Addison McGrady (120), Delila Tormis (130), Evie Olliff (155) were District Runner-ups for the Dragons, who finished third as a team. Ah Pymm McDaniel (100), Katie Smith (105), Lindsey Faulkner (115) finished third in their respective weight classes. 6A/5A…
Gervais Improves To 10-0 In TRC Play
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com COLTON, Ore.– Communication was a big point of emphasis for the Gervais Girls Basketball team Monday night on the road at Colton High School. Communicating on defense had helped the Cougars turn their five-point, 11-6 lead after the first quarter into an 29-12 halftime lead that they built upon going into…
Strong Second Half Propels Gervais GBB Over Salem Academy
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com GERVAIS, Ore.– The Gervais Girls Basketball team just has a way just to suffocate teams, grinding out wins and just taking the wind out of teams sails. And in a game against a tough Salem Academy team Tuesday, they once again did just that, turning a 25-21 lead going into halftime…
Gervais Wins Sixth-Straight, Defeating Santiam 53-19
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com GERVAIS, Ore.– For about the first five-and-a-half minutes, the Santiam Girls Basketball team held the Gervais basketball team in check trailing 6-3 to the Top 5 2A squad Friday evening on the road. Taking advantage of the Cougars slow start to the game to keep things interesting before Gervais began to…
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