By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com JEFFERSON, Ore.– It was one of those games to end the season on. For much of this game, the Lions Defense held strong against the Lakeview offense. Holding the Honkers offense to five runs in the opening six innings of the game going into their seventh inning in what started as…
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Jefferson Holds Off Dayton’s Charge 10-9
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com DAYTON, Ore.– Jefferson had to come together as one to close out Tuesday’s 3A Special District 2 game with Dayton as the Lions saw their 9-2 lead quickly reduced to one-run going into the bottom of the seventh inning. The Lions took full advantage of the Pirates slow start to create the lead…
Jefferson Defeats Sheridan For First League Win Of Year
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com JEFFERSON, Ore.– Jefferson’s Jocelyn Hart and Sheridan’s Madison Blacketer each had themselves a nice little battle going on entering the fourth inning with the Lions leading 1-0. Both pitchers and their defenses were dialed in and were rolling Thursday afternoon in the 3A Special District 2 match-up at Jefferson High School. The…
Jefferson Falls To Harrisburg In First Defeat Of Year
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SCIO, Ore.– It was a tough way to end the Scio Round Robin Wednesday afternoon at Scio High School after their strong finishes Tuesday against Santiam and Gaston for the Jefferson softball team. Tough in that they gave Harrisburg opportunities to free bases on a handful of defensive miscues down the…
Jefferson Rallies To Defeat Santiam 15-7
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SCIO, Ore.– Everything just fell into place for the Jefferson softball team late Tuesday afternoon against Santiam. Coming off a rainy 9-5 win over Gaston, a win that saw the Greyhounds rally to make it interesting late, the Lions couldn’t quite shake the early game lull to the Wolverines in their…
3A Girls Basketball All-State Team
By Jeremy Mcdonald Jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Sutherlin’s Micah Wicks won Player of the Year honors, and Banks Nick Rizzo was named Coach of the Year. Jefferson’s Gretchen Orton was named to the third-team while Amity had three girls named to the list Here’s the complete list: First Team All-StateMicah Wicks Sr SutherlinGracie Johnson Sr NyssaTayla Yost Sr…
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…
Jefferson Advances In 3A Playoffs
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com CRESWELL, Ore.– History nearly repeated itself for the Jefferson Girls Basketball team when it came to the postseason and it hasn’t been a nice one either for the Lions program. Over the course of the program’s history, they’ve never won a playoff game. They came close in 1989 in the then 3A…
PacWest Conference Girls Basketball League Honors
By Jeremy Mcdonald Jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Santiam Christian’s Tayla Yost won Player of the Year and Jed McMullen from Amity won Coach of the Year. Here’s the Complete List: First TeamSara Grove- AmityAlyssa McMullen- AmityMaddie Fields- Santiam ChristianGretchen Orton-JeffersonHaley Ayala- SheridanTayla Yost-Santiam Christian Second TeamMya Haarsma- AmitySienna Lillebo- TaftRenika Oliveira- DaytonAdie Nisly- AmityEliza Nisly-Amity Honorable MentionLeah Warner-…
Jefferson Girls Basketball Playoff Bound For First Time Since 2018
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com INDEPENDENCE, Ore.– The Jefferson Girls Basketball team edged Taft to lock-up the third and final Automatic Qualifier out of the PacWest Conference following their 37-31 win over the Tigers. Marking just the second time since 1993 and second time since 2018 that the Lions have qualified for the State Tournament. Led…
Jefferson’s Mendoza Wins Wrestling District Title
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SCIO, Ore.– For a freshman, with nine matches to his name going into the 3A Special District 2 Finals against Harrisburg’s freshman John Hendersom and his 44-plus matches this season, the Lions Andres ”Jaiver’ Mendoza didn’t show any fear. For what it was worth, he looked like an experienced wrestler with a year or…
Jefferson Girls Basketball Holds Off Sheridan For 11th Win
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com JEFFERSON, Ore.– Sheridan’s Haley Ayala put her team on her back in the second half against Jefferson Friday night. The Lions had just taken a 34-28 lead after the Spartans were ahead 28-24 in the third quarter of the PacWest Conference game and, for the senior, knowing what was at stake…
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