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Benson South Medford 6A Oregon girls basketball final 2024 Taylor Balkom 31
Oregon

South Medford cools off Benson, wins Oregon 6A girls basketball state title: ‘We proved everyone wrong’

By Paul Valencia
Benson Clackamas 6A Oregon girls basketball semifinal 2024 Taylor Balkom 40
Oregon

Benson had no fear entering semifinal showdown with mighty Clackamas: ‘They’ve got to worry about us’

By Paul Valencia
Grant Roosevelt 6A Oregon boys basketball quarterfinal 2024 Taylor Balkom 40
Oregon

Roosevelt one win from delivering boys basketball title to Roughriders community: ‘I think the dream is finally going to come true’

By Paul Valencia
Clackamas Jesuit 6A Oregon girls basketball quarterfinal 2024 Naji Saker-127
Oregon

Jazzy Davidson, Clackamas are back in 6A girls semifinals, but defending champions say there's nothing to celebrate yet

By Paul Valencia
Jefferson Willamette 6A Oregon girls basketball quarterfinal 2024 Naji Saker-53
Oregon

Willamette breaks ‘curse,’ holds off Jefferson to reach Oregon 6A girls basketball semifinals

By Paul Valencia
Beaverton Southridge 6A Oregon boys basketball quarterfinal 2024 Taylor Balkom 15
Oregon

Beaverton beats Southridge in 6A quarterfinals after going 0-3 vs. Skyhawks in regular season: ‘We got ‘em when it matters’

By Paul Valencia
a Tualatin Barlow 6A Oregon boys basketball quarterfinal 2024 Dan Brood 48
Oregon

Tualatin moves 'Steppe' closer to 3rd consecutive Oregon boys basketball state title

By Paul Valencia
2023 Washington high school football: Skyview at Camas
Washington

Camas stops Skyview, 21-9, to set up another 4A GSHL football reign, 3 takeaways

By Paul Valencia
y South Medford Clackamas 6A Oregon girls basketball final Taylor Balkom 24
Oregon

‘Every single one of us.’ Total team effort lifts Clackamas to 6A Oregon girls basketball crown

By Paul Valencia
Josiah Lake Tualatin Jon Olson 5
Oregon

Tualatin. West Linn. For all the marbles. And Timberwolves are feeling confident after semifinal win over Barlow: ‘We’re ready’

By Paul Valencia
South Medford Jon Olson
Oregon

‘All the work we have done is paying off.’ This time, South Medford gets past Barlow, sending Panthers to 6A state title game

By Paul Valencia
Barlow Bruins Taylor Balkom 4141
Oregon

13 lead changes, 10 ties, 2 overtimes, 1-point win for Barlow — Bruins headed to 6A boys semifinals after heavyweight bout with Mountainside

By Paul Valencia
Lincoln Gresham 6A Oregon boys basketball quarterfinal Naji Saker -122
Oregon

‘We want to play the best team.’ Lincoln now gets its shot at No. 1 West Linn after sweating out final seconds vs. Gresham in 6A quarterfinal

By Paul Valencia
South Medford West Salem 6A Oregon girls basketball quarterfinal Naji Saker -36
Oregon

‘At the end of the day, it’s a basketball hoop and a basketball.’ South Medford keeps it simple vs. West Salem, rides defense to easy 6A quarterfinal win

By Paul Valencia
Clackamas Beaverton 6A Oregon girls basketball quarterfinal Naji Saker 1 -56
Oregon

What a difference a year makes: Clackamas gets the better of Beaverton this time, meaning there’ll be a new champion in 6A girls basketball

By Paul Valencia
2022-23 Washington girls basketball: Kamiakin at Camas in Class 4A regionals at Battle Ground High School MAIN
Washington

Back-to-healthy Camas fends off big Kamiakin challenge in Class 4A regional girls basketball thriller

By Paul Valencia
West Linn Central Catholic 6A Oregon football semifinal November 18 2022 Dan Brood 48
Oregon

Jon Eagle reached 6A final by defeating good friend Steve Pyne — who tried to talk ex-Camas coach out of taking West Linn job!

By Paul Valencia
Valley Catholic Valiants Taylor Balkom 6
Oregon

Excitement, optimism in the air as Valley Catholic moves to 3A: ‘We can be the start of the turnaround’

By Paul Valencia
Banks football Leon Neuschwander
Oregon

In a year of change for Banks, one thing remains: ‘Playing through November is the ultimate goal’

By Paul Valencia
Scappoose football 2022 Taylor Balkom
Oregon

Scappoose returns home to 4A Cowapa League

By Paul Valencia
St. Helens Lions football 2022 Taylor Balkom
Oregon

St. Helens has plenty to be excited about entering 2022: ‘I expect them to be competitive in every football game’

By Paul Valencia
Seaside Seagulls football 2022 Chase Allgood 1
Oregon

Seaside Seagulls football: ‘Talented, but young’

By Paul Valencia
Milwaukie Mustangs football 2022 Michele Bunch
Oregon

Milwaukie set to continue climb in 2nd season under Tim Price: ‘Our seniors are all hungry’

By Paul Valencia
Tillamook Cheesemakers football 2022 Chase Allgood 7
Oregon

What’s in store for Tillamook this fall? Cheesemakers have been building toward this season since spring 2021

By Paul Valencia
Astoria Fishermen football 2022 Ben Ludeman
Oregon

Size up front could lead to big success for Astoria football in coach Howard Rub's 23rd season

By Paul Valencia
Tigard Oregon City 6A softball final Dan Brood 49
Oregon

Sleep happy, Tigard! Makenna Reid sets incredible state record, Tigers earn impressive state title

By Paul Valencia
Cascade Marist Catholic 4A softball final Dan Brood 51
Oregon

‘We were doubted coming into this game.’ Cascade cools off mighty Marist Catholic to clinch a softball state championship ‘eight years in the making’

By Paul Valencia
z Pendleton Wilsonville 5A softball final Leon Neuschwander 69
Oregon

A state championship on graduation day! Pendleton celebrates — twice — after silencing Wilsonville in 5A Oregon softball final

By Paul Valencia
z Burns Yamhill-Carlton 3A softball final Taylor Balkom 24
Oregon

‘This means everything.’ What a season for Burns softball — a 30-game win streak and the first state championship in program history

By Paul Valencia
x Lakeview Grant Union 2A:1A softball final Taylor Balkom 18
Oregon

‘Can you pinch me to make sure this is the real thing?’ Defensive play for the ages saves Lakeview season for the ages as Honkers clinch first softball state title

By Paul Valencia
z Beaverton Barlow girls basketball Taylor Balkom 15
Oregon

For all Beavers, past and present: Beaverton finally gets to celebrate a 6A girls basketball title after cruising past Barlow in state final

By Paul Valencia
Barlow Jesuit girls basketball Taylor Balkom 3
Oregon

‘Speechless.’ Barlow builds big lead against South Medford, hangs on for dear life late, clinches program’s 1st appearance in 6A girls basketball title game

By Paul Valencia
Summit Mountainside boys basketball Dan Brood 1
Oregon

1 win from perfection: Hot-shooting Summit buries Mountainside in 6A boys basketball semifinal, will face No. 1 Tualatin for all the marbles

By Paul Valencia
Barlow Jesuit girls basketball Taylor Balkom 50
Oregon

‘Everyone on the team worked together.’ Teamwork has Barlow on the brink of program history after Bruins knock off No. 2 Jesuit in 6A girls basketball quarterfinal

By Paul Valencia
Clackamas Lakeridge girls basketball Dan Brood 55
Oregon

‘Class doesn’t really matter with this group.’ Freshman-led Clackamas storms past Lakeridge in 6A girls basketball quarterfinal, earns rematch with No. 1 Beaverton

By Paul Valencia
Roosevelt Summit boys basketball Taylor Balkom 48
Oregon

Team of destiny? Julian Mora, Summit stun Roosevelt at buzzer in Oregon 6A boys basketball quarterfinal, keep perfect season alive

By Paul Valencia
West Linn South Medford boys basketball Taylor Balkom 43
Oregon

‘Best player in the state.’ Jackson Shelstad leads West Linn past South Medford in 6A boys basketball quarterfinal; Lions earn another shot at No. 1 Tualatin

By Paul Valencia
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