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Roosevelt’s Aster Jones dominates for Class 6A 100-meter dash state title
EUGENE — Oregon high school track is officially in the Aster Jones era. The Roosevelt sophomore won the Class 6A 100-meter dash on Saturday at the OSAA state championship meet at Hayward Field with a finish of 11.87. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
East County roundup: Centennial's Khen San wins 5A boys 300 meter hurdles state title
Centennial junior Khen San couldn’t quite put a finger on why he felt the vibes were off coming into the final day of the Oregon high school state track and field championships Saturday, May 18 at Hayward Field in Eugene. The Eagles hurdler came into the day with top five preliminary times in both the 110 and 300 meter races, so on paper the junior was in a strong position to challenge for the titles. ...
Former basketball coach alleges West Linn bowed ‘to parent pressure that was racially motivated’
After being let go by West Linn High School this spring, former boys basketball coach Robert Key is alleging that the school wanted to part ways with him after many years to appease racist parents. The West Linn-Wilsonville School District denied these claims through a spokesperson. Paul Buchanan, Key’s employment...
Molalla's Peyton Craven captures 4A girls high jump state title
When Molalla track and field head coach Kenny Schoenfeld saw junior Peyton Craven on the first day of practice, he knew he had something special. “When she walked up and she’s like 5-9 and starts warming up, you just see her natural athletic ability,” Schoenfeld said. “I was like, ‘Yeah, she’s an athlete.’” Schoenfeld’s instincts were proven correct on Friday, May 17, at the OSAA track and field championships at...
Tigard's 'Positive Marissa' Johnson wins pair of 3A state championships in throws
Forty-eight hours of 'Positive Marissa' is the mindset Tigard sophomore Marissa Johnson has to find. "I started deciding I have an alter-ego called Positive Marissa," Johnson said. "Every time I was Positive Marissa and just having fun with it I PR'd ... I just try to be extroverted and positive to everyone. No negative thoughts in my mind whatsoever. Even if it's a bad throw, I just go on to the next." ...
Widdows nabs pair of state titles for Catlin Gabel
Passion for the sport of track and field seeps out of the pores of Catlin Gabel's Joshua Widdows. "This sport means a lot to me," Widdows said. "I knew that this was my main sport after my sophomore year, it was just like, 'Wow, I really have potential for this,' But at the same time I still have to put in the work for it ... It's not easy. You have to work a lot, you have to eat healthy, too, and it's also a...
Grappling her way success
(ESTACADA) — Kirsten Delazerda, a champion high school wrestler, also jumps in to help out in her community when she sees a need. Delazerda was a star at the state girls wrestling competitions this year. She placed second in the 135-pound weight class. This makes her the highest placing girl in Estacada girls wrestling. “It made me feel really good,” she said, “my hard work paid off.” ...
Lake Oswego sweeps the relays, wins third Class 6A girls track and field team title in a row
EUGENE — Lake Oswego’s track and field season started in disaster. The Lakers, the two-time reigning Class 6A team champions, opened the year with the horrible news that they would lose senior sprinter Mia Brahe-Pedersen for the remainder of the season to a hamstring injury. The state’s all-time...
Lake Oswego's James Bauman runs 10.50 to take 6A boys 100-meter crown
When Lake Oswego senior James Bauman was on the track at the 2024 OSAA Track and Field State Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene this week, attention was on him. “Oh yeah this kid’s really fast,” one spectator noted prior to Bauman’s 100 meter prelim. And they couldn’t have been more correct. Bauman cruised to...
Central Catholic siblings Conal and Maya Devine inspiring Rams’ track and field team
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — You may not realize at first glance that Conal and Maya Devine are related. Conal was born just 15 months before Maya, whom the Devines adopted at birth and was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome at the age of two. The two have never known life without the other, but the Central Catholic […]
Lincoln’s Ellery Lincoln finishes stellar freshman campaign with Class 6A 1,500-meter state title
EUGENE — The freshman campaign for Ellery Lincoln felt storybook. The distance runner, who shares a last name with her Portland high school, was able to compete at the Oregon Relays. A week later, she won the mile at the Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays. And she’s capped it all off...
Catlin Gabel's Greenspan wins 100 hurdles in 3A State Championship
Catlin Gabel's Abby Greenspan was able to add her first ever state championship to her mantle with her victory in the 100 meter hurdles at the 3A Oregon State Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 17. "It was something I've been working for all season," Greenspan said. "It means a lot to me ... I'm happy I peaked at the right point in the season." And peak she did....
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