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High school wrestling makes major rule changes, adding three-point takedown and near-fall overhaul to mirror college
Wrestling will look quite a bit different starting next school year after major changes were announced that will make high school matches look a bit more like college wrestling. On Thursday, the National Federation of State High School Associations made an announcement that wrestling has seen multiple major rule changes:
Scappoose softball gets a much needed win over St. Helens, 10-6
It didn’t start great, but it ended perfectly for the Scappoose softball team who defeated rival and first place St. Helens 10-6 on Tuesday evening, April 23, at Scappoose Middle School. The home Indians fell behind 4-0 through two-and-a-half innings and with standout Lions pitcher Ava Eib in the circle things looked bleak. But thanks to a little patience, a little more power, and a lot of help from Madison White, Scappoose responded with six runs in the third inning, two more in the fourth,...
Sports Update: Lions, Tigers, baseballs, oh my!
The spring sports season is rolling along, and student-athletes playing baseball and softball at St. Helens and Clatskanie are competing to be the best in their respective leagues. Let’s catch up with how St. Helens High School (SHHS) and Clatskanie Middle/High School (CMHS) have been plotting the base paths, and how their seasons have been going so far. St. Helens High School ...
Lincoln baseball is hot behind the stellar play and leadership from Garrett Schmokel
The Schmokel name has become synonymous with Lincoln High School baseball. At first, it was Colton Schmokel making varsity his sophomore year for the 2021 season. Then younger brother Garrett was next making the top squad in his sophomore year in 2022. Now, in 2024, it’s just Garrett filling the Schmokel role, but it’s a vital one for the success of the Cardinals. ...
Softball Game Recap: Columbia River Rapids vs. Fort Vancouver Trappers
Columbia River stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Fort Vancouver Trappers a 20-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Columbia River as they're now sitting on five straight. Haylee Delano looked comfortable as she tossed two innings...
Extra inning meltdown leads to 7-6 Hops defeat in Eugene
For the second time in three nights the Hops lost in heartbreaking fashion, falling to the Ems 7-6 in 10 innings on Thursday, April 25, at PK Park in Eugene. After Andrew Pintar gave Hillsboro a 6-3 lead with a three-run home run in the top of the 10th, The Ems managed four runs of their own thanks in part to a series of hits, along with a big Hops error, capped by Onil Perez' walk-off single. ...
Diamond roundup: Central Catholic softball makes it 11 in a row with 10-3 win over Sandy
Sandy was able to get a big hit late, but for most of the afternoon Central Catholic High School softball’s Gracie Huston was nearly unhittable Wednesday, April 24 at Sandy High School. The senior finished the night with 17 strikeouts en route to her Rams winning 10-3 and staying unbeaten in Mt. Hood Conference play at 5-0. The win marks 11 in a row for Central Catholic (15-2, 5-0 MHC)...
Power Play: Westview's Melinee Udom is using her strength to dominate the links
Despite having two older cousins playing Division I women's college golf, freshman Melinee Udom had little interest in the sport as a young girl, instead investing her time in gymnastics and weightlifting. But all that changed during the COVID shutdown in 2020, when Udom was a fifth-grader. “I was really focused on Olympic weightlifting because the year before that, I placed at nationals, and I was really motivated to do...
Hainline's Hillsboro homer powers No. 9 Oregon State baseball to 7-2 win over Portland
Losing streak squashed! Oregon State took their third game of the season over Portland to break up a four game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the Pilots at the home of the Hillsboro Hops, Ron Tonkin Field. "A lot of orange and black, I thought it was incredible," Canham said. "One of my favorite parts is after the game, going over and getting a chance to hangout and sign autographs for the kids. A lot of future Beavs running down the (right field...
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