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Portland 2024 high school baseball statistical leaders through May 1
With the season flipped to May, plenty of baseball players around the city of Portland have been making noise on the diamond this season. As the season winds down with a couple weeks of league play left, we take a look at some of the best players in the city this season from a stats perspective. Here are some of Portland’s leaders on the mound, at the plate and out...
Who We Are: Columbia County Pro boxer wins debut
After years of preparation, St. Helens boxer Haidon Allen has won his professional debut, beating Robert Jimenez by unanimous decision. Competing in the Arena Wars Fighting Series, Allen got in the ring at Campy Withycombe, located at 15300 SE Industrial Way, Happy Valley, Oregon, on April 20. Allen secured victory by unanimous decision after four three-minute rounds. The Columbia County Chronicle & Chief caught up with Allen after his big...
Tickets now on sale for NASCAR Xfinity Series in Portland
NASCAR fans can now buy single-day tickets for the third annual Pacific Office Automation 147. The NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series West will return to Portland International Raceway on May 31 and June 1. Tickets are available starting on April 30 at RacePortland.com for the race weekend. Friday and Saturday General Admission tickets are available for $25 and $60, respectively. A 2-Day General Admission ticket will be $75. Single Day Grandstand seats will also be available, offering the best vantage points at PIR....
Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays (Winners)
Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays Below are the winners in each event at last Friday's Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays at Jesuit High School. Boys 100 Meters (Varsity) — Stephen Judd, Westview 10.94 100 Meters (Elite)—Mateo Ganje, Glacier Peak 10.92 ...
‘That was just the start’: Winger Payton Linnehan another example of Portland Thorns’ embarrassment of riches
Sam Coffey glanced to her left, playfully prodding her teammate Payton Linnehan. The two sat shoulder-to-shoulder in the bowels of San Jose’s PayPal Park, hunched in close as to better allow the computer camera directly ahead to capture the both of them. Still donning their Portland Thorns uniforms, the duo took turns fielding questions from media in the immediate aftermath of the Thorns’ 3-2 win Wednesday night over Bay FC.
Halftime performance from CTUIR Youth Council
MILWAUKIE, Ore. - A group of middle and high school students and tribal members, all from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), will perform at halftime at a May 4 women's football game in Portland.
Hops take series opener at Everett, 6-3
Behind a quick start and relatively solid pitching, Hillsboro defeated Everett 6-3 in their series opener on Tuesday, April 30, at Funko Field in Everett, WA. The Hops got two runs in the opening inning, three more in the fifth, and a final run in the seventh before Hillsboro relievers closed things out over the game’s final three innings. Billy Corcoran started the game for Hillsboro (10-12), going 5.2 innings,...
Pirates struggle on the diamond
The Neah-Kah-Nie High Pirates notched their second OSAA Class 3A baseball Special District 1 victory with a 12-11 win over the Catlin Gabel High Eagles (1-8 SD1, 5-13 overall) April 20, in Portland. The Pirates (2-7 SD1, 3-14 overall) were hoping that their momentum would continue as they sought their second straight win April 22, at home versus the Horizon Christian High Hawks (5-4 SD1, 10-8 overall). The Pirates, guided by first-year Coach Steve Overstreet, fell just short though in a 6-1 loss. The Pirates...
Wilsonville softball races past Parkrose
The Wilsonville softball team earned a run-rule victory on the road over Parkrose on Wednesday, cruising past the Broncos 16-0 in just four innings. The top of the fourth inning proved to be the pivotal frame for the Wildcats, as senior Callie Weaving, senior Grace Wilson, junior Sadie Hibbard, and sophomore Sophia Vega each recorded RBI doubles while Wilsonville scored a whopping 12 runs to extend its lead to 16-0. ...
Westview's McKenzie may be calling it a career, but her team isn't done winning
The Westview High School softball team is in a familiar position atop the Metro League standings, and equally familiar is the fact that they’re doing so with the school and program’s only head coach, Ronda McKenzie, at the helm. But after this season, McKenzie’s 30th, the now legendary coach will be stepping down, which is why the former Hillsboro High School and University of Oregon standout is trying to make the most for her team, and of what’s left of her soon-to-be former career. ...
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