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Holiday ice skating rink to open in downtown Portland
Crews have almost completed a covered ice rink for the holiday season in downtown Portland. The small rink is nestled under the Morrison Bridge ramp near Southwest Naito Avenue. The Portland Winter Ice Rink will also have a Woodsy Winter Village where patrons paying $20 for 90 minutes of skating...
Class 6A girls basketball power rankings: Reigning champ Clackamas remains the heavy favorite in another loaded field
It’s week one in the 2023-34 winter season in Oregon, so teams are still getting into their rhythms and figuring themselves out. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t have a picture of who the best teams in the state are. Here is the first Oregonian/OregonLive Class...
Pair of Big Sky Foes Visit MKA
EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women's basketball team returns home following a three-game road swing, welcoming a pair of Big Sky opponents to Matthew Knight Arena in Idaho on Friday (6 p.m. PT) and Portland State on Saturday (2 p.m.). Saturday's contest with the Vikings is a doubleheader with...
After state title run, QB Cru Newman hoping to find right fit
Portland (Ore.) Central Catholic quarterback Cru Newman is the top quarterback in the state of Oregon, hands down, and only lost two games as the starter in his three years with the Rams. He can run, he can throw and more importantly, he can win games. But he's not a...
After an offseason hitting the weights and expanding his game, Central Catholic’s Isaac Carr developed into one of the state’s top boys basketball recruits
The youngest of six siblings, all athletes, no less, Isaac Carr couldn’t do much to avoid the constant competition. By second grade, he had adopted the nickname Ikey Buckets because, at a time “most kids couldn’t make layups, he was shooting threes,” said Kendrick Williams, Carr’s AAU coach. Carr had one of the purest push shots of any kid Williams had seen.
PSU’s Game Of The Year Awards 2023 – Best Family Game
Whether you’ve got little ones or just fancy a bit of family-friendly fun, there’s been plenty of games this year that offer something for everyone. However, for our money, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbo Charged wins out amongst a list of impressive titles, so congrats to Milestone for nabbing our Best Family Game of 2023 award!
Ritzenhein's NXN win earns her USATF Athlete of the Week honors
INDIANAPOLIS — Overtaking the pre-race favorite in the final mile to win the girls' title at the NXN Nike Cross Nationals in Oregon, Addy Ritzenhein (Niwot, Colorado/USATF Colorado) earned recognition as the 44th USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2023. Ritzenhein, a sophomore at Niwot High School,...
Woodburn boys basketball opens season with road win
Woodburn's Cruz Veliz rattled off 10 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Bulldogs to their first win of the season 61-52 against 6A Clackamas on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Veliz finished with a team-high 20 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. "Once the fourth quarter came, I (knew we were) going to have to find a way to get stops and get layups," Veliz said. "We had our moments where we played really good and our moments where we played really bad,...
Today's High School Boys Basketball Games in Multnomah County, Oregon: How to Stream Live
• High school boys basketball games are scheduled in Multnomah County, Oregon on December 7. • The games can be streamed live on the NFHS Network. • The schedule includes games between Oregon Episcopal School and Neah-Kah-Nie High School, Trinity Lutheran School and De La Salle North Catholic, Riverdale High School and Amity High School, among others.
Pilots Weekly RoundUP: Week of Nov. 27- Dec. 3
Redshirt senior guard Kianna Hamilton passes in the ball during the women's basketball game against Montana State. Welcome back to the Pilots Weekly RoundUP. Men and women’s track and field started their indoor track seasons and earned some prestigious awards. Pilots basketball set the ball on fire last week with some big wins.
Class 6A boys basketball power rankings: A too-early look at the top programs in the state, where multiple teams look to contend
For the second year in a row, the Tualatin boys basketball is coming into Oregon’s high school basketball season as the reigning state champions. The Timberwolves have seen multiple star players come and go, and have even changed coaches, but they remain the favorite early in the 2023-34 season.
How Does Liberty Compare To Past G5 New Year’s Six Teams?
What a come up it has been for Liberty football. Just six years ago, the Flames were members of the Big South before being an FBS Independent from 2017-2022. Now, in its first season as a member of Conference USA, Liberty has secured the Group of Five’s bid to the New Year’s Six bowl.
Days Later, JoJo Jourdon Reacts To His First NXN Title
It's been five days since JoJo Jourdon became a national champion at Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon. Winning the title still feels unreal to him. "It still hasn't fully sunken in," Jourdon told MileSplit this week. "It still feels surreal. It was an amazing feeling crossing that line. It was a dream come true."
Valley Catholic, Banks girls earn league soccer honors
With the 2023 high school soccer season in the books, awards and recognition are flowing to local schools and players. The 3A/2A/1A Special District 1 recently announced their all-league honorees and both Valley Catholic and Banks high schools were well-represented. The league champion Valiants — who advanced all the way to the state final — headlined the list of all-stars, claiming the Player, Goalkeeper and Coach of the Year awards. ...
Bozeman's Nathan Neil fashions best-ever finish by Montanan at Nike Cross Nationals
BOZEMAN — Nathan Neil and his coaches had talked about making a move with about 800 meters to go. Sitting right outside the top 10, the Bozeman senior went with the front pack over a hill and — without fully realizing the sheer number of people he was passing — continued to push.
Farlow’s title highlights HRV’s opening tourney
Hood River Valley’s Connor Farlow started his junior wrestling season in fitting fashion, by winning his weight class at the annual Tyrone S. Woods Memorial Tournament on Dec. 2 at Oregon City High. The tournament was won by Redmond; Hood River was 16th out of 22 scoring teams. Farlow...