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Arlington senior Calli Troutman has signed a letter-of-intent with Umpqua Community College and will play volleyball for the Riverhawks. Troutman is coming off of a phenomenal season, in which she led the Arlington/Ione Cardinals to a district championship. She was selected as the Big Sky Conference First-Team. But despite these achievements, Troutman said that she didn't get much attention from colleges – that is until recently. "I was late to get footage up for coaches to vi...
The Sherman County School varsity boys basketball team set a new school record for consecutive wins last week. "I want to thank the basketball coaches, the volunteers and the fans for a great basketball season so far," Sherman Principal and Athletic Director Trent Kroll said Monday. "It's pretty exciting, our boys are 20-0 and our girls are 9-11 going into playoff week next week." With a win against Lyle on Monday night, the boys team is now 21-0, with three regular season...
The Big Sky League is entering the final stretch, with league play ending on February 10. Due to school cancellations from poor weather last week, several games were postponed and rescheduled. The Wheeler Co. Rattlers had games against Klickitat and Horizon Christian cancelled last week due to school closures and dangerous driving conditions. The Rattlers were due to host Horizon Christian in Mitchell on January 19. Dangerous conditions on I-84 prompted ODOT to close the...
Grady Greenwood put the cherry on top of his high school cross country career with an exciting first place finish at the OSAA 1A/2A State Cross Country Championships Saturday, November 4 in Eugene. The senior from Condon edged out Union High School senior Eli Williams with a time of 16:12.9 on the wet, muddy course. Williams faded in the last 300 yards to finish in 16:22.6 for second. Greenwood garnered second place at the state championships last year finishing behind...
PENDLETON, OR - The Nixyaawii gym was packed to the gills as the school hosted Ione-Arlington for the 2nd round of the OSAA 1A State Basketball Tournament on Saturday, February 26th. Starting with the girls game, the first quarter was fast paced and both teams played competitive ball. Players dove for loose balls and hit tough shots. At the end of the first quarter, Ione-Arlington led 15-14. But the Nixyaawii Eagles came out in the second quarter and played hard, aggressive...
The S. Wasco Co. Redsides didn't look prepared for the Condon Blue Devils team that took the court in Maupin on Wednesday night. After beating the Blue Devils by 33 points in January, the Big Sky West's top seeded team was shocked to be down 22-21 at the half. S. Wasco Co. won the game 56-49 but the game was close throughout. When asked if the Blue Devils surprised the Redsides, Condon Coach Teren Humphreys said it seemed that way. "It was not our best shooting night, which...
Momentum changed sides like a pendulum but the Ione-Arlington Lady Cardinals caught the final wave and survived a late run from the S. Wasco Redsides to win 42-41 on Thursday night. With S. Wasco leading by one-point with 35 seconds to play, the Lady Cardinals had a final opportunity and capitalized when Haylie Peterson fed Grace Claughton for the go-ahead bucket. It is the fourth game of the season that Ione-Arlington has won by one point on a final possession. Coach Nathan...
There was no quit in the Sherman County Huskies on Thursday night. Trailing from the start, the Huskies could have folded. But each time the Rattlers stretched their lead, the Huskies came back. Ultimately, it was not enough and the Wheeler Co. Rattlers beat the Sherman Co. Huskies 59-51. The game opened with a 3-pointer by Carter Boise, who also had a rebound and put-back to give the Rattlers a 12-4 lead early. But Sherman County's Gabe Fritts answered, as he did all night,...
District tournament play for Big Sky Basketball teams will get underway tonight and continue through the week. Six teams from the Big Sky League are facing off and will vie for a place in the OSAA State 1A Basketball Tournament. Girls Teams On Monday, the Wheeler Rattlers girls team (combined team of Wheeler High, Spray High, and Mitchell High School) will travel to Trout Lake to open the tournament. The Lady Rattlers (8-6 League, 9-11 Overall) are the #3 seed from the Big...
With the district tournament in the rear view, remaining teams are now jumping into the state tournament. The Sherman County boys and girls, Ione-Arlington boys and girls and the Wheeler Co. Rattlers boys teams are still in it. In the 32-team bracket, the Rattlers have been given the 18 seed. Wheeler County travels to Molalla on Wednesday and will face the 15 seed Country Christian. The teams look to be evenly matched and it should be a good one. The Ione-Arlington Cardinals...
The Sherman Huskies baseball team is riding a five-game winning streak and has a perfect 3-0 record in league play. Led by head coach Joe Justesen, the Huskies travelled to Dufur for their league opener on Tuesday, the 8th, a game in which Sherman overpowered the Rangers 21-8. This single game was followed by a double header against Dufur in Moro on Saturday. The Huskies handled the Rangers again, winning the opener 10-5, and the second game by a score of 13-3. With those...
Fossil native, legendary coach and shoe innovator Bill Bowerman, helped to put Oregon track and field on the map and made Hayward Field a destination for sneakerheads and athletes alike. Remodeled in 2021, Hayward Field is akin to holy ground for lovers of track and field. Hayward hosted the 2022 World Athletics Championships last year, bringing the best athletes in the world to compete in Eugene. But last week, athletes from Oregon's smallest schools got to have their shot...
