Sports Datebook: May 2021
Monday, May 3 Girls Golf 11 a.m. Stayton vs Regis @ Santiam Golf Course Baseball 3:30 p.m. Sweet Home @ Stayton 4:30 p.m. Cascade @ Philomath 4:30 p.m. Regis @ East Linn Christian Boys Tennis […]
Playoffs anyone? Postseason competition will happen after all
A sports year that almost didn’t happen now looks like it will have a postseason, including a state championship football game. Class 4A, which includes Stayton and Cascade, has been particularly aggressive on this front, […]
Sports Datebook: April 2021
Thursday, April 1 Football 5 p.m. Culver @ Regis Boys Soccer 5 p.m. Sweet Home @ Stayton 6 p.m. Philomath @ Cascade Volleyball 6 p.m. Regis @ East Linn Christian Girls Soccer 6 p.m. Stayton […]
Season of hope – ’Fall’ sports debut March 1 for six-week season
Don’t look now, but this fall sports thing might actually come off for local high schools. Teams are practicing. Schedule slots are being filled in. And Marion County moved Feb. 23 from the extreme risk […]
Sports Datebook: March 2021
Tuesday, March 2 Volleyball 6 p.m. Regis vs Jefferson Wednesday, March 3 Volleyball 6 p.m. Stayton vs Sweet Home Girls Soccer 6 p.m. Cascade vs Sweet Home Cross Country 4 p.m. Regis vs Jefferson Thursday, […]
The sports puzzle: Teams trying to get ready, but for when?
By the time you read this the calendar will be flipping to February. And for high school athletes that’s the holy grail. OSAA-approved practice can begin for football Feb. 8, with soccer, cross country and […]
Challenging times – Football coaches hope for a season
In a strange year with severe challenges from fires and a pandemic it seems really strange that in Oregon we’re watching the college and pro football seasons winding down… while waiting for the high school […]
Decision day nears – OSAA board meets Dec. 7 to update sports calendar
The Oregon School Activities Association is headed toward another critical meeting. The organization’s executive board meets Dec. 7. Afterward we will know a lot more about what the activities schedule will look like moving into […]
Meet the Sasquatches – Mountain biking team gets into gear
Finding people to coach kids’ sports can be tricky, which is why Terrance Hawley was so surprised when, upon starting a brand-new mountain biking team – Silver Falls Mtb – the volunteer coaches showed up […]
Still in limbo – Virus, fires force teams to regroup
So it’s Oct. 1. If things had gone the way they were supposed to this column would be chock full of updates on how local football, soccer, volleyball and cross country teams have been faring. […]