New grass at Regis – Rams rebuild football field, get off to fast start
Regis football is playing a new game, 9-man, has two co-coaches and a new football field. Oh, and the Rams are off to a 3-1 start and are ranked No. 13 in Class 2A by […]
Ch-ch-changes! New faces, new leagues plus 9-man football
The fall high school sports season is underway, with the first football games set for Friday, Sept. 2. But it’s been an offseason loaded with change for Stayton-area schools and teams. Regis It starts at […]
Smashing success – Stayton Boosters auction reels in record haul
The Stayton Boosters Club obliterated its former record for donations at its 42nd auction on Feb. 12 at The Oregon Garden. Auction chair Randy Forrette said “we still have a few donations coming in and […]
Starting fast – Regis wrestlers shine in first year under new coach
The Regis High wrestling team crowned a pair of district champions and finished third in the Class 2A-1A district meet Feb. 19 at Neah-Kah-Nie High in Rockaway Beach. The Rams, in their first year of […]
Fall preview – Changes afoot for high schools
Fall high school practices are underway, and by the time you read this, teams in soccer, cross country and volleyball already will have begun keeping score. COVID still is out there, but so far the […]
State champs! Stayton boys soccer dominates Class 4A
The Stayton High boys soccer turned in a sterling three-game run through the Class 4A state tournament and took home its second state title with a 4-1 win vs. Phoenix at Sutherlin on April 10. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]