Basketball

2022

Summer League: Viking Summer Classic Observations
Summer League: Philomath Tourney Observations
From 9-Seed To State Champion: Crescent Valley Marks Mission Complete For The First Time Since 1978
Daniels Leads The Charge As Ridgeview Pulls Away From Putnam 58-43 To Take 3rd Place At 5A Tourney
Sweet Revenge: Crescent Valley Avenges Ridgeview From The Volleyball Playoffs To Advance To The 5A Championship
Woodward’s Game Winning Trey In OT Gets Crook County To 5A Consolation Championship Against Willamette 47-44
Miller Time: Springfield Pulls 5A’s 3rd Upset Of The Day, Knock Out Silverton To Advance Against Putnam
Olma, McDonald, Greenleaf, And Lemen Combine For 64 Points, Putnam Blows Out Crook County To Advance To 5A Semifinals
A 4th Eastern Oregon Title? The Baker Bulldogs Certainly Look Like They Can Do It
Micah Wicks Shatters 3A Tournament Records In Coos Bay
Just Call Us Queens: Eastern Oregon Sweeps The 3A, 2A, And 1A State Titles
Country Christian Takes 1A 3rd Place With A Hard Fought Win Over North Douglas
Stratton’s Go-Ahead Bucket In OT Clinches Lakeview A 4th Place Finish At The 2A Tourney
Damascus Christian Takes Down North Douglas 45-39, Get A Rematch With Crane For 1A Title
Salem Academy Advances To The 2A Title Game 41-35 Over Bandon
Ryleigh Nofziger’s Double-Double Gets Central Linn Past Lakeview 55-43, Face Union In 2A Semifinals
North Douglas Uses A Strong Start And Strong Finish To Hold Off Echo 54-37, Advance To The 1A Semifinals
Sutherlin Pulls Away From Amity, Punch Their Ticket To The 3A Semifinals
Crane Wins Round 4 Against Jordan Valley, Advance To 1A Semifinals
The 16-Seed Aardvarks Historical Run Continues As OES Advances To 3A Final Four
Bandon Takes Control Early, Eliminates Gervais And Books Semifinals Date With Salem Academy
Churchill Fights Off North Eugene 42-36, Lancers Turn To Corvallis In Playoffs
How OES Went From 3A’s Last Playoff Team To Ending Willamina’s Undefeated Dream
Damascus Christian Passes The Prairie City Test, Perfect Preparation For Baker City
Breaking Down And Predicting 4A’s Play-In Games
Breaking Down And Predicting 3A 1st Round Games
Survival Of The Fittest: Yoncalla Holds Of A Chiloquin Charge To Advance 34-32 In The 1A Playoffs
Breaking Down And Predicting 2A’s First Round Games
Breaking Down And Predicting 1A’s First Round Games
With A Healthy Roster And Some Dangerous Playmakers, South Salem Could Do Massive Damage To 6A Contenders
Sage Kramer Shatters Philomath’s Single Game Scoring Record In A Massive Dub Over Woodburn
Depiok’s Game-Winner Helps David Douglas Uproot Sandy 51-47, Force A Tie For The Final Mt. Hood Playoff Bid
After Early Season Struggles And A Scheme Change, Madras Has Found Their Groove And Are Out Hunting In 4A
2A’s Most Underappreciated Contender Makes Waves With Their Defense, Chemistry, And Execution
Sophomore Duo MaKenna Trussell And Summer Melena Power Sprague To Their First Conference Win
For The Second Time This Season, #1 Willamette Comes Back To Beat #5 West Albany 53-48
Predicting The Entire 6A And 5A Hoops Field – 2022’s 1st Edition
Behind A Hot Start, #6 Bandon Holds Off #7 Coquille’s Fierce Comeback 46-39
KALLIE STRONG: With Only 5 Players, Powers Perseveres And Knocks Off Elkton 38-33
It Will Go Down As A Loss, But Corbett Gained More Than They Lost To Gladstone
Inside The Final Two Minutes That Led To A Freshman Being Gladstone’s Savior And Fire Sparker
#10 La Salle Prep Snaps Hillsboro’s Six Game Win Streak, Spoil Their Perfect NWOC Start 53-27
Lizzy Bennett Outplays Kasey Booster, Pushes West Salem Past Mountain View 54-50
Fire In Her Fingers: Paityn Rhode Knocks Down 8 Treys, Scores 28 In Sheldon’s 61-29 Win Over Grants Pass
Returning From COVID, Forest Grove Picks Up A 44-36 Comeback Dub Over McMinnville To Open Pacific Conference Play
#4 Junction City Holds Off Rival #7 Marist 37-34 After A Late Spartan Rally
Buzzard’s Tying Bucket, Traw’s Go-Ahead, And Some Clutch Free Throws Help #4 Harrisburg Extinguish Red Hot Dayton In OT 43-39
Hardwood Takes: Philomath Extends Their Conference Win Streak, Nestucca And Coquille Emerge In 2A, Mohawk Takes Out Eddyville, PIL Control Up On MLK Jr Day
Anchored By Bland, Patel, And Huang’s Scoring Distribution, #7 Crescent Valley Knocks Off #2 Corvallis 60-54
Bracketology 2022: Projecting Top Seeds, Auto Bids, And At-Large Teams (Jan 10th)
Chloe Peterson’s Go-Ahead Trey Pushes #8 Taft Past Creswell 49-46 In Overtime
Rasmussen And Powers Clutch Free Throws Push #2 Damascus Christian Over #1 Country Christian 44-41
Five Takeaways From #5 Barlow’s Dub Over #2 Clackamas
#5 Barlow vs #2 Clackamas: Who Draws First Blood In The Mt. Hood Conference?
North Douglas Rolls Trinity Lutheran Behind Suffocating Press Defense

2021

Crusader Classic: Gervais And Country Christian Are The Cream Of The Crop, Nyssa Tested By Central Linn, Salem Academy Looks Great
2A Chaos: Lakeview’s D, Big Middles, And Execution Carry Them Past #1 Bandon, Adding To The 2A Class Chaos And Establishing Another Contender
With The Swoosh Of A Magic Wand, The Gates Are Open To The 2A and 1A State Title Races
Hardwood Takes: Oakland, Wells, Clackamas, Putnam, And Crook County Win Opening Week
Gervais Opens Their Title Defense With A Dominant Defensive Win Over East Linn Christian