With 13 players out for softball this season, the Vale coaching staff is pumped about experience – and not worried about total turnout. The Vikings have 10 returnees from last year’s squad, including eight seniors. “We have experience at basically all the positions on the field,” said Vale head coach[Read More…]

Hannah Bates, a 2015 graduate of Vale High School now studying at Southern Utah University, will travel to Romania this summer to help children. Bates, who is studying to become a pediatric occupational therapist, is heading to a special needs orphanage or hospital to both benefit her education and provide[Read More…]

After a second visit to the campus of Western Oregon University, Vale’s Zac Jacobs signed his letter of intent on Thursday, March 3 flanked by members of the Vale coaching staff and his parents. With plans to pursue a degree in business management, Jacobs said the football program at Western[Read More…]

Unusual among small schools, Adrian has a thriving band program for sixth graders through high school. According to the Public School Review, the Adrian School District had 234 students last year – 72 in high school and 162 students in the grade school. Many participate in band. For the high school[Read More…]

With numbers down a bit from previous years, the Vale track and field team is busy preparing for their first meet. “We have about 30 out this year,” said Viking head coach Bob Phillips. “Our strength this year is our senior leadership on this team.” The Viking girls enter the[Read More…]

As the Vale baseball team takes to the field for its first week or practice, many of the faces are new to the coaching staff. Last spring’s graduation saw many familiar faces walk down the aisle, so fans will see some new players on this year’s team. The Vikings finished[Read More…]

About 400 people packed the Vale High School gym March 3 for a wide-ranging town hall that touched on rural concerns and federal overreach, with a call for respect and unity. Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe scheduled the event after the militant occupation of the federal wildlife refuge in neighboring[Read More…]

The Adrian girls basketball team wrapped up their season with a sixth-place finish during the Oregon School Activities Association’s 1A basketball tournament in Baker. The Lopes opened state play on Wednesday, March 2, taking on the Golden Eagles of Nixyaawii Community School in quarterfinal action. After leading early in the[Read More…]