Vale High School’s Ava Collins, a two-time state grappling champion, coached nearly a dozen kids at a wrestling camp last week.

The postseason looms large in Malheur County as the Ontario, Vale and Nyssa wrestling teams will see several grapplers compete for state titles later this month. At the same time, Jordan Valley and Vale’s girl’s basketball squads put up undefeated records in their respective leagues, while the Lady Bulldogs hoops closed out a solid regular season to muscle their way into league playoff action that kicks off this week.

The No. 10-ranked Nyssa girls basketball team steam-rolled over Riverside Saturday, Jan. 27, 42-18 and are 5-1 in league action as the regular season winds down.

Tension between the Ontario boys basketball head coach and a group of players came down to opinions on “coaching and playing time,” according to the school district public relations coordinator. No players or coaches were suspended or put on probation for the disagreements and the team is back on the court after a two-game hiatus.

The latest results and scores from area high school sports teams from the past week.

Malheur County grapplers took to the mat Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Calhoun Classic Wrestling Tournament at Nyssa High School as the Vale girls squad placed third overall.

Vale’s Trevor Stewart, a senior, claimed the school’s first individual state cross country championship Saturday, Nov. 4, dramatically by winning the race by just one second.