With a hometown crowd cheering them on, the Harper Hornets beat Dayville/Monument in football on Friday, Sept. 16. The Enterprise was there.
Tag: HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Bulldog girls bring home state basketball championship
The Nyssa Bulldogs pose after winning the 3A girls basketball state title on Saturday, March 5. (OSAA/The World) The Nyssa girls basketball team won the state championship Saturday, beating Eastern Oregon League rival Burns 33-30. Junior Gracie Johnson, a 6-foot-5 center, led the Bulldogs with 12 points, 14 rebounds and[Read More…]
Ontario boys beat state’s No. 1 soccer team, advance in state playoffs
Ontario boys soccer coaches Daniel Dominguez, left, and Jaime Gonzalez, right. (The Enterprise/LILIANA FRANKEL) Ontario’s boys soccer team defeated the top-ranked team in the state Wednesday, advancing to the second record of state 4A playoff quarterfinals. Ontario beat Stayton 1-0 in a playoff match in Stayton. The Tigers, ranked 16th[Read More…]
Nyssa girls basketball edges out Santiam Christian to take third in state championships
Nyssa senior Hailey Castro shoots a layup in Nyssa’s second round loss to eventual state champion Clatskanie. (Photo courtesy of Anna Long) NYSSA – The Nyssa girls basketball team took third place in the 3A state championships after defeating Santiam Christian 62-60 on Friday. The Bulldogs were led by sophomore[Read More…]
Boys playoff basketball returns for two Malheur County high schools
The Vale boys basketball team prepares to leave for Medford to face Cascade Christian in their first round playoff game Monday. (Photo courtesy of Holly and Wayne Stepleton) VALE – State playoff time is here for high school boys basketball as Vale and Adrian prepare to play their first round[Read More…]
Rules shift again for prep sports spectators
Spectators at a football game pre-Covid. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) ONTARIO – More fans can now attend local sporting events as the Oregon Health Authority has loosened restrictions in some circumstances. The guidance for outdoor sports, which include football, soccer and cross country, shifted to allow a maximum of 150 spectators[Read More…]
Volleyball is back on the schedule as Malheur County enters moderate Covid risk
Ontario’s Lady Tigers volleyball team after practice during the last week in February. (Jessica Rodriguez/submitted photo) VALE – As what would normally be the fall sporting season gets off to a late start this week, perhaps the biggest surprise is the return of volleyball – an indoor contact sport that[Read More…]
It’s football in February as Malheur County schools get yet another season change
Vale High School football coach Jeff Aldred sits in the stands at the field where his team has won two state championships. The silence of the space was in contrast to a normal school-year’s afternoon, when he said it would be bustling with foot traffic. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) Local coaches[Read More…]
Scrambled schedule still gives Malheur County athletes ‘a chance to play’
“Something else can always happen, but I’m trying to stay pretty optimistic about just the volleyball season and everybody else’s season,” said Tyanna Norton, senior volleyball player at Vale High School. (Kezia Setyawan/The Enterprise) For high school athletes across Malheur County, it’s going to be a months’ long time out. The[Read More…]
Promising spring Vale softball season canceled over coronavirus
Vale softball player senior Alexys Rodgers signed a letter of intent to play for the College of the Siskiyous in northern California last week at Vale High School. Rodgers said she may play at the catcher position or second base. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – A week ago the upcoming[Read More…]