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…]

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…]

“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…]

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…]

Vale girls varsity basketball coach Jason Johnson signals to his team during a game earlier this season. Johnson was named the Eastern Oregon League coach of the year recently. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – By early January the prospects for the Vale girls varsity basketball team appeared bleak. A 50-28[Read More…]

Students in Vale High’s special education program prepare for their appearance in Support the Court. Varsity player Alvaro Diaz, third from right, has helped coach the students, many of whom have never played basketball before. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) VALE – It’s a Wednesday morning at Vale High School and the[Read More…]

Vale’s Kailey McGourty tries to power through the Burns defense during an Eastern Oregon League contest earlier this season. McGourty and the rest of her teammates helped the Vikings claim fourth place at the state tourney. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) NORTH BEND – Vale girls basketball coach Jason Johnson summed up[Read More…]

Vale’s Tyler Richardson defeated Elbereth Ragsdale of Glencoe High School to win the championship at 140 pounds at the Class 3A state wrestling championships in Portland Saturday. (For the Enterprise/Ronald Bond, La Grande Observer) PORTLAND – Tyler Richardson wasn’t expecting to be down five points within 30 seconds of her championship[Read More…]

Vale’s Emersyn Johnson drives toward the basket during a non-league contest with Fruitland earlier in the season. (The Enterprise/File) PORTLAND – The Vale varsity girls basketball team used a big second half and performances from key players to post a 48-45 win over Oregon Episcopal School Friday in a first-round[Read More…]

Tyler Richardson of Vale High School poses at the 3A state tournament award stand on Saturday, Feb. 29. (Photo courtesy Vale Wrestling) Three wrestlers from Nyssa High School and one from Vale won state 3A championships Saturday. Sophomore Tyler Richardson from Vale won her second state girls title, beating Elbereth[Read More…]