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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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.…
“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…
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 –…