Ontario boys soccer coaches Daniel Dominguez, left, and Jaime Gonzalez. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel) ONTARIO – When Covid ended the fall 2020 sports season before it began, there wasn’t much the Ontario boys soccer team could do. School was meeting online only, and for the first time since they were in sixth[Read More…]
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Adrian notches another win while Vale drops game to La Pine in prep football action
Conley Martin (14) – seen above in a game against Crane earlier in the season – ran for 204 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Antelopes past Imbler last weekend. (For the Enterprise/Angie Sillonis). LA PINE – Quarterback Tanner Steele tossed two touchdowns and ran for another for the[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Ontario and Four Rivers face off on the soccer pitch
The Ontario boys soccer team’s senior class has been playing together since the sixth grade, and described their bond as like a family. In this photo: Javier Conchas, Alex Solorio, José Anguiano, Alijah Huerta, Adrian Nuñez, Salvador Cuna, Erick Lopez, Junior Mireles and coach Jaime Gonzalez and his assistant coach.[Read More…]
Ontario spikers persevere despite Covid, losses
Katelyn Oester of the Lady Tigers sends the ball over the net as teammate Hailee Pearson prepares for Nyssa’s return. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated Coach Jessica Rodriguez’s subject area. She is a math teacher, not an English language development teacher. ONTARIO –[Read More…]
La Grande slides by Vale while Adrian adds another win in weekend prep football action
A host of Vale tacklers swarm La Grande’s Brody MacMillan during first-half action Friday night in Vale. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Anton Evans’ extra point kick late in the fourth quarter lifted La Grande over Vale 21-19 Friday night in prep football action at Hawley stadium. The kick capped[Read More…]
La Grande rolls past Nyssa while Ontario claims victory over Vikings in prep football action
La Grande’s Payton Cooper (8) shrugs off one tackler while he tries to avoid Nyssa’s Marlin Miles (79) and teammate Brody MacMillan gets set to block Friday night in Nyssa. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). NYSSA – La Grande took control early and never looked back on the way to a 42-8[Read More…]
Vale, Nyssa and Adrian prep football teams notch weekend wins
Vale’s Nathan Kimball (34) and Brayden Gregory (18) run down Baker’s Gauge Bloomer during their game Friday night. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – John Wolfe had a big game Friday night. So did the rest of the Vale Vikings. Wolfe pulled in eight passes for 116 yards and scored two[Read More…]
Area prep football teams kick off new season Friday
Tom Snook, Vale High School athletic director, works to clear snow off the football field last week. The Vikings, along with other local prep football teams, will open the 2021 season Friday. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Local grid squads will hit the grass this weekend as part of a[Read More…]
At last, Malheur County soccer players take to the field – with changes
Ontario boys’ soccer coach Jaime Gonzalez. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) NYSSA – Prep soccer is back in Nyssa and Ontario but players from each school will take the field under a different league classification and after a long delay caused by Covid. The pandemic inspired the creation of a new regional[Read More…]
Malheur County football teams gear up for a new – and shortened – season
Vale High School football coach Jeff Aldred talks to his team during a practice. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – There was an open spot in the field where brown grass peeked but on the horizon a storm promised snow Thursday as the Vale varsity football team practiced a series of[Read More…]