Photos by NOLAN GRAHAM Jaxon Hoyt scored 10 points in the game against Lakeview on Saturday, Dec. 16. The boys Hilander basketball team finished the weekend with wins over Oakridge and Lakeview during the Harney County Crossover, which was held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15-16. On Friday, Dec. 15, at Crane Union High

The Burns Hilander boys basketball team started off the first week of the basketball season with four wins in four nights. The Hilanders hosted Sisters on Wednesday, Nov. 29, to kick-off the 2023-24 year. Burns got off to a fast start, as they took down the Outlaws 62-48. Zane Perry-Kozeni, last year’s

The Burns Hilander girls basketball team picked up a pair of victories against Ontario and Riverside this past week. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, Burns demolished the Ontario Tigers at home, 60-13. Kaitlyn Wright led the Hilanders with 20 points. Akylah Kaino finished with 10, Kaya Dobson and Olivia Winn ended with eight

The Burns Hilander girls basketball team netted two recent wins at home, extending their winning streak to six. The Hilanders hosted Grant Union on Wednesday, Dec. 15, where they picked up the win, 56-32. Leading the way for the girls was Kaitlyn Wright who had 20 points on the night. Akylah Kaino

Photos by RUTHIES IN HIS IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY Kaitlyn Wright, with a slight height disadvantage, boxing out Nyssa’s 6’5” forward, Gracie Johnson. The Burns girls basketball team traveled to Bend for a match-up against the Bend High Lava Bears on Wednesday, June 2. The 6A Lava Bears from the Mountain Valley Conference were defeated

Photo by BRIAN GRAHAM Truston Snapp goes for the block. The Burns boys basketball team evened its Eastern Oregon League record at 4-4 with a pair of victories Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8, at Burns High School. Burns opened up the weekend of hoops with a convincing 77-38 win over Irrigon (0-8) on

Photo by RANDY PARKS Truston Snapp of Burns lays in two against Baker.   The Hilanders evened their season record at 4-4 with a 57-42 victory over La Pine in nonconference boys basketball action on Friday, Dec. 20. ••• The Burns boys basketball team bounced back from a four-point halftime deficit for a 73-57 victory

Burns to compete in Lost River tourney Dec. 13-14 The Hilanders girls basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season by winning the La Pine Invitational held Dec. 6-7. On Friday, Dec. 6, Burns topped Amity 62-29 in the first round of the tournament. The following day, the Hilanders ran past Irrigon 64-22. Burns

The No. 1-ranked Burns girls basketball team advanced to the final eight-team bracket of the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 3A Girls Basketball State Championship with a 53-31 victory over La Pine on Saturday, Feb. 23, at Burns High School. Both teams had their offenses working after the opening tip, with Burns

Allie Hueckman set a new single-game scoring record with 38 points in the Hilanders’ 64-41 win over Irrigon on Friday, Feb. 1, at Burns High School. Hueckman dropped in nine points in the first quarter, 14 in the second period, four in the third, and 11 in the final stanza. Hueckman’s