A two-point season and that is just fine

April 6, 2022April 6, 20220

Photo by JOHN BRAESE/EASTERNOREGONSPORTS.COM Kelsie Siegner adds the finishing touch by sinking the last two free throws of her career. by John L. Braese Easternoregonsports.com In today’s world of websites, Twitter, and Snapchat, news is instantaneous. Followers of easternoregonsports.com know a score within seconds of the final buzzer, and that is a great

Burns and Crane track teams start seasons

March 23, 2022March 22, 20220

Burns girls 6th, boys 7th at Prineville The Burns girls track team placed sixth out of 11 teams at the Crook County Ice Breaker track meet in Prineville on Thrusday, March 17. The Ridgeview girls team finished with 123 points to take home first place. Madras finished second with 100.5, Crook County

Crane girls and boys take state

March 9, 2022March 9, 20220

Photos by RHETT LANDON The 2022 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A Girls and Boys Basketball State Championships were held Saturday, March 5 in Baker City. Both the Crane girls and boys teams emerged victorious. The lady Mustangs ended their season 30-1, and the Mustang boys ended with a perfect 31-0. Crane

Crane boys and girls finish as High Desert League champs

February 23, 2022February 23, 20220

Photos by DEBBIE RANEY The High Desert League championship basketball tournament was held in John Day over the weekend, and Crane’s boys and girls teams both took first place. The Crane Mustang boys basketball team won the High Desert League championship, rolling through their season with a perfect 27-0 overall record and

Crane boys and girls ranked first in league

February 16, 2022February 16, 20220

The Crane Mustang boys basketball team finished up regular season play this past weekend, Friday-Saturday, Feb. 11-12, by defeating Caldera JV 68-51 and Adrian 69-51. The No. 1 ranked 1A Mustangs went 25-0 and 14-0 in High Desert League play. Crane scored 1,605 points this season (highest in 1A classification), averaging

Hilanders finish third at Oregon Classic

January 19, 2022January 18, 20220

Submitted photo The Hilander wrestling team placed third at the Oregon Classic. The Hilander wrestling team traveled to Crook County High School, where they faced off against Crook County and Molalla on Thursday, Jan. 13. Results for the Hilanders are as follows: Crook County 24, Burns 15 106 — Alberto Flores (Crook County) over Canon Winn

Mustangs continue to roll

January 5, 2022January 5, 20220

The Crane Mustang boys basketball team participated in the three-day Crusade Classic New Year’s Invitational at Salem Academy High School, Dec. 30 through Jan. 1. On the first day, the Mustangs destroyed the Gervais Cougars 65-22. Cody Siegner finished with a double-double, scoring 22 points along with 13 rebounds. Mitch Clark

Hilanders dominate at Woodfin-Robinson Tournament

December 8, 2021December 8, 20210

Photos by TERRY GRAHAM Hilanders in action during the Woodfin-Robinson Memorial at Burns High School on Friday, Dec. 3 The Burns Hilander wrestling team went 3-0 during the Woodfin-Robinson Memorial Tournament on Friday, Dec. 3, at Burns High School. Also taking part was Crane, Grant Union and Vale. Results for Burns (B) and Crane

The Crane Mustangs win big

September 22, 2021September 22, 20210

The Crane Mustangs built a 48-0 lead by halftime and cruised to a 60-0 home football game against the Union Bobcats this past Friday, Sept. 17. Jared Zander led the Crane passing attack, throwing for 126 yards and three touchdowns. Ty Taylor was on the receiving end of two of those

Crane Union High School Clay Target Team wins the state championship

July 21, 2021July 21, 20210

Submitted photo The Crane Mustang clay target team scored the highest in the 1A class, winning their division state championship with 476 points. Crane beat the second place team, Cascade Christian, by 18 clay targets. A total of 13 teams competed in the 1A class of the state competition, which was