1,000 and counting! Burns Softball April 3, 2024April 3, 20240 Pictured with her mother and assistant coach, Lindsay Davies, Burns Hilander senior standout pitcher, Ayla Davies, logged her 1,000th career strikeout this past weekend. In three games, Ayla struck-out 41 batters in 15 innings during the past weekend. Ayla’s impressive feat ranks her sixth overall in the record books for
Softball falls to Prospectors 2-1 Burns Softball March 27, 2024March 27, 20240 Photo by BHS Softball The Burns Hilander softball team lost a close game to 2A defending state champion Grant Union held in John Day on Thursday, March 21, 2-1. The Hilanders struck first in the top of the second inning taking a 1-0 lead. The Prospectors answered right back in the bottom of
Burns lacrosse takes down West Albany in season opener Burns Sports March 20, 2024March 21, 20240 Photo by Burns Lacrosse The Burns boys high school lacrosse team travelled to West Albany on Friday, March 15, for a non-conference game against the West Albany High School Bulldogs and hung on for an 11-10 victory. “This game should not have been this close, we opened up a nice lead
Megan Weil becomes Middle School’s first girl state champion Hines Middle School Wrestling March 13, 2024March 13, 20240 Submitted by NATHAN STAMPKE Megan Weil became the first girl to capture a middle school state wrestling championship at Hines Middle School. Weil, wrestling in the girls 185-pound weight class, pinned Mahala Colling from LaCreole Middle School in 27 seconds in the semifinals. She then pinned Sophia Zuniga from Walker Middle School
Back-to-back-to-back Champs Crane Basketball Crane Sports March 6, 2024March 6, 20240 Photos by Debbie Raney The Crane Mustang boys basketball team made history this past weekend as they became the first team in Oregon’s small-school classification to win three consecutive boys basketball state championships. Crane came into the 2024 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A Boys Basketball State Tournament as the No. 1 seeded
Mustang girls finish perfect season at 30-0 and state champs Crane Basketball Crane Sports March 6, 2024March 6, 20240 Photos by Debbie Raney The Crane girls basketball team became state champions after defeating North Douglas in the title game 59-39, in the 2024 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A Girls Basketball State Championship held in Baker, Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 29-March 2. The Mustangs came into the Elite Eight tournament as the No. 1
Hilander wrestling takes second at state wrestling tournament Burns Wrestling February 28, 2024March 1, 20240 Photos submitted by Darbie Kemper The Burns Hilander wrestling team finished in second place at the 3A OSAA/OnPoint Wrestling State Championships held at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 22-24. The Hilanders sent nine wrestlers to state, with seven wrestlers placing in their weight class. Burns managed to score 155 points
High Desert League District Champions! Crane Basketball February 21, 2024February 21, 20240 Photo by DEBBIE RANEY The Crane Mustang girls and boys basketball teams won the 2023-24 High Desert League championship held at Grant Union High School, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17. The girls captured their fourth consecutive HDL Championship by defeating Jordan Valley 61-40, and finished the regular season a perfect 25-0.
Hilander wrestling takes second at district, send nine wrestlers to state Burns Wrestling Sports February 15, 2024February 15, 20240 The BHS wrestling team finished in second place at the Special District 3A District 4 wrestling tournament held in Burns Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10. The Hilanders scored 259 points with 13 wrestlers placing, six of those champions in their respective weight class: Kempton Richardson (106), Henry Barnes (120), Kale Cornell
Five Hi Desert wrestlers place at OWA State Championships Sports Youth February 7, 2024February 7, 20240 Five Hi Desert Mat Club wrestlers placed at the OWA Kids Folkstyle State Championships at the Oregon State Fair & Expo Center in Salem, on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27-28. Hadley Gunderson took home the gold in the 14U girls 115-pound weight class. Wyatt Zipser (14U boys 87) and Amir Schouviller