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Rainier Columbians on the bullseye
The Rainier Columbians Trap Team traveled to the Hillsboro Gun Club recently for the Class 1A Oregon State Championship Tournament, competing against 35 teams from across Oregon on June 23. Head Coach Jeff Sorenson gave an update on the team’s finale in a Facebook post after an “outstanding” day of shooting that saw the team hit a team-record score of 471/500 birds. The Columbian’s sharp shooting saw them place 3rd overall in 1A Classification, narrowly missing second-place Madras, who scored 472/500. This year’s state champion,...
Losses keep coming for the Hops who dropped their sixth straight in 7-4 loss to Canadians
So, it continues. For the sixth straight game and fifth with the Canadians, the Hops were on the losing end of a game, this time a 7-4 defeat to Vancouver on Saturday afternoon, at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver. The home C’s broke open a tie game in the eighth inning, scoring three runs on three straight hits, followed by a two-out RBI-double by Je’Von Ward that put Vancouver ahead...
OSAA hires Brownrigg as assistant executive director
The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) has hired Lauren Brownrigg as an assistant executive director. Brownrigg has served as associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. since 2012. She was named senior associate athletic director in 2020. Brownrigg replaces Monica Maxwell, who recently accepted a position with the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) in Indianapolis, Ind. ...
Emeralds Drop Series Opener Against Hillsboro
Hillsboro, OR — The Ems dropped game 1 against the Hillsboro Hops by a final score of 4-3. The Ems trailed the entire game and their comeback attempt fell just short as they dropped the series opener. They’ll look to even up the series tomorrow. The Hops got...
Hops Weekly: A week to be forgotten for the Hillsboro Hops
Weeks don’t get much tougher than this past week for the Hillsboro Hops who dropped all six of their games at Vancouver. With the sweep, the Canadians improved to 9-0 in the second half of the season, while the Hops dropped to 1-8 having lost seven straight games. Hillsboro batted just .226 as a team over the six games in Vancouver and scored just 14 total runs. A direct result...
Hops Top Ems; OSU Gymnast Makes Olympic Team
The Hillsboro Hops outscored the Eugene Emeralds last night in game one of the 6 game series in Hillsboro. The Hops led the game through 7 innings with a 4-1 score. The Emeralds attempted to mount a comeback in the top of the eighth inning when Bryce Eldridge hit a line drive single scoring Jonah Cox. But the inning ended on a strike out followed by a fly out. Final 4-3 Hops. The series continues this evening at 7:05.
Coaching next generation of left-handed players in Beaverton
The baseball diamond in Beaverton is where Ila Borders is looking to bring along the next generation of ball players with her unique take as a left-handed coach. “I am just trying to take my experiences that I learned, good and bad, and pass those along and help the sport grow,” said Borders, a training captain with Clackamas Fire.
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