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Sutherland wins extra hot Rose Cup Race
Ken Sutherland of Sherwood took the victory in Sunday's 63rd Rose Cup Race at Portland International Raceway. The local driver added his name to the long list of prior champions after a masterful performance in the 45-minute sprint race, held in clear weather with temperatures reaching into the 90s. "There were so many ways, as always, that a race can go, so I was just going to play the scenario that came to me," Sutherland said of his July 14 victory. "But our car was...
Local softball standouts show out at Canada Cup
Summer is a time for local prep baseball and softball players to spread their wings, and a group of local softball standouts did just that in the Canada Cup which ended July 7, and was played in Surrey, British Columbia. The Moundtime 16A softball team based out of Hillsboro and made up of players from Sunset, Jesuit, Glencoe, Banks, and Lebanon high schools, along with players from the state of Washington, finished in second place in the Showcase Gold 17U division, bringing home silver medals...
Hops Weekly: Second-half slide continues for Hillsboro who drops four-of-six games against Tri-City
The second half of the Northwest League season has not been nice to the Hops. After finishing the first half winning eight of their last 10 games, Hillsboro is just 6-15 in the second half after dropping four-of-six games this past week against last place Tri-City. The Hops managed to lose the series to the visiting Dust Devils despite batting .274 as a team. ...
Five-run fifth inning sinks Hops in 5-3 loss to Tri-City
A day removed from ending their five-game losing streak, the Hops got back to it, dropping a 5-3 contest to Tri-City on Saturday, July 13, at Hillsboro Ballpark. The visiting Dust Devils got all five of their runs in the third inning thanks in part to two Hops miscues, to go with a Joe Redfield RBI-single and Caleb Ketchup two-RBI-double. Hillsboro responded with two runs of their own in the...
Sparks Fly in Hops 10-8 Win
Hillsboro, Oregon- The Hillsboro Hops hosted the Tri-City Dust Devils on Sunday afternoon for the final matchup of the series. While the fans were busy making friendship bracelets at Hillsboro Ballpark, the Dust Devils and Hops went back and forth with four different lead changes. The cruel summer heat was no sweat for the Hops as they won the game in style, racking up 13 hits in the 10-8 win. Manuel Peña and Jack Hurley both collected four hits each.
Tigard athletes take home all-league honors across sports in spring season
Tigard athletics produced some standout seasons across all sports in the spring season. As for team results, the softball team had the strongest showing. The Tigers entered the playoffs as the No. 19 seed, but ripped off three straight road wins to reach the state semifinals. Unfortunately for Tigard, a trip to the semifinals meant a trip to Sheldon High School, the defending state champs.
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