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Jackson Shelstad erupts for 71 points at Portland Pro-Am
West Linn alum Jackson Shelstad scored 71 points in his first game at the 2024 Portland Pro-Am at Parkrose High School on Saturday, July 6, lifting Team JS to a season-opening victory at the weekly summer showcase. With Saturday’s performance, Shelstad followed fellow West Linn alum Payton Pritchard’s footsteps one step further, dominating the Pro-Am just three years after Pritchard made headlines for scoring a similarly large number of points. ...
State Baseball: Local 6A standouts earn all-state honors
Below is the list of Oregon high school 6A all-state players from the 2024 season. Player of the Year: Ryan VandenBrink, West Linn Pitcher of the Year: Gabe Howard, West Linn Coach of the Year: Joe Monahan, West Linn First...
St. Paul Rodeo adds breakaway roping event for first time in 87-year history
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’ve ever been to a rodeo, you’ve heard the term “breaking the barrier”. Thankfully, Wilsonville’s Mattie Turner didn’t literally do that when she performed at the St. Paul Rodeo on Tuesday, but she certainly did do that metaphorically. “It’s history being made really, and it’s fun to be a part […]
Willamette Week’s Guide to Portland-Area Swimming Holes
With temperatures hitting triple digits in Portland, we decided to dig up our most comprehensive list of swimming holes, published 12 years ago. But even the oases aren’t immune to the effects of a warming planet. We removed two of the spots on our initial list—Three Pools in the Opal Creek Wilderness and Oneonta Gorge—because they remain closed after devastating wildfires scoured the surrounding forest.
San Diego Wave FC Falls 1-0 to the Portland Thorns at Providence Park
SAN DIEGO (July 5, 2024) – San Diego Wave FC (3-7-6, 15 points) fell 1-0 to the Portland Thorns (8-5-3, 27 points) at Providence Park on Friday night. San Diego started off the game strong, producing several chances in the first half. The most dangerous opportunity came in the 38th minute. A cross from midfielder Makenzy Doniak fell to the back post to a sliding María Sánchez. The Mexican international redirected the ball to Alex Morgan and she sent a shot into the back of the net, however, the goal was called offside and the game remained stalemate.
INTERVIEW: Michael Andretti On The Future Of EV’s In Racing
Young Zach got to spend a few moments with racing legend Michael Andretti at last weekend’s Formula E Grand Prix in Portland. Andretti sheds some light on the future of electric motorsports and whether or not EV racing will ever supersede traditional combustion motorsports. He also gives KVI listeners an update on Andretti Autosport’s ambitions of purchasing a Formula One team. Young Zach also got to ask Former Formula One driver and current Formula E driver, Stoffel Vandoorne how an EV handles when compared to the pinnacle of motorsport, a modern Formula One car.
Lakeridge’s Nilay Naik, Lake Oswego’s Drew Woolworth go 1-2 at Oregon Junior Amateur Championships
Recent Lakeridge graduate Nilay Naik was named the 94th Oregon Junior Amateur Champion on Friday, June 28, besting fellow Lake Oswego native Drew Woolworth in the match play final at Portland Golf Club. Just a month after Woolworth claimed the individual 6A title while Naik finished tied for third, Naik earned revenge with a head-to-head victory over the rising Lake Oswego junior, taking a four-hole lead with only three holes left to play after navigating a bracket that featured 32 of the top junior golfers...
Press Row: Bulldogs add Portland quarterback
The University of Redlands football team adds some quarterbacking depth this season as Will Reid of Franklin High in Portland has committed to the Bulldogs, according to a story on scorebooklive.com. Last season Reid passed for 3,051 yards and 33 touchdowns. A whopping 591 of those yards came in one...
Softball: Bearcat alum Lopez gets opportunity with professional team
For Paetynn Lopez, home has been the West Coast. Playing travel ball and high school softball for W.F. West was just the beginning. She stayed in the PNW all four years collegiately playing for Portland State. So when the chance to play softball professionally came to the forefront in a...
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