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Madras gets another shutout from Stockton
Sophomore Bentley Stockton got another Tri-Valley Conference shutout win Thursday, pitching the Buffs past Molalla on the road 2-0. Stockton spread out three hits and overcame three Buffalo errors to keep the Indians off the board. Not overpowering, Stockton struck out just two, but only gave up three walks. On April 24, Stockton threw a shutout against Estacada, a 1-0 Madras win. ...
Buffalo girls pound out win over Molalla
A three-run sixth inning keyed the win for the Madras White Buffalo softball program Thursday, May 2. With the game tied at 3-all, Madras plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth to go up 6-3, then held on for the 6-4 Tri-Valley Conference victory over Molalla at the Buffalo field. Senior Keira Tortalita pitched all seven innings for Madras, spreading out eight Indian hits and striking out seven....
Buffalo golfers end season fifth sixth at district
The Madras White Buffalos finished one spot out of state tournament berth at the Special District 1 Golf Tournament, held May 6-7 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks. Madras shot a team 740, falling six shots behind Tillamook’s 734. Seaside and Scappoose tied for the team title with 692. Crook County was third at 718. Molalla’s Massimo Cereghino, a junior, was the medalist going away. He shot a 150,...
Madras girl tennis hosts Steve Rankin Invitational
The Madras High School girls tennis team hosted the Steve Rankin Invitational on Saturday, April 27. The eight-team tournament is played in a round robin format with each of the eight schools’ No. 1 singles playing seven games against each other, with No. 2 singles players facing each other and No. 1 and No. 2 doubles doing the same. Players earn a point for each game they win, with the...
Bulldog softball nearly gets first league win
The Culver Bulldog softball team came ever-so-close to picking up its first win versus a varsity opponent this season but fell 19-18 to Central Linn April 23. The Bulldogs, playing with heavy hearts after the death of their teammate Jorja Nelson April 8, were to play a doubleheader against Santiam on the road April 26, but the games were canceled. The Bulldogs will play six of their final eight at home, beginning with a doubleheader against East Linn Christian Wednesday, April 30, with game one starting at 3 p.m. East Linn Christian is 1-5 in league and Culver 0-6. East Linn beat the Dawgs on April 4 20-12.
MHS golfers get eady for district
Eli Boyle had one of his best rounds of the year Monday, April 22 at the Running Y Ranch Marshfield Invitational. Boyle matched his season low 91, featuring a 41 on the back nine, to lead the Buffalo squad to an eighth-place finish among 12 squads. A 20-foot putt for birdie on the 18th highlighted the round. MHS coach Johnny Wilson said Boyle had two bad holes, 8 and 9,...
Wednesday track meet is senior night for MHS
Madras will host Tri-Valley Conference rivals Crook County and Estacada, along with La Pine, in a track and field meet Wednesday, May 1, and it will be senior night. League power Crook County is not expected to send its top athletes, though, according to MHS coach Mike Dove. With district nearing — Friday and Saturday, May 10-11 — many programs are lightening their competition loads. Madras was scheduled to be...
Errors haunt Buffs in loss to Gladstone
Madras committed five errors, several at key moments, helping Gladstone grab a 7-1 win at the Buffalos' field Thursday, April 25. The loss dropped the Buffs to 2-7 in Tri-Valley Conference play and pushed the Gladiators to 4-5. Sophomore Danny Jackson pitched all seven innings for Madras, and kept the Buffs in it, spreading out seven hits. But the errors behind him and a lack of offensive punch on the...
Career capper: Seneca Ball first team all-state
Madras senior guard Seneca Ball — whose senior campaign this winter was among the best seasons any individual has ever had in MHS boys basketball history — capped it with a first team all-state nod. Ball, the Tri-Valley Conference Player of the Year this past winter, was a beast of a guard all season, including at the 4A state tournament, where he led the Buffalos to a fourth-place finish and led the tourney in scoring with 71 over three games, including 37 in the fourth-place...
Pitching gem carries Buffs to victory
Sophomore Bentley Stockton pitched a two-hit shutout on the road at Estacada Wednesday keying a 1-0 Madras White Buffalo victory. Stockton spread out the two hits, stranding four Ranger baserunners. For the Buffalos, Tyler Clarkson got a fourth-inning RBI, scoring Noah Vibbert. That was all the Buffs needed to get the Tri-Valley Conference win. The win kept the Buffalos' hope for a third-place finish in league and a state postseason...
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