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Cheesemakers and Bobcats compete at state track meet
Athletes from Tillamook and Nestucca High Schools traveled to Eugene’s Hayward Field to compete in the OSAA Track & Field State Championships from May 16-18. Three Nestucca athletes, Kyla Hurliman, Makayla Webber and Micah Rigg, and Tillamook Seniors Shayla Hillstrom and Juan Gomez all earned podium finishes to lead their teams at the meet. Webber, competing in the 2A meet, finished in the top three in two events, taking second...
Mooks flag footballers compete in state tourney
The Mooks girls flag football team got eliminated from the state championship tournament by South Salem High School on Saturday, May 11, falling by a score of 45-7. South Salem went on to win all three games on Saturday to claim the state title. Tillamook advanced to the championship tournament by winning district one, which included Seaside and Astoria. Overall, Tillamook went 4-2 on the season, including matchups in the jamboree event to start the campaign. ...
Cheesemaker golfers finish tenth in state
The Tillamook High Cheesemakers boys golf team capped a strong season by finishing 10th in the 2024 State Championship Tournament May 13-14 at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell. The Mooks, guided by seventh-year Coach Johnny Begin, had a team score of 779 to get a top-10 placing in the 12-team event. Out of a total of 34 Class 4A teams, only the top-12 qualified for state. The Mooks were led by the quartet of sophomore Triton Faber (182), seniors Tanner Hoskins (188), Seth Wehinger...
Tillamook County Rodeo invites you
Tillamook County Rodeo invites you to become part of the rodeo action for 2025. Applications are now being accepted for the titles of Tillamook County Rodeo Queen, Junior Miss Tillamook Rodeo and Little Miss Tillys. The pageant competition will be held June 21st & 22nd 2024 at the 37th Anniversary of the Tillamook County Rodeo at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds. The Queen title is open to young ladies ages 17 to 27. ...
Cheesemaker golfers headed to state
The Tillamook High Cheesemakers boys golf team had their best performance of the season to qualify for the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union Class 4A/3A/2A/1A State Championship Tournament for the first time since 2022. The Cheesemakers competed at the tournament on May 13 and 14, at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell, check next week’s edition for those results. The Cheesemakers, guided by seventh-year Coach Johnny Begin, took fourth place in...
Tillamook County Rodeo invites you
Tillamook County Rodeo invites you to become part of the rodeo action for 2025. Applications are now being accepted for the titles of Tillamook County Rodeo Queen, Junior Miss Tillamook Rodeo and Little Miss Tillys. The pageant competition will be held June 21st & 22nd 2024 at the 37th Anniversary of the Tillamook County Rodeo at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds. The Queen title is open to young ladies ages 17 to 27. ...
Cheesemaker golf competes in Cowapa League tourney
The Tillamook High Cheesemakers played their final regular season golf tournament in the five-team Cowapa League District championship on April 29, at Astoria Golf & Country Club. The Cheesemakers, guided by seventh-year Coach Johnny Begin, played well, particularly the girls’ squad in taking third place, while the boys team took fifth place. “We didn’t quite achieve what we wanted to, but we had a couple of girls who were in the top-10 and Seth Wehinger got a top-10 boys finish and he earned a First...
Tillamook golfers shoot for state
The Tillamook High Cheesemakers boys and girls golf teams both competed exceptionally well in OSAA Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 tournaments to help them preparel for the upcoming regional tourney May 6-7 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks. The top players at the regional in Banks qualify for the state tournament May 13-14. The Boys tourney is at Emerald Valley Golf Resort in Creswell. The girls’ tourney is at Tokatee Golf Club in McKenzie. For the Cheesemakers, guided by seventh-year Coach Johnny Begin, if any of them reach the state tournament as individual qualifiers, it would mark their first ever appearance for both the boys’ and girls’ squads. “We took a young group of players to both events for our boys’ and girls’ teams and some of them played in their first ever varsity tournament, which was great for the young kids,” said Begin, who has a total of 18 boys and 10 girls playing this season.
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