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Hillsboro Hops announce groundbreaking on new stadium set for August 8
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KGW) – Construction of a new baseball stadium for the Hillsboro Hops will begin with a groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 8, the minor-league baseball club announced Wednesday. On Tuesday night, Hillsboro City Council unanimously voted 5-0 to approve a new 40-year lease between the Hops and the...
At 8 years old, Wilsonville runner is on the fast track to national championship
WILSONVILLE, Oregon — An 8-year-old track star from Wilsonville is gearing up for the National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in Texas. Grant Broussard qualified for the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash after posting some of the nation’s best times for his age group. “I like...
Rob Gale Promoted to Head Coach as Portland Thorns Celebrate Historic Winning Streak
Portland Thorns FC has officially ended their hunt for a head coach, as they elevated interim boss Rob Gale to full-time duties, a decision announced with a universal sense of rightness on Friday, news sources reported. Gale, who has been steering the ship as an interim figure since April, has now been handed the helm following a historic start that saw him orchestrate a six-game winning streak during his tenure, according to KGW.
10 to Watch in Paris Olympics: Pieter Quinton, men's rowing
PARIS, France — Pieter Quinton graduated from Grant High School in Northeast Portland, and now after three years with the U.S. rowing team, he is headed to the Paris Olympics. Quinton began rowing in the eighth grade for the Rose City Rowing Club, and after that his career took...
Portland's Pier Park Elevates Conservation Efforts Amidst Disc Golf Popularity
Portland's Pier Park has become a beacon for disc golf enthusiasts, now ranked as the third most popular disc golf course in the nation. With the sport's surge in popularity comes an increased responsibility towards the preservation of the park's natural resources. As recent efforts have highlighted, even a game as seemingly benign as disc golf can leave its mark — literally — on the landscape.
Six Innings with Ryan Iamurri, a Junior League Softball World Series and Women’s College World Series Champion
Earlier this year, Little League® took time to reflect back with Ryan Iamurri on her own softball career, but as the historic 2024 Summer of Softball continues, here is a special #GWG50 “Six Innings” conversation with the former Little Leaguer® who made her way to the top in every level of play:
Hops return from break with 8-6 win at Everett
Maybe a reset was all the Hops needed to get things turned around? After a rough start to the second half of the 2024 season, Hillsboro got things started properly in their first game back after the All-Star break, defeating Everett 8-6 on Friday night, July 19, at Funko Field in Everett. The Hops got five runs in the first inning, one each in the third, sixth and eighth innings,...
Cali’s Walk-Off Blast Sends Fans Home Happy
July 21, 2024 - EVERETT, WA: Caleb Cali demolished a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to send 3,466 fans home happy on Sunday Fun Day as the Frogs defeated Hillsboro 5-3. Following a one-run first inning from Hillsboro, right-handed starting pitcher Marcelo Perez settled...
Canby baseball alumnus Joey Gartrell drafted to MLB
From a small-town boy to the big leagues. Joey Gartrell, a 2021 Canby High School graduate, was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round with the 447th selection of the MLB Draft on Tuesday, June 16. Gartrell, who just finished his junior season suiting up for the University of Portland, started four games for the Pilots before being sidelined with a season-ending arm injury. He went 2-2...
Penn State alumni score first-ever The Basketball Tournament win as Happy Valley Hoopers
John Harrar started Happy Valley Hoopers, the Penn State alumni team in The Basketball Tournament, last year. And Saturday, he ended the Hoopers' first-ever victory in the contest. Harrar took a pass near midcourt and drove to the basket to lay in the game-winning basket of Happy Valley Hoopers' 88-77...
TBT Pittsburgh Game 1 Live Doc: No. 5 Happy Valley Hoopers take down the Dubois Dream
The Basketball Tournament has begun in Pittsburgh, which will host four games in its day one slate. Ahead of the debut of the 2024 edition of Best Virginia, TBT kicks off in Pittsburgh with a game between the Dubois Dream and the Penn State alumni team, the Happy Valley Hoopers.
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