Month: February 2010

Inside a giant tent on the east side of Portland, 31 swim teams are vying for the top spot in the state. The Forest Grove Vikings have brought a handful of athletes and a single goal set by interim coach […]

I stumbled across this article on the front page of CNN’s website today. Yes, folks. H1N1. I’m going there. The headline of that article reads, “H1N1: Pandemic was emotional as well as physical.” Uhhh. Yeah. All I could think was, […]

The epic run for the lady Greyhounds came to an end last week. But, it was deja vu all over again. Only four days after losing to the Corbett Cardinals in the season finale, the the Greyhounds girls basketball team […]

The Forest Grove Vikings had a strong showing in McMinnville at the 6A Pacific league swim meet last weekend, ending the season by notching a number of personal best times and sending 17 swimmers to the state meet. Among them […]

Welcome spring back, everyone. Last Friday it was sunny, then rainy, then sunny, then cold, then warm. It’s safe to say spring sports can begin. The official start is still a few weeks away, but break out the batting cages […]

After beating the Canby Cougars, 62-49, on Friday, the Forest Grove Vikings girls basketball team couldn’t seal back-to-back wins Monday night and lost to Tualatin, 42-55. “Against Canby we executed the offense perfectly,” Lumpkin said. “We played great defense. Had […]

A balanced scoring effort and a dominant rebounding effort, particularly on the offensive end, led Pacific to their fourth win in their last five games Friday night as the Boxers rolled to a 76-59 Northwest Conference men’s basketball victory over […]

Ross Bartlett is not an oppressive force on the court. He glides through the game, doesn’t over-power it. He plays the game like he walks through life – with desire, direction and determination. He rarely misses a defender, or a […]

The Gaston Greyhounds had a tough week. Gaston’s boys basketball team dropped two of its three games last week and now must win at least two of its last four in order to make the Northwest League playoffs – four […]

When The Discovery Channel shows, Planet Earth, it often features a pack of lions tracking down a wildebeest or gazelle. Each one instinctually knows where to be and how to react. Fans enjoy watching and learning that instincts can overcome […]