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 […]
After a difficult first half of the season, Banks boys basketball coach Pat Marlia had a few extra wrinkles on his forehead. He and his players were left scratching their collective heads as the team – comprised mainly of juniors […]
After a difficult first half of the season Banks head coach Pat Marlia had a few extra wrinkles on his forehead. He was surprised. Meanwhile, the players of the Banks Braves boys basketball team were scratching their collective heads. The […]
It’s an interesting year for our area. A lesson in sports psychology. Teams seem to be littered with young, talented players but teams are still struggling. Of course, experts will say, winning young rarely happens. And it’s true. It takes […]
The Gaston girls basketball team is doing something it hasn’t done in years – winning. The Lady Greyhounds have won six of their last eight games and are looking down on the Northwest League standings instead of up. Two weeks […]
PORTLAND – Andrew Hutchins scored 12 points but the Forest Grove boys basketball team lost its final non-conference game of the season Monday night, falling 57-51 to David Douglas in the Rose Garden. Both teams entered Monday’s game with eyes […]
PORTLAND – Playing on an NBA court is a special treat for most high school players – at least until the tape measure comes out. The Forest Grove girls basketball team enjoyed a rare opportunity to play at the Rose […]
Don’t look now, but Gaston’s girls basketball team – a program that is averaging three wins a season over the last five years – is now 7-1 after taking out Neah-Kah-Nie and Vernonia over the weekend to win the Gaston […]
Last February, the Forest Grove Vikings girls basketball team finished strong. The Vikings final record was 9-13 and they finished 5-10 in conference play but they won two of their last three games, outscoring their opponents 131-111. The team returns […]
A year older and a year wiser may be the theme for the Gaston Greyhounds. The 2009-2010 season is looking up for a team that only won two games last season. The program is the most popular it has been […]