Dreaming takes courage – it bears the potential for failure. Those who dream do not do so blindly because a blind dream is a wish. Dreaming takes patience, planning and persistence. Those words sound familiar to Brandi Dawson. The Forest […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Doug Hofmeister, head coach at Forest Grove high school describes his team of four seniors, six juniors and three sophomores succinctly. “We’re awfully young and inexperienced,” he said. The team returns just 57 points and 53 rebounds from last year […]
They were nervous. Rightfully so. It’s 2006. The newest members of the Forest Grove varsity soccer team were 14. There were nine of them. All swallowing loudly, biting their nails and re-wrapping their ponytails every five minutes. They were 90 […]
Stepping off the gravel driveway onto the fresh-cut lawn of Anderson Farm, Forest Grove cross country fans couldn’t breathe deeply enough. The air was heavy with moisture but still cool. A hint of chimney smoke hung in the air, but […]