Big Sky homecoming

Big Sky homecoming

Former Forest Grove standout Kristi VandeBergh gets an unexpected chance to compete in her...

Braves nailed at home

Braves nailed at home

Banks misses out on a regular-season Cowapa League baseball title with a 9-1 home loss against...

Forest Grove junior wins Class 6A state golf championship with dramatic comeback

Forest Grove junior wins Class 6A state golf championship with dramatic comeback

With her third consecutive Pacific Conference golf championship already in the books, Forest...

Boxers welcome Big Sky

Boxers welcome Big Sky

Big Sky Conference track & field championships will be held at Lincoln Park Stadium this week...

Heartbreak for Lady Viks

Heartbreak for Lady Viks

Squaring off against two of the best teams in the state, Forest Grove drops close decisions to...

Hounds move into first

Hounds move into first

Gaston runs its win streak to seven games and ties Nestucca for first place in league Some...

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May 15, 2013

Swanson runs away with district golf title

by Zack Palmer
Hannah Swanson shoots a second-day 68 to earn her third straight conference title Hannah Swanson already knew that she was headed back to the Class 6A state golf tournament. What she wanted more…
May 15, 2013

In Brief

by Amanda Miles
Former Brave headed to NCAAs The Portland State softball team is back in the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year, and this year’s squad includes a Banks alumna in freshman Melissa…
May 15, 2013

Lady Vikings change focus to 6A playoffs

by Zack Palmer
Forest Grove softball takes third place and waits to learn its playoff opponent The Forest Grove softball team locked up a Class 6A state playoff berth with a 6-0 win over Newberg on May 1, so…
May 08, 2013

Forest Grove track team honors seniors

by Amanda Miles
Senior class is recognized during Vikings' final home dual meet of the season Last Wednesday, during the final home meet of the season, the Forest Grove track and field program honored its…
May 08, 2013

Sports briefs

by Staff Report
Vikings in good shape at district Last year, the Forest Grove girls golf team blew a 13-stroke lead on the final day of the Pacific Conference district tournament, falling from second to third…
May 01, 2013

Lady Braves double up Y-C to stay unbeaten in league

by Amanda Miles
Banks takes the inside track to a league title with a pair of wins over Yamhill-Carlton The Banks softball team finally got some competition last week. After recording double-digit wins in each…
May 01, 2013

Banner day for Boxers at NWC Championships

by Staff Report
Shipley wins distance double to lead Pacific to its best conference meet finish since 1977 Two more conference champions, several personal best performances, another school record and the men’s…
May 01, 2013

Pitching staff boosts Banks into Class 4A playoff chase

by Zack Palmer
Braves sit in second after wins against Astoria, Tillamook Some coaches worry about stockpiling wins or boosting their team’s power ranking during the preseason, but Banks head coach Brian…
May 01, 2013

Sports Briefs

by Staff Report
Greyhounds fizzle against Nestucca Regardless of what happens over the last two weeks of the baseball season, Gaston is virtually guaranteed a third- or fourth-place finish in the Northwest…
April 24, 2013

Vikings make the step up to varsity level this year

by Amanda Miles
Twenty-seven players have turned out for a Forest Grove program in its fourth season Three years ago, Will Burnard really wanted to play high school lacrosse. Then a freshman, Burnard had played…

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by: NEWS-TIMES PHOTO: AMANDA MILES - Banks junior Ashley Edwards prepares for a throw during the javelin competition at Saturday's Banks Invitational. Edwards finished second in the event with a throw of 107 feet, finishing behind sophomore teammate Kindel Bailey, who won with a toss of 114 feet, 3 inches.
Apr 24, 2013

Braves dominate competition at annual Banks Invitational

by Amanda Miles
Banks athletes win a total of 12 event championships against a field of 15 teams from Oregon, Washington The Banks track and field teams cleaned house on Saturday. Competing in their own Banks…
Apr 24, 2013

Greyhounds lose five out of six games in league play

by Zack Palmer
Gaston baseball gets tripped up by two league heavyweights Last year, Gaston’s baseball season was done in by a six-game stretch in which the Greyhounds lost five times to Northwest League…
Apr 24, 2013

Sports briefs

by Staff
Viking junior sets school record Forest Grove’s Geremia Luzier-Zmudzinski set a new school record in the boys 3,000 meters on Saturday during the Wilsonville Invitational. The Viking junior won…
by: NEWS-TIMES PHOTO: AMANDA MILES - Forest Grove sophomore Levi Boyer celebrates at the finish line on the anchor leg of the Vikings' winning 4x400-meter relay last Wednesday in a conference dual meet against McMinnville.
Apr 17, 2013

Vikings finding their legs

by Amanda Miles
Forest Grove stages its first home dual meet since the school put in a new track surface In many ways, last Wednesday’s Pacific Conference dual track and field meet at Forest Grove was quite…
by: NEWS-TIMES PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD - Forest Grove sophomore Emily Peters delivers a pitch during the Lady Vikings' Pacific Conference softball game against Glencoe last Friday. Forest Grove lost 8-1 but bounced back on Monday with a crucial 1-0 victory over Newberg.
Apr 17, 2013

Lady Vikings holding steady

by Amanda Miles
Forest Grove falls to No. 1-ranked Glencoe but rebounds with a crucial league victory In a showdown of two well-regarded Pacific Conference softball squads, Forest Grove did not flinch in last…
Apr 17, 2013

Gaston girls win four straight in league play

by Zack Palmer
Lady Greyhounds sweep a three-game series against Knappa to move into second place Two weeks ago, Gaston took a 5-0 lead against Vernonia in a Northwest League softball game, only to lose 8-5.…
Apr 17, 2013

Sports briefs

by Sports Staff
Locals compete in Boston Marathon Eleven participants with ties to western Washington County finished the 117th Boston Marathon, staged Monday on the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to Boston.…
by: NEWS-TIMES PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD - Banks junior high jumpers Amy Hilger (left) and Lauren Birr share a laugh during practice on Monday afternoon. Both girls qualified for last year's OSAA Class 4A state meet.
Apr 10, 2013

Such great heights

by Amanda Miles
Banks high jumpers Amy Hilger and Lauren Birr have their sights set on returning to the state meet Lauren Birr and Amy Hilger have known each other since they were in diapers — or at least…
Apr 10, 2013

Braves turn in dominant performance at Tillamook Invitational

by Amanda Miles
Neither rain nor wind could stop Banks on Saturday. Despite precipitation and swirling, gusting winds, the Banks boys and girls track and field squads showed themselves to be in fine early…
by: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP PHOTO: DAN BROOD - Forest Grove sophomore shortstop Sarah Hess (left) and sophomore second baseman Emily Peters both reach for a ground ball during Monday's Pacific Conference softball opener against Tualatin. The Lady Vikings lost the game 2-0.
Apr 10, 2013

Lady Vikings stumble against Tualatin

by Zack Palmer
After a hot start in non-league play, Forest Grove drops its first Pacific Conference game of the year Forest Grove softball was rolling along with seven wins in its first eight games, but a…


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