COVID cannot stop us looking back 30 years
VALE – With the current future of high school sports in Oregon uncertain, easternoregonsports.com decided to look the opposite way and reminisce of the old days before social distancing, masks and stay at home orders.
WIAA proposes changes to Hermiston athletics
RENTON, Washington – Each year, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association considers proposed amendments for the upcoming year. Hermiston, playing in the Washington league, will be impacted by these changes. The proposed changes were submitted by member schools...
No course, no problem for OCA’s Coach of Year, Ontario’s Scott Helmick
ONTARIO – As the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association considered the nominees for Coach of the Year in the sport of golf, one would assume the coaches considered would have one important item on their resume-a golf course...
Former football coach files suit against school district
ONTARIO – A former football coach for the 4A Ontario Tigers filed a lawsuit against the Ontario School District on Tuesday, December 15 alleging his reputation as a coach has been “irrevocably damaged.”
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Oregon coaches rally together for return of sports
VALE – Over 100 high school Oregon coaches of various sports chose to give up an evening and join together on a Zoom on call on Tuesday, November 17 to discuss options on returning student athletes back...
Governor Brown places hold on majority of high school sports
SALEM – The possibility of an upcoming basketball and wrestling season just took another large step backward as Oregon Governor Brown issued an executive order barring any indoor sports and severely curtailing outdoor conditioning.
Contracting COVID-19 through sports: Wisconsin study shows little relationship
VALE – Student athletes in Oregon continue to sit on the sidelines, unable to compete due to restrictions placed by the state and the Oregon School Activities Association. The rulings are due to the spread of COVID-19...
Adrian’s Wagster brings community together for a memory
PARMA, IDAHO – Like many high school students in eastern Oregon, Adrian High School senior Claire Wagster is missing her friends, playing sports and the community support of the town at high school events. Wagster, a cross...
National high school organization reports success for fall football
INDIANAPOLIS – On a recent call with Doctor Karissa Niehoff, Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the discussion of COVID-19 deaths and positive tests related to high school football emerged. The Oregon...
Photo Gallery: Adrian Antelopes
With no guarantee of a season to come later this school year, student athletes from Adrian still took to the volleyball court and football field on Wednesday, August 2.
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