http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121017432348622400 Scappoose High’s Lady Indians trounced Banks in Cowapa League softball action last week, but split a doubleheader with rival Yamhill-Carlton. The Lady Indians are a game ahead of Yamhill-Carlton in second place, but need a minor miracle for them to have a shot at the league crown. Tillamook ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010408974167900 The St. Helens High boys' tennis team had no problems in handing Parkrose an 8-0 loss, but had some lapses in singles matches against Glencoe. The team was preparing for the conference district tournament early this week, but didn’t draw well in seeding for singles. They had better luck in ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010399840570200 A Texas Hold ‘em poker Tournament will be held on May 17 at the St. Helens Elks Lodge to benefit the Scappoose wrestling program. A pre-registration fee of $45 is required by May 15. Interested players can register online at www.scappoose-.wrestling.com. $30 re-buys will be allowed during ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010386075463600 The St. Helens Lions 12-and-under fastpitch team won their opening tournament of the season, a four-game round robin in Newberg over the weekend. The team opened up the tournament with a 9-1 win over the West Valley “Hericanes.” Susanah Sass and Karli Edwards handled the pitching ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010377478588500 It wasn’t an easy win for the Scappoose Invasion at the Beaverton Invitational on April 20, but the team fought through the wind, rain and hail to take first in the silver division. The team opened the tournament facing the Beaverton Blaze ’96 and the game ended in a 6-6 tie on ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010309800244600 The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife last week announced the upcoming summer and fall salmon seasons for the Columbia River, including the popular Buoy 10 fishery. While many ocean salmon fishing opportunities have been severely constrained for 2008, opportunities in the Columbia River remain ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010292183961200 The Scappoose Indians emerged from the first round of district golf play on Monday in first place. After the first round, Scappoose led Seaside by three strokes, and was 22 ahead of Tillamook and Banks. The first round was played a the Astoria Country Club. The second and final round was held on ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010273060811600 The Columbia County Racing Association kicked off their 2008 season at the Columbia County Fairgrounds track on Saturday night. Curt Nusom won the Sportsman Division main event with Doug Hurley finishing second. John Nusom won the trophy dash. Curt Nusom had the fast time. In the Modified ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010246673074200 The St. Helens Lady Lions had a nearly improbable week of softball, pulling off a 2-1 win over Sherwood, coming close against the conference’s second-place team, then leading Wilsonville for four innings. The squad could only come up with enough magic against Sherwood, although they had as ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010229094551500 It just was one of those days for both the St. Helens boys’ and girls’ track teams on Wednesday at Glencoe. “The meet was not a good one for us,” St. Helens coach Gerry Tinkle said. “Our young boys’ squad was a little overwhelmed, but competed well. Cody Jones ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010208787971900 The Scappoose High boys track team didn’t have a lot of problems downing Yamhill-Carlton in a double dual meet on Thursday, but the girls were just a bit short. Valley Catholic also competed in the meet, but the scoring was dual for Cowapa League purposes. Kevin Carpenter cruised to wins in ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010191857968500 Early last week, it seemed like the St. Helens Lions were going to finish third in the Northwest Oregon Conference playoff race. Three days later the team was thinking about a league title. The Lions bounced back from a loss to No. 2-ranked Glencoe to win the last two games of the series and earn ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010168225113400 The Scappoose Indians stayed very much in the battle for a state playoff spot with three Cowapa League wins last week. The wins kept Scappoose in a very close race for league playoffs. The Indians played Yamhill-Carlton on Monday, host league-leading Astoria on Wednesday, and then host Tillamook ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=121010110449159400 The St. Helens Lions bounced back from an opening series game loss to No. 2-ranked Glencoe last week to give themselves a shot at winning the Northwest Oregon Conference crown. The Lions, No. 7 in the coaches’ poll, fell to Glencoe 8-2 on Tuesday last week, then came back to beat them 4-1, ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949461446096600 With more than 400 kids from all over the state, Scappoose had a large number of youngsters place in the state youth wrestling tournament they hosted April 19. The local kids had three first places, and two seconds in Greco-Roman wrestling, plus a first and two seconds in freestyle. The ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949450425179400 The Columbia County Operators had to move up a notch to the state rugby association’s Division One and the move came home to roost in a 46-10 loss to Eastside in the semifinals on Saturday. The Operators had never beaten Eastside, falling to them 72-5 last season. This time they made a ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949429826931000 Some boat owners will tell you that it’s the thrill of reeling in the big one, or the freedom of crossing the bar and heading 30 miles offshore. For others it might be catching air over a perfectly formed wake. It could even be as simple as pulling kids on the inner tube and a barbecue on the ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949417544809500 Rain curtailed some tennis activities last week, but the St. Helens Lions did get in a match with Sherwood on Thursday. “It could have gone either way,” St. Helens coach Dr. Gary Loosli said. “We had several matches go to three sets or with close scores.” The Lions split ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949402382369400 The St. Helens Lady Lions couldn’t find enough offense to beat powerhouse Glencoe on Wednesday, but they were able to down Parkrose on Friday. “Glencoe is one of the top-ranked (5A) teams in the state and they have 10-runned a lot of people. They only have one loss on the year. It ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949380719242800 The St. Helens High track teams had a hard time cracking the finals in the 34-team Centennial Meet on Saturday. Only Lady Lion Haley Ricker was able to slip into the individual finals–taking fourth in the 100 and fifth in the 200. It wasn’t surprising since 20 6A teams had athletes in ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949368188672800 The Scappoose Indians picked up a doubleheader sweep at Tillamook on Saturday and put themselves right into the running for a state playoff spot. The Tribe’s Charlie Updike recorded a 3-2 win over Tillamook, and Jason Sawyer posted a 7-0 shutout. After being the first Cowapa League team to ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949355198899100 The St. Helens Lions have all but mathematically guaranteed themselves an Oregon Schools Activities Association 5A baseball playoff berth, but have a few games to play before they know in what position. The Lions helped their own cause last week by winning two of three games over Century. The ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949315393192100 The sprints are the glitter events of a track meet and Scappoose’s Kevin Carpenter was dazzling at the Meet of Champions at Willamette University in Salem Saturday. Carpenter blew away the field in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, winning the 100 by .17 and the 200 by .13. He not only ran ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949298408411900 The Scappoose High boys track team easily overwhelmed Seaside Thursday afternoon, but some key girls were missing and the Lady Indians were nudged by three points. With the Meet of Champions looming on Saturday, Scappoose coach David Harley didn’t get too excited about the dual meet. ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949276335606300 The Scappoose High boys’ golf team is playing consistently and posted three wins in the last week of action, two of them in three-team tournaments. The Tribe foursome posted a 322-364 win over Banks on April 22. “This is the lowest score we have had at Wildwood in the last several ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949252576153800 Three of the four local ball teams are still very much in the running for state playoff berths. The state playoffs are fast approaching. First round games in both baseball and softball are slated for Friday, May 16. That means leagues have to settle on their top three or (in the case of the 5A ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949236648459600 The winning point for the St. Helens Lady Lions track team could have come just about anywhere along the way, but in the end it was the 4x400-meter relay team that gave the team the narrowest of wins. “We won a close one 73 -72,” St. Helens coach Gerry Tinkle said. “We had a lot ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120949211470431200 Scappoose’s hitting spree against Seaside in a doubleheader on Friday night didn’t carry over to Saturday’s game at Tillamook. The Lady Indians just blasted Seaside on a pleasant Friday afternoon in two games, winning 10-4, and 13-3. For emphasis, they ended the second game in ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120913879175985800 Former St. Helens High track star Carson Bartlett is just a freshman at Pacific University, but he’s already making a name for himself in the Northwest Conference and national NCAA Division III circles. Bartlett won the conference championship in the triple jump and long jump last weekend, ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889592206877300 The St. Helens Lady Lions won 11 of 17 events, including both relays, and took nine seconds for a solid triumph over Century on Wednesday last week. The boys had a little more difficult time, winning just five events, and lost the meet, 94-51. The girls had double winners in sprinter Haley Ricker ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889571715916300 The Scappoose Indians didn’t have much trouble downing Tillamook on Thursday last week at the coast. Kevin Carpenter led the boys with two impressive times in the 100- and 200-meter sprints. He also anchored the winning 4x100 relay team. Carpenter’s 100-meter time of :10.89 seconds ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889309281641600 As the snow came down almost sideways on Saturday at the Lower Columbia Invitational, I began wondering if this is what they mean by climate change. The skies cleared for a bit, we go a little sun, and I was happy the speed setting on my camera increased. Then it hailed, some particularly nasty ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889299065934500 The St. Helens Lions boys’ tennis team had an interesting week on the courts. The squad started with an 8-0 loss to Wilsonville, one of the best 5A teams in the state, then posted their own 8-0 win over Liberty. They ended the week with a 6-2 loss to Century. Coach Gary Loosli said that ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889255146471800 The St. Helens girls’ tennis team played four matches last week, winning just one, but playing competitively in all of them. Two of the matches were on the regular schedule, but the other two were make-ups of earlier rained-out events. On Monday, the squad took on Wilsonville, one of the ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889229547272700 The Columbia County Operators smashed Linn-Benton 71-10 at Delta Park Saturday as the Division One playoffs got underway. The locals went into the tournament seeded fifth, taking on the No. 4 seed in the state quarterfinal match. “The wild weather added to the drama of the match,” ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889174360481400 The St. Helens Lady Lions had bad outcomes in four of their five softball games last week. It might have seemed like “road rash” for the team. They just couldn’t come out on top in most of their road games. Foul weather earlier in the schedule left the Lady Lions with make-up ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889158314426600 The Lady Indians almost staged a roaring comeback against Yamhill-Carlton on Tuesday, but came up just a bit short. They were able to put away Astoria in both ends of a doubleheader on Friday. Scappoose pounded Yamhill-Carlton with 13 hits, but couldn’t capitalize on the scoring end. They ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889139176392600 The Scappoose Indians did themselves a world of good with a 6-5 Cowapa League baseball win over previously unbeaten Astoria on Thursday night. Astoria had beaten the Indians 5-1 in Scappoose earlier in the week, but Thursday was Scappoose’s chance to pick up a big road win. The Indians came ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889115169943800 The St. Helens Lions outhit, outpitched, and outplayed Wilsonville in a three-game series last week to stay very much in contention for the Northwest Oregon Conference crown. The Lions scored 40 runs against Wilsonville, and their pitching gave up just six earned runs in three lopsided games. The ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120889095744477100 Despite hail, snow, wind, rain, and cold conditions, Scappoose and St. Helens athletes turned in some excellent performances at Saturday’s 45th annual Lower Columbia Invitational in St. Helens. The weather couldn’t have been much worse for the 11-team event and have it still been ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120829143854199800 The Columbia County Operators were looking to finish division play unbeaten and earn the No. 1 seed to the state playoffs. It was not to be. The Beaverton Barbarians steamrolled the local squad, 38-8. The Operators scored the last eight points of the contest. Fullback Tyler Pellham scored three ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120829210648013900 The Scappoose Boosters 2008 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday night was a gathering of old friends, teammates, coaches, family, and admirers. Inductees included some of the most renowned athletes in the history of Scappoose High School, and some of the most accomplished after ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120829196239016000 Banks hasn’t been the strongest of track programs over the years and the visiting Scappoose boys overwhelmed them on Thursday, 98-46. The Indians didn’t run Kevin Carpenter in the 100 meter or 200 dashes. Carpenter is one of the top five sprinters in the state. Chance Rice filled in ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120829160668037200 The Lions’ tennis team posted nearly identical wins over Hillsboro on Wednesday, winning 6-2, and 6-2. One match was a replay of an earlier rained-out match. The two teams then played again for their regularly scheduled match. “We changed lineups just a little bit the second time ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120829088523217800 The Scappoose Lady Indians kicked off their season last week with three fairly easy Cowapa League wins. The squad was supposed to travel to Seaside on Tuesday, but that game was rained out and the contest moved to Friday. The team started league play with two five-inning wins over Banks, 13-0 and ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120829066610907100 Years ago, an exceptional athletic director at Rainier, Paul Mannen, did a study of athletics and academics. The evidence and conclusion wasn’t what common wisdom would suggest about athletes. Forget the dumb jock stereotype. Mannen showed that athletes are usually the best students in ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120829046071174400 The Scappoose Indians just couldn’t get on top of Yamhill-Carlton Friday, dropping both ends of a doubleheader, 9-5 and 3-2. The Tigers took the early initiative in the first game, rolling through their lineup for four runs in the top of the first inning. Three singles, three walks, and a ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120829032833792400 The St. Helens Lions stayed in the thick of the Northwest Oregon Conference baseball race this past week to post two wins in a three-game series with Liberty. The weather delayed the second game of the series until Saturday. St. Helens dominated the first outing on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120829011374175500 It was a case of too little, too late at the plate for the St. Helens Lady Lions against Hillsboro on Friday in Northwest Oregon Conference softball action. The Lady Lions beat Hillsboro earlier in the season on the road, but their bats were quiet much of the afternoon. St. Helens coach Jeff ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120828995498716100 St. Helens parlayed a slim 1-0 lead into a 4-0 advantage when first baseman Danielle Harcourt stepped up to the plate and banged out a two-run triple in the fifth inning Thursday afternoon. The win boosted St. Helens to 4-2 in league play and put them in third place, a game ahead of ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120828967439630500 Both the St. Helens boys and girls track teams topped Liberty on a wet, showery afternoon in St. Helens Wednesday. The results were a lot better than either team might have expected going into the meet. St. Helens coach Gerry Tinkle said, “On paper it looked like a tough meet for both the ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120768088986640300 St. Helens competed well against Hillsboro in a track meet at Hare Field on Wednesday, but found itself short in some events. The girls fell just 78-67, while the boys were topped 97-48. “We lost a close one to the girls. A couple of events didn't go our way. Our lack of depth in the throws ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120768078640586400 The Scappoose Indians didn’t take their dual meet at Astoria too seriously on Thursday, looking toward the Wilsonville meet on Saturday. “We really didn’t load up in either the boys or the girls,” Scappoose coach David Harley said, “since we wanted to perform well on ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120768029998174700 The Scappoose Indians had one bad inning at Banks to open their league season last week, but it was costly. The young Scappoose squad bounced back on Thursday to down Banks, 8-4, for a series split. The trip to Banks on Tuesday went well for three innings. Pitcher Jason Sawyer had faced just 10 ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120767991736931000 The Columbia County Operators rugby team rolled over West Linn 55-0 Saturday in Scappoose, tying one record and setting another. The squad tied their own record for most points scored in a match, and fly half Cory Ellis set a record with a 35-meter drop kick. “The drop kick served as the ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120767969292767000 Both Scappoose and St. Helens turned in some outstanding performances at the eight —team Wilsonville Invitational Saturday. The two teams dominated the boys’ sprints and relays. Kevin Carpenter handily won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, plus ran on both first-place relay teams. ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120767955743677900 The Scappoose High Hall of Fame will induct a number of individuals, teams and community members at their annual banquet beginning at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 12, in the high school cafeteria. Individuals being inducted include: Fred Cholic, Charles Sturdavant, George Dunkel, Jeff Spencer, Abe ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120767928728675200 Winning a national wrestling championship is never an easy task, but Scappoose’s Ryland Geiger has a way of making it seem so. The Tribe senior competed in the National High School Coaches Association Nationals in Virginia Beach, Va., over spring break and brought back another national ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120767898862078400 The St. Helens Lions won two of three games with Hillsboro last week, clobbering them in their first two meetings, but losing on Friday. The Lions blasted the Spartans 19-4 in their first encounter on Tuesday, then came back on Wednesday with a 7-2 win. They finished the series on Friday with a ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/sports/story.php?story_id=120767851666618400 St. Helens softball coach Jeff Edwards took a dive for the team Thursday, ending 17 innings of “no decision” with Parkrose with a 2-1 win. The game marked the second meeting of the two clubs. A week earlier they had gone nine innings without a score. In the make-up, St. Helens found a ...