Oregon High School Sports News

With the return of three experienced players and the edition of a highly skilled freshman point guard, the Rex Putnam Kingsmen have high aspirations for the 2013-14 Northwest Oregon Conference boys basketball season.

The first girls' soccer state title team in Valley Catholic High School is deservedly reaping the riches of its championship glory.

Forest Grove is coming off a winning season and a state playoff appearance. Program turnout is high - enough for four squads in all.

Last week's winner : Hillsboro wrestler Andy Downer , who earned 512 votes to become The Oregonian's first Athlete of the Week for the 2013-14 winter sport season.

Rohan took center stage underneath the spotlight at the Muilenburg for the second straight season; he finished third as a freshman.

Forest Grove boys basketball: Call it the transitive law of the team of the week award.

Statesman Journal reporter Carol McAlice Currie wrote last week about what odd occurrence that took place in the Mid-Valley in 1924? A. Winter didn't arrive -- the temperature never dropped below 50 degrees.

Phoenix's Izzy Rubio and Casey Coulter of Grants Pass highlighted the effort for southern Oregon's wrestlers at the Coast Classic with championships Saturday during the 28-team event at North Bend High.

Already considered one of the state's best, heated rivalries, Jesuit and Central Catholic will duke it out for the second occasion this season-only this time it'll be with everything on the line.

After scoring 30 points and leading the Pacific women's basketball squad to a 94-39 win over Walla Walla last week, freshman Sarah Curl earned Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week honors.

The end of another football season gave longtime Banks head coach Ben Buchanan time to refelct on what the Braves accomplished this season - and also on what they didn't.

At the end of another solid season for the Banks girls soccer squad, a total of four players were named to the Cowapa League all-star team.

A quick wrestling meet got quicker. When West Salem High School's wrestling team had to forfeit seven of the 14 matches in its dual meet against South Salem Wednesday evening due to illness, injury and ineligibility, it was nearly impossible for the Titans could win the meet.

If Lindsey Dorsey tried to sit quietly for five minutes, there's a chance she could spontaneously combust.

The Class 3A/2A/1A girls soccer state champions Valley Catholic led the way in the 2013 All-State voting, landing four players and the Coach of the Year on the list.

Vikings guard Michael Garcia set a school record with eight three-pointers in Tuesday's 73-67 win over Southridge.

Outlook: The Glencoe swimming team is hoping to see improvement on the girls' side, while the boys are looking to advance its relay team to state.

Monday's proposal to the Oregon School Activities Association to retain play-in games for team sports at the Class 6A level carried support from a host of athletic directors at the highest level but certainly not from those in southern Oregon.

Outlook: While the Liberty boys swimming team lost some of its middle-tier swimmers, the Falcons' elite athletes are all back and looking for a huge season.

Twenty-two top high school wrestling teams from four states will hit the mats on Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, in the annual Rose City Wrestling Championship at Westview High School.