Boys Basketball

Hood River Valley 64, The Dalles 55:  Alex Arbogast hit two three-pointers and then Emanuel Romero scored seven straight points as the Eagles forced three Riverhawk turnovers in the backcourt in a 13-2 flurry over the span of about 45 seconds midway through the fourth quarter to lift the Eagles to the win.  Noah Webster led Hood River with 25 points, while Romero added 12.  Spencer Taylor scored 16 points for The Dalles, while Styles DeLeon contributed 13.  The Eagles finished with their second straight winning season for the first time since 1993 and 1994.

Girls Basketball

The Dalles 56, Hood River Valley 25:  The Riverhawks scored 20 third quarter points to blow the game open.   Kilee Hoylman and Raine Codding lead the Hawks with 12 points each and Lauryn Belanger added 11.  The Dalles finishes third in the Intermountain Conference and awaits learning their opponent in the first round of the Oregon Class 5A playoffs on Friday, March 6.

Oregon Class 1A Girls Basketball Playoffs

First Round

Country Christian 69, South Wasco 52:  South Wasco used the three-point shot to get out to a 14-3 lead, but the Cougars came back to take an eight-point lead at the half and turned up the defense in the second half to pull away.  Annie Bafford had a career-high 26 points, including five three-pointers to pace Country Christian.  Jade McCoy and Kylie Iverson combined for 27 points in the loss for South Wasco County.