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February 10-11 Prep Sports Roundup

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Friday Schedule

Boys Basketball

LaSalle 55, Hood River Valley 35

Estacada 64, The Dalles 57

Dufur 61, Horizon Christian 34

Ione-Arlington 56, Sherman 48      

Willamette Valley Christian 71, Sherman 51

South Wasco 78, Klickitat-Glenwood 40

 

Washington Class 2B District 5 Boys Basketball Tournament

Second Round: White Swan 63, Goldendale 56

 

Girls Basketball

The Dalles 40, Estacada 34

LaSalle 71, Hood River Valley 42

Horizon Christian 59, Dufur 25

Sherman 54, Ione-Arlington 36

South Wasco 73, Klickitat-Glenwood 47

Trout Lake 68, Lyle-Wishram 16

 

Southwest Washington Class 1A Girls Basketball Tournament

Second Round:  Columbia 59, Elma 41:  The Bruins play King’s Way Christian on Wednesday.

 

Washington Class 2B District 5 Girls Basketball Touranment

Second Round:  Tri-Cities Prep 53, Goldendale 39

 

Swimming

Hood River Valley’s boys grabbed five entries to state and the Eagle girls scored four at the Northwest Oregon Conference Championships at Parkrose.  The girls’ 200 yard freestyle relay team earned a first place finish.

 

Lydia DiGennaro of The Dalles won both the girls’ 50 and 100 freestyle at the Class 4A Special District 1 Championships at LaGrande.  DiGennaro will be the top seed in both events at the state championships next week at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center.  The Riverhawks’ Michael Cole won the boys’ 100 freestyle, earning one of the six state entries for The Dalles boys.

 

Boys Wrestling

Three Goldendale wrestlers earned spots in the state Mat Classic with placing finishes at the Washington Class 2B Region 2 Tournament at Highland.  Matthew Gray, Storey Woodbury, and Raymond Holycross all advanced with fourth place finishes.

 

Columbia’s Sawyer Muehlbauer won the 170 pound title at the Southwest  Washington Class 1A District Tournament at Castle Rock.  The Bruins’ Joshua Steele also advanced to this coming weekend’s Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome by finishing third at 170.  Stevenson’s Solomon Mahoney, Kasen Polzel, and Gavin Gantner all advanced to state with top three finishes.

 

Girls Wrestling

Goldendale’s Madison Kiemele won the 130 pound weight class at the Washington Class 2B Region 3 Tournament at Warden.  Jordan Kiemele and Kali Watson also advanced to state with top three finishes.

 

Sunday Schedule

Alpine Skiing

Hood River Valley’s Zoe Mortenson won the girls’ race at at Mt. Hood League Giant Slalom at Mt. Hood Meadows.  Lucy Booth of The Dalles was second and Ella Smith of the Riverhawks was sixth.  Rowan Shuman of Trout Lake won the boys’ race for a second straight week, while HRV’s Lars Welch took sixth and Cooper Klindt of The Dalles was eighth.

HR School Board Approves Seeking Local Option Renewal

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The City of The Dalles will take over the hospitality role for cruise ships docking in the City beginning in March.  The contract was most recently was held by The Dalles Main Street.  Before Main Street took on the shore side hospitality role, those duties were held by The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce. City Manager Matthew Klebes said the change was made due to the pause being taken by Main Street for its own reorganization, and the March 13th start of the cruise ship season. The Main Street Board voted to ask the City to take back the contract.  The City of The Dalles will also continue to handle the reservations at the City Dock.  The cruise lines’ hospitality coordinators and the docking coordinators will receive contact information from the City for all services beginning in March.

City Of The Dalles Takes Over Cruise Ship Hospitality

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The City of The Dalles will take over the hospitality role for cruise ships docking in the City beginning in March.  The contract was most recently was held by The Dalles Main Street.  Before Main Street took on the shore side hospitality role, those duties were held by The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce. City Manager Matthew Klebes said the change was made due to the pause being taken by Main Street for its own reorganization, and the March 13th start of the cruise ship season. The Main Street Board voted to ask the City to take back the contract.  The City of The Dalles will also continue to handle the reservations at the City Dock.  The cruise lines’ hospitality coordinators and the docking coordinators will receive contact information from the City for all services beginning in March.

Hearts Of Gold Set For March 11

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Providence Hood River Foundation’s Hearts of Gold awards dinner and program will take place in March.  Foundation Director Susan Frost says they will be honoring Dr. Connie Serra and Dr. Orlando Acosta of One Community Health, and Terri Vann, who was with Hood River County School District for 36 years and is a long-time volunteer in the area.  Frost says proceeds from this year’s event will benefit Providence’s rural-focused family medicine training, and provide enhancements to that program.  Tickets are available for the March 11 gala at the Best Western Hood River Inn Gorge Room.  They are $100 apiece, and available by calling 541-387-6342 or going to the Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Foundation website.

MCMC Acquires Motor Motel For Transitional Housing

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Mid-Columbia Community Action announced it has acquired the Oregon Motor Motel in The Dalles and will convert it into 100 new beds of transitional housing and shelter.  Community Action is using part of a $4.27 million grant from the state’s Project Turnkey program to acquire the property.  Community Action is renaming the property “The Annex” to reflect connection with its Navigation Center project that will break ground next month.  Nearly $1.5 million in renovations for the former motor lodge will begin immediately, with Community Action hoping to open the shelter by the middle of this year.  The site will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with two on-site resident managers and overnight security, with a number of agencies providing on-site services to those who stay there.  Community Action Executive Director Kenny LaPoint believes “The Annex” will reduce houselessness in the region by 50%.

Cross Channel Swim Discontinued

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The Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim, a Labor Day tradition in the Columbia River Gorge since the 1940’s, has been discontinued.  The Hood River County Chamber of Commerce made the announcement this week to postpone the swim indefinitely, citing declining participation, logistical challenges that included discontinuation of the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler’s operations, and increasing issues with winds and wildfire smoke.  The 2023 swim would have been the 80th year of the event, which was held in Hood River through 2018, then moved to Cascade Locks in 2019 and 2022, with the event canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.  The loss of the Sternwheeler was a huge blow, as it was used to ferry participants to the Washington side of the river to jump in and swim back to the Oregon side.  The event was named after Hood River Valley orchardist Roy Webster, an avid swimmer who started the tradition with his family in the 1940’s.

Waters Introduces Bridge Of The Gods Legislation

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Washington 17th District State Representative Kevin Waters is working on an agreement between Skamania County and the Port of Cascade Locks for a bridge authority for the Bridge of the Gods similar to that being put in place for the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge.  Waters says he is seeking funds this session to help begin work on rehabilitation of the bridge.  Waters hopes the state funding and establishment of a bridge authority can open the door to federal funds.  Waters notes Bridge of the Gods is the only bridge on the Columbia River rated to be able to withstand a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

HR Health Department Encouraging STI Testing

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The Hood River County Health Department says it has seen a rise in sexually transmitted infections over the last several months.  The department’s Daron Ryan says they are making a push for people to come to them to get tested for STI’s.  The Hood River County Health Department offers STI testing and treatment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.  Call the day you want to come in: 541-386-1115.

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