The Dalles Community Cleanup will take place on Saturday.  Yard debris, metal recycling, and large items like furniture will be accepted between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday at the southwest corner of 6th and Webber.  Cindy Keever of The Dalles Public Works Department says they are asking people to keep their different items separated when they bring them in.  An on-site ReUse Fair will once again take place at the Cleanup, where people can drop off unwanted usable items for others to claim.  For more information on The Dalles Community Cleanup, go to thedalles.org.

White Salmon Valley School District Superintendent Jerry Lewis says the lift of the levy cap by the Washington Legislature will allow the district to avoid staff cuts, but there will be some operating budget reductions for 2019-20.  Lewis says increasing the cap from the $1.50 per thousand dollars of assessed property value adopted last year when the Legislature revamped K-12 education funding to $2.50 will get the district close to the $2.52 voters approved two years ago.  Lewis added the district assessed $2.31 per thousand this year, and that could go down based on total assessed values in Klickitat County.

The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge will be closed again overnight tonight (Wednesday) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., and there will be at least 15 more nights of closures during the month of May.  The Port of Hood River says the overnight bridge closures will take place Sunday nights through Thursday nights beginning this coming Sunday and continuing for three weeks.  Contractor crews will be working to complete several truss and steel member repairs on the bridge.   The bridge will be totally closed at the Oregon and Washington approaches at 9 p.m. each closure night and will remain closed until 5 a.m. the follow morning.  Port officials indicate the closure schedule is subject to change, and updates are available at portofhoodriver.com.

Baseball

Hood River Valley 10, Ridgeview 0:  Brandon Smiley drove in four runs while Ryan Gray and Derek Homer combined on a one-hitter as HRV took over sole possession of first place in the Intermountain Conference, a game ahead of Pendleton and Redmond.

Redmond 1, The Dalles 0:  Dominic Smith and Ben Nelson combined to give up only three hits, but the Riverhawks only managed two themselves.  Redmond scored the game’s only run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Columbia split with Stevenson…the Bulldogs won game one 3-2 and the Bruins took the second contest 16-6.

Dufur 14, Stanfield 4

Columbia (Burbank) swept Lyle-Wishram, taking the opener 5-3 in eight innings and coming out on top 7-5 in the nightcamp.

Softball

Ridgeview 10, Hood River Valley 0:  Allicite Frost was dominant in pitching a two-hitter, striking out 14 as the Ravens moved into sole possession of first place in the Intermountain Conference.

Redmond 5, The Dalles 2:  The Dalles falls into a tie for second with Pendleton in the IMC, with HRV a game behind the pair in fourth.  Maddie Troutt and Sydnee Byers drove in runs for the Riverhawks.

Columbia (Burbank) sweeps Lyle-Wishram 19-4 and 16-3.

Boys Tennis

Hood River Valley 8, Crook County 0

Boys Soccer

Columbia 5, King’s Way Christian 0

Seton Catholic 5, Stevenson 1

Wednesday marks the opening of this year’s Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery in the Columbia and Snake rivers.  The program pays registered anglers $5 to $8 for each pikeminnow that is at least nine inches long.  And some fish have an even bigger payout, as state fish and wildlife biologists have released up to 1,000 specially tagged northern pikeminnow into the Columbia and Snake rivers, each worth $500.  Last year the top fisherman in the program earned more than $71,000 in just five months of fishing.  Since 1990, anglers paid through the program have removed nearly five million pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers, reducing predation from pikeminnow on young salmon and steelhead by approximately 40% since it began.  The 2019 Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery begins Wednesday and is scheduled to run through Sept. 30.  For more information visit www.pikeminnow.org, or call 800-858-9015.

Boys Golf

The Dalles was second and Hood River Valley fifth in the final Intermountain Conference regular season tournament.  The Dalles finished second in the IMC standings, while Hood River Valley was third.  The district tournament is next Monday and Tuesday at Indian Creek Golf Course in Hood River.

Girls Lacrosse

Hood River Valley 18, Cleveland 2:  Abby Bortles scored four goals as HRV moved its record in league play to 4-0.

Baseball

Dufur 9, Hood River Valley freshmen 7

Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill is studying how to provide more coverage in the southern part of the county.  Magill says in the past they have had two assigned “resident” deputies in that area, but there hasn’t been one for a number of years.  Magill adds he and citizens in that area have been discussing how to provide more law enforcement presence, including regular patrols, relationship building, and integrating with the area’s large visitor numbers for recreation.  Magill says they are looking at both budget numbers and assistance call records for the South County as they consider the issue with other County officials.  Magill added because of timing with state police academy dates they might be a bit late to put a position in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

As the White Salmon Valley Pool Metropolitan Park District prepares to enter into a fundraising effort to build a new pool, it deals with the loss of a large donation that was made in 2014 when the City of White Salmon was spearheading the project.  District board member Lloyd DeKay confirmed on Bicoastal Media’s Mid-Columbia Today program on Monday morning that a $500,000 donation from an anonymous donor has been pulled back.  He said they were told too much time had gone by since the donation was given without construction on a new pool, and the money could be put to other uses.  DeKay did say he wished the district, which was just formed by voters in November, had been given more time to establish itself.  The City of White Salmon recently announced it would not reopen the current aging pool after inspectors said it would take $50,000 in repairs to pass for operation.

The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge will be closed to all vehicle traffic overnight tonight (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday) night.  The closures will begin at 9 p.m. and continue until 5 a.m. both nights.   The closures are required to complete the installation, testing, and re-commissioning of a new electrical control system for the lift span.  The closest alternate crossings of the Columbia are the Bridge of the Gods in Cascade Locks and The Dalles Bridge.  Emergency transport must be arranged through 9-1-1 dispatch. 

Baseball

Hood River Valley sweeps The Dalles, winning both games by a 12-2 score:  Issac Beaman, Caden Leiblien, and Jeremiah Brittle drove in three runs apiece in the opener, and Brittle drove in four more and Harrison Howell three in the nightcap.  The wins leave HRV percentage points behind Pendleton atop the Intermountain Conference, while The Dalles falls two games back in fourth. 

Columbia 6, LaCenter 1:  The Bruins clinched the Trico League championship with the victory.

Dufur splits with Heppner, winning game one 14-7 but dropping the second contest 4-2.

Grant Union swept Sherman 7-3 and 9-2.

Goldendale sweeps Highland 24-14 and 18-8.

King’s Way Christian at Stevenson, 4 p.m.

Softball

Hood River Valley and The Dalles split a doubleheader, as the Riverhawks used a four-run bottom of the sixth inning to take a see-saw nightcap 10-9.  Emma Smith singled home the tying runs for The Dalles in game two while the winning run scored on an error to keep them tied for first in the IMC with Ridgeview, with HRV a game behind in a tie for third with Pendleton.  Kilee Hoylman drove in three runs.  In the first game Makenzie Chambers drove in six runs, Aunika Yasui homered and had five RBI, and Morgan Baker also homered to lead Hood River to a 14-2 victory.

Granger sweeps Goldendale 6-0 and 13-3.

King’s Way Christian at Stevenson, postponed to Monday at 4 p.m.

Track and Field

Columbia’s Hannah Polkinghorn won the girls’ 100 and 200 meters at Panther Twilight in Washougal.  The Bruins’ Chanele Reyes won the girls’ 300 meters hurdles, while CHS took first in the girls’ 4-by-200 meter relay.   Stevenson’s Isabella Spencer won the 800 meters and Kaitlyn Rathgeber won the triple jump.  In the boys’ portion of the meet, Stevenson’s Lincoln Krog had two seconds and a third in the jumps.

The Dalles’ Justin Conklin had a third in the boys’ 110 meter hurdles and a fourth in the high jump at the Centennial Invitational.

Trout Lake won both the boys and girls team titles at the Sherman Invitational.  Isabella Dean won four events to lead the Trout Lake girls, while the Mustangs’ Micah Coburn won two boys events.  Dufur swept all four relay races.

Dufur’s Asa Farrell won the 100 meters and Tanner Masterson the 200 meters to lead the Ranger boys to a sixth place finish at the Buck Track Classic in Pendleton.  Kierstin White of Dufur had a second place finish in the girls’ high jump.

Boys Tennis

Hood River Valley 7, Ridgeview 1

Hood River Valley 5, Bend 3

Mountain View 6, Hood River Valley 2

Boys Soccer

Columbia 2, LaCenter 1:  The Bruins solidify their hold on third place in the Trico League with the win.

Boys Lacrosse

Bend 9, Hood River Valley 8 (overtime)