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May 6 Prep Sports Roundup

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Baseball

LaSalle 9, Hood River Valley 5: A six-run fifth inning including a grand slam by the Falcons’ Tersom Horsom sent LaSalle to a sweep of the two-game series.

 

Irrigon 11, Sherman 8

 

EWAC First Round:  River View 9, Goldendale 2

 

Softball

LaSalle 7, Hood River Valley 6:  The Falcons score three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to hand the Eagles’ their first Northwest Oregon Conference loss and snap HRV’s 11-game winning streak.

 

Columbia 10, Stevenson 7:  Hailie Kock drove in five runs on three hits to lead the Bruins to the win.

 

EWAC First Round:  Warden 12, Goldendale 2

 

Boys Soccer

Columbia 4, King’s Way Christian 0

Fort Vancouver 7, Stevenson 1

 

Track and Field

The Dalles’ Derek Goulart, Olivia Prado, Willow Ziegenhagen, and Marie-Louise McCracken and Trout Lake’s Melody Stock and Violette Anderson all won two events each at The Dalles Small School Invitational at Sid White Field.

 

Goldendale’s boys were second and the girls’ third at a five-school EWAC Meet at Cle Elum-Roslyn.  Emma Meagher won three events for the Timberwolf girls, and Matthew Gray two for the Goldendale boys,

 

Boys Tennis

The Dalles 3, Molalla 0

Wilsonville 5, Hood River Valley 3

 

Girls Golf

The Dalles finished seventh at the Catlin Gabel Invitational at Rock Creek Golf Course.  Hailey Cain was the top Riverhawk finisher in 20th.

 

Boys Lacrosse

Central Catholic 12, Hood River Valley 6

 

Boys Volleyball

Hood River Valley def. LaSalle 25-16, 25-18, 25-20

May 5 Prep Sports Roundup

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Baseball

Molalla 12, The Dalles 2:  Molalla scored in every inning except the third to tighten the Tri-Valley Conference race, moving back within a game of the Riverhawks and earning a split of the two-game series.

Columbia 18, Stevenson 2:  Kai Brausell homered and drove in five runs at the plate and struck out 11 on the mound to lead the Bruins. 

 

Softball

The Dalles 15, Molalla 2:  Morgan Donivan and Siyra Faulkner drove in three runs each as the Riverhawks stay a game back of Gladstone in the Tri-Valley Conference.

Goldendale 10, Granger 6:  BryLee Mulrony had a single, a double, and a triple and drove in four runs to lead the Timberwolves, while Maggie Gutierrez also had three hits and drove in two runs.

 

Boys Golf

Hood River Valley held off Canby by one shot to win the Hood River Invitational at Indian Creek.  The Eagles’ Aksel Betz was co-medalist with a two-over-par 74, tying Connor Holden of Canby and Jonas Caddell of LaSalle.

 

Girls Golf

Wilsonville won the Hood River Invitational with the host Eagles in fourth, grabbing the top four individual places.  Kristin Fox was the top finisher for HRV in seventh. 

 

Girls Lacrosse

Hood River Valley 13, Central Catholic 5

 

The Dalles Budget Committee Starts Work

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The Dalles municipal budget committee began its work on Monday, spending about three hours listening to staff presentations on the various sections of the 2025-26 fiscal plan.  In his budget message, City Manager Matthew Klebes told the panel made up of Councilors and citizen volunteers that in an era when many cities are facing budget difficulties with restricted revenue growth, increasing costs, the end of temporary funding, and compounding long-term needs, the City of The Dalles has a more positive outlook, thanks to strategic planning.  Klebes says the 25-26 budget fulfills core services focused on infrastructure and public safety while funding key economic development efforts and supporting key partners.  He notes it maintains a contingency reserve in the general fund of 10% of the budget.  The committee will continue its work Tuesday evening at 5:30 in The Dalles City Hall.

May 2-3 Prep Sports

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Baseball

LaSalle 3, Hood River Valley 0:  The Eagles lost for the first time in the Northwest Oregon Conference after six straight wins, as the Falcons’ Declan O’Brien pitched a three-hitter.

Sherman splits with Weston-McEwen, winning game one 3-0 on a three-hit shutout by Leven Whitbeck, who struck out 13, but losing game two 15-14 when the Tiger-Scots scored six runs in the fifth inning to overcome Whitbeck’s three hits and six runs batted in.

 

Softball

Hood River Valley 8, LaSalle 3:  The Eagles won their eleventh straight game and took over first place in the Northwest Oregon Conference.  Bella Belcher went four for four at the plate, and Kenadie Lucas registered a three-run double.

LaCenter 14, Stevenson 4

Goldendale split with Granger, winning game one 11-8 on a three-run inside-the-park home run by Hayden Sheridan in the eighth inning, but dropping the nightcap 21-20 as Granger scored four in the bottom of the sixth to tie and got the game winning run in the seventh.

 

Track and Field

Logan King won both the 1500 and 3000 meters as Hood River Valley’s boys finished in a tie for third at the Centennial Invitational

 

Horizon Christian won the boys’ title while Trout Lake was the girls’ winner at the South Wasco Invitational.  Dufur’s Nolan Cates won three boys events, while Cora Sharp, Violette Anderson, and Melody Stock won two events each in the girls’ competition.

 

The Dalles’ Derek Goulart won the boys’ high jump, and he joined David McCracken, River McClure, and Zachary Rawls in winning the four-by-100 meter relay at the Hermiston Kiwanis Twilight Invitational

 

Victories by Sara Miller, Samantha Evans, and the four-by-100 meter relay team lifted Columbia’s girls to a second place finish at the Panther Twilight in Washougal

 

 

 

Boys Soccer

Columbia 4, LaCenter 0

Seton Catholic 2, Stevenson 0

 

Boys Tennis

Pendleton 4, The Dalles 2

 

Girls Tennis

Pendleton 5, The Dalles 0

The Dalles 4, Sherman 1

Big River CLT Part Of First Capacity Building Grants

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Oregon Housing and Community Services says it is seeing promising progress from the first recipients of its Pre-Development and Capacity-Building grants designed to expand homeownership development across the state, including a project in Hood River.  Big River Community Land Trust has broken ground on its first house and purchased 2.7 acres of land in Hood River.  Big River CLT board president Doug Baker says they hope to build 40 to 50 affordable and sustainable cottages.  The organization used the funding to hire Alysha Sherburne as their executive director, who reached out to a wide array of community groups, businesses, local government, and individuals.  That culminated in a significant donation to support the trust’s operating expenses for the year.  The PDCB program was established in 2023 as part of the larger Homeownership Development Incubator Program, which uses General Funds to support partners and projects not typically eligible for other homeownership development funds.

ODF Sees Uptick In Escaped Burn Pile Fires

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The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District is seeing an uptick in escaped debris burn piles, with several over the past few weeks burning up to 30 acres in size.  The agency says a recent 8-acre fire resulted from a week-old burn pile that was assumed to be out cold but rekindled several days later, requiring suppression action by firefighters.  Not following burn day instructions, one of which is thoroughly checking the burn piles later when the weather shifts, are the leading causes of these escapes.  Central Oregon District Forester Rob Pentzer reminds residents that escaped debris burns can lead to citations and cost collection from the responsible party for any suppression costs.  ODF Fire Managers and Fire District Chiefs want to remind residents to check with their local fire district to ensure that burning is allowed on a given day, follow all instructions after obtaining any necessary permits, watch weather forecasts for wind and rapid changes, ensure you have a safe fire area cleared around your pile with water and tools readily available, and monitor your pile until it has consumed all fuels, then stir with water until the area is out cold.  May is Wildfire Awareness Month.

 

Second Large Drug Seizure In A Week In Hood River

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For the second time in a week, a traffic stop in Hood River led to the seizure of a large amount of drugs.  According to the Hood River Police Department, an officer on Friday stopped a vehicle with an expired registration, and observed a passenger trying to hide something.  A search of that location yielded over a pound of methamphetamine.  A digital scale was also seized.  The HRPD says both the driver and the passenger were taken into custody.  Five days earlier, a Hood River traffic stop led to seizure of about half-a-pound of methamphetamine, ten grams of heroin, and fentanyl.

 

Washington Budgets Include Local Projects

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The Washington Legislature’s transportation and capital budgets include funds for projects in the 17th District that includes Skamania and Klickitat counties.  The transportation budget includes the new Hood River to White Salmon Bridge project with $115 million for this biennium.  In the capital budget, there is $3 million for the White Salmon River Conservation Lands acquisition, $2 million for the Trout Lake recreation program, $1.5 million for the White Salmon Valley swimming pool, $1 million for Skyline Health’s critical hospital infrastructure, $940,000 for the Western Skamania County public safety complex, and $618,000 for Klickitat County Courthouse rehabilitation.  The final plan leaves $348.8 million in bond capacity available for the 2026 supplemental capital budget.

HR School Budget Approved By Committee

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The Hood River County School District Budget Committee needed only one meeting to review and approve the proposed budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year.  The Budget Committee approved the proposed budget of $101,861,888 by a 9-3 vote.  Additionally, the committee approved the imposition and categorization of ad valorem taxes, including the school district’s permanent tax rate of $4.8119 per $1,000 of assessed value, the $1.25 local option levy, and a general obligation bond levy of $5,232,600, by an 11-1 vote.  The budget includes a number of cuts resulting in eliminated positions, as district officials deal will a number of factors including declining enrollment, uncertain funding levels from the state of Oregon, and rising operational costs including jumps in Public Employee Retirement System contributions.  With the budget approved, a scheduled May 6 budget meeting has been canceled.  The approved budget will move forward to the district board for adoption in June.

May 1 Prep Sports Roundup

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Baseball

The Dalles 12, Molalla 9:  The Riverhawks held on through a wild finish that saw the two teams combine for 15 runs in the final two innings.  Avery Schwartz doubled and tripled and drove in five runs.  The Dalles now leads by Molalla by two games atop the Tri-Valley Conference.

LaCenter 8, Columbia 3

Kalama 29, Stevenson 13

Kittitas sweeps Goldendale 9-3 and 3-2

 

Softball

The Dalles 11, Molalla 1: Hailey Johnston and Maddie Brock both homered during an eight-run sixth inning that put the game away.  Johnston drove in three runs for the Riverhawks,

Columbia 9, LaCenter 7:  Joella Bucher doubled twice and tripled, while Kiera Bucher doubled in the go-ahead runs as part of a four-run fifth inning.

Kalama 12, Stevenson 0

Kittitas sweeps Goldendale 23-6 and 15-7

 

Boys Tennis

Canby 4, Hood River Valley 4

 

Girls Tennis

Hood River Valley 8, Canby 0

 

Girls Lacrosse

Hood River Valley 12, Lincoln 11

 

Boys Volleyball

Parkrose def. Hood River Valley 25-9, 25-16, 25-21