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Ben McCarty

State skiing photo slide shows

Photos from both days of the state downhill skiing championships. Continue reading...

HRV girls fall to South Eugene at state (with video)

As the South Eugene Axewomen rolled to a 71-43 win in the first round of the state playoffs Tuesday night, the Hood River Valley Eagles got a good look at what makes an elite basketball team. Continue reading...

Hoops highlights volume 6

Video highlights from the past few weeks of Hood River high school hoops action. Continue reading...

HRV wrestling beats Reynolds

Video highlights, photos and box score from HRV wrestling's 42-28 win over Reynolds, January 21, 2010. Continue reading...

Hoops highlights week 6

Top players and plays from the past week in basketball. Continue reading...

Hoops highlights week 5

Hoops highlights are back and in high definition! Continue reading...

Hoops highlights return next week

After taking a break over the holiday tournaments, Hoops highlights videos will return next week. Continue reading...

HRV wrestling vs. Barlow

Photos and results from HRV wrestling vs. Barlow. Continue reading...

Video: Hoops highlights for week 2

Some of the top players and plays from home games during week 2 of the high school basketball season. Continue reading...

Dec. 15 basketball games canceled

The Hood River Valley and Horizon Christian basketball games scheduled for tonight have been canceled. Continue reading...

Swim results for HRV vs. St. Mary's-Gresham

Results from HRV swim vs. Gresham and St. Mary's from Dec. 10. Continue reading...

Video: HRV wrestlers top The Dalles-Wahtonka in River Clash Cup

Hood River Valley again defended its River Clash Cup crown, defeating The Dalles-Wahtonka 47-24 in Hood River Wednesday night. Continue reading...

Video: Top basketball players and plays from week 1

The top players and plays from week 1 of the high school basketball season. Continue reading...

HRV girls top The Dalles-Wahtonka, Horizon boys win, girls fall

The HRV girls team and both Horizon teams opened their season's at home Wednesday night. HRV held off The Dalles-Wahtonka 49-44 and the Horizon boys rolled past Southwest Christian 58-48. The Horizon girls lost in the final two seconds after a a foul shot and a last second basket gave Southwest Christian the win. Continue reading...

HRV boys drop opener to Marshall

The Marshall Minutemen got 27 points from Mitchell Beckwith and used a 14-0 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters to take control of the game as they beat the Hood River Valley boys basketball team 77-69 in Hood River last night.  Continue reading...

High school hoops start tonight

Sorry for the lack of posting over the last month, we've just been catching our breath before a busy winter season, which kicks off tonight with the first home basketball game of the season. Continue reading...

Columbia Gorge Marathon 2009

Results, video and photos from the 2009 Columbia Gorge Marathon, October 25, 2009. Continue reading...

Eagles continue to soar with win over Reynolds

For the Hood River Valley Eagles, the first minute of their homecoming game against Reynolds was a disaster. The other 47, not so much. The Eagles got two touchdown runs from Jesse Miles, one from Ryan Bales and  a pair of touchdown grabs by Dalton Frazier as they beat Reynolds 34-12 to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot in the Mount Hood Conference. Continue reading...

Harvest Dash 2009

Nearly 150 runners of all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities competed in Harvest Dash 2009 at the start of Hood River Harvest Fest. Continue reading...

HRV football stuns David Douglas 25-24 (updated with video and photos)

Heading into their game with game with David Douglas Friday night, you could have fairly placed the Eagles chances of winning in the range of very improbable to highly unlikely. But not impossible. Continue reading...

Soccer video highlights: HRV boys beat David Douglas, Centennial; Horizon downs Columbia Christian

Video highlights of HRV boys soccer 6-0 win over David Douglas and Horizon's 3-1 win over Columbia Christian. Continue reading...

HRV football falls at Gresham, 41-0

The Hood River Valley football team went to Gresham Thursday night feeling good after beating Sandy in overtime the week before. To quote Marlin from “Finding Nemo” upon seeing a deadly angler fish: “Good feelings gone.”  Continue reading...

Central Catholic boys soccer slips past HRV in Hood River (with video and photos)

The race for the Mount Hood Conference boys soccer title is now wide open. Central Catholic got a pair of second half goals from captain Steve Evans and beat Hood River Valley 2-1 at Henderson Community Stadium Wednesday night. Continue reading...

HRV football gets first win with overtime triumph over Sandy

Hood River Valley got big plays at big moments to get past Sandy 34-28 in overtime at Sandy Friday night. Continue reading...

My 5A league proposal

A proposal for a 5A super league that I think alleviates travel concerns and helps bridge the gap between Western and Eastern Oregon schools. Continue reading...

HRV girls soccer beats David Douglas 3-2 (with video and photos)

Video and photos of HRV girl's soccer 3-2 win over David Douglas Thursday. Continue reading...

On handball: An essay by Bob Nippolt

Hood River resident Bob Nippolt submitted this essay on Handball and the sport's history: Continue reading...

Photos of Horizon soccer vs. Damascus

Photos of Horizon Christian soccer defeating Damascus 5-0, Sept. 28, 2009. Continue reading...

Video and photos of Friday's HRV-Barlow football game

Photos and video of HRV's 27-25 loss to Barlow Friday night. Continue reading...

Late FG miss allows Barlow to hold on for win over HRV football

The ghost of Malcolm Johnson returned to haunt the Hood River Valley football team Friday night. Barlow running back Caleb Roher did his best impression of the Bruins graduated all-state rusher and rushed for a pair of second half touchdowns and caught the game winner with 1:30 to play to help Barlow rally from a three touchdown deficit at halftime to beat Hood River Valley 27-25 Friday night in Hood River. Continue reading...

HRV boys soccer bests Barlow (with video and photos)

The HRV boys soccer team beat Barlow 3-0 Thursday thanks to three goals by Sam Chavez and a stifling defensive effort. Continue reading...

The HRV cross country team hosts the annual Skip Sparks Invitational, Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Continue reading...

HRV volleyball  beats David Douglas in thriller

After beating Sandy earlier in the day, the Hood River Valley girls volleyball team got its first winning streak in years, beating David Douglas 3-2. Continue reading...

HRV volleyball sweeps Sandy (with video and photos)

The Hood River Valley Eagles got their first home win since joining the Mount Hood Conference, and inaugurated their newly re-finished court in style with a 3-0 sweep over Sandy Tuesday night. Continue reading...

HRV football falls in The Dalles (with photos)

In recent years there has been one good cure for losing for the Hood River Valley Football team – playing The Dalles. Continue reading...

Eagle game day: HRV football at The Dalles

The Hood River Valley football team travels to The Dalles-Wahtonka High School tonight to take on the Eagle Indians. Continue reading...

OSAA redistricting info

At its Sept. 10 redistricting meeting, the Oregon School Activities Association presented a new league proposal. The proposal, the ninth in the process, moved Hood River Valley High School and The Dalles-Wahtonka from an East Portland Metro league and into the Intermountain conference, where HRV spent 2002-06. Continue reading...

Big plays key Spartan win over Eagle football (with video and photos)

HILLSBORO-To have a chance of hanging with a speedy Hillsboro team on Friday, the Hood River Valley Eagles needed to keep athletic Spartans quarterback Dominic Mims contained in the pocket, making him one dimensional and stopping him from shredding the Eagles with his arm and legs. Continue reading...

Eagle game day: HRV football travels to Hillsboro

The Hood River Valley football team will look for its first win of the season when it travels to Hare Field in Hillsboro to take on the Hillsboro Spartans at 7 p.m. tonight. Continue reading...

HRV boys soccer tops Central Catholic (with photos)

The HRV boys soccer team got a pair of goals from Sam Chavez, one from Felipe Heredia and gutty performances from sophomore goalkeeper Jesus Granados and the team's entire defense to beat Central Catholic 3-2 Thursday. Continue reading...

Eagle game day: HRV volleyball and boys soccer at Central Catholic

HRV boys soccer, fresh off a 6-0 win over Hermiston, gets immediately thrown into one of the team's biggest games of the year tonight when it faces Central Catholic at Central Catholic High School at 4 p.m. Continue reading...

HRV boys soccer defeats Hermiston 6-0 (with video and photos)

HRV boys soccer gets three goals from Roberto Bustos, two from Francisco Mendes, and one from Sal Sosa to roll past Hermiston 6-0. Continue reading...

 

Roy Webster Cross Channel Swim photos

Rain won't keep the diehards away. Four hundred and fifteen swimmers showed up for the 67th annual Roy Webster Cross Channel Swim in Hood River on Labor Day. Continue reading...

Grants Pass rolls over Eagles in opener (with video and photos)

Grants Pass, wasting no time in shaking off the effects of a six hour bus ride, made it look easy against Hood River Valley Friday night. So easy, one might say, that even a Caveman could do it. Continue reading...

 

Eagle game day: HRV football vs. Grants Pass

This year it is the Grants Pass Cavemen making the long trip to open the season. Hood River Valley travelled to Grants Pass to start last year, and were trounced 34-7. Continue reading...

Video highlights and photos: HRV girls soccer defeats The Dalles 3-1

HRV got two goals from Emily Thompson and one from Lauren Lloyd to beat The Dalles 3-1 Thursday evening at Henderson Stadium. Continue reading...

Eagle game day: HRV girls soccer vs. The Dalles

HRV girls soccer kicks off the High School fall season tonight with a match against gorge rival The Dalles-Wahtonka. Continue reading...

Moth wrap up

The International Moth Class World Championships wrapped up in Cascade Locks on Saturday...Continue reading...

King of the Hook photos

Photos from the annual King of the Hook windsurfing competition. Click to see photos...

Moth racing photos

Photos of sailboats competing in the International Moth Class World Championships August 10, 2009 in Cascade Locks. Click to see photos...

Kiteboarding for Cancer photos

Photos from kiteboarding 4 Cancer 2009. Click to see photos...

Hood River Yacht Club "Double Damned" race results and video

Hood River Yacht club wrapped up its summer season with the "Double Damned" race from Cascade Locks to The Dalles Saturday. Continue reading...

Pool of the Winds hike photos

Photos of a hike to the Pool of the Winds in Beacon Rock State Park. Continue reading...

HR 10-11 Little League wins state title
Special section devoted to Hood River's 10-11 Little League team state championship. Continue reading...

Hood River Super D photos
Photos from last weekend's Super D race on the Post Canyon trails. Continue reading...

Hood River Little League championship multimedia

Video and photos from Maritime's 7-4 win over Hood River Elks. Continue reading...

Mount Hood Cycling Classic Highlights

Highlights from the Cooper Spur Circuit and Sunday downtown Criterium of the Mount Hood Cycling Classic. Continue reading...

Hiking Wahclella Falls

Wahclella Falls is a short but beautiful hike near the Bonneville Dam, just off exit 40 on I-84. Continue reading...

HRV boys lacrosse plays at Jesuit Thursday night

The Hood River boys lacrosse team beat Central Catholic 13-9 Tuesday night, but it was not enough to slip ahead of Wilson in the league standings. Continue reading...

HRV district track and field highlights

Highlights from the MHC track and field district meet. Erin Jones, Rachel Perry and Lauren Lloyd qualified for state from HRV. Continue reading...

Ben goes for a rally car ride

I strap in with Subaru rally racer Ken Block for a ride around Portland International Raceway. Continue reading...

HRV boys lacrosse vs. Grant video and photos

The HRV boys lacrosse team rocked Grant 15-2 Friday to move closer to the playoffs. Continue reading...

HRV softball vs. Reynolds video and photos

The HRV softball team picked up its first league victory, and coach Phil Hukari's 300th, by beating Reynolds 3-2 Thursday. Continue reading...

Hood River yacht club opening day photos

Hood River Yacht Club celebrated its opening day Saturday with a series of NASCAR style races with boats having to take pit stops during each race. Continue reading...

HRV boys lacrosse beats Central Catholic 12-5 w/video and photos

HRV boys lacrosse returned home from a two-game road swing and easily beat Central Catholic 12-5 Friday evening. Continue reading...

Video and photos of Little League opening day

Gorge Little League teams kicked off their seasons Saturday and we have highlights from opening ceremonies and games throughout the day. Continue reading...

Video and photos of pond skim at Meadows

More than 100 people braved cold snow and icy water to enter the third annual pond skim competition at Mt. Hood Meadows Saturday. Continue reading...

HRV baseball vs. David Douglas video and photos

HRV baseball beat David Douglas 4-1 yesterday to take the first two games of a three-game series. Continue reading...

Photos of HRV boys and girls tennis

Photos from HRV boys tennis Monday and girls tennis Tuesday. Continue reading...

Photos of HRV softball vs. David Douglas

Photos of HRV falling 3-0 to David Douglas, April 17, 2009. Continue reading...

Video and photos of HRV girls lacrosse vs. OES

Video highlights and photos of HRV girls lacrosse falling 14-13 to OES, April 16, 2009. Continue reading...

Photos of HRV baseball falling 8-5 to Sandy

Photos of HRV baseball falling 8-5 to Sandy, April 16, 2008. Continue reading...

HRV girls lacrosse makes me a believer

Alright, HRV girls lacrosse, you've made a believer out of me. I admit it, I didn't realize just how much potential this team had until in two games this week, the Eagle girls blasted Grant and then went right down to the final horn with Oregon Episcopal. Continue reading...

 

Scary moment in HRV softball game Wednesday

A couple of scary moments in HRV's 8-2 loss to Central Catholic Wednesday. In the top of the fifth inning, Central Catholic's Laynee Bevans slid hard into second base to try and break up a double play. Continue reading...

Photos and video of HRV girls lacrosse vs. Grant

Photos and video of HRV girls lacrosse 15-8 win over Grant, April 14, 2009. Continue reading...

Photos and video of HRV baseball vs. Sandy

Photos and video of HRV baseball falling 7-3 to Sandy, April 14, 2009. Continue reading...