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The Mapleton Sailors are in Marcola tonight for a mountain West League boys basketball playoff game against the Mohawk Indians at seven. The winner advances to the league tournament Saturday at Central Linn High School in Halsey. Leading the Sailors will be guard Hunter Simington. He was named this week […]
Date: 02/18/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/220 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Obafemi Martins has posted on social media that he has decided to leave the Seattle Sounders and join a Chinese club in Shanghai. Martins posted a lengthy goodbye […]
Date: 02/17/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/207 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – Sue Bird has signed a multi-year deal with the Seattle Storm. The 35-year-old Bird was the top free agent in the WNBA this season, although she was always […]
Date: 02/16/2016 05:26 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/282 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press WHITEHORSE, Canada (AP) – Alaska musher Hugh Neff has won the 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest dog sled race. Neff finished in Whitehorse around 2:30 p.m. PDT yesterday after starting in Fairbanks, Alaska […]
Viking 10 finishes 6th at State The Siuslaw Vikings finished sixth overall Saturday at the OSAA 4A small schools state cheerleading championships. The team competed in three categories and actually finished second out of nine schools in the Tumbling and Jumps portion. Klamath Union won the championship with 175 points, […]
Date: 02/15/2016 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/268 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Jamie Weisner scored from deep and on slashing drives and tied career-highs with 27 points and four steals as No. 8 Oregon State built an early lead […]
McKenzie sweeps the Sailors On the court last night, the Mapleton Sailors wrapped up the regular season in the Mountain West League at McKenzie High School. In the boys’ game, the Eagles came out on top 36 – 32. For the girls, the Lady Sailors lost 56-13, but they will […]
Prep basketball: The Mapleton Sailors wrap up the regular season tonight in Finn Rock where they’ll take on the McKenzie Eagles. The girls at 5:30, the boys immediately after. On the Pac-12 court, The Oregon Ducks will be looking to snap a 14 game home winning streak for the Cal […]
