Dante leads Ducks over Stanford, Pac-12 tourney nextEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — N’Faly Dante had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, including a pair late to help Oregon hold off Stanford 73-68 in a regular-season finale on Saturday.Dante collected his ninth double-double this season and the Ducks (18-13, 12-8) won[Read More…]
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With five in double figures, Washington defeats OSU
SEATTLE (AP) — Jamal Bey scored 15 points, Braxton Meah had a double-double, and Washington defeated Oregon State 61-47 on Saturday night.After the Huskies went up by 15 on a steal and 3-pointer by Koren Johnson at 12:02 of the second half, Oregon State battled back to get within 46-40[Read More…]
IVHS wrestling team is off to state tournament in Portland
Dusty FiskeIVN Contributing Writer The brackets for the Oregon state wrestling tournament came in late so this is just a quick review on the seeding and information on 1A/2A bracketing.The Cougars have three number one seeds: Ryon and Micah Martinho and Talen Shaffer, two number two seeds: Ebyn Lyndsey and[Read More…]
I.V. boys wrestling team repeats as district champs
Dusty Fiske – IVN contributing writer Coach Jesse Clark and the Illinois Valley High School wrestlers repeated as district champions Feb. 11, scoring a new district record of 354 points. They broke the record they set last year by over 60 points.“I am just so proud of this team,” said[Read More…]
IVHS JV basketball crushes the Cobras, varsity not so lucky
The three Illinois Valley High School basketball teams faced off against the Central Linn Cobras Feb. 10 for their final home games of the season. While the junior varsity boys defeated their opponents soundly, both varsity teams struggled to keep up with the Cobras’ tenacity.In the first half of their[Read More…]
IVHS girl wrestlers finish district, boys next
Dusty Fiske – IVN contributing writer The Illinois Valley High School girls wrestling team went to their first district tournament in Cottage Grove last weekend. They finished 32nd of 48 teams but have four of their five wrestlers back next year. The only senior, Sarah White, finished her career winning[Read More…]
Vikings sack Royals at home
Wrestling teams finish strong
Dusty FiskeIVN contributing writer The Illinois Valley High School boys and girls wrestling teams finished their regular season with impressive wins!Wednesday night in the Cougar gym, with a large and loud crowd, the boys finished their dual season with a 58-18 win over Hidden Valley. The boys put together 9[Read More…]
Cougars basketball on guard against the Irish
Illinois Valley High School basketball teams faced off against the Waldport Irish Jan. 21. Although the varsity girls team suffered a hefty loss, both the junior varsity and varsity boys teams sent Waldport packing.Things were looking dire for the JV boys during the first half of their game, with the[Read More…]
I.V. wrestlers gearing up for State
Dusty Fiske – IVN Contributing Writer The Illinois Valley High School boys wrestling team improved their dual record to 10-1 last Wednesday with a 72-6 victory over Phoenix that included 10 forfeits. Talen Shaffer pinned his opponent in 4:46 to improve his record to 17-12.Ryon Martinho pinned his opponent in[Read More…]