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Molalla Indians
Published: 3/7/2013 3:32:36 PM
There is a new face in the dugout, but many of the faces on the diamond are still the same.Todd Potter takes over the helm of the Molalla baseball program this season and will rely on a veteran pitching staff — including his own son, Ryan — to produce the wins this season.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:33:39 PM
Molalla softball coach Bob Russell believes that he will be fielding a top-notch team this season.“This is probably the best overall group of girls I’ve had,” said the fourth-year coach.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:35:24 PM
With results come expectations, and nobody’s expectations are higher this year than Claire Thomas’.Not that she’s alone.The Molalla Indians girls team return a plethora of talent and are one of the prohibitive favorites to compete for a 4A state championship.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:36:57 PM
Most of the faces are the same for the defending state champion Molalla girls golf team. But there are two noticeable differences: a new coach, JD Clarizio, starting his first season at the helm of the golf teams, and the absence of Jennifer Gibbons, who was the leader on last year’s state champion team.
Published: 3/11/2013 8:04:12 PM
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Published: 3/21/2013 3:36:33 PM
The Molalla girls tennis team opened their season, hosting the Westside Christian Eagles on a blustery afternoon last Thursday. Despite some key wins at the top spots in singles and doubles, the Eagles escaped with a 6-2 win.
Published: 3/21/2013 3:39:24 PM
Molalla High School graduate and current wrestler for Oregon State University earned a spot in the upcoming NCAA Wrestling Tournament, which will be held in Des Moines, Iowa from March 21-23.
Published: 3/21/2013 3:40:18 PM
The Molalla girls opened their track season by winning 12 of the 23 events at the Longview (Wash.) Rotary Relays Saturday, while the boys won four events.
Published: 3/21/2013 3:44:50 PM
In a battle between two talented local teams, it was Molalla who had a four-run sixth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit and earn a 5-2 win over the visiting Colton Vikings.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:26:45 PM
If the Molalla boys tennis team is going to see success this season, it’s going to be because of their strong doubles teams.Coach Laurel Roses believes that, while it’ll be tough to compete with some of the teams like La Salle Prep in singles, doubles is where the Indians can find success.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:28:52 PM
Myranda Bradshaw and Talyn Streight figure if it’s not broken, there’s no need to fix anything.The duo has been taking the court for Molalla each of the past three years, and after a trip to state last year, there are no plans to change any of their chemistry.
Published: 3/21/2013 4:02:24 PM
The Molalla Indians started their season off with four games in the first week. Though they dropped three of the four, all three losses were battles.Cascade 5, Molalla 3The Molalla Indians dug themselves out of a 3-0 hole to knot the game back up at 3-3 in the fourth inning, but the host Cascade Cougars (1-0) scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the fourth and added an insurance run in the fifth to hand the Indians (0-1) a loss in their season opener Monday evening.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:52:24 PM
Published: 3/22/2013 1:29:40 PM
Published: 3/26/2013 2:26:03 PM
The Molalla golf teams teed off their seasons last week, as the boys traveled to OGA in Woodburn to face off against Gladstone Monday, while the girls traveled to Springwater in Estacada Tuesday.
Published: 3/22/2013 2:11:06 PM
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Published: 3/26/2013 2:50:15 PM
It took a few games, but the Molalla bats heated up against Banks Saturday as the Indians blew out the Braves 11-0. Of course, they didn’t really need the bats to work, as the Banks pitching staff struggled to find the plate.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:51:43 PM
Wrestling at the national tournament for the first time in his career, Oregon State University senior and Molalla High School graduate Cody Weishoff went toe-to-toe with the top seed of the 174-pound class, Chris Perry of Oklahoma State.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:53:38 PM
Along with the departure of a large and talented senior class, another familiar face will be missing from the Molalla boys soccer sidelines next season.
Local Sports
Published: 3/21/2013 3:50:56 PM
The Colton Raiders’ eighth grade basketball teams didn’t get a taste of losing this season, as both the boys and girls completed undefeated seasons.Other teams in the Mid-Valley League include St.
Country Christian Cougars
Published: 3/21/2013 4:00:32 PM
Despite it being the first game of the season, the Country Christian Cougars showed little rust, as they pounced all over the host Colton Vikings 10-1 on opening day for both teams on Tuesday, March 12.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:30:38 PM
They might be a week behind because many of the members of the baseball team also comprise their state-bound basketball team, but the Country Christian baseball team is ready to take on the field in search of the playoffs.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:33:46 PM
The Country Christian baseball team headed for warmer climates for Spring Break, traveling to Arizona for five games in three days.The Cougars won their first four games before falling in their fifth and final game.
Colton Vikings
Published: 3/21/2013 4:20:05 PM
Showing little mercy early, Colton jumped all over the visiting Gervais Cougars for eight first inning runs, as the first eight batters all scored, as the Vikings opened up league play with a 14-1 win in the shortened game.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:49:14 PM
Senior Anthony McKinney blasted a two out two-run home run deep over the center field wall in the second inning to give Colton an early 3-0 lead, and then junior Drexler Hall came in during the sixth and shut the door on a Gervais comeback to seal Colton’s first win of the season, 6-5.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:25:43 PM
There might be some growing pains around the Colton track program, but it could lead a bright future ahead of the Vikings.“Three-fourths of our kids are new to the program or haven’t done track,” said head coach Teresa Adams.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:31:31 PM
The excitement is palpable around the Colton softball program.Last season the Vikings made the state playoffs for the first time in 14 years. And while they got knocked out in the first round, Colton returns much of the talent off last year’s team.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:27:33 PM
Despite losing all-league selection Ethan Stansfield, Colton’s baseball coach, Gary Parks, is ready to see what his young team can do this season.A year removed from missing out on the playoffs by just one game, Parks believes this could be the team that gets over the hump that has plagued the program the last few years.
Published: 3/22/2013 1:48:05 PM
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Published: 3/21/2013 4:13:42 PM
Senior Anthony McKinney blasted a two out two-run home run deep over the center field wall in the second inning to give Colton an early 3-0 lead, and then junior Drexler Hall came in during the sixth and shut the door on a Gervais comeback to seal Colton’s first win of the season, 6-5.
Briefs & Roundups
Published: 3/27/2013 10:23:51 PM
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