A strong finish: Cascade boys track takes third in State Class 4A

June 2013 Posted in School, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By James Day The Cascade High track and field team took advantage of its top-flight sprinting corps to take home third place in the boys team race May 24-25 at the OSAA Class 4A state championships at Hayward Field in Eugene. The ...

State champs: Stayton dance, Regis girls

April 2013 Posted in School, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By James Day The winter sports season produced a bounty of supremely successful athletic squads in the area. Consider: The Stayton High dance and drill team won its 11th consecutive state championship, the Regis girls basketball team won its fourth consecutive state ...

Tri training: City hosts workshop to help folks prepare for May Sprint Triathlon

March 2013 Posted in Community, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Want to know more about running a triathlon? Designed to prepare runners for its upcoming Sprint Triathlon, the city of Stayton plans to take the mystery out of racing at its free Triathlon 101 information workshop at 10 a.m. ...

Cougar cheer squad takes state title: A first for Cascade

March 2013 Posted in School, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By James Day The Cascade High School cheerleading squad captured the OSAA Class 4A small division title Feb. 9 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland. The Cougars scored 62.75 points, more then seven ahead of runner-up North Marion (55.35). It was the ...

Strong starts: Hoop teams tops

February 2013 Posted in School, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By James Day The Regis boys and girls basketball teams both are undefeated in Tri-River Conference play and ranked in the top three in the state at the halfway point of the league season. The boys are 13-5 overall and 7-0 ...

OSAA looks at realignment: Three scenarios being considered

December 2012 Posted in School, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By James Day Just like presidential elections, whether you like it or not, OSAA reclassification comes along once every four years. The goal is to realign the state’s high schools into leagues and classifications in an effort to maintain competitive balance. The ...

Tackling the trail: 2,695 mile journey starts with a decision

December 2012 Posted in People, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_2797" align="alignright" width="219"] Dorothy Brown-Kwaiser at Crater Lake.[/caption] By Steve Ritchie Most people would take a photograph of the achievement or call a friend to share the news. Cousins Dorothy Brown-Kwaiser and Melissa Kwaiser-DeKalita did a handstand or a headstand to ...

Title dreams end: Cascade Cougars, Scio Loggers fall in state semifinals

December 2012 Posted in School, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By James Day It was a magical first season in Turner for new Cascade High football coach Steve Turner. Turner, who in 2011 guided Mountain View of Bend to an OSAA Class 5A state title, nearly got another shot at a title ...

View from the top: Keith Garlinghouse fulfills quest to summit the ‘14ers’

November 2012 Posted in People, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By James Day [caption id="attachment_2656" align="alignright" width="300"] Keith Garlinghouse and his daughter atop Capital Peak, one of the dozens of “14ers” he’s summitted.[/caption] “When I was a teenager, quite often I would lay on the couch and thumb through a book on ...

Strong showing: Cougar football coach credits fundamentals, seniors

November 2012 Posted in School, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By James Day The Cascade High football team is on the verge of a possible Oregon West Conference championship in its first year under coach Steve Turner. Turner, who won an OSAA Class 5A title last year with Mountain View of Bend, ...