Burns hoops teams close out regular season Burns Basketball Burns Sports Sports February 14, 2018February 14, 20180 After winning their previous two Eastern Oregon League (EOL) games in relatively easy fashion, the Burns boys basketball team fell short on Thursday, Feb. 8, losing to Nyssa 57-38. Nyssa started fast, getting out to a 12-2 first-quarter lead, and then expanding the lead to 32-9 by halftime. The Bulldogs continued to
Hilanders down Knights, Pirates to improve to 6-2 in EOL Burns Basketball Burns Sports Sports February 7, 2018February 9, 20180 The Burns boys basketball team picked up back-to-back victories last weekend to move into a tie for first place with Umatilla in the Eastern Oregon League (EOL) standings. On Friday, Feb. 2, the Hilanders raced past Irrigon 62-40, with Dakota Ceja leading the way with 26 points. Expecting Irrigon to play a
Lady Hilanders down Vale, Umatilla in EOL play Burns Basketball Burns Sports Sports January 17, 2018January 17, 20180 The Burns girls basketball team ran past Umatilla 38-14 in Eastern Oregon League (EOL) action on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Burns High School. With the win, Burns upped their EOL record to 2-0, 10-5 overall. The Hilanders led 7-5 after the first quarter, and then blanked the Vikings in the second
Hilander wrestling team takes second in Klamath Falls Burns Sports Burns Wrestling Sports December 27, 2017December 27, 20170 The Burns wrestling team had three individual champions and placed second as a team at the Henley Holiday Tournament held Thursday, Dec. 21, in Klamath Falls. Justin Winn (113), Evan Gunderson (152), and Trace Prosser (182) all won their respective weight divisions to lead the Hilanders. The Hilanders’ Devin Dickie (106), Kyran
Burns, Crane grapplers open season at Woodfin-Robinson Tournament Burns Sports Burns Wrestling Crane Sports Crane Wrestling Sports December 6, 2017December 6, 20170 The Burns and Crane wrestling teams began the 2017-18 season by competing in the Woodfin-Robinson Duals on Friday, Dec. 1, at Burns High School. Baker/Powder Valley took home the team trophy after winning all of their duals. Burns placed second, wining four of five duals. The Mustangs, hampered by injuries, were down to
Hilander runners qualify for boys state meet Burns Cross Country Burns Sports Sports November 1, 2017November 2, 20170 For the first time since 2005, the Hilander boys cross country team qualified for the state meet after placing second to a tough Union team at the district meet held Friday, Oct. 27, in Pendleton. The Hilander charge was led by junior Emmet Klus, who clocked the 5K course in a
Burns readies for state playoffs after second-place finish at district Burns Sports Burns Volleyball Sports October 25, 2017October 25, 20170 The Burns volleyball team came away from the Eastern Oregon League (EOL) playoffs on Saturday, Oct. 21, in Vale with a second-place finish. The Hilanders faced Irrigon in the first match, and the Hilanders defeated the Knights in four sets, 16-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-20. The Hilanders then played Vale in the championship
Hilanders trounce Pirates 50-6 Burns Football Burns Sports Sports October 18, 2017October 19, 20170 Josh Reagle of Burns returned the opening kickoff 84 yards for a score, and the Hilanders never looked back on their way to a 50-6 win over Riverside, Friday, Oct. 13, at Corbett Memorial Field. Burns scored on a 27-yard run by Bryce Goss and a 3-yard run by Reagle on
Burns picks up wins over Nyssa, Ontario Burns Sports Burns Volleyball Sports October 11, 2017October 11, 20170 The Hilander volleyball team added another non-conference win to their record on Thursday, Oct. 5, as they defeated Ontario 25-17, 25-21, and 25-10. Rachel Duhn and Allie Hueckman each had five kills to account for half of the team’s 20 kills. Jenna Garner added four kills and Parker Landon three. Burns played
Klus takes first at Outback Invitational Burns Cross Country Burns Sports Sports October 4, 2017October 4, 20170 Emmett Klus of Burns won the individual title to lead the Hilanders to a first-place finish at the Outback Invitational held at North Lake High School Friday, Sept. 29. Klus finished the 5K course in a time of 17:56.00 to outdistance all other competitors. JP Friedrichsen placed fourth (19:22.70), Ryan Robles