Track teams open season Burns Sports Burns Track Crane Sports Crane Track Sports March 21, 2018March 21, 20180 The Burns boys and girls track teams both finished in third place at the Crook County Icebreaker meet in Prineville on Thursday, March 15. Crook County won the boys team title with 242 points. Ridgeview was a distant second with 108 points, followed by Burns with 104.5, Baker 88.5, Culver 43,
Crane, Burns ready for spring sports Burns Baseball Burns Golf Burns Softball Burns Sports Burns Track Crane Sports Crane Track Sports March 14, 2018March 14, 20180 The spring sports season begins in earnest this week for Burns and Crane high school athletes. The Burns varsity baseball team began its season Tuesday, March 13, as the Hilanders traveled to John Day for a game with Grant Union. On Saturday, March 17, the Hilanders are scheduled to travel to La
Scotties take third place at Central Oregon District Tournament Hines Middle School Wrestling Sports February 28, 2018March 1, 20180 The Hines Middle School (HMS) wrestling team performed well at the Central Oregon Middle School District Tournament held Feb. 23-24 in Redmond. The Scotties had nine wrestlers place in the top six of their weight divisions, including three champions, and placed third as a team with 96 points. Crook County Middle School
Simpson, Epling earn gold medals at state wrestling tournaments Burns Sports Burns Wrestling Crane Sports Crane Wrestling Sports February 21, 2018February 22, 20180 The Burns Hilanders’ Kyran Simpson brought home the gold medal from the OSAA 3A State Wrestling Tournament held Feb. 16-17 in Portland. Simpson won three of his four matches by fall on his way to winning the 138-pound weight class. The Hilanders’ Evan Gunderson placed second at 153 pounds, Trace Prosser (182)
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
Crane improves to 4-4 in HDL with pair of wins Crane Basketball Crane Sports Sports January 31, 2018February 2, 20180 The Crane boys basketball team evened their High Desert League record at 4-4 with a pair of victories on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26-27. On Friday, the Mustangs hosted Harper Charter (1-5) and picked up a 75-51 win. On Saturday, Crane traveled to Monument and returned home with a 66-34 win over
Hi-Desert Mat Club hosts, wins Jay Winn Memorial Buckle Classic Sports January 24, 2018January 24, 20180 On Saturday, Jan. 20, the Hi-Desert Mat Club hosted its home tournament, the Jay Winn Memorial Hi-Desert Buckle Classic. There was participation from 37 different clubs from Oregon and Idaho. The Hi-Desert Mat Club placed first in the tournament with 471 points. Results are as follows: Pee-Wee 32-40 lbs. — Kayson Williams 2nd;
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
Mat Club participates in Cowboy Challenge, Shepherd named Outstanding Wrestler Sports January 10, 2018January 10, 20180 On Dec. 30, the Hi Desert Mat Club participated in the Cowboy Challenge in Prineville. The mat club’s Liam Shepherd not only won the 53-pound weight class in the Bantam division, he was also named the Outstanding Wrestler for the Bantam division. Results for the mat club are as follows: Peewee 32 lbs.