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Seniors pace Taft to season-opening baseball win over Toledo

Kam Kessler and Bleiz Kimbrough combined on a three-hitter and Cody Knott drove home two runs Thursday as the Taft High baseball team opened its season with a 4-3 home victory over Toledo.

Tigers return building blocks for another State playoff run

Where do you start, Taft High baseball coach Matt Hilgers might ask after his undefeated conference winners and Champion of Character Award recipients as Team of the Year have been dismantled by graduation losses?

Taft’s King, Salsbery, Stempel first-team All-State; DeMello all-league

Taft High senior baseball players Caleb King, Josh Salsbery and Jack Stempel have been named first-team Class 3A All-State

Hawks end Tigers’ dream season with State semifinal victory

In a season of pioneering achievements at the plate, on the mound and in the record book, the Tigers’ gripping scripture of small-school baseball lore came to a tumultuous conclusion in an 8-6 home defeat to La Pine in the semifinals of the OSAA State Baseball Championships.

New-look Tigers, Hawks set for semifinal State baseball matchup

A familiar foe in name only will take the field at the Pit Tuesday when the Taft High baseball team plays La Pine to advance to Friday’s Class 3A State championship game.

King crowns Tigers State baseball semifinalists with complete-game win

Senior right-hander Caleb King shut down Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa with a three-hit, 10-strikeout performance Friday to help lead the Tigers into the semifinals of the Class 3A OSAA State Baseball Championships.

West Valley League flexes muscle in State baseball, softball quarterfinals

The West Valley League will step to the plate wielding a big bat Friday with three quarterfinalists in both baseball and softball representing the conference at OSAA tournaments to determine the best Class 3A team in each sport.

Knott, Stempel help propel Tigers into State baseball quarterfinals

Junior second baseman Cody Knott drove in four runs with a homer and double Wednesday to lead top-seeded Taft High to a 9-2 home victory over Clatskanie and into the quarterfinals of the Class 3A OSAA State Baseball Championships.

It’s All in the Family for Taft Baseball Stars

Like brothers who have shared life’s pleasures and pitfalls; like sons to the men they have played for and aspire to emulate; to the people they have touched and who have moved them, Taft High baseball stars Caleb King, Josh Salsbery and Jack Stempel are like family.

Taft baseball gets top State tourney seed, softball seeded ninth

Any concerns that “Taft got the shaft” would become the battle cry throughout Lincoln City were quelled late Saturday with the announcement that the top-ranked Tigers have been seeded No 1 in next week’s Class 3A State baseball championships.