Eleven of 19 Taft High wrestlers placed fifth or better Saturday, led by seniors Cody Knott and Devon Lindquist, who defeated State-level competitors from Class 6A Grants Pass for individual titles in the Alsea Bay Classic at Waldport.
The Taft High boys basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak Saturday with its first Class 3A Coastal Range League victory, 46-25 over visiting...
Calling it a landmark night for Taft High wrestling, second-year Taft Coach Robb Ellis’ upstart squad defeated defending Class 3A State champion Willamina in its own gym 39-37 in a dual match Thursday.
School days for Taft High students Kadence James and Autumn Barela don’t end with a bus ride home or a gathering of friends. Rather, find them confined to a tightly quartered cushioned room filled with grunting boys who reek of sweat.
The Taft High varsity basketball teams saw their respective losing streaks extended Tuesday with the boys losing 52-45 and the girls 63-36 in Class 3A Coastal Range League play at Willamina.
Team scores weren’t kept, but winning titles wasn’t Taft High Coach Robb Ellis’ intent for Saturday's first Holiday Crab Pools Invitational, where 123 wrestlers from 13 squads battled in the school gymnasium to turn an abundance of mat time into individual improvement.
Freshman Sam Cortes won the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley, while junior Micah McLeish won the 200-yard freestyle Saturday to lead the Taft High boys to third place at the Clemens Invitational swim meet in Philomath.
Turnovers and missed free throws proved costly as the injury-riddled Taft High boys basketball team opened its conference home season Friday with a 55-43 home loss to league-leading Clatskanie.
