OSAA

In an exciting back and forth 3A playoff match between the Taft Tigers boy's Varsity basketball squad and Amity High Warriors the contest settled into a tie at the end of four quarters.

Unbeaten Taft High advanced Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the Class 3A/2A/1A OSAA State Boys Soccer Championships with an 11-0 first-round home victory over Central Linn at Voris Field.

Taft junior starting pitcher Emma Coulter struck out nine in five shutout innings Thursday for a 10-0 Special District 1 softball playoff victory over visiting Warrenton that virtually ensured the Tigers a home game in the Class 3A State playoffs.

Taft High made short work of visiting Clatskanie in an 11-1 five-inning Special District 2 league playoff victory Thursday that set the stage for next week's Class 3A State baseball playoffs.

The parents of high school student-athletes in our communities are not only causing a stir, they also are causing a problem.

Interest in Taft High 7-12 girls soccer is reflective of the growth in high school girls sports programs nationwide,

OnPoint Community Credit Union and the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) have announced OnPoint as the new title sponsor for Oregon high school state championships.

Many parents are trying to live the dream through their sons and daughters – the dream of landing a college athletic scholarship by specializing in a sport year round