HILLSBORO ARGUS SPORTS

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With more and more college athletes in the news for all the wrong reasons these days, it makes you wonder what would have become of those young people had they met Larry Jury. The Dream Team Basketball Camp will take place over Spring Break, March 22-25 at Liberty High School. Jury, a former George Fox standout and founder of the... Full story »

PORTLAND — On two walls inside the gymnasium at Jefferson High School, these words are painted in big white letters: “BECOME LEGENDARY.” The Glencoe Crimson Tide nearly did just that on Friday night in the second round of the OSAA Class 5A girls basketball playoffs. Glencoe almost overcame a big halftime deficit, and the visitors held the host Democrats well... Full story »

ASHLAND — Behind a team-high 20 points from senior guard Tanner Apeland, the Glencoe Crimson Tide defeated host Ashland 64-61 on Saturday in the second round of the OSAA Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. No. 5 Glencoe trailed the No. 6 Grizzlies 28-27 at halftime. Ashland’s Mason Costantino led all scorers with 22 points, while senior Travis VanLoo added 17... Full story »

Kailee Green was zipping across the court and completing pin-point passes like Andre Miller. Sade Elliott was draining three-pointers and driving to the basket like Brandon Roy. And Jasmine Gibbs-Brown was pounding the ball inside and banging around like LaMarcus Aldridge. Yes, the Century Jaguars played every bit the part of your Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night at Century... Full story »

On paper, the Hillsboro Spartans clearly were the team with the most basketball talent as they opened the OSAA Class 5A state playoffs on Wednesday against visiting Summit of Bend. But the Storm, making just their second playoff appearance, took that paper, wadded it up in a ball and trashed it following their 67-60 upset of the No. 10 Spartans.... Full story »

They finished second in the conference and are in the state playoffs again following a brief one-year lull. Yes, the Glencoe Crimson Tide have enjoyed quite the season already, and they were rewarded this week when the all-Northwest Oregon Conference girls basketball teams were announced. Head coach Matt Humphreys picked up his first coach of the year award, while sophomore... Full story »

They finished second in the conference and are in the state playoffs again following a brief one-year lull. Yes, the Glencoe Crimson Tide have enjoyed quite the season already, and they were rewarded this week when the all-Northwest Oregon Conference girls basketball teams were announced. Head coach Matt Humphreys picked up his first coach of the year award, while sophomore... Full story »

SHERWOOD — A season that started off with a lot of uncertainty and question marks at Liberty nearly took a surprise leap into the state playoffs Saturday night. But in the end, the Falcons’ late comeback attempt was thwarted, and the host Sherwood Bowmen eventually escaped with a 34-25 victory in the second round of the Northwest Oregon Conference girls... Full story »

PORTLAND — Hilhi junior Mikey Rodriguez’s quest to become a four-time state champion is still alive after he captured the 130-pound title at Saturday’s OSAA Class 5A State Wrestling Championships at Memorial Coliseum. He adds to his 119-pound title he won as a freshman and last season’s 125-pound championship. He plans to move up to 135 pounds next season. “It’s... Full story »

The Century Jaguars scored a minor upset to extend their season, only to see their run ended with another loss to Sherwood. For the third time this season, the Bowmen handed the Jaguars a double-digit defeat with Saturday’s 59-46 win, which determined the Northwest Oregon Conference’s No. 4 seed for the Class 5A state playoffs. Jonny Howard and Sean McGill... Full story »

The Century Jaguars took care of business Tuesday night, snuffing out a late Hillsboro comeback attempt to win going away, 63-52. But it actually didn’t become official until some 24 hours later, when Wilsonville beat Sherwood on Wednesday, 56-29. With that result, Century is, without a doubt, headed to the state playoffs for the first time in school history. “The... Full story »

Senior Night often means “good-bye” to high school athletes. But on Tuesday night, when six Hillsboro seniors were recognized, the Spartans made plans for an encore. Behind a game-high 25 points from Tyson Fernstrom, No. 10 Hilhi defeated rival Century 68-57 to secure the No. 3 seed out of the Northwest Oregon Conference and a first-round home game in the... Full story »

Two seconds left, down by two, a three-point attempt to win or lose. It’s ever player’s dream situation, right? Because that’s what took place Friday night at Glencoe High School. With exactly 2.0 seconds on the clock, Century sophomore Miranda Foster inbounded the ball from underneath her own basket. The pass went to mid-court, was tipped and got picked up... Full story »

This past fall, Glencoe’s football team put up 35 points on Century in a lopsided win. On Friday, the Crimson Tide boys basketball team finished with a season-low point total but still found a way to get by the visiting Jaguars, 34-28 — clinching the No. 2 seed out of the Northwest Oregon Conference for its first playoff appearance since... Full story »