Vikings drop to 1-2 after 59-21 loss in Pullman
Connor Halliday threw three second-quarter touchdown passes, breaking open a close game and leading the Washington State Cougars to a 59-21 victory over Portland State at Martin Stadium. Halliday’s three TDs led to a 28-0 lead by halftime and PSU never got closer than 14 points after that. For the game, Halliday had eye-popping numbers […]
Meet Kevin Cline: Our New Favorite Photographer
I first saw Kevin Cline’s photos on Instagram. As I was trouncing through the photo app earlier this week, I stumbled upon his recently created account. All 10 of his pics were from the Ducks’ last two football games. But they weren’t your typical tailgating jello shots or student-section selfies. No, these pics were good. […]
‘Orange Card’: South Eugene vs Lake Oswego
The Orange Card is a weekly production aimed at highlighting and analyzing one High School Boys varsity match each week. The column will focus on tactics, formation, and top talent in the state of Oregon. As the season progresses the author will start a Power Ranking system based off of games watched and coaches opinions […]
Winterhawks in precarious position after preseason
After five preliminary games before next Friday’s opening night, the Winterhawks have good momentum. Unfortunately, they also have an uncertain team-building method that continues to undermine the nature of their league. Coming up on his twentieth birthday during the latter half of this season, Brendan Burke (G) is starting in the net for Portland despite […]
‘Orange Card’: Lake Oswego vs Gresham
The Orange Card will be a weekly production aimed at highlighting and analyzing one High School Boys varsity match each week. The column will focus on tactics, formation, and top talent in the state of Oregon. As the season progresses the author will start a Power Ranking system based off of games watched and coaches […]
Grantland: Blazers Have Eighth Best Basketball Court Design
Zach Lowe over at Grantland just unveiled The Definitive NBA Court Design Power Rankings: Everything you ever needed to know about the past, present, and future of the league’s hardwood homes. [quote align=’right’]”If basketball is poetry, the Blazers’ logo is the only one that encapsulates the sport’s poetic nature.”[/quote]While LeBron’s return to Cleveland has the […]
Hops Win NWL Championship
Incredible. Amazing. And most of all… perfect. The Hillsboro Hops on Sunday beat the Vancouver Canadians, 4-3, to clinch the Northwest League championship. The win came at Ron Tonkin Field on a warm evening in front of 3,328 delirious fans. Hillsboro won its first title, in just its second year of existence. In so doing, […]
Hawks Fall 4-2 in Preseason Finale
The Portland Winterhawks fell 4-2 to the Red Deer Rebels Saturday, as they finish the preseason with a record of 4-1. The Rebels took a 2-0 lead in the first period on a power play goal by Cole Chorney at the 8:04 mark, followed late in the period by a goal from former Hawk Presten […]
Winterhawks Melt Ice in 5-3 Preseason Win
The Portland Winterhawks continued their preseason schedule Friday with a 5-3 victory over the Kootenay Ice in a game played in Kennewick, WA. The win improved the Hawks’ preseason record to 4-0. Kootenay registered the lone goal of the first period when Luke Philp scored 3:04 into the game to give the Ice a 1-0 […]
Friday Five: Portland’s Defunct Franchises
Even if it will never be confused for New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, Portland has a rich and proud professional sports history, much of which, unfortunately, is just that… history. Today, we’re obviously huge fans of our Trail Blazers, Winterhawks, Timbers, Thorns, Hops, and Thunder, but there are some teams from the past that […]