Hops sweep Boise, advance to NWL Championship Series
The Hops can’t stop making history. In the first postseason home game at Ron Tonkin Field, Hillsboro completed a sweep of the Boise Hawks by the score of 5-2. They will advance to play for the Northwest League Championship against the winner of the series between the Spokane Indians and Vancouver Canadians. Vancouver currently holds […]
Winterhawks Tickets Go on Sale Thursday Morning
Winterhawks fans who want to see the team raise their U.S. Division and Western Conference championship banners can purchase tickets to Opening Night beginning tomorrow at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.winterhawks.com, the Winterhawks’ ticket office inside Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and all TicketMaster outlets, including Fred Meyer. The regular season begins Friday, September […]
Hops down Hawks in postseason debut
It was a historic day for the Hops. Fresh off an eight-hour, 450-mile bus ride, Hillsboro was ready to make their postseason debut at Memorial Stadium in Boise, Idaho against the Boise Hawks. They made it a memorable one, pulling out a 5-2 victory to take game one of the Divisional Series. It was their […]
Winterhawks Improve to 3-0 in Preseason With 4-2 Win
The Portland Winterhawks continued their preseason schedule with a 4-2 win Sunday in Everett against the Silvertips, giving the Hawks a 3-0 record over the weekend. They struck quickly Sunday, as just 31 seconds into the game Nic Petan took a feed from Oliver Bjorkstrand and scored for an early 1-0 lead. Everett tied it […]
Vikings Blow Halftime Lead, fall to Beavers 29-14
Hope was alive for a long time in the valley on Saturday. Portland State went after a first-ever win over a Pac-12 school at Oregon State and looked like they might make history through the first half of the game. But a gruesome third quarter that included four turnovers ultimately cost the Vikings in a […]
Keller dominant in shutout debut as Hops blank Ems 1-0
The Hops don’t have much work left to do in the regular season. A play-off berth already in tow based on their first-half championship, Hillsboro hasn’t sat on their laurels. They secured the second-half division title as well in yesterday’s victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils. With that in mind, Brad Keller made his debut […]
Hawks Beat Tri-City 5-2 in Preseason Saturday
Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the Tri-City Americans 5-2 on Saturday in preseason action from Everett, WA. Justin Gutierrez started things off for the Americans, making it 1-0 at the 6:11 mark of the first period. Bjorkstrand evened the score at 1-1 with a shorthanded goal at the 12:35 mark, […]
Hawks Take Preseason Opener 7-5
The Portland Winterhawks opened the 2014 preseason schedule with a 7-5 win against the Spokane Chiefs in Everett, WA. Portland opened the scoring with a pair of 5-on-3 power play goals in the first period. The first came at the 9:28 mark when defenseman Joshua Smith scored on a shot from the point, with the […]
Know Your Timbers’ Opponent: Red Bulls
This weekly column will break down the opposition facing the Portland Timbers, hopefully giving you an insight into the challenge we can expect the Timbers to face. The Portland Timbers are away to the New York Red Bulls this Saturday. New York finished last season with the best regular season record, and won the Supporters […]
Know Your Timbers’ Opponent: Columbus Crew
This weekly column will break down the opposition facing the Portland Timbers, hopefully giving you an insight into the challenge we can expect the Timbers to face. The Portland Timbers are at home against the Columbus Crew next Saturday. Columbus started the season with a 100% record after three games. Since then, they haven’t won […]