Brian Rathbone

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Sports Reporter at The Bulletin (Bend, OR)

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Bend Elks' season opens on Friday night against the Ridgefield Raptors at Vince Genna Stadium

1 week ago | bendbulletin.com | Brian Rathbone

Bend Elks' season opens on Friday night against the Ridgefield Raptors at Vince Genna StadiumPublished 11:18 am Thursday, May 29, 2025One day before the Bend Elks begin their 2025 season, players were still making their way from their college teams and new staff members were still being trained on the fly to prepare for Friday's opening night.
Sisters baseball takes down La Pine to advance to 3A quarterfinals

1 week ago | bendbulletin.com | Brian Rathbone

Sisters baseball takes down La Pine to advance to 3A state quarterfinalsPublished 8:07 am Thursday, May 29, 2025SISTERS - Beating a team twice is hard enough. Doing it three times is an even greater feat. Getting a fourth win in as many tries, the Sisters learned Wednesday evening in the second round of the Class 3A baseball playoffs, proved to be the toughest of them all.
Top-seeded Ridgeview softball hangs on, moves on in 5A playoffs - Redmond Spokesman

1 week ago | redmondspokesman.com | Brian Rathbone

Published 11:57 am Wednesday, May 28, 2025 REDMOND — It came down to the bitter end between No. 1 Ridgeview and No. 16 North Eugene in the first round of the Class 5A softball playoffs, but the top-seeded Ravens prevailed with a 2-1 home win Tuesday to advance in the postseason for the first time in three years.
No. 1 Ridgeview softball hangs on; Bend High, Caldera softball and Summit baseball also advance to second round of 5A state playoffs

1 week ago | bendbulletin.com | Brian Rathbone

No. 1 Ridgeview softball hangs on; Bend High, Caldera softball and Summit baseball also advance to second round of 5A state playoffsPublished 10:37 am Wednesday, May 28, 2025REDMOND - It came down to the bitter end between No. 1 Ridgeview and No. 16 North Eugene in the first round of the Class 5A softball playoffs, but the top-seeded Ravens prevailed with a 2-1 home win Tuesday to advance in the postseason for the first time in three years.
Summit boys volleyball claims second-straight state title

1 week ago | bendbulletin.com | Brian Rathbone

Summit boys volleyball claims second-straight state titlePublished 9:05 am Wednesday, May 28, 2025The pressure felt different, but the end result was the same for the Summit boys volleyball team. In the second year of boys volleyball as an emerging activity for the Oregon School Activities Association, the Storm ended their second season in the same way they did their first - as state champions.
Summit girls tennis wins first state team title since 2012; Bonetto wins singles title

1 week ago | bendbulletin.com | Brian Rathbone

Summit girls tennis wins first state team title since 2012; Bonetto wins singles titlePublished 12:57 pm Sunday, May 25, 2025Between the boys and girls teams, Summit tennis picked up a team title, a doubles title and a singles title at the Class 5A tennis championships Saturday afternoon at the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton.
Caldera boys win first IMC track and field title; Summit girls keep 20-year streak alive

2 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Brian Rathbone

Caldera boys win first IMC track and field title; Summit girls keep 20-year streak alivePublished 9:56 pm Friday, May 23, 2025Since Caldera opened its doors four years ago, the track and field program has been trying to build inertia. The same type of inertia that the Summit track program has continuously built over the past two-plus decades.
Mountain View baseball player, Summit tennis player voted Athletes of Week

2 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Brian Rathbone

Mountain View baseball player, Summit tennis player voted Athletes of WeekPublished 1:14 pm Friday, May 23, 2025The votes are in for The Bulletin's Athletes of the Week for May 12-17. Kate Bonetto, a sophomore on the Summit girls tennis team, and Brady Kennedy, a senior on the Mountain View baseball team, were voted by Bulletin readers as the boys and girls Athletes of the Week.
Crook County boys and girls teams win Tri-Valley Conference championships as boys look to defend their 4A state title

2 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Brian Rathbone

Crook County boys and girls teams win Tri-Valley Conference championships as boys look to defend their 4A state titlePublished 1:10 pm Friday, May 23, 2025PRINEVILLE - The defending Class 4A state champions proved last year was no fluke over two days of competition at the Tri-Valley Conference track and field championships. The Crook County boys dominated, winning titles in nine of the 17 events on Wednesday and Thursday.
Vote: Nominees for Athlete of the Week (May 12-17)

2 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Brian Rathbone

Vote: Nominees for Athlete of the Week (May 12-17)Published 9:50 am Wednesday, May 21, 2025Here are the candidates for The Bulletin's Athletes of the Week for May 12-17 as nominated by local coaches and The Bulletin sports staff. Read about nominees and cast your vote for one male athlete and one female athlete at bendbulletin.com/sports. GirlsKate Bonetto, Summit tennis: The sophomore repeated as the Intermountain Conference singles tennis champion on May 17.