Joe Zochert

5 days ago | oregonlive.com | Joe Zochert

After enduring two hard losses to West Linn, the visiting Tualatin baseball team flipped the script to stun the three-time defending state champions 4-1 to close out a three-game series on Friday night. The Timberwolves (14-7, 7-5 Three Rivers League) were led by their battery mates, Trenton Hertzog and Isaac Pfeifer, to deal the Lions (18-4, 11-1) their first league loss and second defeat to an Oregon team this season.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Joe Zochert

With a few in-game breakthroughs powering its confidence, the Forest Grove softball team clawed out a narrow 2-1 home victory over Glencoe and heated up the Pacific Conference race even more on Friday night. This valuable win came for the Vikings (14-5, 5-1 Pacific) by pushing through any mistakes they made early. With bases loaded for Forest Grove, second baseman Alise Morency came up with the game-winning RBI with two outs in the bottom of the fifth.

3 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Joe Zochert

Even if some of the signature hitting took a few innings to show up, the West Linn baseball team still looked to be in strong shape in a 6-0 shutout of Oregon City on Friday night. To close out their first Three Rivers League series sweep of the season, the Lions (10-3, 3-0 TRL) had a perfect showing from the outfield to stave off any scoring opportunities for the Pioneers (6-7, 0-3). Brett Ronson had the perfect answer when asked about the outfield’s performance.

2 months ago | oregonlive.com | Joe Zochert

La Salle Prep boys basketball narrowly survived to capture its first boys basketball championship in 39 years in a chaotic 57-56 victory over defending champion Summit on Saturday night. And the No. 9 Falcons (21-8) did it in probably the longest and gut-wrenching nine seconds of basketball. La Salle senior Paul Skoro was the center of attention with an offensive foul to start and a game-winning free throw to win the Class 5A championship at Linfield.

2 months ago | oregonlive.com | Joe Zochert

You couldn’t have scripted a better ending for the Crater girls basketball team to capture its first-ever Class 5A basketball title in a 64-58 overtime thriller that will surely be a storybook milestone for the program on Saturday afternoon. It was the perfect mix of the No. 1 Comets (28-1) redemption and exorcizing playoff demons to overcome a feisty No. 3 South Albany (24-5) that held a 45-36 lead with a little over six minutes left in the fourth quarter.