Oregon Sports News

2 weeks ago | oregonsportsnews.com | Stuart Kemp

With teams heavily leading in their series in the WHL this weekend, things got clearer in the east as the weekend progressed. With Calgary scooting through with four straight, the other series mostly were completed this weekend. Medicine Hat, which had been shocked by a 6-3 loss to Swift Current, came back and took game five by a 3-2 win. After scoring goals in the first and second periods, nothing happened in the third, despite Swift Current pulling Reid Dyck for the last two minutes of the game.

2 weeks ago | oregonsportsnews.com | Nick Bartlett

I wrote a piece about running with a visually impaired student a couple of years ago. It was an incredible experience, something I’d never even thought about being a part of. The kid was a long-distance runner, so we would run through the woods while holding a court with a little wiffle ball in the center that kept us bound. A couple of years later, I’m reliving this opportunity in a slightly different manner.

2 weeks ago | oregonsportsnews.com | Stuart Kemp

For games three and four, the action shifted to the lesser seeds, with action on Tuesday, Wednesday, and, in one case, Thursday. Another thing is having to cram half the schedule into half a weekend; such is playoff time, and it’s always interesting to see what comes of it. Out west, the shift to the lesser seeds’ home base, with Seattle taking home ice advantage in Everett with a 3-2 win, followed by a 3-2 overtime loss, brought the series back to Seattle.

3 weeks ago | oregonsportsnews.com | Stuart Kemp

With the regular season ending as OSN went on Spring Break within Oregon, the action didn’t stop from continuing during that time and carrying on. The final seedings were completed on the last day of the regular season. Out west, Everett and Seattle clash, Victoria gets Tri-City, Spokane takes on Vancouver, and Prince George battles the Portland Winterhawks. Out east, Medicine Hat wins the conference and, as the top in the east, faces number 8 Swift Current.

1 month ago | oregonsportsnews.com | Stuart Kemp

Two weeks to go in the regular season, and there is still an element of doubt, albeit small, that playoff positions will jockey anymore. Out West, where Everett is assured of first, Spokane is assured of third, due to hybrid placing where Divisional leaders get slots one and two regardless of points, then see teams reseeded next round. Everett defeated the Portland Winterhawks in the first of three for Portland on the weekend 5-3.