By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings In a double-elimination tournament, it’s not how you start but how you finish that counts. And on Monday, Ashland showed once again that when it comes to finishing, few teams in the state of Oregon have an answer for the boys in red and white. Max Anderson pitched his [...]
The Ashland Pilots won their third American Legion A state title in four years today, beating La Grande 7-1 in the championship game at Swede Johnson Stadium in Eugene. Max Anderson pitched a complete game and Ethan Schlecht hit a bases-clearing double in the fourth for the Pilots, who also edged Roseburg Pepsi 9-6 in [...]
The Ashland Pilots beat Roseburg Pepsi 9-6 in eight innings today to earn an all-or-nothing championship game against La Grande in the American Legion A Oregon state tournament at Swede Johnson Stadium in Eugene. Check back soon for the championship result.
By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings Max Anderson delivered one of his best pitching performances of the season and his teammates provided plenty of support as the Ashland Pilots beat host North Eugene 6-0 to stay alive in the American Legion A State Tournament Friday at Swede Johnson Stadium in Eugene. The victory advances the [...]
By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings La Grande pitchers Carson Miller and Austin Woodward limited the Ashland Pilots to one run on four hits as the Subway A’s edged the Pilots 2-1 in the first round of the American Legion A state tournament Thursday afternoon at Swede Johnson Stadium in Eugene. The loss drops Ashland [...]
Here’s a strange thought. On Saturday in Keizer, the Ashland High baseball team will play the role of the big, bad bully. It can’t be avoided. The Grizzlies will be going for their second title in three years, while their opponent in the Class 5A state championship baseball game, North Eugene, will be trying to [...]
The OSAA’s quest to revamp the postseason qualification standards is nearly complete. You can check out the latest proposal here. It’s sort of shocking. Assuming I understand what I’m reading, in the major team sports at the 5A level 27 teams will receive automatic bids to the postseason, while another 10 will qualify for first-round [...]
The wait is over. The playoffs are here. As Karl Kemper might say, it’s a great day to be a Grizzly. The No. 3-ranked Ashland High girls basketball team (22-5) takes on No. 4-ranked and defending state champion Willamette(20-4) on Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state tournament. The eight-team, double-elimination bracket wraps up Saturday night [...]
Bring on Willamette. Check back here Monday night for more on that Ashland-Willamette quarterfinal matchup (links, n-stuff). In the meantime, here’s my Ashland-Sherwood game story. By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings The Grizzlies weren’t satisfied with how they played when star point guard Allison Gida was stuck on the bench in foul trouble. The other [...]
The Cascade Conference basketball awards were announced Monday and, to the surprise of absolutely nobody, Raider senior forward Jacki Speer was named the co-player of the year (actually, the fact that there is a “co” on front of her award is a bit of a surprise, but congratulations to Evergreen State’s Jessica Wilkerson). Speer wasn’t [...]
