http://www.sandypost.com/sports/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126820501293599900 2010-03-09 23:10:12 http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126820501293599900 en-us The Mt. Hood Community College men’s basketball team finished the Northwest championship tournament with a 2-2 record, ending play with a 71-66 loss to Walla Walla in Tuesday’s fourth-place game. Walla Walla wiped away numerous Mt. Hood scoring chances with 10 blocked shots, led by ... http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126820439062195500 2010-03-09 22:59:50 http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126820439062195500 en-us The Sandy boys track team has a rich history, but a small turnout this spring has tempered expectations for the upcoming season. “We’re really young, down in numbers and I’m on the recruiting trail,” said coach Anouxa Vixathep. “I expect us to be somewhere in the ... http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126820416241636300 2010-03-09 22:56:02 http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126820416241636300 en-us It’s a topic around any given dugout in America at the start of baseball season. The idea is first introduced to players by a coach during the usually boring opening speech of the season, thrown in to perk up the ears of players who have long ago lapsed into daydreams of doubleheaders and ... http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126820384948424600 2010-03-09 22:50:49 http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126820384948424600 en-us The chant of “BeeBee” picks up steam. It becomes clear that they are chanting her name, and Sandy graduate BB Gardner can’t keep a wry smile from cracking her face, as a teammate releases a free throw in the waning minutes of George Fox’s 59-37 victory over rival Puget Sound ... http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126752758998017500 2010-03-02 00:00:00 http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126752758998017500 en-us He will walk onto the McArthur Court hardwood for the last time Thursday before Oregon’s game against Washington to be honored in a pregame ceremony. Dick Harter figures the occasion is fitting. “I love it,” the former University of Oregon coach says. “I want to see the ... http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126760301147088100 2010-03-02 23:56:51 http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126760301147088100 en-us “Hey, try to keep it in the gym,” coach Garet Luebbert teases outfielder/pitcher Kjell Raanes, who just released a wild pitch that wouldn’t have hit Shaquille O’Neal in the head … on a stepstool. Luebbert, a young coach whose only signs of age comes from the grey now ... http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126760273400954900 2010-03-02 23:52:14 http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126760273400954900 en-us The Sandy wrestling team placed three athletes at the Class 6A state tournament over the weekend with seniors Peter Vang and Dennis Mowery able to end their careers standing on the podium Saturday night at Memorial Coliseum, along with junior Trent Rutledge. At 112 pounds, Vang defeated No. ... http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126760123618379500 2010-03-02 23:27:16 http://www.sandypost.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126760123618379500 en-us When Barlow High School coach Tom Johnson sits atop the grandstands to watch his son Drew play basketball at Mt. Hood Community College, that isn’t the only familiar face he sees. The Saints’ program has always been a landing spot for local talent, none more so than this year with four ...