Check out everything posted to MVSJ over the past week.
Since Aug. 25, Miles Vance Sports Journal has shared 485 unique posts, including team previews, game stories, features, slideshows, the Photo of the Day, the Play of the Day, the ICYMI Monday post, weekly stats and more.
And readers have responded, in the thousands, by coming to the site every day. In case you missed it — thus “ICYMI Monday” — here’s what’s been featured on the site over the past week.
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See the best sports photography for Lake Oswego, Lakeridge and West Linn high schools. In case you didn’t know, you can buy prints or digital downloads of Miles Vance’s sports images at milesvance.smugmug.com. Prints are on sale for as little as $5 each, while digital downloads cost just $20 apiece. Every Lakers, Pacers and Lions team from the Fall 2022 season is already … [Read more…]
Lake Oswego’s Lopez reaches quarterfinals at 6A state
The sophomore first-year wrestler makes his mark in his first trip to state. While West Linn made the biggest headlines at the Class 6A state wrestling tournament, Lake Oswego and Lakeridge’s best took their shots, too. For Lake Oswego, sophomore Lusiano Lopez — a first-year wrestler — won twice to reach the state quarterfinals at 195 pounds. He opened with a bye, then … [Read more…]
West Linn’s Destiny Rodriguez wins fourth straight title
Rodriguez becomes the first Oregon girl to win four state wrestling championships. No one has been better. No one. Ever. West Linn senior Destiny Rodriguez secured her place in history as the first four-time state champion in Oregon girls wrestling, winning three straight matches to capture the title at 155 pounds in the Class 6A/5A state tournament at Veterans … [Read more…]
West Linn wrestlers win first 6A state crown
The Lions are unstoppable on the tourney’s second day, beat Newberg by 26 points. After the first day of the 2023 Class 6A state wrestling tournament, West Linn held a razor-thin advantage over three-time defending champion Newberg. But after the Lions used that razor to slash through the field on the tournament’s second day, West Linn left no doubt, beating the Tigers by … [Read more…]
Lake Oswego boys finish strong vs. Lakeridge
The Lakers overcome an early deficit, win 80-58, set sights on playoffs. The Pacers started fast. The Lakeridge boys basketball team, facing crosstown rival Lake Oswego in the second annual Battle of the Lake on Saturday, Feb. 25, scored seven straight points to open the game and still led by eight early in the second quarter. But when the Lakers — who celebrated their … [Read more…]
Slideshow: Class 6A state wrestling Feb. 26
See the best images from the first day of state wrestling on Sunday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the second day of the Class 6A state wrestling tournament at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 26. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go … [Read more…]
Lakeridge girls power past LO to win ‘Battle’
The Pacers come back after a fast start by Lake Oswego to win 64-42 on Saturday. The Lakeridge girls basketball team was fighting for its playoff position. Lake Oswego’s girls were fighting for a victory in their 2022-23 season finale. In the end, both teams fought valiantly, but the Pacers pulled away to win 64-42 in the Battle of the Lake at Lake Oswego High School … [Read more…]
Slideshow: Lake Oswego-Lakeridge boys hoop
See the best images from the Lake Oswego boys’ win over Lakeridge on Saturday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the Lake Oswego boys basketball team’s 80-58 win over Lakeridge at Lake Oswego High School on Saturday, Feb. 25. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go … [Read more…]
Slideshow: Lakeridge-Lake Oswego girls hoop
See the best images from the Lakeridge girls’ win over Lake Oswego on Saturday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the Lakeridge girls basketball team’s 61-42 win over Lake Oswego at Lake Oswego High School on Saturday, Feb. 25. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go … [Read more…]
Slideshow: Class 6A state wrestling Feb. 25
See the best images from the first day of state wrestling on Saturday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the first day of the Class 6A state wrestling tournament at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 25. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go … [Read more…]
West Linn wrestlers ready for delayed 6A state tourney
The Lions believe they have what it takes to compete for a 6A state championship. How do you know when something’s good? When you have to wait for it — but it’s worth the wait. That’s the case for the Class 6A boys and 5A/6A girls state wrestling tournaments, which — after a one-day delay forced by the late-February snowstorm that blanketed the area — kick off on … [Read more…]
West Linn girls use big first half to beat Lake Oswego
The Lions’ 24-point second quarter paves the way for its 59-38 home win on Wednesday. The Lions did what they needed to do. They defended their home court, they honored their seniors and they kept their hopes alive for a third-place finish in the Three Rivers League. The West Linn girls basketball team did all of that in its 59-38 win over Lake Oswego on Wednesday, … [Read more…]
No. 1 West Linn boys soar past No. 2 Tualatin 89-78
The Wolves lead early and stay competitive late before the Lions pull away. The Tualatin boys basketball team took its best shot. The second-ranked Timberwolves, hosting No. 1 West Linn at Tualatin High School with the Three Rivers League title on the line on Wednesday, Feb. 22, came out swinging against the Lions. Tualatin took the lead just five seconds into the … [Read more…]
Slideshow: West Linn-Tualatin Boys Hoop
See the best images from the Lions’ win over the T-Wolves on Wednesday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the the West Linn boys basketball team’s 89-78 win over Tualatin at Tualatin High School on Wednesday, Feb. 22. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go … [Read more…]
Lakeridge boys fall short to OC 52-40
The Pacers close within six points late but can’t break through to victory. This one hurt. The Lakeridge boys basketball team entered its Tuesday, Feb. 21, home game against Oregon City without a win in Three Rivers League play this year, but with hope alive nonetheless. The Pioneers, however, did their best to snuff out that hope on the Pacers’ senior night, holding … [Read more…]
Slideshow: Lakeridge-Oregon City Boys Hoop
See the best images from the Pacers’ loss to the Pioneers on Tuesday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the the Lakeridge boys basketball team’s 52-42 loss to Oregon City at Lakeridge High School on Tuesday, Feb. 21. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go … [Read more…]
West Linn’s Shelstad selected for Nike Hoop Summit
The senior star will face the world’s best on April 8 at the Moda Center in Portland. West Linn senior Jackson Shelstad is ready for the next big stage. Shelstad, a senior guard on the West Linn boys basketball team, has already led the Lions to the No. 1 ranking in the state of Oregon, the Three Rivers League lead, a victory in the Les Schwab Invitational, and at one … [Read more…]
Lake Oswego boys skiers second in TRL slalom
Lincoln’s boys place first, while LO is second, Lakeridge is fourth at Mt. Hood Meadows. The Lakers and Cardinals battled again. The Lake Oswego and Lincoln boys ski teams — competing in a Three Rivers League slalom at Mt. Hood Meadows on Saturday, Feb. 18 — battled to the top in TRL action again, with the Cardinals posting a team time of 4 minutes, 00.75 seconds while … [Read more…]
Lakeridge girls skiers win again at Mt. Hood Meadows
Lake Oswego’s girls finish fourth while West Linn is seventh on Saturday. There was a mountain. There was snow. And there was a race. So you know what that meant — another win by the Lakeridge girls ski team. The Pacers did it again on Saturday, Feb. 18, winning for the sixth straight time in 2023, taking the Three Rivers League slalom at Mt. Hood Meadows with a … [Read more…]
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