Last year's best football league is — at least so far — best again in 2023. This probably shouldn’t come as a surprise, but I spend a lot of time writing about high school football. On Friday, for example, I drove two hours to Eugene to watch West Linn wipe out Sheldon 41-3 in the second week of the 2023 high school football season. Just from the time I left for the game … [Read more...] about Vance: TRL football is the best — and it’s not even close
Oregon School Activities Association
OSAA recruiting new officials now
Football, volleyball and soccer officials are among the OSAA's immediate needs. The Oregon Athletic Officials Association and the Oregon School Activities Association are recruiting officials for the high school fall sports seasons. There is an immediate need for officials in football, volleyball and soccer. Becoming a high school official has several benefits including … [Read more...] about OSAA recruiting new officials now
Few changes coming to 6A football for 2023
League, playoff alignments remain exactly the same for the coming '23 fall season. The Oregon School Activities Association’s Football Ad Hoc Committee has looked down upon the Class 6A football playoff format it created last spring. And the committee saw that it was good. That’s the gist of the latest tweaks from the OSAA regarding the 6A football playoff model it … [Read more...] about Few changes coming to 6A football for 2023
Officials shortage: Fall season will provide key gauge
Oregon officiating associations saw an uptick in '21-22, remain hopeful of recouping losses. Without officials, there are no games. It’s as simple as that. Oregon high school officiating associations saw a slight uptick in registrations in 2021-22 and they remain hopeful of recouping the losses from the previous COVID-plagued years. The state had 3,023 registered … [Read more...] about Officials shortage: Fall season will provide key gauge