By Mike Weber
South Wasco County’s 2025 homecoming football game on Sept. 26 included a special pregame ceremony — the dedication of the Josh Thompson Memorial Scoreboard. Thompson was killed at age 45 in August 2024 when another vehicle crossed the center lane on Highway 197 and struck his pickup head-on…
I very much enjoy writing about our awesome Glenwood kids. Isabella Bensel, daughter of Jason and Sarah and a 2024 graduate of Glenwood High School, is in her second year at Walla Walla Community College. Bella is once again being honored for her exceptional academic achievement for the summer 2025 quarter at WWCC.
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Our young Glenwood cowgirls, Joslyn Arnold and Peyton Sanchey, had a great time at the National Pro Rodeo (NPRA) Finals in Salem last weekend. While the Finals didn’t go as well for Peyton in Barrel Racing as she had hoped, qualifying for the Finals and finishing 9th overall for the year is really something to be proud of.
HOOD RIVER — The 11-rider Hood River Composite (HRC) mountain bike team is midway through its inaugural season which began earlier this summer.
THE DALLES — The Portland Trail Blazers and Moda Health made a stop in The Dalles on Sept. 18 as part of their annual Rip City Rally. The partnership held a community fair at Riverfront Park in The Dalles from 4-6 p.m.
FREE NEWS: The Hood River Valley High School (HRVHS) Hall of Fame inducted seven former student athletes, a retired coach and athletic director, and a boys’ state championship soccer team into its 2025 class.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River Valley forced five turnovers and overcame a 20-6 halftime deficit Sept. 5 to win its 2025 football opener, 35-20, over Reynolds.
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