Nov21
As the Crescent Valley High football team gathered one last time this season after a game, Scott Sanders had everyone but the seniors take a knee.
He then asked those kneeling to carry the seniors off the field.
The No. 7 Raiders had just suffered a tough 40-27 loss to No. 3 Sherwood in the OSAA 5A [...]
Nov7
There are no moral victories for the Crescent Valley football program anymore.
The Raiders could have been happy after battling back and getting closer than any other Mid-Willamette Conference team has come to beating West Albany in conference play.
Instead, they left the Field of Dreams on Friday night knowing they let one slip away.
Three muffed punts, [...]
Oct23
Just call them the cardiac kids, I guess.
The Crescent Valley High football team apparently likes to keep games interesting until the final minutes.
The Raiders won a 7-6 thriller against Lebanon on Oct. 8, then dropped a tough 21-19 decision to Glencoe last Friday when they had their two-point conversion try come up short.
On Friday, in [...]
Oct16
For a running back, there’s nothing like that long touchdown run with the defenders chasing you to the end zone.
Corvallis High’s Dominic Wooten was about to score on what would be a 55-yard run on Friday night when out of nowhere a Silverton defender tripped him up two yards short of the goal line.
Instead of [...]