La Grande couple has success at Coeur d’Alene Marathon in May
La Grande resident Joe Hewitt wanted one more opportunity to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Hewitt, 34, had done so … Read more
Curtain comes down on EOLS
Bull rider Tyler Bingham, of Honeyville, Utah scored 83 points on the second-to-last bull ride … Read more
LHS stars named best in state
The La Grande softball team proved itself as the best team in Class 4A by … Read more
Tigers load up on all-state, league awards
For the second season in a row, La Grande’s G.T. Blackman was voted Class 4A … Read more
La Grande’s repeat bid ends in heartbreak
Two of the three victories by the La Grande Tigers baseball team in the lead-up … Read more
Historic title!
The La Grande Tigers softball team made history Saturday. Allie Brock took a shutout into … Read more
LHS softball ready for first state championship appearance
La Grande Tigers softball head coach Kirk Travis said he’s talking with his team about … Read more
Tiger baseball one win from a repeat performance at state
The La Grande Tigers baseball team is one win away from accomplishing a feat not … Read more
Terrific Tigers!
Cade Reed and Nathan Reed had just completed their second 1-2 finish of the day … Read more
Resurgence complete
Two years ago, the Cove girls track and field team took one athlete to the … Read more
La Grande boys, girls crush competition
The La Grande boys track and field team put on a display to remember as … Read more
Back atop the CCC
The Eastern Oregon men’s track and field team is back on top of the Cascade … Read more
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Mountaineers hope to use momentum
The Eastern Oregon softball team is still on a high from its dramatic walk-off victory … Read more
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A dream ending
It’s a sequence nearly every kid dreams of being in on a softball or baseball … Read more
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Stars shine in Union
The La Grande boys track and field team continued its recent run of dominance on … Read more
Big weekend on deck
The upcoming weekend is one that local softball fans — particularly of Eastern Oregon, La … Read more
Gems lead Tigers to sweep
The way the first inning of G.T. Blackman’s start on Monday went wouldn’t have given … Read more
Local athlete is seeking to be the strongest
About a year ago, Brenda Eckstein was a constant at CrossFit and powerlifting meets throughout … Read more
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Suto first, LHS fourth
Tori Suto didn’t feel like she played a great round of golf Tuesday. It was … Read more
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Tigers get stymied
La Grande head softball coach Kirk Travis simply had to tip his cap to Pendleton … Read more
Wallowa Valley earns sweep
After a brief two-game losing streak, the Wallowa Valley baseball team got back on track … Read more
Eastern earns key series victory
Observer staff One big and somewhat fortuitous inning gave the Eastern Oregon softball team all … Read more
‘Cats get trio of wins
The Union/Cove softball team had no problems scoring as it turned in a 3-1 record … Read more
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La Grande goes 3-1 at tournament
Just a couple of hours after suffering a shutout at the hands of Junction City, … Read more
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Optimism for young Tiger squad
Youth is being served on the La Grande girls golf team. And through two early-season … Read more
Rolling Mounties
Another weekend, another series sweep for the Eastern Oregon softball team, which is suddenly on … Read more
Enshrinement awaits
La Grande’s Miles Hancock has spent a lifetime around the sport of wrestling. Nearly four … Read more
Tigers finish in sixth
La Grande was mere seconds away from locking up fourth place at the Class 4A … Read more
NAIA DII National Championships
Eastern Oregon rolls into the Sweet Sixteen
Eastern Oregon regained its 3-point touch in a high-scoring, back-and-forth first half. In the second … Read more
Defense leads Mountaineers to CCC championship
Eastern Oregon’s offense has been the focal point much of the season. And deservedly so. … Read more
EOU grinds out win
The game wasn’t always pretty. Eastern Oregon head coach Anji Weissenfluh even called it “winning … Read more
Badgers rout 'Lopes
The Powder Valley boys basketball team is playing each game like it could be their … Read more
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Seeking trophies
Earning state trophies has recently become the norm for both the La Grande boys and … Read more
OOL tiebreaker goes to Nixyaawii
Fourteen games wasn’t enough to decide the top seed in the Old Oregon League after … Read more
