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CJ Rivers is up to bat at a home game last season. Practices started Feb. 24 for this years season.

Baseball takes the field

By Maria Sotelo and Citlally Mexicano, Staff Writers February 28, 2019

    The boys baseball team will touch bases on March 11 by starting off the season with a jamboree tournament hosted here at Tigard High. The soon-to-be-formed team looks full of potential this year...

Emily and Jet competing in an OHSET jumping competition.

OHSET isn’t horsing around

By Jessica Krueger, Staff Writer February 9, 2019

     OHSET's first meet of 2019 starts Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds.       What is OHSET? This is a question I am asked often. I usually give a quick response—I clarify...

Players surround Coach Ruecker to celebrate their victory over West Linn. Ruecker, who has been a head coach for 42 years, 10 at Tigard, announced his retirement this week.

Football players react to Ruecker’s retirement

By Jared Debban, Sports Editor December 20, 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, so does head football coach Craig Ruecker’s time on the football sidelines. After 48 years of coaching, 10 of those at Tigard, Ruecker announced his retirement on Tuesday.   ...

Cameron OConnor takes on Ty Ewers of Canby. OConnor won the match by techfall and helped Tigard win the dual meet 45-28.

Varsity wrestlers pin down Canby

By Maria Sotelo, Staff Writer December 18, 2018

Chanting arose from the crowd as the team shouted, "Come on, you can do it!” The Tigers prevailed against the Canby Cougars with a score of 45-28 at their first home duel on Dec. 13. Wrestling coach...

Senior defender Sajjad Al-Rikabi jumps over the Canby forward to win a header in the air during a 6-0 win on Oct. 18.  Al-Rikabi was named TRL Co-Player of the Year.

Al-Rikabi, Cleaver and Simonetti honored by Three Rivers League

By Olivia Niemi, Staff Writer November 20, 2018

     The boys Varsity soccer season comes to an end after a hard fight in the playoffs, sadly ending in the second round. With the teams’ hard work and dedication throughout the season, three of the...

Varsity soccer player, senior Sydney Leinberger, surges through Liberty’s defense. Tigard won the Sept. 27 game 5-0.

Girls soccer starts off undefeated

By Olivia Niemi and James Favot October 10, 2018

The girls varsity soccer team kicked off the season with an undefeated streak, now ranked ninth in the state with an overall record of 8-1. It was a superb fresh start for a team with new coaches, new...

Junior Midfielder Trevor Smith (3) creates an attack play against two defenders from Hillsboro High School. Tigard won 1-0.

Tigers break Timberwolves winning streak

By Maria Sotelo and Katelyn Wilhoit, Staff Writers October 8, 2018

     The boys varsity soccer team defeated Tualatin at a home game on Oct. 2, with a final score of 3-2. The close game filled the Tigers with pride as they broke the Timberwolves’ winning streak....

Senior Rebecca Christianson looks forward to the season. She finished 17th in 23:12.8 at the Sept. 12 meet at Canby.

Cross country hits the ground running

September 28, 2018

       After a long summer of conditioning, the cross country teams opened the season with a couple successes. With only four meets, it’s too early to say where they will stand, but both teams...

Testing the smoke alarm

Testing the smoke alarm

By Jared Debban, Sports Editor September 11, 2018

     The past two years have seen sports practices and games canceled due to smoke from wildfires. At a time when sports practices were holding tryouts or ramping up for the season, many coaches and...

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