Softball’s foul balls cause trouble for the javelin team
By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
April 15, 2020
The cancelation of spring sports bought time for Tigard to solve the space conflict between the softball program and track and field—specifically the dangerous area beside the varsity softball field and the javelin runway. “The javelin competitive area and practice area is rig...
Girl’s tennis season starts with love
By Ashley White and Rachel Jacobson
March 11, 2020
In spite of the freezing winter winds, the girls tennis team is bracing to endure the weather these next few months. The tennis season started on March 2, with practices taking place Monday through Friday after school. The girls team has three coaches; assistant coach Gretchen Dumestre, volunt...
Winter sports take on STATE!
By Liz Blodgett, Design Editor
March 5, 2020
With all of the winter sports wrapping up, Tigard’s success within each sport is starting to show. Many teams and groups have made it to their upcoming state competitions. As of now, Tigard has 7 different teams going to either state or nationals. Wrestling: With completing their season with three wins and t...
Stepping up their game
By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
February 28, 2020
Story originally published in the January 2020 edition of The Paw, our quarterly magazine. By the time the season starts, the softball team will have a brand new facility–turf field, batting barn and locker rooms. Superintendent Ernie Brown set aside money in the field improvements from the ...
From beginning to end, the swim team makes waves
By Noah Vu and Abbi Elliott
February 21, 2020
Last week swimmers competed in varsity districts at the Mt. Hood Community College pool Swimmers who placed 12th or better in their event in Prelims on Friday qualified for Finals which took place the following day. In order to make it to the state meet, swimmers had to either place 1st or 2nd ...
Ski girls keeping the lead
By Liz Blodgett, Design Editor
February 11, 2020
While the first ski race was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions, that didn’t stop Tigard’s boys and girls teams from pulling through with a win the following week. In the first race of the season on Jan. 18, both teams ranked first overall. Girls landed a total time of 06:15.91...
Are Letterman Jackets going extinct?
By Abbi Elliott, Staff Writer
February 7, 2020
Settlemier Jackets and Logos in Portland makes and sells letterman jackets along with everything that can go with them. Aaron Settlemier, the owner’s son, explains that he has seen a dip in sales around the West Coast area. He believes that this is because students aren’t seeing their peers in the jackets and that they are more common in smaller towns where school spirit is more important.
Digging the pink and burying cancer
By Ashley White and Delena Do
February 6, 2020
Although October, also known as “Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” has come and gone, the Dig Pink volleyball event provided an example of how students can come together to support a Tigard sports team and raise money for a cause at the same time. Business teacher Sue Suttic...
Accounting for Athletics
By Jared Debban, Co Editor In Chief
December 4, 2019
Story originally published in the 2019 edition of The Paw, our quarterly magazine. Playing a sport at Tigard is expensive. For baseball players on top of the pay-to-play fee of $225 are the personal costs of cleats, a glove, a bat, a batting helmet. Then add in the tea...
Friday night lights: No. 1 Tigard loses to No. 16 Mountainside in 6A playoffs
By Olivia Young, Online Editor
November 26, 2019
OregonLive. Students. Staff. And coaches. Many thought that Tigard would rise above the Mountainside Mavericks in the second round of the 2019 6A football playoffs. This was proven to be false after a shocking Maverick touchdown in overtime. As that ball was caught, a question emerged from the...
By Deja Fitzwater, Staff Writer
June 12, 2020
The week after the postponing of Unity Day was a blur for me, and I can’t remember doing anything other than some household chores or finishing...
June 4, 2020
On the first day of our freshman year, my peers and I walked into a building where everything was new and uncertain. The future lay ahead of...
By Deja Fitzwater, Staff Writer
May 26, 2020
Being at home all of the time can definitely throw off students schedules, whether that means when they go to work, or when they do their...
By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
May 20, 2020
Donating blood is an essential activity even during a pandemic. Due to the quarantine, many non-essential businesses and programs...
By Maria Sotelo, staff writer
May 8, 2020
Even before the quarantine, I’m sure that most of us have spent hours upon hours staring at our phone screens just to procrastinate and do...
April 23, 2020
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April 17, 2020
Softball’s foul balls cause trouble for the javelin team
April 15, 2020