Monthly Archives: November 2014
Dodge rallies S. Oregon past Carroll in blizzard
An avalanche of points. An offense that snowballed. Come up with whatever winter cliche you want. It probably doesn’t do justice to the rally Skyview graduate Austin Dodge led on Saturday in Southern Oregon’s 45-42 win over Carroll College in the NAIA quarterfinals. Dodge passed for 470 yards and three touchdowns as the Raiders rallied […]
Portland State fires Nigel Burton after 3-9 season
Portland State is making a change at head coach, firing Nigel Burton after the Vikings went 3-9 this season. Three players from Clark County were on the Vikings roster this season — Junior quarterback Kieran McDonagh (Skyview), redshirt freshman linebacker John Norcross (Camas) and junior linebacker Brandon Brody-Heim (Union). Here is the release from Portland […]
Another record for Dodge; another game vs. Carroll
Austin Dodge keeps adding up the accolades. The Southern Oregon quarterback from Skyview High School set another NAIA record in Saturday’s 44-26 first-round playoff win over MidAmerican Nazarene. Dodge now holds the career record for completions along with the records he has set for passing yardage and touchdown passes. Next weekend brings a quarterfinal matchup […]
Eastern Washington to host playoff game Dec. 6
Eastern Washington could face a familiar foe in the FCS playoffs. The Eagles received the No. 4 overall seed in Sunday’s playoff draw. That means Eastern will host a second-round playoff game Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m. against the winner of Saturday’s first-round clash between San Diego and Montana. Yes, the same Montana team that […]
Week 13 Roundup: How Clark County players fared
Each week, Tailgate Talk will publish a list of each local player whose college teams were in action. * — has used redshirt year Colorado State Garrett Grayson, Heritage, Sr. QB — Completed 23 of 29 passes for 389 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions in the Rams 58-20 win over New Mexico. Central Washington […]
Haynes, Zalk first-team all-conference for Central Washington
Central Washington linebacker Kevin Haynes and receiver Jesse Zalk have been named first-team all-conference by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Haynes, a redshirt freshman from Battle Ground, ranked second in the conference with 99 tackles. His five interceptions finished tied for the conference lead. Zalk, a Prairie grad who was named first-team kick returner, leads […]
Northwest football standings and schedules (Week 12)
FBS (Division I) (All times Pacific; Click on team for its full schedule) Pacific-12 Conference North Division . Conference Overall PF PA Oregon 6 1 9 1 460 250 Stanford 3 4 5 5 […]
Week 12 Roundup: How Clark County players fared
Each week, Tailgate Talk will publish a list of each local player whose college teams were in action. * — has used redshirt year Colorado State Garrett Grayson, Heritage, Sr. QB — Colorado State had a bye week, but it was still a big week for Grayson. The senior was notified that he’s considered a […]
Zalk wins GNAC weekly honor for second time
Prairie High School graduate Jesse Zalk, a sophomore at Central Washington, has been honored by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference as special teams player of the week for the second time this season. The Columbian recently published a feature on Zalk and Battle Ground grad Kevin Haynes, who have emerged as team leaders for Central […]
Northwest football standings and schedule (Week 11)
FBS (Division I) (All times Pacific; Click on team for its full schedule) Pacific-12 Conference North Division . Conference Overall PF PA Oregon 6 1 9 1 460 250 Stanford 3 3 5 4 […]