http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648704931645700 TUALATIN – The Tualatin City Little League ages 9-10 all-star softball team is ready to jump into District 4 tournament action. The Tualatin City squad starts district tournament play Monday when it faces Sun Creek Little League in a tourney opener starting at 5 p.m. at Alpenrose Dairy in ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648614171659400 CORNELIUS — Seshia-Lei Telles, a Tualatin High senior-to-be, continued her blistering summer on the golf course. On June 24, Telles placed first in the Girls Division (ages 15-17) at the 2009 Peter Jacobsen Junior Challenge, held at the Forest Hills Golf Club. Telles won the title with a ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648560063141800 TUALATIN – Everyone wants to win. Winning is great. But, sometimes, losing can be beneficial as well. That is, if you learn a valuable lesson while losing. The Tualatin-based Suburban Door OIBA baseball team is hoping it can turn a disappointing loss into a positive factor. And, so far, it ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648537222642000 Troy Duppenthaler thought his high school baseball career might have come to an end with a state playoff loss and a sore shoulder. But Duppenthaler got a last chance to play just a little bit more baseball at the high school level – and he sure made the most of it. Duppenthaler, a 2009 ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648516920629200 TIGARD — Kasey Kanada was looking for a way to get ready for college soccer. Wow, did she ever find it. And she’s excelling at it. Kanada, a 2009 Tigard High School graduate and a Pepperdine University freshman-to-be, is spending her summer playing high-level soccer and scoring ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648494267197300 TUALATIN — Challenges. The bigger they are, the better. The tougher the competition, the tougher she got. And she did it all with a smile on her face and fire in her heart. Kelly Millager, a 2009 Tualatin High School graduate, was up to every challenge put front of her during her four ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587572116081600 It was a banner year for area high school baseball and softball teams. Now many of the top players from those squads have been acknowledged for their achievements on the diamond with all-state recognition. And Tigard’s Chelsea Biglow is among those who earned top honors as she was named to ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587554403294600 TIGARD — Jonathan Langvin put together a very strong lacrosse career at Tigard High School. Langvin, a 2009 Tigard graduate, helped the Tigers compile a 14-5 overall record this past season. He also earned a lacrosse scholarship to Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. And, for the second ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587543563292200 For issue of June 25 Volkl Tennis camps slated for Tualatin TUALATIN — The Volkl Tennis Camps, sponsored by Players Racquet Shop, has open spots in sessions to be held in July at the tennis courts at Tualatin High School. Three camps will be offered by Tualatin High School boys tennis ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587531425241900 TIGARD — They’re enthusiastic. They’re confident. They’re a close-knit group. They want to be champions. And, maybe most of all, they want to be good sports. With all of that in mind, the Tigard Little League baseball ages 10-11 all-star team is taking high hopes to the ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587521983620100 BEND — A pair of Tualatin players, Chantel Egge and Makenzie Atwood, helped the Oregon Fever ’97 girls fastpitch softball team claim first place in the Silver Division at the Bend Showdown held this past weekend. Egge singled in a pair of runs in the team’s key five-run fifth ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587496655106100 TUALATIN — Last year, the Tualatin-based Suburban Door OIBA baseball team saw its chance at a tournament championship washed away. This year, the Dawgs will be looking to keep the championship trophy at home. The Tualatin squad will be aiming to reclaim the title that it won two years ago ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587483986423500 HILLSBORO — Good memories were made. There were definitely sights to be seen. There was a Tiger and a Timberwolf standing strong side-by-side. And, seven months later than he had hoped, Kevin Hausner finally got his chance to chase down Tym Pearson. It was all part of the fun at the 2009 ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587440657457100 TUALATIN – Spring or summer, it just doesn’t seem to matter. Whatever time of year it is, when you get Tigard and Tualatin together on a baseball diamond, the rivalry is going to heat up. And, more than likely, you’re going to see a heck of a game. That certainly seemed to be ...