McK Sports Report – March 5

This Week’s McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule

The McKenzie Winter Sports Season has concluded and there are no scheduled contests this week.

Mt. West League Teams Eliminated From

State Playoffs

The Mt. West League drought at the OSAA State Quarterfinals continues as the entire League’s representatives were defeated last week in First and Second Round action. It’s been ten seasons since a MWL team has qualified for the Quarterfinals/State Championships held in Baker City annually. The 2016 MWL Champion Siletz Valley Boys team defeated South Wasco County in the Round 2 to advance to Baker City, where they were defeated by Sherman in the Quarterfinals and Hosanna Christian in the Consolation to end their season.

It’s been longer for a MWL Girls team to make the trip east. The McKenzie Eagles made the grade last for the MWL at Baker City, eleven years past, back in 2015. The Eagles also went 2 and out, losing to North Douglas in the Quarterfinals and again to Elkton in Consolation.

This season the MWL Champion, 12th ranked Eddyville Charter Boys won their Round 1 game, defeating 21st ranked Southwest Christian 51-41, and advancing to the sixteen team Round 2, where they fell to 5th ranked Valor Christian/Tualatin, 58-39. Eddyville Charter finished the season with a 22-6 overall record.

Alsea entered Round 1 play ranked 31st out of 32 qualifying teams and traveled to 2nd ranked Country Christian, where they were soundly defeated 55-27 and ending their 2026 season with a 15-13 overall record. The 32nd ranked Triangle Lake Boys earned their berth in the Round 1, as the third place MWL team, and the Lakers were routed at the State’s top ranked team, Union, 68-36. Triangle Lake finished 2026 with an overall record of 10-16.

Last season, Eddyville Charter was the sole MWL team to advance to Round 2 action. This season, the MWL’s Girls Champion 16th ranked Mapleton, defeated their Round 1 opponent, 17th ranked St. Paul, 53-44. With the victory, the Sailors advanced to Round 2, but unfortunately had to travel to top ranked Imbler, where the Panthers put a quick end to Mapleton’s, 19-6, post season aspirations, rolling over the visitors, 63-35.

The Mohawk Girls, 20-6 and ranked 22nd, suffered a worse Round 1 defeat, down south, at 11th ranked North Douglas, where the Warriors defeated them 62-20. The MWL third place, 23rd ranked Alsea Wolverines, 19-8, finished their season at 10th ranked Union, with a 51-25 loss Round 1 loss.

The Class 1A State Basketball Table Is Set

The 2026 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A Boys and Girls Basketball State Championships Quarterfinal Brackets are set. Eight Boys teams and eight Girls teams are still standing after Round 1 and 2 playoff action and if you listen carefully, you’ll hear “Baker City or Bust” from all corners of the State, as the finalists and their respective Schools and Communities migrate East. It’s a hard earned privilege and honor to make that trip and participate in the Tournament and the Baker City Folks know how to host a top rate experience.

For many of the teams, the memories made this coming week, will last a lifetime and the athletes and their coaches will be enshrined at their schools and make their Community Proud. This is good stuff and good luck to all the Teams, all classifications, 1A-6A, for earning this distinction.

The Class 1A Boys Quarterfinals begin play on Wednesday, March 4. Top ranked Union, 26-2, will tip off against 9th ranked Crosspoint Christian, 22-7, in the first Quarterfinal matchup. North Clackamas Christian, 20-7, ranked 4th, will face 5th ranked Valor Christian / Tualatin Valley Academy, 22-2.

The other half of the Boys Bracket features 3rd ranked South Wasco County, 27-2, toes up versus 6th ranked Open Door Christian Academy, 21-5, and the second ranked Country Christian Cougars, 22-6, will entertain the 23rd ranked and surging Prairie City/Burnt River Panthers, 19-9.

Class 1A Girls Quarterfinal play starts a day later, Thursday, March 5, with top-ranked Imbler, 25-4, meeting 8th ranked Powers, 22-7. The next game features 4th ranked Jordan Valley, 21-4, facing off with 12th ranked Crane, 20-8. Crane upset 5th ranked Southwest Christian, 40-39, to advance out of Round 2. The lower half of the Girls Bracket, has 3rd ranked Country Christian, 25-4, tipping off against 6th ranked Echo, 24-4, and 2nd ranked North Clackamas Christian, 25-3, facing off against the State’s 10th ranked team, Union, 25-3. Play Ball!

Valley 10 League Qualifies

Four Boys Quarterfinal Teams

Half of the eight teams qualifying for the Boys Quarterfinals at Baker City this season hail from the Valley 10 League. Country Christian, 2nd ranked, leads the parade followed by 4th ranked North Clackamas Christian, 5th ranked Valor Christian/Tualatin Academy, and 6th ranked Open Door Christian Academy. The State’s top-ranked Boys team, Union, is the lone Old Oregon League representative. The last three Leagues represented in Boys Quarterfinal play are 3rd ranked South Wasco County (Big Sky League), 9th ranked Crosspoint Christian (Mt. Valley League), and 23rd ranked Prairie City/Burnt River (High Desert League).

The Girls Quarterfinals feature 4 out of 8 Class 1A Leagues. As with the Boys teams, the top-ranked team represents the Old Oregon League, in this case, the Imbler girls. Old Oregon also has 6th ranked Echo and 10th ranked Union in the Tournament. As with the Boys, the 2nd ranked team hails from the Valley 10 League which is the North Clackamas Christian girls. The Valley 10 is also represented by 3rd ranked Country Christian. The High Desert League has the 4th ranked team, Jordan Valley and is also represented by 12th ranked Crane.