Going into their game against the Lost River Raiders in Merrill on Friday night, the Etna Lions were probably feeling pretty good after their win over upper division U-Prep the prior week. However, the Raiders, an Oregon small school powerhouse, delivered a severe reality check. Never mind the creative officiating, the Raiders ran over, around , and through the Lions for most of the night on the way to a 42-13 win.

After a fairly even first seven or eight minutes, the Raiders went on a 75-yard march that led to the first touchdown of the game, and a 7-0 lead with 1:14 left in the first quarter.

The Raiders then picked off an Etna pass, returned it to the Lion eight-yard-line, and quickly added another TD, making it 14-0 just 16 seconds into the second quarter. The flood gates had opened and Lost River was happy to go with the flow. By halftime, it was 20-0. (more…)

The were plenty of pads popping when the Etna Lions junior varsity and the Lost River Raider JVs tangled in Merrill on Friday night. In a game that featured bend, but don’t break defense, it was a defensive play that decided the game.

With 3:47 left in the second quarter, a line drive Raider punt went into the back of the offensive line and hit the ground. Lion Zac Hansen scooped up the ball and scooted 30 yards for what would turn out to be the game-winning touchdown. The PAT failed, but the Lions had all the points they would need for the 6-0 victory. (more…)

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Slide show has both girls and boys varsity photos

DORRIS – The Lost River Raiders girls and boys teams both notched wins on Tuesday night against the Butte Valley Bulldogs. The Lady Raiders prevailed 54-14. The boys took down the Dawgs, 61-44.

In the girls game, Lost River ran out to a 14-2 lead in the first quarter, and the Lady Bulldogs never recovered. Lost River led 30-6 at the half, 44-12 at the end of three quarters, and cruised to the 54-14 win.

Megan Parks led the Lady Raiders with 19 points. Alexis Turner put up 11, and Danea Swartout added 9 points.

For Butte Valley, Lydia Hill scored 6 points, and Anna Austin had 4.

The boys game was considerably more competitive in the early stages. The Bulldogs went out to a 4-0 lead a pair of buckets by Gus Lopez. Lost River responded with an 11-1 run. With the score tied 5-5, Blake Ireland dropped in a couple of freebies, giving the Raiders a 7-5 lead. Ireland added a hoop, and then Chance Mcaullife stole the ball and went coast-to-coast for a bucket, extending the Raider lead to 11-5, with 1:23 to go in the opening frame. Lost River led 11-6 at the end of the quarter. (more…)

The Tulelake Lady Honkers and the Lost River Lady Raiders went toe-to-toe for nearly two quarters on Monday night in Tulelake, before the Raiders took control of the contest.

Lost River jumped out to a 12-4 lead in the opening frame, but the Lady Honkers battled back to within a basket at 12-10. Cierra Gribble dished to Amanda Madden for a bucket to make the score 12-6. A put back by Maria Chavolla, and a hoop by Yvette Rascon, made it 12-10, with 59 seconds to play in the quarter. Lost River connected on a 3-point shot at the buzzer to go into the second frame up 15-10.

Tulelake drew back to within a hoop, 22-20, on two freebies by Madee Boyd and a put back by Rascon, with 2:53 to go in the half. However, a 3-point play the hard way by Lady Raider Danea Swartout started a 14-2 Lost River run over the last 2:35 of the half. The Lady Raiders led 34-22 at the intermission. The Lady Honkers were unable to mount any type of comeback in the second half, and Lost River went on to win 63-42. (more…)

The Tulelake Honker varsity boys won the championship at the Trinity Tournament last weekend, and were probably feeling pretty good coming into Monday night’s match up with the Lost River Raiders, in Tulelake. The Raiders didn’t appear to be all that impressed, at least not in the first quarter.

After Honker Danny Banderas opened the scoring with a freebie, Lost River put up the next six points on a hoop by Blake Ireland and back-to-back buckets from Connor Hickey, to lead 6-1. The Raiders led by as many as nine points twice in the opening frame, 13-4, on a steal-n-score by Luke Burch, and 15-6, on a basket by Zalin Airitola.

However, the Honkers came to life late in the first quarter and went on an 18-0 run that would last all the way until just 2:56 remained in the first half. A jumper by Max Crawford got things rolling for Tulelake. Two from the charity stripe by Adam Kandra closed out the first quarter, with the score 15-10 in favor of Lost River.

Kandra opened the second quarter scoring with another pair of freebies. A 3-ball from Zac Idrogo tied the game at 15-15, with 7:20 on the clock. Kandra stole the ball and went coast-to-coast to give the Honkers the lead 17-15, with 6:50 left in the half. Banderas hit from downtown, making the score 20-15. Back-to-back buckets by Kandra upped the Honker lead to 24-15. (more…)

At the end of the first quarter on Tuesday night in Etna, it appeared that the Lost River Raider boys basketball team was on its way to an easy win, leading 21-9. However, the Etna Lions kept hanging around and closed the gap to five points by halftime, 32-27.

Back-to-back buckets by Lion Tyler Murphy near the end of the third quarter brought Etna to within a single point, 41-40. Lost River nailed a shot right at the buzzer, making it 43-40 going into the final frame.

Austin Berry opened up the fourth quarter scoring with a turn-around jumper, bringing the Lions back within one point, 43-42. Kainen Krueger  added a freebie to tie the contest at 43-43, with 5:12 left to play.

A 3-point play the hard way by Blake Ireland put the Raiders back in front 46-43.

Lost River held a 52-50 advantage with 2:12 on the clock, when Murphy set up Austin Berry for a Lion bucket, tying the game at 52-52. (more…)

The Etna junior varsity girls and boys basketball teams both defeated the invading Lost River Raiders on Tuesday night in Etna.

The Etna Lady Lions opened the night with a 35-21 win.

Hannah Seeley put up 15 points for Etna, and Kelsey Eastlick scored 6.

Lost River was led by Carley Brown with 9 points.

The Etna Lion boys took the win from the Raiders 48-30. (more…)