La Grande Overcomes Injury to Quarterback to Rally Past Sweet Home, Reach 4A Quarterfinals

La Grande overcomes injury to quarterback to rally past Sweet Home, reach 4A quarterfinals

Things didn’t look promising for La Grande in the fourth quarter of its first-round 4A playoff game against Sweet Home at Eastern Oregon University’s Community Stadium.The Tigers lost sophomore quarterback Jack Musgrove to a rib injury late in the third quarter, forcing coach Dalton Sheets to move star receiver Landon Hood behind center.

Huskies exit football playoffs after close loss to La Grande

It wasn’t the result the Huskies wanted in their first football playoff game in five seasons, but it was a classic as host La Grande scored a late touchdown Friday night, Nov. 7, to escape with a 20-17 win. Sweet Home weathered the long trip well, as the Huskies took it right to La Grande in the first quarter. “They turned the ball over quite a bit for us, which definitely made it easier,” Coach Ryan Adams said. The Huskies scored on a 10-yard p…

Football’s season ends after falling to Huskies in conference semifinal

After salvaging a tough campaign with a playoff berth the week prior, the UBC Thunderbirds ended another season on a loss to the University of Saskatchewan last Saturday, falling 26–7 in Saskatoon in the Hardy Cup semifinal.