Put those old ideas about ice hockey in a deep freeze. It’s quickly turning into the perfect sport for kids! Sure, the game can conjure up some rough images, not the least of which are fistfights and missing teeth. And yes, while there’s still a trace of hockey’s more violent traditions at the professional level, […]
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Rolling Into a New Season
LCRD kicks off their season this weekend, as the Smokin’ Ashes take on the Ventura County Derby Darlins
A whistle sounds and the clacking of skates against waxed, concrete floors becomes the lively soundtrack to hard hits and even harder falls. It’s Sunday morning. While some people are sipping mimosas at their favorite brunch spot, the Lava City Roller Dolls are working up a sweat playing the full-contact, full-throttle sport of roller derby. […]
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Go Here 11/19-11/26
Ice Skating Season Opens
The cold weather may mean icy roads, but it also means that ice skating rinks have opened around the region. And there are plenty of options whether you plan to Apolo Ohno the skating rink (i.e. speed laps) or Kristi Yamaguchi (i.e. triple Salchow). Nope, not yet the bond-sponsored Bend Park and Rec ice rink […]
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Dodge This
Mountain Man tournament takes recess sports to the next level
When Michael Tessier started planning the inaugural Mountain Man Dodgeball Classic, he envisioned an accessible, lighthearted tournament that would attract casual sports enthusiasts and spectators from across the region to spend their time—and money—in Sisters. “The idea was that we wanted to tap into this idea of sports tourism, drawing people from other areas of […]
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A Facility for All Seasons
No snow? No problem. Cascade Indoor Sports offers adult dodgeball and more
On a recent Friday, I watched nearly two dozen peewee football players form tight huddles, each on opposite ends of a green Astroturf field inside one of the two Cascade Indoor Sports buildings. In a fit of giggles, the offensive team, in yellow pennies, unleashed an unorthodox trick play that can best be described as […]