Saints Volleyball clinch spot in championship tournament The Saints volleyball team faced off against Linn-Benton Community College on Nov. 8, for its last home game of the season. Friends and family filled the stands in their black and red gear to cheer the team on and honor its sophomores for their contributions. They had good reason to celebrate. The Saints had some pretty important accomplishments this season as a team and individually, winning always being the main one.

This is the first year on the Mt. Hood volleyball team for freshman middle blocker Zoe Chatterton, wearing No. 3 for the Saints. And she’s enjoying the experience. Chatterton is 18 and was born in Portland, then moved to Corbett before going into fifth grade. She originally came from Corbett High School and did the Middle College program here at Mt. Hood, where she would study at Corbett in the mornings and MHCC in the afternoons during her junior and senior years of high sch

With a road win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers finally earned a preseason victory against other NBA teams – not including a win over a visiting Israeli team. Previously, the Blazers lost to the Phoenix Suns, 134-118, on Oct. 12 at the Moda Center. Zach Collins is in his third season with the Portland Trail Blazers, looking to contribute to the power forward position | Photo by Maysee Thao Terry Stotts used a different starting lineup in this game

Michael Ahl is just starting his studies in Sports and Exercise Science at Mt. Hood, but he’s already come a long way. A 20-year-old student working on getting his life back on track with college, he is also fully engaged with the Saints cross-country and track teams on campus. And the two pursuits are directly linked. Freshman Athlete Michael Ahl | Photo contributed by MHCC’s roster. Ahl has been a distance runner since entering Gordon Russell Middle School, in Gresham. At f

There are very few things more patriotic than an American sports game. But where is much of the professional sports equipment we see day after day made? Wilson NFL football in all of its glory. Web Photo In none other than the Horween Leather Co., located in Chicago. The company was founded by leather worker Isidore Horween in 1905. Initially the company focused on the production of leather strops to sharpen straight razors with. It wasn’t until the second generation owners t

The Portland Timbers currently sit in the No. 6 spot in the Major League Soccer Western Conference – the top seven in the standings make the playoffs. Timbers player Diego Valeri jogs the field. Maysee Thao | The Advocate But they have been struggling for the past four matches, going winless (two draws, two losses) and scoring only two goals. Until this week, the Timbers hadn’t scored since Sept. 7, beating Sporting Kansas City 2-1 with the late goal by Brian Fernandez. In th

The Portland Thorns have clinched a National Womens Soccer League playoff spot after a 1-0 win against the Houston Dash last Saturday, Sept. 21 at Providence Park. Midge Purce of the Thorns and Cami Privett of the Houston Dash battle on the field.Maysee Thao | The Advocate After losing two consecutive games for the first time since 2017 and devastating 6-0 loss on Sept. 11 against North Carolina, the No. 1 team in the league, the Thorns did make sure to put on a show in front

The Mt. Hood volleyball team has started its 2019-20 season with a 9-5 record and was sitting in third place in the South Region of the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC), in action through Sept. 19. While most students were easing back toward school, the Saints faced the Clark College Penguins at home on Wednesday, Sept. 11, and took a thrilling five-set win. During the first set it seemed the visiting team had the action under control after going up, 20-16. The Saints th

The Portland Thorns are back in action in the newly renovated Providence Park, and are among the league leaders again this season. Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo b

The Portland Timbers hosted the Los Angeles FC for their long-delayed MLS (Major League Soccer) home opener on Saturday night, June 1, in front of 25,218. The home team suffered a 3-2 loss to LAFC, but the fans still brought an electrifying atmosphere for the whole 90-plus minutes of the game. Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Adv

On Monday and Tuesday, May 20-21, the Saints hosted the 2019 Northwestern Athletic Conference (NWAC) track and field championships on their home turf, collecting three individual titles, and eight All-American honors. Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advoc

Andre Dorn Photo by Fletcher Wold / The Advocate Andre Dorn is a sophomore pursuing a career in sports medicine. He’s been running track for seven years. He took a season off last year to focus more on school. Coming back with a different motivation this season, he’s been exceeding his best performances in all his events. The hardest part of this season for him is staying motivated and keeping up with schoolwork. In 10 years, he is wanting to be in the Olympics, and doing spo

Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate The Mt. Hood softball team went 32-7 overall and 26-2 in the South Region this season, taking first place in the South. Now the Saints start play in the 16-team, double-elimination NWAC championship tournament in Spokane as the overall No. 2 seed. Their first game is set for 10 a.m. today, May 17, against No. 15 Spokane. (Tournament bracket/live stats/livestream available at: nwacsports.org/softball/championship.php) The Saints lost their

Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Kathryn Bradford Kathryn – is a freshman pursuing a career in respiratory therapy after having a glimpse of it through a mentorship in high school. She has so much passion that she cannot see herself not going further in softball. Transitioning from (The Dalles) high school to college might be challenging for some, but she said the Saints are like family and have given her the most fun she’s ever had. “I consider them all like sisters,” s