Colton Vikings
Published: 1/9/2013 1:38:07 PM
For a while it looked like a hockey game broke out in the Colton gymnasium Friday night, as the Vikings and Jefferson Lions battled in a physical girls non-league game, that at times seemed to feature more fouls than points.
Published: 1/9/2013 1:39:22 PM
The scoreboards in the gymnasium of Colton High School have been there for more than 30 years and they are shorting out. The home team score quite often does not have the correct numbers.
Published: 1/9/2013 2:04:20 PM
The Colton boys huddled around a computer screen in the high school’s library.On the screen was NBA superstar Kevin Garnett talking about doing the little things that make the team better in a commercial from when Garnett signed with the Boston Celtics.
Published: 1/16/2013 1:15:22 PM
For a quarter, it looked like the Colton Vikings (1-4, 7-7) were going to hang right with the Horizon Christian-Tualatin Hawks (4-0, 11-1), the top-ranked team in the state.
Published: 1/16/2013 1:31:17 PM
Heading into a week with two league games over the course of three days, the Colton Vikings knew this would be an opportunity to pick up a couple of wins.
Published: 1/22/2013 3:18:20 PM
Recently retired Molalla Mayor Mike Clarke has also decided to hang up the clipboard at Colton High School and head to warmer climates.After two seasons at the helm of the Vikings football team, Clarke and his wife will move to Hawaii as soon as next month.
Published: 1/22/2013 3:26:10 PM
Points were at a premium Friday night in the Colton High School gym, as the Vikings (2-5, 5-11) girls team took on the 20th ranked Gervais Cougars (5-2, 12-5) in a defensive battle.
Published: 1/22/2013 3:33:23 PM
One look at the Colton Vikings players and coaches minutes after their game against the Gervais Cougars could tell you all you needed to know: they had let one slip away.
Published: 1/29/2013 4:13:44 PM
While Colton’s two dual meets Wednesday lacked matches due to defaults, it made up for it in action, as the Vikings dropped a 60-30 decision to Rainier before rebounding to top De La Salle 48-30.
Published: 1/30/2013 3:59:37 PM
Amity 44, Colton 29 (Girls)The second half of games has been a struggle all year for the Colton Vikings and Monday night was no different.The Vikings stayed in the game early thanks to a suffocating defense, holding the Amity Warriors to just 27 points through three quarters.