+4 Featured Exclusive Central Oregon Golf Calendar Updated Jun 6, 2024 8 min to read SMS Email CLASSES and CLINICS Read moreCentral Oregon Golf Calendar
Featured Bend's 2024 Pole Pedal Paddle produces two first-time winners in elite division By MORGAN OWEN The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated May 19, 2024 3 min to read SMS Email It wasn’t very crowded in Riverbend Park at 10:59 a.m., when Andy Krueger crossed the finish… Read moreBend's 2024 Pole Pedal Paddle produces two first-time winners in elite division
Featured Pole Pedal Paddle elite individual races are wide open this year By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated May 17, 2024 4 min to read SMS Email Saturday could feature the most unpredictable races in the history of the Pole Pedal Paddle’… Read morePole Pedal Paddle elite individual races are wide open this year
+2 Featured Run through the jungle at COCC's fun runs this May By NOEMI ARELLANO-SUMMER The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Apr 25, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Central Oregon Community College is hosting two fun runs in May. Read moreRun through the jungle at COCC's fun runs this May
Featured Bend Beer Chase 55-mile relay running event set for May 4 By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Apr 23, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email The eighth edition of the Bend Beer Chase is set for May 4. Read moreBend Beer Chase 55-mile relay running event set for May 4
+5 Featured Central Oregon runners dominate Bend Marathon races By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Apr 16, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Central Oregon runners dominated the Bend Marathon’s four races on Sunday, as runners from B… Read moreCentral Oregon runners dominate Bend Marathon races
+2 Featured Bend Marathon event expects about 2,500 runners on Sunday across its four races By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Apr 12, 2024 2 min to read SMS Email With up to 2,500 runners expected Sunday, the Bend Marathon is becoming one of the biggest c… Read moreBend Marathon event expects about 2,500 runners on Sunday across its four races
+2 Featured USA BMX Great Northwest Nationals set for Redmond Friday through Sunday By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Apr 11, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Hundreds of professional and amateur BMX riders from across the country will converge in Red… Read moreUSA BMX Great Northwest Nationals set for Redmond Friday through Sunday
+3 Featured High Desert Stampede Rodeo set for Redmond Wednesday through Saturday By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Apr 2, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Many of the country’s top rodeo riders will be in Central Oregon this week for the eighth ed… Read moreHigh Desert Stampede Rodeo set for Redmond Wednesday through Saturday
+2 Featured Navigating Bend park district's revamped registration portal requires some luck, and nerves of steel By MICHAEL KOHN The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Mar 27, 2024 3 min to read SMS Email Imagine getting up before dawn for a critical event. Your heart is pounding. Beads of sweat … Read moreNavigating Bend park district's revamped registration portal requires some luck, and nerves of steel
+2 Featured Playing pickleball for the first time By JANAY WRIGHT The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Mar 25, 2024 2 min to read SMS Email At long last, I gave America’s fastest-growing sport a try. Read morePlaying pickleball for the first time
+2 Featured Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge is Saturday at Mt. Bachelor By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Mar 21, 2024 2 min to read SMS Email Oregon’s Spring Break will start with some excitement for snowboarders at Mt. Bachelor, as t… Read moreGerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge is Saturday at Mt. Bachelor
Featured St. Patrick's Day Dash set for Saturday in Old Mill District ÅÝֱܽ²¥ staff report Updated Mar 12, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Mt. Bachelor Rotary and Cascade Relays are teaming up for the St. Patrick’s Day Dash event, … Read moreSt. Patrick's Day Dash set for Saturday in Old Mill District
Featured Meet two-time Olympian Megan Bozek at free Girls & Women Have the Edge By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Mar 6, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email The Pavilion in Bend will host the third annual Girls & Women Have the Edge hockey event… Read moreMeet two-time Olympian Megan Bozek at free Girls & Women Have the Edge
Featured Bend climbers qualify for bouldering nationals By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Feb 16, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Climbers from the Bend Endurance Academy had outstanding performances this past weekend at t… Read moreBend climbers qualify for bouldering nationals
+6 Featured For those who practice parkour, the world is a playground By JANAY WRIGHT The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Feb 19, 2024 2 min to read SMS Email While hiking, Eric Corrales isn’t soaking up the beauty of the surrounding area. Instead, he… Read moreFor those who practice parkour, the world is a playground
+2 Featured Bend Nordic skier Neve Gerard posts solid results at Youth Olympics By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Feb 6, 2024 2 min to read SMS Email Bend Nordic skier Neve Gerard posted multiple top-20 results at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympi… Read moreBend Nordic skier Neve Gerard posts solid results at Youth Olympics
+2 Navigating Bend park district's revamped registration portal requires some luck, and nerves of steel
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Bend's Hunter Hess gets another podium in freeski halfpipe World Cup By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Mar 25, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Bend's Hunter Hess claimed yet another World Cup podium in freeski halfpipe, though extreme … Read moreBend's Hunter Hess gets another podium in freeski halfpipe World Cup
Featured Registration opens for 46th edition of Pole Pedal Paddle multisport race By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Feb 1, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Online registration with early bird pricing is now open for the 46th SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle… Read moreRegistration opens for 46th edition of Pole Pedal Paddle multisport race
+7 Featured MBSEF to host Mt. Bachelor Cup Nordic Series, which includes five races By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jan 28, 2024 3 min to read SMS Email Reitler Hodgert has fond memories of competing in community cross-country ski races at Mt. B… Read moreMBSEF to host Mt. Bachelor Cup Nordic Series, which includes five races
Featured Cross-country ski loop groomed at Skyline Sports Complex in Bend By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jan 12, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email A 1-kilometer cross-country skate ski loop is packed and groomed at Skyline Sports Complex n… Read moreCross-country ski loop groomed at Skyline Sports Complex in Bend
Featured Central Oregon youth climbers qualify for regional championships By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Dec 12, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Several Bend Endurance Academy climbing team members have earned a qualification spot for th… Read moreCentral Oregon youth climbers qualify for regional championships
Featured Online hiking series started by Bend thru-hiker starts Nov. 20 By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Nov 7, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email A new online event series, "Intentional Hiking: A Conversation," founded by Bend's Renee Pat… Read moreOnline hiking series started by Bend thru-hiker starts Nov. 20
Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo set for Redmond Mark Morical Updated Oct 18, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email The Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo is set for the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Cent… Read moreColumbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo set for Redmond
Featured Former pro cyclist Chris Horner, of Bend, set to give talk at Tower Theatre By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Oct 17, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Former professional road cyclist Chris Horner, a longtime Bend resident, is set to give a pr… Read moreFormer pro cyclist Chris Horner, of Bend, set to give talk at Tower Theatre
+4 Featured Get ready for winter: Mt. Bachelor's season pass prices increase Thursday; Skyliners Ski Swap set for Oct. 14 By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Oct 3, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Recent rainfall in Bend has made for a dusting of snow in the Central Oregon Cascades, and e… Read moreGet ready for winter: Mt. Bachelor's season pass prices increase Thursday; Skyliners Ski Swap set for Oct. 14
Registration open for Horner Cycling Foundation's cyclocross series By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Aug 16, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Registration is now open for the Horner Cycling Foundation’s Thrilla Cyclocross Series, acco… Read moreRegistration open for Horner Cycling Foundation's cyclocross series
Featured Bend North falls in extra innings to Italy, ending its magical run to the Little League Softball World Series By BRIAN RATHBONE The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Aug 8, 2023 2 min to read SMS Email Bend North’s magical summer run to the Little League Softball World Series came to a heartbr… Read moreBend North falls in extra innings to Italy, ending its magical run to the Little League Softball World Series
+2 Featured Pacific Northwest Classic pickleball tournament continues to grow By BRIAN RATHBONE The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jul 26, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Just as the sport of pickleball has grown in the past decade, so too has the Pacific Northwe… Read morePacific Northwest Classic pickleball tournament continues to grow
Featured Bend North Little League softball advances past Idaho By BRIAN RATHBONE The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Aug 1, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email The Bend North Little League softball team earned a well-deserved trip to Disneyland on Mond… Read moreBend North Little League softball advances past Idaho
+2 Featured Little League Softball tournament: Behind 13 strikeouts by Janelle Guiney, Bend North wins Northwest Regional opener By BRIAN RATHBONE The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Aug 1, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Playing in its first regional game, the Bend North Little League softball picked up its firs… Read moreLittle League Softball tournament: Behind 13 strikeouts by Janelle Guiney, Bend North wins Northwest Regional opener
+3 Featured Bend North softball heads to regionals for first time ever By BRIAN RATHBONE The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Mar 12, 2024 2 min to read SMS Email The 10-, 11- and 12-year-olds of the Bend North Little League All-Star softball team had alr… Read moreBend North softball heads to regionals for first time ever
+3 Featured High Cascades 100-mile mountain bike race set for Saturday west of Bend By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jul 12, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email The 15th edition of the High Cascades 100-mile mountain bike race is set for trails west of … Read moreHigh Cascades 100-mile mountain bike race set for Saturday west of Bend
+3 Featured Oregon 24/12 mountain bike race set for Bend Saturday and Sunday By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jul 6, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Mountain bikers are set to ride through the night this weekend in Central Oregon. Read moreOregon 24/12 mountain bike race set for Bend Saturday and Sunday
+6 Featured Bear Claw magic: Logo shows deep ties between Cal and Bend High football By BRIAN RATHBONE The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jul 3, 2023 8 min to read SMS Email John Elway had just done what he would go on to do countless times throughout his Hall of Fa… Read moreBear Claw magic: Logo shows deep ties between Cal and Bend High football
Sunriver Resort to convert all tennis courts into pickleball complex By JANAY WRIGHT The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Jun 30, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Pickleball remains untouched as America’s fastest-growing sport with participation nearly do… Read moreSunriver Resort to convert all tennis courts into pickleball complex
Featured Bend Endurance Academy climbers qualify for youth nationals By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jun 27, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Six athletes from the Bend Endurance Academy have qualified for the USA Climbing Youth Natio… Read moreBend Endurance Academy climbers qualify for youth nationals
+3 Featured Five-day bike race takes gravel riders through the Central Oregon Cascades By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jun 26, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email After some 360 miles and more than 30,000 feet of climbing over five days, Michael van den H… Read moreFive-day bike race takes gravel riders through the Central Oregon Cascades
+3 Featured Team Wolfpack makes Cascade Lakes Relay a yearly tradition By BRIAN RATHBONE The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jun 24, 2023 2 min to read SMS Email Runners began crossing the finish line Saturday morning after a 216.6-mile race that took a … Read moreTeam Wolfpack makes Cascade Lakes Relay a yearly tradition
+3 Featured Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder bike race being staged through Sunday in Central Oregon By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jun 21, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email The Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder bike race started Wednesday and runs through Sunday on grave… Read moreOregon Trail Gravel Grinder bike race being staged through Sunday in Central Oregon
+2 Featured Pacific Crest Endurance Sports Festival set for Thursday through Sunday in Bend By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jun 14, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email The Pacific Crest Endurance Sports Festival is set for Thursday through Sunday in Bend. Read morePacific Crest Endurance Sports Festival set for Thursday through Sunday in Bend
+5 Former Tour de France rider Chris Horner and Molly Cogswell-Kelley launch Bend-based Horner Cycling Foundation By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Mar 15, 2024 3 min to read SMS Email As one of the most accomplished U.S. road cyclists ever, Bend’s Chris Horner knows he owes m… Read moreFormer Tour de France rider Chris Horner and Molly Cogswell-Kelley launch Bend-based Horner Cycling Foundation
+4 Featured A few of Central Oregon's most challenging golf holes By BRIAN RATHBONE The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ May 29, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Todd Sickles jokes that the most challenging holes are 1 through 18, as any hole on a golf c… Read moreA few of Central Oregon's most challenging golf holes
+4 Featured Fun for everyone at the Old Back Nine golf course in Bend By SCOTT BARTON For The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ May 29, 2023 2 min to read SMS Email As drivers leave Bend headed south on U.S. Highway 97, they pass by a sign on the east side … Read moreFun for everyone at the Old Back Nine golf course in Bend
+2 Featured Profile of a pro: Bend Golf Club's Nate Kitt By SCOTT BARTON For The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ May 28, 2023 2 min to read SMS Email It did not take much for Nate Kitt to become hooked on the game of golf at an early age. He … Read moreProfile of a pro: Bend Golf Club's Nate Kitt
+4 Featured Parscription Golf in Bend and True Spec Golf at Pronghorn provide golfers with the right fit By SCOTT BARTON For The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ May 28, 2023 2 min to read SMS Email A walk up and down any public driving range in Central Oregon will reveal a wide array of sw… Read moreParscription Golf in Bend and True Spec Golf at Pronghorn provide golfers with the right fit
+11 Featured A summer of celebration for Central Oregon golfers as Awbrey Glen, Broken Top and Tetherow mark anniversaries By SCOTT BARTON For The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ May 28, 2023 3 min to read SMS Email For members and staff at three of Central Oregon’s iconic courses, 2023 marks an anniversary… Read moreA summer of celebration for Central Oregon golfers as Awbrey Glen, Broken Top and Tetherow mark anniversaries
+3 Featured Summit claims 5A girls golf team state title By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated May 16, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Zoe Garcia finished second as an individual, leading Summit girls golf to a Class 5A team st… Read moreSummit claims 5A girls golf team state title
Featured Central Oregon golfers shine at Day 1 of OSAA state championships By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated May 15, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Summit is in second place as a team and Bend High has two players in the top three after the… Read moreCentral Oregon golfers shine at Day 1 of OSAA state championships
+4 Featured Bend's Ian Boswell, former Tour de France cyclist, is second at Cascade Gravel Grinder; Bend's Sarah Max also takes second By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated May 15, 2023 2 min to read SMS Email Ian Boswell was born and raised in Bend and was a cyclist from an early age, but even he exp… Read moreBend's Ian Boswell, former Tour de France cyclist, is second at Cascade Gravel Grinder; Bend's Sarah Max also takes second
+13 Featured Bend's Jesse Thomas claims fourth men's PPP; women's race has first-time winner By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated May 13, 2023 2 min to read SMS Email It was much of the same for the men’s race in the SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle on Saturday, but a… Read moreBend's Jesse Thomas claims fourth men's PPP; women's race has first-time winner
+6 Featured Bend's Jesse Thomas, Zoe Roy ready to repeat as Pole Pedal Paddle champions By MARK MORICAL The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Jun 15, 2024 2 min to read SMS Email Jesse Thomas and Marshall Greene know that some younger 20- or 30-something athlete will eve… Read moreBend's Jesse Thomas, Zoe Roy ready to repeat as Pole Pedal Paddle champions
+3 More than 2,000 runners take part in Bend Marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K ÅÝֱܽ²¥ staff reportUpdated May 22, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email More than 2,300 runners competed in the seventh edition of the Bend Marathon races on Sunday. Read moreMore than 2,000 runners take part in Bend Marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K
+3 Featured Bend Marathon set for Sunday ÅÝֱܽ²¥ staff report Updated May 16, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email The seventh edition of the Bend Marathon is set for Sunday, and the event also includes half… Read moreBend Marathon set for Sunday
+2 Bend skier Tommy Ford wins giant slalom national title ÅÝֱܽ²¥ staff reportUpdated May 11, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email SUN VALLEY, Idaho — On the final day of the U.S. Alpine Skiing Championships, Bend’s Tommy F… Read moreBend skier Tommy Ford wins giant slalom national title
Runners take on Perterson Ridge Rumble trail races Updated May 8, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email More than 200 runners competed in the Peterson Ridge Rumble trail races on Sunday. Read moreRunners take on Perterson Ridge Rumble trail races
+2 Featured High Desert Stampede Rodeo set for Redmond Wednesday through Saturday By BILL BARTLETT For The ÅÝֱܽ²¥Updated May 8, 2024 2 min to read SMS Email The High Desert Stampede is gearing up for another action packed rodeo at the Deschutes Coun… Read moreHigh Desert Stampede Rodeo set for Redmond Wednesday through Saturday
Mt. Bachelor to host women's progression sessions for skiers and snowboarders Updated Apr 27, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Mt. Bachelor ski area will host Women’s Progression Sessions this Saturday and Sunday. Read moreMt. Bachelor to host women's progression sessions for skiers and snowboarders
+3 Featured Snowboarders thrive in ideal conditions at Big Wave Challenge at Mt. Bachelor ÅÝֱܽ²¥ staff reportUpdated Apr 17, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email The Big Wave Challenge was staged at Mt. Bachelor resort on Saturday, with nearly 300 riders… Read moreSnowboarders thrive in ideal conditions at Big Wave Challenge at Mt. Bachelor
Big Wave Challenge set for Mt. Bachelor on Saturday Updated Apr 11, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email The Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge returns to Mt. Bachelor on Saturday. This year marks the … Read moreBig Wave Challenge set for Mt. Bachelor on Saturday
Great Nordeen cross-country ski and fatbike races set for Sunday Updated Mar 2, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email The Great Nordeen cross-country ski and fatbike races are set for Sunday at Mt. Bachelor. Read moreGreat Nordeen cross-country ski and fatbike races set for Sunday
+11 Featured Nordic skiing: Years of skiing are paying off for Mountain View's Kinsey Olarrea By BRIAN RATHBONE The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ Updated Feb 28, 2024 2 min to read SMS Email It is tradition within the Mountain View Nordic ski team that skiers who stick with the prog… Read moreNordic skiing: Years of skiing are paying off for Mountain View's Kinsey Olarrea
Tour of Meissner nordic ski race set for Sunday Updated Feb 21, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email The 2023 Tour of Meissner cross-country ski race is scheduled for Sunday at Virginia Meissne… Read moreTour of Meissner nordic ski race set for Sunday
Bend nordic skier qualifies for Junior World Championships Mark Morical Updated Feb 15, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email Bend's Jack Conde finished sixth overall at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championship… Read moreBend nordic skier qualifies for Junior World Championships
Volunteer youth basketball coaches needed in Bend Updated Jan 25, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email The Bend Park & Recreation District is seeking adult volunteers to coach teams in two ba… Read moreVolunteer youth basketball coaches needed in Bend
Cross-country ski loop groomed at Skyline Sports Complex in southwest Bend Updated Jan 21, 2024 1 min to read SMS Email A 1-kilometer cross-country skate ski loop has been packed and groomed at Skyline Sports Com… Read moreCross-country ski loop groomed at Skyline Sports Complex in southwest Bend
+2 Featured Bend climber takes bronze at national championships ÅÝֱܽ²¥ staff report Updated Dec 21, 2023 1 min to read SMS Email Bend Endurance Academy climber Mira Capicchioni, 17, won the bronze medal at the USA Climbin… Read moreBend climber takes bronze at national championships
+4 Get ready for winter: Mt. Bachelor's season pass prices increase Thursday; Skyliners Ski Swap set for Oct. 14
Bend North falls in extra innings to Italy, ending its magical run to the Little League Softball World Series
+2 Little League Softball tournament: Behind 13 strikeouts by Janelle Guiney, Bend North wins Northwest Regional opener
+5 Former Tour de France rider Chris Horner and Molly Cogswell-Kelley launch Bend-based Horner Cycling Foundation
+11 A summer of celebration for Central Oregon golfers as Awbrey Glen, Broken Top and Tetherow mark anniversaries
+4 Bend's Ian Boswell, former Tour de France cyclist, is second at Cascade Gravel Grinder; Bend's Sarah Max also takes second