Sandy @ St. Helens

Oregon High School Basketball - St. Helens nips Sandy

(January 27, 2012: St. Helens, OR 97051) Fans at Friday's league challenge between the St. Helens Lions (St. Helens, OR) and the visiting Sandy Pioneers (Sandy, OR), saw St. Helens's basketball squad hold off Sandy by a score of 45-44.

With the victory, St. Helens improves its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts (Milwaukie, OR) to battle the Mustangs in a 5A Northwest Oregon challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 9-8. Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts lost 58-49 in their recent league challenge against Wilsonville (Wilsonville, OR)

Next up, the Pioneers battle the Putnam Kingsmen (Milwaukie, OR) in a 5A Northwest Oregon challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Sandy will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Kingsmen come into the challenge with a 7-9 record after their 71-57 league loss to Sherwood (Sherwood, OR).