Oregon High School Basketball - Taft over Newport
December 31, 2021: Lincoln City, OR 97367 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Taft Tigers (Lincoln City, OR) and the visiting Newport Cubs (Newport, OR), saw Taft's basketball squad overcome Newport by a tally of 36-26.
With the victory, Taft improves its record to 9-3 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Pleasant Hill (Pleasant Hill, OR) to confront the Billies in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 6. The Billies come into the challenge with a record of 4-3.
Next up, the Cubs confront the Sisters Outlaws (Sisters, OR) in a 4A Oregon West challenge, on Tuesday, January 18. Newport will attempt to improve on its 5-3 season record.