If you ask anyone that played in the Metro League in the 90’s or early 2000’s about Aloha High School football, they laugh. It was a guaranteed win when playing them, and they were essentially an afterthought. Those days are long gone, as Aloha is a name that commands fear and respect. What Chris Casey has done is nothing less than remarkable. Coming off a State Championship season, Aloha might even be better this…
Alex Matthews – The next great signal caller out of Lake Oswego
The best QB in the Northwest no one’s heard about is Alex Matthews. A senior to be at Lake Oswego this year, Alex saw minimal action as a junior. But don’t let stats or playing time fool you, Alex is a D1 QB for sure. Anyone that’s seen or kept up with the NIKE and Barton Football Combine and Camp circuit this spring and summer are very familiar with Alex. He has literally…
Everyone goes through adversity, what separates them is how they handle it
Adversity is a word that is thrown around loosely and non chalantly. I’m sure you could ramble off at least 5 cliché’s about adversity just off the top of your head. “It’s not how many times you get knocked down, it’s how many times you get back up”. That’s one I’ve heard since my first athletic days and have heard nonstop ever since. Yes, it’s a true statement, sort of. To keep getting up means…
UW Event – Oregon / Washington Dream Team
The Barton Premier Marketing Event at UW put the Northwest on the map with one of the top camps in the country…400 plus kids attended the event, 31 of which had Division 1 offers. (Ten of those 31) had already committed.
Ninety percent of the kids on the Top 100 from each state were in attendance. It set the stage for what we now know as NEI..Here is a