http://www.westlinntidings.com/sports/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.westlinntidings.com/sports/story.php?story_id=121927274484097900 NEW YORK – Eighteen years ago, on a trip to Pennsylvania, my dad and I took a day to go into New York City to catch a Yankees game. He had grown up in New Jersey, just across from the big city, and idolized Mickey Mantle and the rest of the Bronx Bombers. He would often tell stories of ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/sports/story.php?story_id=121927246614941400 Michael Phelps has the world of swimming at his feet. While competing in the current Beijing Olympics the incredible American has rewritten the record books by raising his gold medal total to 14, more than any other Olympian in history. Lake Oswego’s Don Schollander knows just how Phelps ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/sports/story.php?story_id=121864781488289500 Fourteen years ago, the West Linn High School football program conducted its first youth camp designed to build a bridge between the high school and the elementary and middle school players that would make up the bulk of the team in just a few years. And, in its first year, 12 kids signed up. ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/sports/story.php?story_id=121864770710027100 So help me, I still love the Olympics. That may seem like an obvious statement. After all, a lot of people love the Olympics, but it seems like those numbers dwindle every four years. Media members love discrediting the games because of the rampant use of illegal drugs and shady officiating in ...