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DECEMBER 1�8, 2021
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When it gets to be about
October/November, February/
March, and May/June, I start
nerding out on sports stats.
OK, I am always nerding out
on sports stats — sports is why
I got into journalism more than
a decade ago to begin with.
But as any veteran
sports fan knows, those are
the playoff seasons for high
school sports in Oregon. And
lately, with the postseason in
full swing, I have been digging
into stats more — and nerding
out more. I like looking for fun
nuggets on teams on the OSAA
website, and you can find just
about any detail to tickle your
RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
fancy in the archives.
The records are great, and
the history is a ton of fun. I’ll
even give you an example of
how nerdy it’s gotten for me: In
1975, my alma mater, Vale, won
the 1975 Class AA state foot-
ball title over South Umpqua,
24-20. But that’s not the fun
stat. Here is the fun stat: South
Umpqua’s quarterfinal win that
year over Siuslaw was by the
remarkable score of 3-2. Not
New releases
‘30’ BY ADELE (COLUMBIA
RECORDS)
surprising is the delightfulness
of the songs that are a depar-
Coming out of a divorce, one ture from her normal style.
might expect Adele to write an
Adele’s opener is unlike any
album of heartbreak ballads.
she’s written before. “Strangers
But, to expect anything short of By Nature” whisks the listener
the full spectrum of emotions
into a black-and-white Audrey
from “30” would do the Grammy Hepburn-era film — whimsi-
winner a disservice.
cal and at times ominous.
As one of the greatest voices The album is given theatrical
of our time, it is no surprise
bookends with closer “Love
that some of Adele’s shining
Is a Game” mimicking some
moments on the album are on
of these dramatic tones. It is
tracks bare enough that the
a triumphant conclusion with
strength of her vocals stand on harmonies in the chorus which
their own. What is maybe more
give a nod to ‘60s groups like
The Associated Press
the Supremes.
In between, there are songs
about heartbreak and also love
songs — to her son, to new
a misprint. Three. To. Two. It is
one of only two 3-2 football
games in OSAA playoff history,
with the other being St. Mary’s
3-2 win over Colton in the Class
A playoffs in 1980.
If you want to dive down the
OSAA stats rabbit hole with me,
here is your link to all things
sports nerd: https://www.osaa.
org/archives.
— RONALD BOND, EDITOR,
WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN
loves (or, at least, those she’d
like trying to love) and to herself.
Adele stretches herself on
“30,” dipping into genres and
tones that show her ability to
deviate from more somber chart
toppers like “Hello” and “Some-
one Like You.” Adele brings R&B
to the record.
“All I do is bleed into some-
one else,” she sings on “To Be
Loved.” “I’ll be the one to catch
myself this time.”
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