High School Football: The Highway 30 Hootenanny Returns
Oregon Country Rules – Rainier set to host Clatskanie in newfangled return of old rivalry
Josh Kirshenbaum special to Blast Zone Media / blastzonenews@gmail.com
OSAA High School Football
Editor’s Notes: The Highway 30 Hootenanny will make its long awaited return to Columbia County tonight when the Rainier Columbians host the Clatskanie Tigers for a traditional clash of next-town neighbors.
Rainier has dominated the most recent history of the matchup, which led to a quiet dissolution of the annual rivalry contest after the 2021 season. The Columbians have gone 13-8 against the Tigers since Y2K, with a seven game win streak between 2007-13. That run also includes a 50-8 win in the spring of 2021 (because covid) that featured just eight players one each side, and a 20-14 win in overtime in 2012.
Now, Columbia County’s Greatest Rivalry is back, but with one little change — this year the teams will be playing 9-man football. We previewed both teams during summer camp, and Rainier is 1-1 so far this season, while Clatskanie is 2-0. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Rainier High School.
Keep reading below for more history on the Highway 30 Hootenanny, and keep checking Blast Zone Media for our upcoming story on the greatest quarterbacks of all time from Rainier and Clatskanie.
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