Published 12:32 pm Thursday, October 22, 2026

A week after tragedy struck Bend, and following a week of schedule reshuffling, sports have returned, with high school football set to be played once again.

Across the Intermountain Conference, each team will hold moments of silence to honor the victims of last week’s tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary in southeast Bend. All seven teams will wear some form of Silver Rail helmet sticker. Mountain View will also wear an “ML” sticker in honor of Megan Lambert, a 2019 Mountain View graduate who was killed in the shooting.

“Many of our coaches had her (as a student),” said Mountain View football coach Brian Crum. “My oldest daughter was really good friends with her. We’re going to have those stickers to remember those people who dealt with tragedy and who tried to keep our kids safe.”

Crook County has painted a Silver Rail symbol on its field ahead of Saturday night’s matchup against Caldera.…