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Timbers defeated by Houston in final home game

Jorge Perlaza

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — The rainy Friday night brought a disappointing result for the fans of the Portland Timbers at Jeld Wen Field. With a final result of 2-0 in favor of the Houston Dynamo, the Portland Timbers have a slim chance to qualify for the play offs. The Timbers have [...]

October 17th, 2011 | Posted in Sports,Top News | Read More »

Timbers hold on to 1-1 draw

Kenny Cooper

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News   Portland, OR — Following an impressive victory against the New England Revolution, the Timbers were able to maintain a dramatic tie with the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night. The final score of 1 to 1 positions the Timbers in the 10th place of qualification for the playoffs. The [...]

September 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Sports,Top News | Read More »

Timbers are en route to the playoffs

Darlington Nagbe; photo by Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News   Portland, OR — In a vibrant match almost completely dominated by the home team, and the Portland Timbers beat the New England Revolution 3-0 Friday at Jeld-Wen Field. With a first half full of dynamism and creative play, Diego Chará and Kenny Cooper scored in the first half, and [...]

September 19th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Timbers seek to connect with Latino community

Jorge Perlaza and Diego Chará

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — Throughout the team’s inaugural season, the Portland Timbers have emphasized the integration of the Latino community through a campaign seeking more Hispanics support from the stands. But the club has gone beyond the soccer pitch in its efforts to reach Latinos, generating campaigns to recognize and support [...]

September 1st, 2011 | Posted in Sports,Top News | Read More »

Colombian dynamic duo gives Timbers a win

Diego Chará

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — The Portland Timbers returned to the path of victory with the contributions of two of their foreign players. Diego Chará and Jorge Perlaza scored to give the Timbers the victory against the Vancouver Whitecaps for the final score of 2 to 1 on Saturday night. The first [...]

August 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Sports,Top News | Read More »

The Galaxy stops shining in the Rose City

Mike Chabala

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — In the best game of the season so far for the Portland Timbers, what shined at Jeld-Wen Field on Wednesday night were the dynamics of the host team. The stars of the powerful L.A. Galaxy were overshadowed by a nearly perfect and symphonic presentation of all the [...]

August 4th, 2011 | Posted in Sports,Top News | Read More »

Victory eludes the Timbers once again

Diego Chará

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — The Portland Timbers let points slip through their hands in a 2-2 tie against Toronto FC on Saturday night. Once again, a lack of concentration in the last 20 minutes of the game caused the Timbers to end the match with a taste of defeat. The game [...]

August 1st, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Seattle comes back twice and defeats Portland Timbers at home

Jorge Perlaza

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — In a match full of excitement in front of a sellout crowd, the Seattle Sounders beat the Portland Timbers by the final score of 2 to 3 on Sunday. This victory gives the Sounders an unbeaten streak of eight games, but gives the Timbers their seventh consecutive [...]

July 11th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Portland Timbers lose points at home

Darlington Nagbe

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — The final result of the game against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday was 2 to 1 and Kansas extends its unbeaten streak to eight games in a row. On the other hand, the Timbers lost again at home, giving up valuable points. Sporting KC scored two goals [...]

July 5th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Timbers taken down by Rapids at home

John Spencer

Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — In a very hard-fought game, the Portland Timbers lost to the Colorado Rapids in stoppage time on Saturday. The final score of 0-1 was a very tough result to take for the Timbers’ players and their fans. “It’s a cruel game sometimes,†head coach John Spencer said [...]

June 13th, 2011 | Posted in Sports,Top News | Read More »

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