History
"Flying home very late from a tournament in Nashville, Tennessee on December 31, 1990, I looked out the airplane window and saw the New Year's fireworks below as we progressed across the country and I thought to myself, '...it's about time I stayed home with my family during the Christmas season and put on a tournament worthy of recognition! Therefore, the birth of the Interstate Shootout took place. It has been a pleasure to watch the matriculation of this tournament over time!"
-Gary Lavender, Founder of the NIS
LOHS Girls Head Coach 1977-2004
The 2021 Nike Interstate Shootout marked the 30th anniversary of the Lake Oswego High School tournament. Conceived by legendary Laker Head Coach Gary Lavender (1977-2004) as a 4 team tournament in 1991, the NIS grew into an 8 team format by 1995, a 16 team tournament by 1997, and finally 32 team field in 2001. It is currently a 24 team, three-bracket tournament.
The Nike Interstate Shootout is hosted locally by the Lake Oswego High School Girls Basketball program and is considered to be a true community event as many of the local youth girls and parents help run this great event. The tournament looks to attract the best regional competition incorporating many teams from Oregon and Washington. The mission of the Nike Interstate Shootout is to promote regional girls basketball and to bring attention to women’s basketball around the state of Oregon.
The NIS has has proudly hosted nationally recognized teams in past years: Oakridge High School-Oakridge, Tennessee (’94); East Lake High School-Cleveland, Ohio (’95); Aragon High School-San Mateo, California (’98); Reno High School-Reno, Nevada (’03); Mater Dei High School- Santa Ana, California (’09); and St. Mary’s High-Phoenix, AZ (’10).
Past Tournament Winners
1991- Auburn (WA)
1992- Lake Oswego
1993- Lake Oswego
1994- Lake Oswego
1995- Lake Washington (WA)
1996- Beaverton
1997- St. Mary's Academy
1998- Jesuit
1999- Beaverton
2000- Barlow
2001- Central Catholic
2002- Jesuit
2003- Southridge
2004- Tigard and Lakeridge*
2005- Jesuit and Central Catholic*
2006- Tualatin
2007- Jefferson
2008- South Eugene
2009- Corvallis and Mater Dei (CA)*
2010- Springfield and St. Marys (AZ)*
2011- South Medford and South Salem*
2012- Central Catholic
2013- St Mary’s Academy
2014- Lynnwood (WA)
2015- Miramonte (CA) and West Salem*
2016- La Salle and West Salem*
2017- Southridge
2018- Inglemoore (WA)
2019- Desert Oasis (NV)
2020 - No tournament due to COVID-19
2021 - Lincoln and Canby*
2022 - Mountainside, Canby, South Albany*
2023 - Lake Oswego, Forest Grove, Jackson (WA)*
*won their respective brackets
Past Tournament Participants
Sabrina Ionescu (2015) - Miramonte (CA), University of Oregon, New York Liberty
Jordan Reynolds (2014) - Central Catholic, University of Tennessee, Atlanta Dream
Taylor Enders (2014) - West Linn, Utah State University
Bendu Yeaney (2014) - St. Mary’s, Indiana University/University of Arizona
Cierra Walker (2016) - Oregon City, Vanderbilt University/Gonzaga University
Kailee Johnson (2014) - Central Catholic, Stanford University
Tyschal Blake (2014) - St. Mary’s, Weber State/Warner Pacific University
Emma Gibb (2014) - Western Mennonite, UC Davis
Katie McWilliams (2014) - South Salem, Oregon State University
Jaisa Nunn (2014) - Juanita (WA), University of New Mexico
Evina Westbrook - South Salem, University of Tennessee/UCONN
Shalexxus Aaron (2017) - Martin Luther King (CA), University of Southern California/Oregon State Univ.
Martina McCowan (2014) - St. Mary’s, Long Beach State University
Jordan Woodvine (2016) - South Salem, Boise State University/Corban University
Karley and Kourtney Eaton - Mark Morris (WA), UC Davis