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FROM A SINGLE STUDY TO MULTI-SPORT IMPACT
A short History of SONW
Sports Outreach Northwest began humbly with a simple desire to encourage and equip local fcoaches. It started with a small coaches’ Bible study made up of three believing football coaches from Hillsboro, OR, who invited others to attend. As they gathered each week to study God’s Word, pray, and support one another, a vision began to grow—using sports as a platform to impact lives for Christ.
What began in a Panara Bread restaurant soon expanded onto the court and field. The coaches started offering team chapels, where Eric Nyborg taught biblical truth to their athletes. From there, the impact continued to grow as players expressed a desire to go deeper, leading to the formation of a youth group (Night of Champions) specifically for student-athletes.
These early steps laid the foundation for what would become Sports Outreach Northwest—a ministry dedicated to serving the sports community, proclaiming the gospel, and investing in the next generation through clinis, camps, skills training, and club teams.
2011
SONW launched with 9 local coaches—including 3 rival Hillsboro football coaches—driven by a shared desire to advance the gospel through sports.
2012
Hosted the first baseball clinic with 90 kids. SONW began serving as chaplains for local football programs and the Hillsboro Hops Minor League Baseball team.
2016
Expanded impact to 500 participants annually through added clinics (football in two states and basketball), team chapels, skills training classes, and a raft camping trip.
2019
Impact grew to 900 participants with the addition of club basketball, wrestling, volleyball, baseball camps, a soccer clinic, and volleyball skills classes.
2021
Launched travel club teams, adding boys’ and girls’ teams. The program began with 20 kids and 4 coaches building the foundation.
2024
Introduced the volleyball clinic and added a softball camp and clinic, expanding outreach opportunities.

2025
SONW reaches 1,600 annual participants through clinics, camps, skills training classes, club teams, the coaches study, and raft camping trips.
