Nick Krupke
Sports Anchor
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Nick arrived at KPTV in 2013 and has spent nearly two decades covering sports in Oregon.
A native of Mt. Vernon, Washington, the married father of three daughters and two dogs graduated from the Murrow College of Communication at Washington State.
You can find Nick hosting Friday Night Lights, Timbers pregame shows (Countdown to Kickoff) and covering the big events from the preps to the pros in Southwest Washington and Western Oregon.
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|By Nick Krupke
A pair of elite scorers for Gresham’s Sam Barlow High School are longtime buddies making it rain buckets on buckets along the Barlow Trail.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 11:00 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Gaston High School girls basketball team new head coach Brandon Begley is determined to rebuild both the sports program and the team’s expectations.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 10:42 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Nick Krupke checks in on the University of Portland Pilots.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 6:26 AM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The 18-year-old is an Oregon Duck commit and will represent Oregon in Houston for the game in March.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:42 AM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Bendu Yeaney is approaching another career milestone with the Oregon State Beavers.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:16 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Longview senior at historic R. A. Long High School nears an all-time scoring record in basketball this season.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2023 at 10:55 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
FOX 12′s Nick Krupke has the High School Spotlight with the ‘Rosebuds All-Stars’ who are the reigning national champions.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 9:33 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke and FOX 12 Staff
They’ve already won three titles in the first decade of the NWSL but the reigning champion Portland Thorns got even better today with their first pick in the 2023 draft.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 10:13 AM PST
|By FOX 12 Staff and Nick Krupke
The Portland Timbers have announced Ned Grabavoy as the club’s new general manager.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 10:58 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Pickleball has since spread around the country. But what to do when looking to play the Northwest native game in the gloom of an Oregon winter?
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 3:40 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The Portland Interscholastic League Showcase is a one-day event for all of the girls and boys basketball teams to come together for a weekend competition.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 10:36 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
West Linn's boys basketball team is now in the national spotlight.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 9:49 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The kids are back in school and ringing in the new year with High School Hoops.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2022 at 10:40 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Some of Rose City’s finest spent time Saturday with tomorrow’s all-stars on the pitch.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 10:31 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The holiday season brings the gift of high school hoops, from the Les Schwab Invitational to the Pacific Office Automation Holiday Classic.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 11:00 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
West Linn wins over Bronny James and Sierra Canyon to advance to Friday’s final for the Les Schwab Invitational.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 10:54 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The Les Schwab invite is pumped up with the talent of the now and future.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 9:07 PM PST
|By The Associated Press and Nick Krupke
Bo Nix threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Chase Cota on fourth down with 19 seconds left and Camden Lewis’ PAT bounced off the left upright and went through to give No. 15 Oregon a wild 28-27 victory against North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday night at Petco Park.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2022 at 10:38 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Next week is full of stellar high school basketball tournaments in the Pacific Northwest. From the boy’s Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro to the girl’s Pacific Office Automation Holiday Classic in Portland.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 10:50 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
If you’ve played in the Salem-Keizer area at any level in the past four decades, chances are that a man named “Cheeseburger” was either coach, umpire or official.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 6:04 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The University of Oregon’s Alex Forsyth is one of three finalists for the Jason Witten Award, which honors the best leader in college football.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 10:52 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Wednesday was a big night for the top two girl’s teams in Oregon.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 7:07 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Skyview High School held a special banner unveiling in the home of the storm after meeting the ten standards of excellence for an inclusive school environment with Special Olympics.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 10:53 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
A field trip to remember as 84 Oregon middle school students head down to Texas.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 6:09 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
It’s bowl week for the Beavers in Las Vegas on Saturday – the 14th ranked Beavs look to chomp the Gators for a shot at just the third 10-win season in Oregon State history and first bowl game in since 2013.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 10:49 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
It’s the most wonderful game of the year for the Portland Winterhawks
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 9:39 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
It’s the most wonderful game of the year for the Portland Winterhawks – the 24th annual Teddy Bear Toss will be on the coliseum ice Saturday night against Seattle.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 7:40 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The 14th-ranked Oregon State football team is ten days away from the opportunity to win ten games for just the third time in program history as the beavers look to chomp the Florida Gators in Las Vegas.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 10:27 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Bill Schonely, the original voice of the Portland Blazers made his first trip to the season to the Moda Center.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 6:07 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Larry Bevans is the president of the Southwest Washington Seahawkers Booster Club.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 8:57 PM PST
|By FOX 12 Staff and Nick Krupke
The Portland Trail Blazers are facing another hurdle as the team’s 22-year-old reserve forward Nassir Little is expected to miss the next six weeks with a hip injury.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 10:29 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The University of Portland men’s soccer team is getting ready to head back east for the Pilot’s biggest match in nearly three decades.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 5:18 AM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Two civil servants just earned the right to officiate their first 6A OSAA state championship games on Friday night in Hillsboro.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 10:52 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Hillsboro stadium was the final destination in the 4-A classification
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 5:01 PM PST
|By The Associated Press and Nick Krupke
Isaiah Newell ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 8:11 remaining, and No. 22 Oregon State took advantage of critical mistakes in the fourth quarter by No. 10 Oregon to rally for a 38-34 victory on Saturday.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 11:00 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
It was championship Friday on the football field for high school teams in Oregon – a triple header under the Friday night lights.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 10:52 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The Weekend Warriors hit the courts at the YMCA for the two-day Bridge City classic, hosted by Adaptive Sports Northwest.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 11:08 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke and Chandler Watkins
Watch the full Friday Night Lights - Week 12
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 6:13 AM PST
|By Nick Krupke
In this High School Spotlight, FOX 12 caught up with a young runner from Lake Oswego who is already the best in the state.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 10:25 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
These are the six plays, moment and achievements, caught by FOX 12′s cameras during Week 11 from the quarterfinal show of Friday Night Lights.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 11:03 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
Week 11 of Friday Night Lights.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 6:18 AM PST
|By Nick Krupke
In this High School Spotlight, FOX 12 highlights a Westview High School senior who is a record-setter.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 8:26 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
The OSAA is trying something new this year for the 6-A level of high school football.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 10:49 PM PST
|By Nick Krupke
FOX 12′s Nick Krupke has his six plays of the week from a first round playoff edition of Friday Night Lights.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 11:05 PM PDT
|By Nick Krupke
Week 10 of Friday Night Lights.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 6:34 AM PDT
|By Nick Krupke
Haley Vann has earned the opportunity to tumble down to Colorado Springs next week with Team USA.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 9:58 PM PDT
|By The Associated Press and Nick Krupke
Desmond Bane scored 29 points and the Memphis Grizzlies withstood a late rally by the Portland Trail Blazers for a 111-106 victory on Wednesday night.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 10:44 PM PDT
|By Nick Krupke
Moments and memories caught by FOX 12 cameras on Thursday and Friday Night Lights.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 8:01 PM PDT
|By Nick Krupke
Three championships. Beyond being celebrated by so many in Soccer City, it’s an NWSL record. A third title for the Thorns in season 10 of the league.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 11:06 PM PDT
|By Nick Krupke
Week 9 of Friday Night Lights.
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