2022 : After a two year hiatus due to Covid, regional tournaments make an appearance but only online.  The Jefferson County Library hosts a 15-team virtual tournament that consists of teams from Deschutes and Jefferson Counties.   

2023 : With regional tournaments in person for the first time in three years and to accomodate the rapid growth in Central Oregon, a second Grades 3-5 regional is created.  

The executive board of the Oregon Battle of the Books announces the following structure:

The City League (7A) : Comprises of the Bend-La Pine School district and all of the independent and private schools located within or near that district. 

The County League (7B) : Comprises the following counties : Jefferson, Wasco, Crook, Wheeler, Grant, Harney and Deschutes County (Redmond and Sisters).  

South Wasco (Maupin) in Region 4 is grandfathered into the league due to its proximity to the newly created region.  

7B comprises an area nearly 22,000 square miles. Making the region bigger than 9 states and just a bit larger in size to the country of Croatia.

The Performing Arts Center in Madras hosts the first 7B Regional Tournament.  11 teams compete.  

In the Gold Medal Match, the Buff Bears of Madras defeat the Crane Mustangs of Harney County to earn the regions first berth to state. While the Little Prospectors of Humbolt (John Day) turn away the Outlaws of Sisters to take home bronze. 

2024 : The regional tournament turns to Warm Springs.  Gavin Begay a member of the Confederate Tribe of Warm Springs sings and performs multiple round dances, to usher in the event.   

18 teams compete for a spot to state. 

After taking bronze the year before, Humbolt punches their ticket to the state tournament in Salem by defeating the Eagles of Steins Pillar (Prineville) in the Gold Medal Match.   

Familiar foes, two schools from the Redmond School District, meet up in the Bronze Medal Match, as the Owls of Sage tangle with the Mustangs of Tom McCall.  When all the points are accounted for, Tom McCall escapes Sage to earn bronze and the final spot on the podium.   

2025 : Culver is the host school.  A record 20 teams participate. In two short years the 7B regional has as many teams competing for a spot to Salem as 7A (Bend - La Pine).

The Highway 20 Rivarly would be renewed in the Bronze Medal Match as the Tumalo Tigers tangle with the Outlaws of Sisters. 

Two years earlier at the Performing Arts Center in Madras, Sisters came up short against Humbolt in the medal round, placing 4th. In Culver, the Outlaws would not be denied their first trip to the podium, as Sisters defeated Tumalo to take Bronze.

The Gold Medal Match would see the defending champions Humbolt Little Prospectors of John Day take on the upstart Panther Cubs of Vern Patrick from Redmond. 

Vern Patrick's first enter into the regional tournament was the year prior in Warm Spring where the Panther Cubs made an impressive run to the quarterfinals. 

Humbolt was already making history.  A trip to the Gold Medal Match had ensured their third straight appearance in the medal round and they were looking at becoming the first program in 7B regional history to repeat as champions.

It was a back and forth affair early. But midway through the match, the Panther Cubs began to open up a lead. When the two teams made the turn to content questions, the Little Prospectors were not able to make up the difference. A repeat champion would have to wait.

Vern Patrick would take home gold and become Redmond's first state tournament team from 7B.     

In Review:

Not only was the Culver Tournament the most competive in the region's history, it also witnessed some considerable firsts:

• Tournament brackets and matches were accessed virtually through QR Codes 
• Black Bird Tea and Tales Book Store and Identity Zone were on site selling books and regional tournament apparel
• Food and coffee trucks debuted  

2026 : More history is scheduled to be made on Saturday, March 7th at Barnes Butte Elementary in Prineville when Crook County hosts for the first time.