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Local Basketball Round Up: Marshfield girls and Bandon girls capture titles
Marshfield girls take Sky-Em title Marshfield’s girls completed their run to the Sky-Em League basketball title with a pair of wins during the final week of the regular season. The Pirates will host a playoff game for a spot in the Class 4A state tournament during the upcoming Class 3A state tournament, though the Pirates won’t learn their foe until the weekend, after all the play-in games are completed. ...
Photos: Coos Curry County Chess Champions
While the sun was shining, the best chess players of Coos Curry County were at the Coquille High School library in full battle mode to determine who would qualify to attend the Chess For Success State Championships. Twenty two elementary students making up four elementary teams competed for the coveted...
Photos: Coquille In School Tournaments to find players for State Championships
A week of battles during Coquille’s In School Chess Tournaments January 29th, nine high school players competed for school champion in a chess tournament held during school. There were tight battles but Riley Jones ended up defeating all his school mates he was paired against. High School Champion: Riley Jones Junior High School Champion: Jeremiah Thompson 12th grade champion: Riley Jones11th grade champion: Dillian Richardson9th grade champion: Liam Haan8th grade champion: Tyler LeBrun7th grade champion: Jeremiah Thompson The High school players are preparing to play in the Oregon High School Chess Team State Championships March 1st and March 2nd at...
Sutherlin holds off Coquille girls
COQUILLE — Sutherlin’s girls basketball team got the better of Coquille for the second time Friday night, beating the host Red Devils 49-36 to clinch the north division of the Far West League and a spot in the Class 3A playoffs. The Bulldogs pulled away in the third quarter to stretch their win streak to 19 since a loss to Amity the second game of the season. Coquille has just...
‘Uncorking Opportunity’ provides scholarships for local college students
Coos County residents can help young people pursue their education while also enjoying food and wine pairings during an ‘Uncorking Opportunity’ on Friday, Feb. 23. The ‘Uncorking Opportunity’ is an annual fundraising event put on by the Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation in collaboration with the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute. Those who attend the event will be treated to a selection of hors d’oeuvres specially paired with Oregon wines provided...
Physics & Astronomy Lecture Series
Southwestern Oregon Community College is excited to present a lecture by Dr. Xavier Siemens, North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves Physics Frontier Center co-director and professor of physics at Oregon State University who will discuss Observational Evidence for a Gravitational Wave Background, on Friday, January 26, at 6:30 p.m. This is a free event; all ages are welcome. Coos County residents can join in-person in the Umpqua Hall lecture room 184 on the Coos Campus, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. ...
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