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Bandon rolls up points while winning 2A girls title
EUGENE — Bandon’s girls scored in event after event Friday at the state track meet, claiming their second straight Class 2A title. Marley Petrey led the way, just as she had a year earlier. She repeated as athlete of the meet for scoring the most points of any individual, winning three of her four events and placing second in the other. But she had a bunch of help from her...
Detzler, Ferren lead Bobcats to second-place trophy
EUGENE — Mason Detzler and Thomas Ferren carried Myrtle Point to second place at the Class 1A boys state track meet Friday night. Detzler added the discus title to his shot put title from Thursday, just missing his ultimate goal. He threw 171 feet, 7 inches on his final attempt, a new personal best but a single inch behind the record set last year by Ray Gerrard of North Douglas. ...
Bandon girls dominate district meet at home
Host Bandon’s girls dominated the Valley Coast Conference (Class 2A District 3) championships on Saturday as the Tigers geared up to try to repeat as state champions. Bandon scored 193 points, to more than double up runner-up Central Linn (81) in the 11-school district. Marley Petrey led the way for the Tigers, winning four events, but Bandon also was victorious in seven more, winning 11 of the 17 events in...
Myrtle Point boys are district champions
Myrtle Point’s boys had a pair of athletes win a combined five events and the Bobcats took the team title Saturday in the 23-team Class 1A District 2 meet at Sutherlin High School. Thomas Ferren won the 100 (11.16 seconds), 200 (22.56) and 110 high hurdles (15.96) for the Bobcats, who scored 89 points to beat Lost River (74) and Pacific (62). Mason Detzler, the top thrower in the Class...
AMVETS golf tournament will be June 8
The AMVETS Bay Area Post 10 will hold its first golf tournament on Saturday, June 8, at Coos Golf Club. The registration deadline for the scramble event is May 27 and the entry fee is $400 per team. Groups or businesses also can sponsor holes for the tournament for $300. Registration on June 8 begins...
Coquille girls win another state title
EUGENE — When senior Callie Millet hyperextended the toes on her left foot a week ago, Coquille’s chances for a third straight state title appeared in jeopardy. But Millet fought through the pain to score in three events and the Red Devils won six individual titles and brought home the blue trophy again. Millet was an inspiration to her teammates, who rose to the occasion over the two days at...
Local Track Round Up: Bulldogs, Tigers and Pirates shine in Cottage Grove
North Bend’s girls were second and Bandon third while Marshfield’s boys were fifth in the 15-school Wally Ciochetti Invitational track and field meet at Cottage Grove, the final tuneup for the schools before this week’s district meets. North Bend hosts the Sky-Em League district meet on Friday and Saturday with Marshfield and the league’s other teams. Bandon hosts its Class 2A district meet, for Special District 3, with the other...
Bandon Dunes anniversary: 25 years that changed the game
(Editor’s note: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is celebrating its 25th anniversary and Golfweek Travel Editor Jason Lusk put together a comprehensive package for the occasion, complete with Q&As of pivotal people in and around the operation. To see the entire package of stories, click here.) BANDON, Ore. – Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, changed the games of golf and golf development in the United States and much of the world. It’s that simple. Since the original eponymous layout opened in May of 1999, many other public-access developers have tried to mimic the success that Bandon Dunes...
North Bend sweeps county titles
North Bend’s boys and girls used depth to sweep the boys and girls team titles at the Coos County Meet on Friday night, while several standouts won multiple events. North Bend’s boys scored 201 points to out-score Marshfield (156). Myrtle Point was third (62), followed by Myrtle Point (62), Bandon (42), Coquille (21) and Powers (7). The Bulldogs had 172 in the girls meet to outdistance Coquille (105.5) and Bandon...
Bandon Dunes 25th anniversary: Local barber Mick Peters gets to take first cut on each new course
(Editor’s note: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is celebrating its 25th anniversary and Golfweek Travel Editor Jason Lusk put together a comprehensive package for the occasion, complete with Q&As of pivotal people in and around the operation. To see the entire package of stories, click here.) BANDON, Ore. – Mick Peters moved to Bandon in 1962, graduated high school there and worked in a mill to save money for barber school. After more than five decades cutting hair, he retired several years ago and sold his business, Mick’s Hair Surgeons, to his son Mark, who has added a golf swing studio that is...
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