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Coquille girls earn third straight title
When senior Callie Millet hyperextended the toes on her left foot a week before the state track championships, Coquille’s chances for a third straight team title appeared in jeopardy. But Millet fought through the pain to repeat as javelin champion and place in two other and the Red Devils won six individual titles in all and brought home the blue trophy again. Coquille scored 84.5 points, while Catlin Gabel had...
GoFundMe set to help Coquille Chess Club go to Nationals
The Coquille Chess Club started a GoFundMe asking the community to help them cover expenses for their top three players who have earned spots at Nationals. The team includes kids and teens from Coquille, Bandon, Myrtle Point, Port Orford, Coos Bay, and North Bend. The team is a registered non-profit. They hope to raise $5,000 to pay for the cost of travel and lodging to Las Vegas for Nationals, as well as other tournaments throughout the year. Here is the link to their fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-coquille-chess-clubs-young-champions
May South Coast Chess Tournament held
A South Coast Chess Tournament to end the school year was held at the Coquille High School Library last weekend.The Coquille Chess tournaments are not just for Coquille as it has become more diverse with players coming from Sutherlin and Myrtle Creek as well as Coos Bay, North Bend, Myrtle Point and Port Orford. Several adults continue to challenge the scholastic players. Winners of the May tournament were:Advanced: first place Misha von Dassow (Coos Bay), second place Randy Smolensky (Myrtle Creek), third place Jordan Florez (Coquille).Intermediate: First place tied between Matthew Bottoroff (Myrtle Point) and Jaxon Williams (Myrtle Creek), third place Skyler White-Ross (Port Orford)Novice: First place Ruckus Hughes (North Bend), second place Malichai Florez (Coquille), third place: Bradly Oneslager (Myrtle Creek) Summer chess tournaments are planned to be played in the parks of Bandon and Coquille with badminton, squirt guns and other outdoor fun can be played between rounds. If you would like to join competitive chess (any age, any skill level) or get free group summer lessons to begin in July, contact drnancykeller@yahoo.com.
Detzler, Ferren lead Bobcats to trophy
Mason Detzler and Thomas Ferren carried Myrtle Point to second place at the Class 1A boys state track meet Friday night. Detzler dominated the shot put and discus and Ferren was a surprise sprint champion and scored the most points of any boy in Class 1A, helping Myrtle Point score 50 points, not nearly enough to keep up with champion Imbler (77) but better than third-place Joseph (42). Detzler was...
Bandon girls rack up points to take Class 2A title
Bandon’s girls scored in event after event over two days at the state track meet, claiming their second straight Class 2A title at Hayward Field. 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...
Cowboys fall to North Bend in playoff baseball
It was not the end to the season that the Crook County High School baseball team had hoped for. Playing in raining conditions that would have canceled regular season games, Crook County pitchers struggled with control, walking 18 batters as North Bend rolled to a 14-3 win in the first round of the OSAA Class 4A state playoffs. “I hate to blame the elements, but it was difficult out there,”...
Padgett, Lutes rewrite record book at state
The Class 4A state meet had a lot of relay drama, a lot of familiar success by pole vaulters and sprinters Jason Padgett and Bodey Lutes, and ultimately second-place trophies for Marshfield’s boys and North Bend’s girls. The two-day event ended with the local teams smiling, even though Saturday started with heartbreak for different reasons for the 4x100 relay teams from Marshfield and North Bend. An anticipated showdown on the...
SWOCC softball, baseball teams see season end
The Southwestern Oregon Community College softball team was unable to repeat as NWAC champions, though the Lakers nearly worked their way into contention after an early loss in the tournament. SWOCC, the No. 3 seed, beat Chemeketa 10-2 to open the tournament, but fell to Wenatchee Valley 8-4 in its second game. That put the Lakers into must-win mode, and SWOCC did that for most of the second day, edging...
Local Baseball Round Up
CLASS 4A: North Bend will visit Crook County in the first round of the baseball playoffs after the Bulldogs blanked Stayton 6-0 in the play-in round. North Bend got a pitching gem from Luke Wheeling, who allowed just two hits and had 11 strikeouts and no walks. He also had a double, driving in Sam Mickelson for North Bend’s first run, and scored on a sacrifice by Drakkar Funk. Mickelson...
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...
North Bend’s Farm wins district tennis title
North Bend and Marshfield will each be represented at the state tennis tournament this week. The tprnament is Thursday through Saturday in Corvallis. North Bend’s Raegan Farm got momentum heading into the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A state tennis tournament when she beat three-time state champion Patricia Dougherty of Klamath Union for the District 3 title last week in Medford. ...
Bandon Boys capture state golf title
Bandon’s boys had a dominant two days at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell to win the Class 3A-2A-1A state title, the school’s second state crown in the sport. The Tigers, who also were state champions in 2018, took a 23-shot lead with their team total of 318 on Monday and finished 22 strokes in front of Valley Catholic, shooting 337 on Tuesday. Banks finished third (693) and Western Christian...
Culver tops Myrtle Point, advances in playoffs
Houston Wittenburg shut down Myrtle Point on the mound and Jace Silbernagel scored both runs in a 2-0 Culver victory in the first round of the 2A/1A Oregon State Baseball Playoffs. Culver scored a run in the bottom of the first then added a second in the bottom of the third. That was more than enough for the junior hurler to get the victory. No Bobcat runner made it to...
Marshfield shines in pole vault again at state meet
EUGENE — It wouldn’t be the state track meet without Marshfield having at least a couple boys near the top of the pole vault standings. On Friday, John Parks stamped himself in Marshfield’s rich history as the first three-time winner of the event for the Pirates and Danner Wilson was second as the Pirates started their quest for a third straight team title. “I feel good,” Parks said. “This is...
Coquille girls get strong start in quest for third straight state title
EUGENE — Coquille had a trio of state champions Thursday as the Red Devils started their quest for a third straight team title at the Class 3A state meet at Hayward Field. Callie Millet, Holli Vigue and Melanie Lambson all won events and the Red Devils picked up a few other points along the way to take the first-day team lead. Millet, competing six days after injuring her foot at...
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