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Coos County Fair & Rodeo
The board members would like to thank all of those that have stepped up to help us out already this year. The Coquille Indian Tribe, Sproul Timber and East Fork Lumber, Knife River, Sause Brothers, Clean Rivers, Oregon Pacific Bank, Coos Bay Rotary, Ziply Fiber, The Shopper, City of Myrtle Point and some private donors as well as the volunteers that helped put backs and sides on all the old bleachers to bring them up to code. A big Thank You! We will be sending out sponsor letters in the near future. ...
Former Bulldog Bridger Holmes earns closer role for Beavers
North Bend graduate Bridger Holmes has earned the role of closer in his first season for Oregon State University’s national powerhouse baseball program. Following his career in North Bend, Holmes went to Feather River Junior College in California, where he had a 14-1 record with a 2.92 earned run average over two seasons. He was a first-team all-league selection both seasons and struck out 162 batters in 129 2-3 innings. ...
Bandon’s Senn earns league, state honors
Bandon’s Katelyn Senn picked up a pair of postseason honors for the basketball season. Senn, who led the Tigers to second place in the Class 2A state tournament, was the Valley Coast Conference player of the year and also a first-team all-state selection. Bandon’s Jordan Sammons also was co-coach of the year for Class 2A, along with Bryan Martin, who led Western Christian to the state title in a narrow...
Big marks highlight icebreaker meets
A few big personal bests highlighted the Marshfield Icebreaker track meet last week.Myrtle Point’s Mason Detzler won both his specialties, including an improvement of more than 4 feet in the shot put to a new lifetime best 58 feet, 11 inches. It’s the best mark in Oregon by more than 4 feet early in the season. Detzler also won the discus with a throw of 139-6. Reedsport’s Clayton Wilson also...
Softball and Baseball Round Up: North Bend has two high-scoring wins in softball
Marshfield baseball team starts 4-0 North Bend’s softball team had a pair of high-scoring wins last week following a tough season-opening loss when a comeback fell just short. The Bulldogs opened the season Tuesday against Klamath Union, falling 9-8. A grand slam by Laila Veloz almost brought the Bulldogs back, but they weren’t able to push the tying run across with two on in the seventh. Veloz had two hits...
Southwestern Oregon Community College to Host Girls Varsity Basketball Tournament and Skills Showcase, June 2024
Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, Oregon, is hosting the inaugural Ballin’ In The Bay Showcase. This varsity girls basketball tournament will run from June 20-22, 2024, and invites high school teams from the region. The event includes a skills competition and a barbeque.
Coos Bay's Culinary Students Shine at International Culinary Olympics
Eight student chefs from Southwestern’s Oregon Coast Culinary Institute (OCCI) in Coos Bay, USA, participated in the IKA/Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart, Germany. They were part of the USA Junior National Team, led by Executive Chef Randy Torres. This was the first major competition for most of the students. The event featured teams from 55 nations and over 1,200 participants.
Athletes open track season with good marks in Reedsport
Several athletes had good opening marks in the Reedsport Ice Breaker track and field meet last week. The event included a number of South Coast schools and was one of the first in the state this spring. Clayton Wilson of host Reedsport opened the spring with a pair of strong wins. He took the 1,500 meters in 4 minutes and 20.1 seconds, a new best, and came back to win...
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