SPORTS - May 12, 2008
Bulldogs
Top-ranked North Bend completed a perfect 4A Far West League baseball season with two wins over visiting Siuslaw last Friday to go unbeaten and win the league title. The victory earns the 20-2 Bulldogs a first-round bye in the upcoming playoffs and a home game in the second round.
Pirate golf
Lots of golf today and tomorrow for the Bay Area’s teams. Fresh off a Midwestern League title, the Marshfield girls are competing at the 5A OSAA State Championships on the OGA course at Woodburn. The Pirate boys, who finished second to Thurston in the Midwestern League district championships, will play their 5A championships at Trysting Tree near Corvallis. North Bend’s girls, also off a district title, will compete at the 4A championships at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. The Bulldog boys finished second in the 4A Far West League District and will compete for state honors at Emerald Valley near Creswell.
OSU bb
A two-out grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning propelled Oregon State to an 8-7 win over UCLA and a series sweep of the Bruins in Pac-10 baseball in Corvallis Sunday. Ryan Ortiz stroked the winner. The Beavers beat UCLA 10-1 on Friday, but lost to the Bruins 11-4 on Saturday. Oregon State is scheduled to host Utah Valley State in a pair of non-league baseball games in Corvallis today and tomorrow. The Beavers return to Pac-10 play this weekend at USC in Los Angeles.
Eaton
The University of Oregon has 19-points in the bank for this year’s Pac-10 Track & Field Championships. The Ducks went 1-4-5 at last weekend’s decathlon competition at Tempe, AZ and will return to the campus of Arizona State this weekend to complete the rest of the track meet. Aston Eaton, of Bend, is the seven Duck to win the multi-event challenge and the first since Tommy Skipper compiled the most points in 2004. Oregon also got a second place finish in the women’s heptathlon from freshman Brianne Theisen to help generate nine-points for the Ducks.
Twilight
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama made a guest appearance at historic Hayward Field in Eugene last Friday night during the Oregon Twilight Track Meet. The senator shook hands with fans in both the East and West grandstands during the meet which attracted 5,124 fans. On the track, the Ducks netted six new NCAA regional qualifying marks to highlight the competition. The men’s and women’s 1,500 meter runs were highlights of the competition under the lights. Sophomore Andrew Wheating churned out a 3:38.60, fasted time in the U.S. this season, while Nicole Blood’s 4:14.73 was the second-best time in the nation among collegiate women.
Pac-10 sb
Oregon State split their final two softball games with visiting UCLA this past weekend in Pac-10 play. The Beavers won Friday 5-3, but fell to the Bruins 5-1 in the season finale. OSU ends the regular season with a record of 28-31 and 6-15 in the Pac-10. Oregon finished 33-27 and 5-16 in league. The Ducks were swept by Washington in a doubleheader in Eugene Friday, 5-2, 7-1, but beat the Huskies in the last regular season game, 3-0.
NCAA sb
Oregon will travel to Norman, OK this Friday to play the Sooners in the first round of the NCAA softball tournament. The two teams met in February with the Ducks winning 1-0. Florida is the top seed and UCLA is the second seed in the 64-team tourney. Also invited from the Pac-10 were California, Washington, Stanford, Arizona State and Arizona.
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