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Salem-News.com Sports (December 13, 2008 22:38)Women's Basketball: George Fox 82, Chapman 52 Salem-News.com SPORTSBruins best Panthers in battle of ’08 Playoff teams. (NEWBERG, Ore.) -  In a rematch of last year’s first-round playoff game in the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball National Tournament, the 25th-ranked George Fox University Bruins continued their mastery over the Chapman University Panthers with an 82-52 win Saturday evening here at the Wheeler Sports Center’s Miller Gym.
George Fox had defeated Chapman 71-55 in the West Regional in Tacoma, Wash., last March, but any thoughts the Panthers might have had of gaining a measure of payback were quickly dispelled by a fast start by the Bruins. After Linda Ly’s jumper gave the Panthers an early 2-0 lead, the Bruins took control behind a red-hot Elise Kuenzi, who hit her first four shots en route to 13 first-half points. A jumper and a layup by Kuenzi made it 4-2 George Fox, and the Bruins never trailed again.
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Salem-News.com Sports (December 13, 2008 22:32)Men's Basketball: Northwest 76, George Fox 64 Salem-News.com SPORTSBruins fall as Eagles soar to 7th straight win. (NEWBERG, Ore.) -  A 14-2 run to close out the first half enabled the visiting Northwest University Eagles to break open a close game and go on to their seventh straight win, 76-64 over the George Fox University Bruins, who had their own three-game win streak snapped, in a non-conference men’s basketball game Saturday night here at the Wheeler Sports Center’s Miller Gym.
Jack Martin gave the Bruins an early 3-0 lead with a three-point field goal, but after Eddie Coulson put the Eagles ahead 6-5 with a trey of his own at the 17:32 mark of the first half, the visitors never trailed again. Joe Ahn’s three lifted the Bruins to a 14-14 tie with 11 minutes left, but the Eagles got a pair of threes from Blake Solomon and another from Greg Spurgetis in an 11-2 run to take a nine-point lead of 25-16 with eight minutes to go.
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Salem-News.com Sports (December 13, 2008 22:24)WOU Women's Basketball] Western Oregon 88, Northwest 51 Salem-News.com SPORTS"Overall we were able to accomplish what we wanted in this game"<.i>- Head Coach Greg Bruce (MONMOUTH, Ore.) -  The Western Oregon University women's basketball team used a 19-5 run to open the second half and went on to defeat Northwest University 88-51, Saturday, Dec. 13th.
The Wolves notched their highest point total of the season to improve to 4-3 on the year as the Eagles dropped to 3-8.
WOU outscored NU 48-20 in the second half as it made 50 percent of its shots from the field (16-32) compared to 16.7 percent (6-36) for the Eagles. The Wolves would also dominate the boards in the second period as they pulled down 32 rebounds to the Eagles' 21.
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Salem-News.com Sports (December 13, 2008 22:22)New UO Arena to be Named for Phil and Penny Knight’s Son Salem-News.com SPORTSThe Matthew Knight Arena is scheduled to open for the 2010-11 basketball seasons; arena seat pricing detailed on www.godunks.net. (PORTLAND, Ore.) -  Today, University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer announced that the new 12,500-seat arena will be named Matthew Knight Arena in honor of the eldest son of Nike Founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny. Matt Knight drowned in 2004 at age 34.
“Phil and Penny Knight have been longtime, generous supporters of the University of Oregon, including their most recent cornerstone gift of $100 million to the Oregon Athletics’ Legacy Fund,” said Frohnmayer. “After discussing naming options with Phil and Penny, choosing Matthew Knight seemed ideal.”
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Salem-News.com Sports (December 11, 2008 23:47)George Fox 72, Concordia 62: Bruins Pull Away Late to Conquer Cavaliers Salem-News.com SPORTSNeither team held more than a four-point lead through the first 17 minutes of the second half. (PORTLAND, Ore.) - Evan Atwater and Travis Toedtemeier combined for 11 points in the final 3:14 as the visiting George Fox University Bruins pulled away late in the game for a 72-62 non-conference men’s basketball win over the Concordia University- Portland Cavaliers Thursday night here at the Cavalier Gym.
Both teams came out with guns blazing. Concordia hit its first three shots, including three-pointers by Dustin Hiebert and Alex Tiefenthaler, for an 8-5 lead only a minute-and-a-half into the game. George Fox countered by hitting its first five shots and six of seven, including a pair of threes by Jack Martin and two baskets each by Alex Stockner and Travis Toedtemeier, and used a 9-0 run to build a 14-8 lead with 16:39 left in the first half.
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Salem-News.com Sports (December 09, 2008 22:17)Hoskins & Starr Head to Showcase Salem-News.comFormer Surge players Tim Starr (2007-08) and Justin Hoskins (2008) have been invited to the USL Showcase. (SALEM, Ore.) -  "The list of 90 participants for the third annual USL Men’s Player Showcase presented by UMBRO was unveiled [today]. The event will be hosted by the Charleston Battery at Blackbaud Stadium December 14th-16th, providing top professional coaches an opportunity to scout potential professionals from the PDL, college ranks and beyond.
This year’s edition of the USL Men’s Player Showcase drew more than 250 applicants from an elite pool of collegiate and international talent. As with previous showcase events, the majority of selected players are drawn from USL’s Premier Development League with 68 of the 90 players having PDL experience."
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Salem-News.com Sports (December 09, 2008 22:12)Cal Center Alex Mack Named 2008 Draddy Trophy Winner Salem-News.com SPORTSAlex Mack becomes first Pac-10 winner of the NFF's top scholar-athlete award, as $277,000 in scholarships is distributed to the 2008 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. (NEW YORK) -  Alex Mack, an All-America center from the University of California, became the 19th recipient of the Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth, at The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame's Annual Awards Dinner in New York City tonight.
The Draddy Trophy is one of college football's most sought after and competitive awards, recognizing an individual as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership. The award comes with a 24-inch, 25-pound bronze trophy and a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship. A total of $277,000 was awarded to Mack and the other 14 Draddy Trophy finalists, who each claimed $18,000 scholarships for their post-graduate educations.
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Salem-News.com Sports (December 07, 2008 16:28)Afghanistan Crowned Homeless World Cup Champions Salem-News.comThe Homeless World Cup is an annual international tournament, which provides the opportunity for people who are homeless to represent their country and change their own lives. (MELBOURNE) -  Today Afghanistan defeated Russia 5-4 in the final of the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup. And in the final of the first Women’s Homeless World Cup, Zambia had a comfortable win over Liberia, 7-1.
In a thrilling match in front of 50,000 spectators packed into Federation Square throughout the day, the Afghanistan and Russian teams battled it out for the sixth Homeless World Cup Trophy.
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Salem-News.com Sports (December 07, 2008 11:15)Yotes Outlast Raiders Salem-News.com SPORTSThe College of Idaho’s Bryan Camp led all scorers with 17 points. (ASHLAND, Ore.) -  In a game that featured woeful shooting, the College of Idaho men’s basketball team had just enough to take down Southern Oregon 55-44 tonight at McNeal Pavilion.
The College of Idaho improved to 4-6 overall and 1-1 in Cascade Conference play. SOU fell to 3-6 overall and 1-1 in conference action. The Raiders are now off until Dec. 15 when they host Fresno Pacific.
SOU held a 23-22 lead at halftime after shooting 39 percent from the field, while the Coyotes shot 38 percent.
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