Salem-News.com Sports Feed http://salem-news.com/sports.php 2006 A big sixth inning helped secure the Oregon State softball team’s first win of the season over Notre Dame, 7-3, on Saturday evening in the team’s fourth game of the Kajikawa Classic. The Beavers (1-3) scored their seven runs on 10 hits, tallying a pair of extra base hits and stealing three. Three Oregon State players had two hits each. http://salem-news.com/sports/february132010/oregon-state-win-over-notre-dame.php Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:57:00 PST The Wolves' starting backcourt combined for 48 points as Western Oregon held on for a 71-66 win over Colorado School of Mines, 71-66, Saturday, Dec. 19. The win moved WOU's record to 6-2 as CSM fell to 4-5. The game was a story of two halves. Western Oregon pushed a 19-point halftime lead to 24 points early in the second period, only to see its lead cut to two points on a 25-3 run by the Orediggers. The Wolves then responded with a 7-0 run, to extend their lead back to nine. http://salem-news.com/sports/december212009/wou_mbb.php Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:23:00 PST After opening the game with a 16-0 run, the George Fox University Bruins went ice-cold and allowed Chaminade University to come all the way back before rallying in the second half to defeat the Silverswords 57-39 in the Hoop N Surf Women’s Basketball Classic. George Fox, ranked 12th in the WBCA’s NCAA Division III poll and 18th in the D3hoops.com poll, improved to 6-2 on the season, while Chaminade, an NCAA Division II team, dropped to 1-4. http://salem-news.com/sports/december212009/basketball_gf.php Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:15:00 PST Senior Julie Futch tied her career-best with 15 points and the Oregon State women’s basketball team used a strong defensive effort and a big rebounding advantage to defeat UC Irvine, 58-42, Tuesday night at legendary Gill Coliseum. Futch tied her previous best of 15 achieved three nights ago in the Beavers’ victory over Weber State. That 15-point effort had surpassed her previous high of 13 achieved two years against Washington. http://salem-news.com/sports/december152009/osu_women.php Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:53:00 PST More than 5,000 fans watched Tim Johnson upset hometown favorite and reigning national champion Ryan Trebon to win the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships elite men’s national title. The number one ranked cyclo-cross rider in the world Katie Compton reeled in her sixth consecutive cyclo-cross crown in the elite women’s race. http://salem-news.com/sports/december132009/cycle_race.php Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:41:00 PST Danny Summerhill (Englewood, Colo./Garmin-Felt) and Cody Kaiser (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Cal Giant) earned the U23 and Junior 17-18 national titles as the next generation of American cyclo-cross was featured on a muddy course in Bend on Saturday. Four master men’s titles were also awarded on the penultimate day of racing at the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships. http://salem-news.com/sports/december132009/cycle_usa.php Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:03:00 PST Four players scored in double figures, and Kirsten Tilleman posted her second career double double, as the Oregon State women’s basketball team defeated Weber State, 76-64, Saturday night at legendary Gill Coliseum. Talisa Rhea led the Beavers in scoring with 20 points, finishing in double figures for the fourth time this season and the third time with 20 or more points. http://salem-news.com/sports/december122009/osu_wmn.php Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:41:00 PST The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has named Willamette University men's cross country runner Chris Platano (Sr., Myrtle Point, OR/Myrtle Point HS) as an Elite 88 Award winner for the fall 2009 season. The Elite 88 Award is presented at each NCAA national championship event to the competing athlete with the highest grade point average. The NCAA sponsors a total of 88 national team titles in its three divisions. http://salem-news.com/sports/december112009/platano.php Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:30:00 PST Last season Oregon State was headed to the Rose Bowl with a victory in the Civil War. But the Ducks came to Reser Stadium and romped to a 65-38 victory. The year before, the Beavers visited Autzen and won 38-31 in the second overtime. Redshirt freshman LaMichael James ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns Thursday night to send No. 7 Oregon to the Rose Bowl with a 37-33 victory over No. 13 Oregon State in the Civil War. http://salem-news.com/sports/december42009/civil_war.php Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST A 51 percent shooting performance from the field and a 55 percent effort from three-point range was not enough for Pacific to get past Corban Friday night as the Warriors surged in the second half and went on to a 110-106 overtime victory over the Boxers in men's basketball action at the Pacific Athletic Center. The Boxers (1-1) shot 56 percent in the first half and enjoyed a 14-point advantage early in the second period before the Warriors (4-0) surged to take an eight-point lead with 1:50 to go. http://salem-news.com/sports/november202009/corban_bball.php Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:00 PST The No. 15 USC volleyball team (18-9, 7-9) ended a two-match losing streak at McArthur Court with a 3-0 win Friday night over the University of Oregon (16-9, 6-9). In a battle between the two teams tied for sixth place in the Pac-10, the Trojans won their third straight contest the past two weeks over a Northwest rival, this time by a 25-22, 25-18, 25-19 score. USC's decision Friday in the historic facility also avenged Oregon's 3-0 sweep last season and a 3-1 Duck victory in '07. http://salem-news.com/sports/november202009/ducks_vball.php Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:11:00 PST University of Oregon senior running back LeGarrette Blount has been reinstated to the Ducks’ football program and will be available to play Saturday when they host Arizona State in a game scheduled to kickoff at 7:20 p.m. (PST), according to an announcement from the school’s head coach Chip Kelly Monday. Blount, who has missed Oregon’s last eight games after being suspended by Kelly following the season-opening loss at Boise State, http://salem-news.com/sports/november92009/blount.php Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:16:00 PST Ron Hornaday and the No. 33 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team began the weekend with a plan and stuck to that plan, coming out of Texas Motor Speedway with a third-place finish and197 points ahead of Matt Crafton with two races remaining in the 2009 season. Hornaday led three times for a total of 36 laps. Hornaday battled with Kyle Busch and Crafton for the race win but the No. 33 truck became too loose at the end of the race. Unable to catch Busch to battle for the win, the No. 33 team did what they had to do in the championship battle. http://salem-news.com/sports/november82009/hornaday.php Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:14:00 PST A penalty kick goal in the 76th minute by ASU’s Alexandra Elston vaulted Arizona State to a 2-1 win over the University of Oregon soccer team Sunday afternoon at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The Ducks closed their regular season with a 9-10-1 overall record while finishing league play with a 1-8 mark. ASU improved to 9-7-3 on the year, 2-6-1 in conference action. http://salem-news.com/sports/november82009/ducks_soccer.php Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:10:00 PST Oregon junior quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been named the national offensive player of the week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Masoli ran for a season-high 164 yards and passed for 222 more, totaling 386 yards of offense in UO’s 47-20 victory over then-No. 4 USC. He also rushed for one score and threw another. http://salem-news.com/sports/november22009/ou_usc2.php Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:39:00 PST