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WOU Wolves win opener

(Monmouth, Oregon) - Daniel Dillard went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and six runs driven in to lead Western Oregon to a 12-1 win in the opener of a four-game set against Montana State Billings.

Bring Surfing to the People of the Gaza Strip

Your chance to help people live like you.

(SALEM / GAZA CITY) - We always try to bring our readers stories about surfing.

But seldom are they like this article, where Gaza Correspondent Ken O'Keefe, reminds us of the incredible shore facing this war torn strip of land.

Watilo Chosen NWC Softball Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week

Earns 2-0 Record, Strikeouts Out 11 Batters in 16 Innings

(Salem, Oregon) - Willamette University junior pitcher Alex Watilo (Jr., RHP, Newcastle, CA/Del Oro HS) has been named Northwest Conference Softball Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts against Whitworth University on April 16-17. It is the third time this season that Watilo has been honored as the Student-Athlete of the Week. She previously was selected on March 1 and March 29.

Nobles and Headrick earn GNAC weekly awards

(Monmouth, Oregon) - Coming off a four-game sweep of Saint Martin's in which Western Oregon took over first place in the GNAC by 104 percentage points, Aaron Headrick and Cam Nobles have both been selected for conference player of the week honors.

Willamette Ties Pacific, 6-6, in Non-Conference Baseball Game

Bearcats Finish Nine-Game Homestand with 7-1-1 Record

(Salem, Oregon) - Willamette University and Pacific University played to a 6-6 tie in 11 innings in a non-conference game ended due to impending darkness on Tuesday, April 19. Willamette trailed 3-1 in the fifth inning at John Lewis Field, but scored four runs in the sixth and led 6-3 in the seventh, before Pacific tallied three runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game

Wolves sweep Saints to move into tie for first

(LACEY, Wash.) - For the second season in a row the Western Oregon baseball team has used strong starting pitching to spark a late season run. Last year, the Wolves rode that pitching to a 23-game Great Northwest Athletic Conference winning streak, and this year they have won their past seven games, all by holding opponents to three runs or less.

OSU Women’s Golf Improves Team Score At Pac-10 Championships

(TEMPE, Ariz.) - The Oregon State women’s golf team improved its second round by five strokes on Monday at the 2011 Pac-10 Championships and sits in ninth place heading into Tuesday’s final round.

No. 13 Bear Softball Edges No. 17 Ducks, 2-0

(Berkeley, California) - The No. 17 University of Oregon softball team (30-10, 2-6) was held scoreless by one of the nation’s top pitchers for the second straight day, and lost to No. 13 California (26-8, 4-4) by a 2-0 count at Levine-Fricke Field Saturday afternoon.

Beavers Fall to No. 11 Cardinal, 8-1

(STANFORD, Calif.) - Junior Paige Hall homered in the game but the Beavers fell to the No. 11 Stanford Cardinal Saturday afternoon at Smith Family Stadium by a final score of 8-1.

Willamette Defeats Whitman in First Game of Doubleheader, 11-5

(Salem, Oregon) - Willamette University received strong batting from the team's three freshmen in the lineup, as the Bearcats defeated the Whitman College Missionaries, 11-5, in the first game of a doubleheader at John Lewis Field on Saturday, April 16. Willamette improved to 16-14 overall, 7-9 in the Northwest Conference, while Whitman fell to 4-26, 3-16 in the NWC.