Spring Sports
The first official day of Oregon high school Spring Sports practice is Monday, March 3rd. Spring Sports includes Baseball, Golf, Softball, Tennis and Track.
3A Basketball Volunteers
We are fast approaching March 6th-8th and the start of what is sure to be another successful OSAA 3A State Basketball tournament! Our friendly and knowledgeable volunteers have made an important difference in the attendee’s enjoyment of the tournament. Last year we set an attendance record with 12,813 spectators and only hope to grow in 2014! Once again we are asking you to please join us for our annual meeting to be held: Monday, March 3rd @ 6:00pm in the MHS Cafeteria. Light hors d’ oeuvres will be served and then we will break up into small groups by position. If you are unable to attend the meeting please contact Greg, Mike, or Stacy to get your volunteer assignments. If you know of anyone interested in volunteering please contact Stacy Farm 541-217-9144 ASAP as we are always looking for new volunteers. Again, thank you for your help and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Fields Set for 3A Tourney
The brackets have been filled out for the upcoming OSAA 3A boys’ and girls’ state basketball tournament in the Bay Area Thursday, March 6, through Saturday, March 8. In the boy’s bracket, first round games include: 1:30 p.m., Creswell and Valley Catholic; 3:15 p.m., Harrisburg and Blanchet Catholic; 6:30 p.m., Amity and Portland Adventist Academy; and, 8:15 p.m., De La Salle North Catholic and Cascade Christian. All of the boys’ first round games will be played at Marshfield High School. The girls’ first round games will take place at North Bend High School. At 1:30 p.m., Corbett and Vale; 3:15 p.m., St. Mary’s and Willamina; 6:30 p.m., Glide and Nyssa; 8:15 p.m., Creswell and Valley Catholic.
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Marshfield fell 48-31 at Banks in a 4A girl’s state “Play-in” game Friday night. The Braves (17-7) outscored the Lady Pirates 20-11 in the fourth with 14 of their points courtesy of the foul line. Senior point guard Lauren Birr scored eleven of her team high 13-points in the fourth when she went seven-for-seven at the line. Marshfield was led by Katelynn Rosssback’s 14, and Jade Chavez’s 11. The Lady Pirates end their season with a 16-9 record. Also from the Far West League, Brookings-Harbor downed visiting Stayton 73-49. League champion Sutherlin had a bye.
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North Bend lost at home to Seaside, 60-55, during a “Play-In” 4A basketball game Saturday evening. The Bulldogs end the season with a 16-8 record. In other playoff games involving Far West League teams, co-league champion Sutherlin won at home over Ridgeview, 60-56, and Brookings-Harbor won at Junction City, 72-62. In playoff matches this weekend, Marshfield will host North Valley on Saturday at 4 p.m., Brookings-Harbor goes to Tillamook, and Sutherlin travels to Cottage Grove.
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Marshfield’s Thaddeus Nelson won a third state title at the OSAA State Wrestling Championships at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Portland Saturday. Nelson took the 4A state title at 126 lbs. over Brent Bannon of Crook Co. The Pirates also got a fifth place finish out of Cole Smith at 106. Izaak Grubbs (106) won his first match, but then lost two straight and was eliminated. Cade Hite (113) lost his opener, won his second match, but then was eliminated in his third. Tyler Campbell (113) won his first two matches and then lost in the semi-finals before coming back to secure sixth place in the consolation bracket. Taylor Dornbush (152) lost his first matches. Kaleb Campbell (285) lost his opener, but then won two in a row in the consolation bracket before being eliminated 2-1 in overtime. North Bend’s Aaron Wagner (170) lost his opener, won by injury forfeit in the consolation bracket before being eliminated in the next round. Crook Co. won the 4A team title with 405.5-points. Henley was second (159), followed by Scappoose (139.5), North Marion (63) and Marshfield in fifth (60.5).