July Jubilee Bxb Tourney
A basketball tournament will be held at North Bend High School as part of the Jubilee celebration. Any person who attended, or still attends, any of the following high schools is invited to participate: North Bend, Marshfield, Reedsport, Siuslaw, Bandon, Coquille, Powers, Myrtle Point, & Pacific. It will take place on Friday evening, July 17th, and all day Saturday, July 18th. As you register, you will be matched up with other players from your high school. Your age or skill level won’t matter; we just want everyone to come and have a great time! A Snack Bar will be available. It will be a weekend of fun, and a way to unite with old high school friends. We also need everyone to help spread the word and contact anyone you might know that would be interested. To register, and for more information about the tournament, please send an email to Travis Parker, event coordinator, at: travis2215@yahoo.com. You can also look for our page on Facebook. If your high school doesn’t have enough players to fill a team, contact us regardless. We will find a place for you!
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North Bend and Marshfield remain unbeaten following three 4A Far West League baseball games to start the 2015 season, and the two go head-to-head in Coos Bay Tuesday. On Friday, the Bulldogs swept visiting South Umpqua (1-2, 4-8) at Clyde Allen Field 14-9 & 16-4. Over the hill in Coos Bay, Marshfield swept visiting Siuslaw (0-3, 2-11) 12-11 & 11-1 in five innings. Senior Austin Soria got the win in the first game, while classmate Tyler Campbell picked up the save. Senior Andrew Sharp got the win in the second game. North Bend (3-0, 8-3) plays at Marshfield (3-0, 6-7) Tuesday, 5 p.m. Brookings-Harbor (1-2, 4-8) and Douglas (1-2, 3-10) split their DH in Winston. The host Trojans took the first game 7-1, while the Bruins got the second 10-6.
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Marshfield kept pace with South Umpqua and Douglas Friday in Florence with a 4A Far West League softball doubleheader sweep of Siuslaw, 14-2 & 18-12. South Umpqua swept visiting North Bend 10-0 in five innings, and 15-5 in six, while Douglas won at Brookings-Harbor 9-1 & 10-4. Marshfield (3-0, 8-5) plays at North Bend (0-3, 6-5) Tuesday, while Siuslaw (0-3, 2-11) visits Brookings-Harbor (0-3, 7-7) and South Umpqua (3-0, 9-2) is at Douglas (3-0, 9-2).
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Newport sprinter Rachel Vinjamuri set three meet records at the 15th Annual Prefontaine/Rotary Track Meet, Saturday on Prefontaine Track inside Pete Susick Stadium at Coos Bay. The senior won the 100 (12.29), 200 (25.22), and 400 (57.78) en route to being named the Outstanding Female Runner of the Meet. Vinjamuri leads the OSAA 4A Classification in all three events. Thirty-three teams participated in the meet and over 600 athletes. North Bend’s Michael Brown was named Outstanding Runner after taking first in the 3000 (8:59.48) and second in the Prefontaine Mile (4:30.64). Marshfield’s Savannah Thurman was named Outstanding Thrower after winning the Discus (11-03), second in the Shot Put (33-03.50), and sixth in the Javelin (108-06). South Umpqua’s Trevor Duffy was named the male Outstanding Thrower after winning both the Shot Put (54-01), and Discus (144-05). The Outstanding Female Jumper was Marshfield Adryana Chavez who won the Triple Jump (35-10), while Reedsport’s Mike Mitchell won the Male Outstanding Jumper by finishing second in the Long Jump (20-10.25) and first in the Triple Jump (43-05.25).