Prep BXB
Marshfield’s girls will play a “tune-up” prep basketball game with Klamath Union on Friday, Feb. 23, 6p, at Grants Pass HS in Southern Oregon. Marshfield’s boys will host Pendleton on Saturday, 1p, in a 4A “Play-In” game. The winner will advance to the Round of 16. North Bend’s girls will play at St. Helens, Saturday, 4:30p.
Prep BBX playoffs
Girls’ prep basketball playoffs for Saturday, Feb. 24: 3A – No. 10 Coquille at No. 7 Creswell, 6p. 2A – No. 2 Bandon hosts No. 15 Santiam, 5p. Winners advance to state tournaments the following week.
Prep wr
Marshfield and North Bend each had wrestlers advance to the championship semi-finals at the OSAA State Wrestling Championships Thursday at Portland’s Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum. Bulldog senior Wyatt Smith, seeded third at 144 lbs. won two matches and will take on second-seeded Cohen Schleich, a senior from Estacada in the Final Four Friday. Marshfield junior Aryan Wright, at 175 lbs. won two matches and will now wrestle second-seeded Ashton Swanson, Sweet Home, in the semi-finals and Pirate sophomore Trayton Forbes, at 120 lbs. won both of his matches to advance to take on No. 1 seed Kyle Sieminski, Sweet Home. Other Bay Area wrestlers: 106 – Garron Castro (M) 1-2; 113 – Christian Woodrum (M) 1-2; Hadyn Widdicombe (M) 1-2; 120 – Brody Cross (M) 1-2; Demitrius Mavola (NB) 0-2; 126 – Damian Jaszay (NB) 0-2; 132 – Nicholas Campbell (NB) 1-2; 139 – Ethan Flood (M) 0-2; 144 – Jackson Swanson (NB) 2-2; 150 – Parker Pruett (N) 1-2; 157 – John Willet (NB) 0-2; 175 – Aaron Sinnott (M) 1-2; 190 – Wyatt Petley (M) 2-2; 215 – Richardo Chacon (M) 0-2; 285 – Bryson Harvey (M) 1-2; Gavin Walter (NB) 0-2; Skylar Folau 1-2. Sweet Home leads Crook Co. in the 4A team race 164 to 137.5. Marshfield is eighth with 53-points and North Bend 20th with 19.5. Other South Coast wrestlers – 285 lbs. – Myrtle Pt. senior Logan Clayburn with two wins to reach the 2A semi-final round. 157 – Camron Houston, Coquille/Bandon won two matches in the 3A classification to reach the Final Four. At 175 – Riley Jones, Coquille/Bandon goes 2-0 on the first day to advance. At the girl’s 4A/3A/2A/1A championships – 120 – Ilana Maguire (NB) 1-2; Grace Rosecrans (BH) 2-2; 135 – Lexie Newman (BH) 3-1; 140 – Danin Lacouture (Siu) 3-1; 145 – Kaylianna Mazzucchi (NB) 2-0 in the championship semi-finals to wrestle top-seed Hannah Henderson, Harrisburg. Jane Lacouture (Siu) 2-0 now in the championship semi-final round to take on No. 2 seed Kaitlin Brock, La Grande in the Final Four.