Local Golf Round Up: Bandon boys win state golf preview

Bandon stamped itself as a team to watch in the upcoming Class 3A-2A-1A boys state golf tournament by winning the state preview last week.

The Tigers took the team title with a score of 322 at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell.

Class 4A Marist Catholic shot a 328 and Valley Catholic had a 329.

Bandon’s Sevren Quinn took medalist honors with a 1-under 71, which was two shots better than Valley Catholic’s Benny Zhu. Peyton Simonds was fifth for the Tigers with a 78, tied with Siuslaw’s Ryan Klampe and Brookings-Harbor’s Lucas Vanderlip. Coquille’s Braedon Millhouser had a 79 and Reedsport’s Noah Sullens an 85. Bandon’s other two scoring golfers were Carter Brown at 86 and Sean Ells at 87. Logan France and Reedsport’s Bowen White each shot 96.

The district meet for Class 3A-2A-1A District 3, which includes Bandon, Coquille, Myrtle Point, Reedsport and 12 other schools is May 6-7 at Eagle Point Golf Club.

MARSHFIELD RUNNING Y INVITATIONAL: North Bend took the team title with a score of 334 and Marshfield was third at 352 in the tournament at Klamath Falls last week. St. Mary’s of Medford was second at 343.

Ashland’s Josh Moran shot a 1-under 71 to take medalist honors, one shot better than North Bend’s Owen Bascom.

Marshfield’s Kody Chandler shot an 82 and North Bend’s Behr Gordon had an 85. Chance Kerr had an 87 for North Bend and Marshfield’s Enoch Niblett and Eli Luckman both shot 88. Dashul Gordon had a 90 for North Bend and teammate Jake Denbo and Marshfield’s Mason Aurdahl both shot 94. Marshfield’s Lucas Hyatt shot 98.

The district meet for Class 4A District 2 with Marshfield, North Bend and eight other teams is May 6-7 at Emerald Valley Golf Course.

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STATE PREVIEW: North Bend’s Cassie Kennon was third overall and North Bend placed fifth in the team race in the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A girls state golf preview at Tokatee Golf Club last week.

Catlin Gabel’s Vishaka Priyan took medalist honors with a 1-under-par 71 and Marist Catholic’s Esha Reddy shot a 77. Kennon was next with a 78.

La Grande shot 384 as a team to take the title by four shots over Marist Catholic. Salem Academy was third at 391, with Valley Catholic at 394 and North Bend at 399. Marshfield did not field a complete team.

North Bend’s Jordyn Prince and Marshfield’s Bella Roberts tied for 12th at 93. Marshfield’s Shay Herzog was 17th at 97 and the Pirates’ Analise McCord was 36th at 108. Lola Davidson shot a 111 an Emily Heaton a 117 for North Bend. Avah Craig had a 132.

The district meet for the Bulldogs and Pirates and 24 other Southern Oregon teams in Class 4A-3A-2A-1A District 3 is May 6-7 at Running Y Golf Course in Klamath Falls.

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BRAVE WIN: Reedsport seized control of Class 2A-1A District 4 with its second win of the season over Bandon, beating the Tigers 14-5 last week.

It was Reedsport’s 11th win in a row and kept the Brave perfect in league play at 8-0.

Reedsport’s game against Eddyville on Friday was postponed. The Brave are scheduled to host Siletz Valley on Tuesday and Waldport on Friday this week.

Bandon, which saw a six-game win streak snapped, was scheduled to face Toledo on Friday and Brookings-Harbor in a nonleague game Monday. The Tigers, 6-2, visit Eddyville on Tuesday and host Gold Beach on Friday this week.

Myrtle Point picked up a big win over Waldport 5-3 last Monday and beat Siletz Valley 9-3 a day later.

But the Bobcats, 5-4 in league play, fell 6-5 at Gold Beach on Friday and this week face Toledo in a big game Tuesday and are at Eddyville on Friday. Toledo, Reedsport and Bandon handed Myrtle Point its three league losses, all in close games.

Waldport is 6-3 and Myrtle Point 5-4, with Toledo at 4-4 and Gold Beach at 4-5. The league gets three automatic playoff berths. Three teams statewide also will earn at-large berths based on power rankings, but Myrtle Point, Toledo and Gold Beach would need to see their rankings jump significantly to have a chance for one of those spots.

SKY-EM LEAGUE: North Bend’s losing streak grew to three games when Junction City beat the Bulldogs 9-1 last week. North Bend fell to 4-4 in league play heading into a busy week.

The Bulldogs had a doubleheader against Cottage Grove postponed from Friday to Monday (scores were not available).

The Bulldogs also face Hidden Valley in a nonleague game Wednesday and host Marshfield for a key doubleheader Thursday. North Bend hosts Pleasant Hill in a nonleague game Saturday.

The Pirates beat Cottage Grove 10-6 and topped Coquille in a nonleague game 5-4 last week. Marshfield is 3-6 in league heading into a Tuesday game against Marist Catholic and Thursday’s doubleheader against North Bend. The Pirates also host North Valley in a nonleague doubleheader next week.

Junction City is 8-1 in league play and Marist Catholic 5-2. North Bend and the Pirates are next in the standings.

The loss to Marshfield was Coquille’s only game during the week. The Red Devils are at St. Mary’s on Tuesday and host Glide on Saturday in a pair of Far West League doubleheaders.

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SKY-EM LEAGUE: Marshfield maintained its spot atop the league standings by beating Cottage Grove 5-2 in the Pirates’ lone league game of the week.

The Pirates improved to 8-1 with three games to go — at home against Marist Catholic on Tuesday and a doubleheader at North Bend on Thursday.

Marshfield had to come from behind to beat the Lions, trailing 2-0 heading into the seventh inning. The Pirates scored two in the seventh to force extra innings and three in the eighth to win.

Makenna Johnson and Natalie Jadin each had two hits, with Johnson scoring one of the runs and Jadin driving in a run. Jocelyn Mulkey pitched the final three innings to pick up the win in relief, getting out of a jam in the fifth when Cottage Grove scored its two runs.

North Bend, meanwhile, lost its lone game of the week to Junction City 16-3, falling to 5-3 in league but still in second place behind the Pirates.

North Bend’s doubleheader against Cottage Grove on Friday was postponed to Monday and the Bulldogs also host Hidden Valley on Wednesday in addition to the league season-ending doubleheader with the Pirates.

CLASS 2A-1A DISTRICT 4: Bandon edged Reedsport 8-7 and is in second place in the league season behind Toledo.

The Tigers face Eddyville at Toledo on Tuesday as part of a busy week this week. They also host Brookings-Harbor in a nonleague game Thursday and have league home games Friday and Saturday against Gold Beach and Toledo, respectively.

Myrtle Point is right behind the Tigers at 4-2 after beating Waldport 20-3 (scores of the Bobcats’ game at Gold Beach on Friday were not available).

Myrtle Point hosts Toledo on Tuesday and faces Eddyville at Waldport on Thursday.

Reedsport’s lone game during the week was the loss to Bandon. The Brave hosted Eddyville in a doubleheader Monday (scores were not available) and hosts Waldport on Friday. The Brave also hosts Sutherlin’s JV team for a doubleheader Tuesday.

RED DEVILS IDLE: Coquille did not have any games during the week. The Red Devils are scheduled to visit North Bend’s JV team for a doubleheader on Tuesday and visit Glide for a league doubleheader on Saturday.