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North Bend cheer team wins another national title
North Bend’s cheerleading team recently added to its collection of national titles in the SHARP Nationals, winning its small/medium division in a competition held in Las Vegas. The Bulldogs have now won at Las Vegas six times and also have taken two West Coast Championship titles in California and won a world championship in Hawaii in recent years. This year’s squad includes Amyaika Funk, Addi Carlstrom, Vanessa Alvarez, Kiyannah Reed, Addy Hansen, Addy Garrett, Maili Huber-Ellis and Kylee Dilts. The Bulldogs are coached by Lena Franson and her daughter, Brittany. This winter, North Bend also placed fourth in the OSAA championships for the Class 4A traditional division.
LHS Baseball routs Coquille, stretches win streak to 9
The Lakeview High School Baseball team stretched their win streak to nine on Saturday, April 20, outscoring Coquille 25-1 across the twin bill. Following Saturday’s results, the Honkers moved into a tie for second place in the Far West League, with a crucial series at Douglas coming up. Game...
Local Softball Round Up: Pirates lead league in softball
Marshfield’s softball team suffered its first Sky-Em League loss on Friday, but still leads the Sky-Em League after winning its other two games during the week. The Pirates opened the week with a 17-11 win over North Bend. Gracie Peach had three hits, four runs and five RBIs in the win, with both a double and home run. Tatum Montiel also had three hits and drove in two runs and Makenna Johnson scored four runs. Faith Hite, Rowan Hampton and Mckenzie Thornton-Fitzgerald all scored twice. ...
Local Track Round Up: Coquille’s Millet places second in javelin at Oregon Relays
Coquille’s Callie Millet had a big personal best to place second in the javelin at the Oregon Relays on Friday night, the highest finish by a South Coast athlete in the event that included top athletes from several states. Millet’s throw of 135 feet, 7 inches was second to West Linn’s Hayden Williams Downing, who won with a mark of 148-4. Millet, the defending Class 3A state champion with a previous best of 125-9, also had two other throws over 130 feet at historic Hayward...
'New mentality' highlights weekend sweep over Coquille
After suffering a defeat on Tuesday, April 16 in Rogue River, the Lakeview High School Softball team felt like they were in a rut. Despite graduating a plethora of talent in 2023, nobody expected that they’d start their 2024 campaign with a 4-7 record. While change and a sense...
Local Golf Round Up; Bandon boys win golf tournament
Bandon’s boys golf team won a tournament at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort last Thursday. The Tigers shot 314 to take the title in the event, which had several schools and was contested on the Old Macdonald course. Brookings-Harbors Lucas Vanderlip won medalist honors with a 73. That was two strokes better than Bandon’s Peyton Simonds. Bandon’s Carter Brown was fourth with a 77 and Coquille’s Braedon Millhouser tied for sixth...
North Bend girls sweep Phoenix in tennis
North Bend’s girls blanked Phoenix 8-0 in a tennis match last week. The Bulldogs swept the singles with Raegan Farm, Aubrey Moore and Grace Clark winning in straight sets and Kamryn Van Elsberg winning in three sets. In doubles, North Bend’s winning teams were Olivia Smith and Madison West, Darrah Windham and Sasha Holt, Lexi Eiselein and Mila Davidson, and Hazel Schrag and Hannah Worch.
Local chess players bring home some trophies from Chess For Success State Championships
Some of the best youth chess players in Oregon competed Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, at the Chess for Success State Tournament at the Expo Center in Portland. After winning the regional tournament for Coos County in February, Coquille won the honor of sending both an elementary and a middle school team to play in the team State Championships on Friday April 12th. Noah Ish-Shalom, Ari Ish-Shalom, Abigail Fanno, Ruth Scott, Maddison Fanno and alternate Jaylee Barnett were the Coquille Valley Elementary team....
AGC Two Man Links: Jacob and Mark Phillips continue their winning ways
Jacob Phillips of Brookhaven, Ga., and Mark Phillips Peachtree City, Ga., know what it takes to win the Championship Division of the AmateurGolf.com 2024 Two Man Links and Father & Son at Pacific Dunes at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore. The 2022 and 2023 Championship Division winners finished...
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