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South Coast runners win state titles
EUGENE — South Coast runners won four individual titles and brought home three team trophies from the state cross country meet in Eugene on Saturday. Bandon’s Jael Legutki and Beckett Pahls both won individual titles in the Class 2A-1A division and Coquille’s Ella Henthorn was a repeat champion. Henry Stone of Siuslaw won the Class 3A boys title and led the Vikings to another team title. Henthorn had a fabulous race in the new Class 3A division — this is the first year it has been separated from Class 2A-1A for girls. Her winning time of 17:43 was the fastest ever by a girl from any division under Class 5A. Corbett freshman Claire Horton was second with her own impressive time (18:00), followed by three runners who led Oregon Episcopal to the team title. Henthorn ran with the lead the entire race. “I’m just really happy with that time,” she said. “The time that I got was great. I was planning on going out, running my own race, not getting in my head.” Henthorn came in with confidence from her third-place finish at the Rose City Classic in Portland, where she was edged out at the line by South Eugene’s
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4.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off Oregon Coast
BANDON, Ore — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off the Oregon Coast, according to the United States Geological Survey. It occurred at 11:20 a.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles. The location of the earthquake was 216 miles west of Bandon, Oregon. There is no tsunami threat to...