Newport’s baseball team takes a 3-2 record into its annual spring break tournament.
The Cubs beat Tillamook 2-0 last Thursday as their final tuneup for the Oregon Coast Invitational.
Newport was scheduled to face Henley on Monday, St. Helens on Wednesday and Seaside on Friday.
The Cubs earlier beat Seaside 6-1 and Astoria 8-4 and lost to The Dalles 9-4 and Scappoose 11-1.
Newport has a nonleague game at Elmira on April 5 before opening league play against Stayton on April 8, one of three games with the Eagles that week.
TIGERS DROP THREE: Taft lost all three of its games in the Buck’s Bags tournament at Idaho last week.
The Tigers fell to Fruitland 11-6, Vallivue 5-1 and Marsh Valley 8-2, falling to 2-4 on the season.
Earlier, Taft beat Nestucca 10-0 and Neah-Kah-Nie 14-4 and lost at North Bend 2-1.
The Tigers face Siuslaw and Brookings-Harbor on Wednesday as part of Newport’s spring break tournament. They open league play April 2 against Yamhill-Carlton and visit Yamhill-Carlton April 5, the start of a league schedule that has them with back-to-back games against each of the other six schools in Class 3A District 2.
TOLEDO ON WIN STREAK: Toledo’s baseball team will enter league play on a four-game win streak.
Following a 13-9 season-opening loss to Vernonia, the Boomers have beaten Lowell 9-8, Newport’s JV team 12-5, Monroe 10-0 and Nestucca 8-7.
Toledo opens league play April 1 at Gold Beach and hosts Bandon on April 5.
WALDPORT EDGES EAGLES: Waldport beat Catlin Gabel 12-11 during the Volcanos Spring Break Tournament in the Salem area Saturday.
Waldport tied Oakridge 7-7 on Friday and also played Reedsport on Saturday and Valley Catholic on Sunday.
The Irish opened the season with a 13-3 win over Central Linn and fell to the combined North Douglas/Elkton squad 8-2.
Waldport hosts Nestucca in a nonleague game Wednesday and opens league play April 2 against Eddyville Charter. The Irish visit Siletz Valley on April 5.
EDDYVILLE 0-2: The Eagles have started the season 0-2, with losses to Crosshill Christian (19-8) and East Linn Christian (7-2).
Eddyville Charter starts league play with the game against Waldport on April 2 at Waldport and a game against Reedsport on April 5 at Newport. They spread their “home” games between those two sites and Toledo.
SILETZ VALLEY 1-2: Siletz Valley has beaten Crow’s JV team 34-2 while also falling to East Linn Christian 8-6 and Santiam 9-5.
The squad opens league play April 2 against Myrtle Point before hosting Waldport April 5.
SOFTBALL CUBS DROP THREE: Newport will be seeking its first win when it hosts its annual spring break tournament this week.
The Cubs fell to Gladstone 6-4, Tillamook 13-2 and Estacada 12-1 in a trio of nonleague games last week. They also lost their season opener 14-4 to North Bend.
Newport was scheduled to face St. Helens and Tillamook on Monday and Brookings-Harbor and Junction City on Tuesday in the annual Battle at the Beach.
The Cubs also host Astoria on April 5 before opening Oregon West Conference play April 8 at Stayton
TAFT SEEKS FIRST WIN: The Tigers have started the softball season 0-4, with losses to Nestucca (14-1), Neah-Kah-Nie (19-18), Warrenton (8-7) and North Bend (19-8).
During this week’s Battle at the Beach, Taft had games scheduled against Tillamook and St. Helens on Monday and Sweet Home and Toledo on Tuesday.
The Tigers open league play April 2 against Amity and are at Stayton for a nonleague game April 3 and at Jefferson for a league game on April 5.
IRISH WIN, TIE: Waldport won the first game 8-7 and played to a scoreless draw in the other in a doubleheader at home against Sheridan on Thursday.
The Irish started the season with a 13-12 win over Central Linn and a 17-1 loss at North Douglas.
During spring break, Waldport was scheduled for a home doubleheader against Siuslaw on Monday a well as home games against Coquille on Tuesday and Nestucca on Wednesday.
The Irish open Class 2A-1A Special District 4 play with a game against Eddyville on April 2.
TOLEDO 2-2: The Boomers have 11-10 wins over both Jefferson and Nestucca and losses to Lowell (14-8) and Creswell (12-11) early in the season.
During this week’s Battle at the Beach, Toledo was scheduled to face Brookings-Harbor and Sweet Home on Monday and Tillamook and Taft on Tuesday.
The Boomers open Class 2A-1A District 4 play at Gold Beach on April 1.
EDDYVILLE DROPS TWO: Eddyville lost its first two games of the season, falling to East Linn Christian (12-1) and Colton (18-3).
The Eagles start league play April 2 against Waldport.
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