Athlete of the Week: 1A Female
Modified: Friday, Feb 5th, 2010
Hali Gary
Senior
Gary scored 25 points for Eddyville in a 48-36 home win against Triangle Lake. She put up 22 points in a 48-31 home win against Siletz. ...more

Athlete of the Week: 1A Male
Modified: Friday, Feb 5th, 2010
Chris Williams
Senior
He won the 171-pound weight class at the Toledo Tournament on Saturday. He pinned one opponent in 40 seconds, another in 57. ...more

Athlete of the Week: 3A Female
Posted: Friday, Feb 5th, 2010
Rachenda Goulet
Senior
She had 10 points, 12 rebounds, and three steals for Toledo in a win at Harrisburg, and added 11 points, and five steals at Chemawa. ...more

Athlete of the Week: 3A Male
Modified: Friday, Feb 5th, 2010
Lucas Marchant
Junior
Marchant hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Toledo boys at Harrisburg. He also dropped in 20 points in a 58-54 win at Chemawa. ...more

Athlete of the Week: 4A Female
Posted: Friday, Feb 5th, 2010
Sam Moore
Junior
She had two double-doubles. She posted 15 points and 18 rebounds against Sweet Home , along with 13 points and 15 boards against Taft. ...more

Athlete of the Week: 4A Male
Modified: Friday, Feb 5th, 2010
Ryan Hoeft
Junior
He had 16 points for Newport in a 49-43 overtime loss at Sweet Home on Monday and hit a game tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation play. ...more

We are the champions
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010
A pair of Siletz wrestlers and one from Waldport won their weight classes at the annual Toledo Tournament on Saturday. Waldport took fourth place as a team, claiming the top spot for Lincoln County schools. Taft finished fifth, Newport was seventh, Siletz finished ninth, Toledo 10th, and Eddyville couldn't score a point, leaving them in last place.
Siletz took three ...more

Newport outlasts Taft on the court
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010
Cubs pull away with late run in Val-Co home contest

The Newport boys pulled away at the end to down Taft, 53-42, in their Val-Co League home contest Friday night, but the final score failed to show how competitive the Tigers were against the Cubs.
Zach Ehrenfelt's lay-in with 3:42 to play gave Taft a one-point lead, and ...more

Big second lifts Lady Cubs
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010
Newport team rallies at home to beat Taft

Taft came to play in the first quarter of their game at Newport on Friday night and led 10-9 going into the second. The Cubs applied a full-court press, and outscored the Tigers, 30-1, in the second quarter on their way to a 62-28 win.
Newport entered the game averaging ...more

On The Sidelines
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010
Coast Festival Run on the horizon

The Coast Hills Running Club is presenting the Coast Festival Run on Saturday, Feb. 27.
This 5K run/walk starts at 9 a.m. at the Performing Arts Center. The course takes runners and walkers into Nye Beach, out to Yaquina Bay Park, around the old lighthouse, and back to the Performing Arts Center.
The ...more

So close: Late three sinks Warriors as they jostle for top of the league
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
McKenzie's Jordan Wiley drilled a 3-pointer from the right wing, giving his team a 51-49 lead with 11.9 seconds to play Tuesday night at Siletz. The Warriors couldn't recover and dropped a 53-49 decision after the Eagles' Trey Harbick iced the game with a pair of free throws.
Siletz and McKenzie entered the contest in a three-way tie with Mohawk ...more

Tigers fall short of league win
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
Taft boys are patient, come within three of Philomath

The Taft boys gave themselves a chance for their first win since Dec. 22, leading by four points at halftime, and trailing by no more than six in the second half, before falling, 38-35, at home against Philomath on Wednesday.
"Hopefully this is a sign that we believe and ...more

Athletes of the Week: 1A Female
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
SADIE REED
Sophomore
Coach Emily McMillin said Reed did a good job posting up and stood out in a 49-22 loss for the Siletz girls at
Triangle Lake on Friday.

This feature will appear each Friday during the high school sports seasons. One male and one female student athlete is selected from each classification represented in ...more

Athletes of the Week: 1A Male
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
DAKOTA BURGINS
Junior
Burgins scored six points,
including a clutch steal and
bucket late in a 62-56
win for Siletz against
Crow on Tuesday.

This feature will appear each Friday during the high school sports seasons. One male and one female student athlete is selected from each classification represented in Lincoln County - 4A (Newport ...more

Athletes of the week: 3A Female
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
LINDSEY GROVE
Senior
Grove had 19 points and
seven rebounds for Toledo at Jefferson on Wednesday in a 60-44 win.

This feature will appear each Friday during the high school sports seasons. One male and one female student athlete is selected from each classification represented in Lincoln County - 4A (Newport and Taft), 3A (Toledo and Waldport), ...more

Athletes of the week: 3A Male
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
RICKY BALLENTINE
Senior
The Waldport wrestler, won the 189-pound weight class at the Gervais Cougar Classic Tournament on Saturday.

This feature will appear each Friday during the high school sports seasons. One male and one female student athlete is selected from each classification represented in Lincoln County - 4A (Newport and Taft), 3A (Toledo and Waldport), and 1A ...more

Athletes of the week: 4A Female
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
LAURA LUTHER
Junior
Luther scored six points for the Newport girls' basketball team at Central on Tuesday, and dropped in nine at
Philomath on Friday.

This feature will appear each Friday during the high school sports seasons. One male and one female student athlete is selected from each classification represented in Lincoln County - 4A (Newport and Taft), ...more

Athletes of the week: 4A Male
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
DAVID CONVERSE
Junior
Converse, a Taft wrestler, took first at 125 pounds during the Sutherlin Invite on Saturday. In the finals, he defeated Corey Melton of Glide, 10-2.

This feature will appear each Friday during the high school sports seasons. One male and one female student athlete is selected from each classification represented in Lincoln County - 4A (Newport and ...more

On The Sidelines
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
Swim team hosting can/bottle drive

The Newport High School swim team is conducting a can and bottle drive starting today (Friday), and continuing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday in front of the West Campus.
Money collected helps the team pay for its trip to Astoria for the district championships, set for Feb. 12-13.

Eat crab, support ...more

Making a statement: Boomers get early lead, blow out Bulldogs
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 27th, 2010
The Toledo boys' basketball team made a statement Saturday, cruising to a 72-38 win at Creswell. Toledo scored the first five points and never trailed in the first game for both teams in the second round of PacWest Conference play.
"It's definitely the best we've executed our game plan so far this year," Boomers' Coach Rod Cross said.
"When ...more

Third time not a charm for Irish
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 27th, 2010
Girls team improving, but doesn't notch a win

Coach Derick Smith says the Waldport girls' basketball team is getting better, even though it doesn't show up in the win column.
The team has played Chemawa three times. On Dec. 5, the Irish lost to the Braves, 70-27, at the Western Mennonite Beau Classic. On Dec. 14, Waldport got closer, ...more

Irish boys put the heat on Braves before loss
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 27th, 2010
Team also falls to Creswell on the road

The Waldport boys' basketball team has yet to win a game this season. So taking the lead into the fourth quarter Saturday at Chemawa was significant for the Irish, who ultimately fell, 53-44.
Unlike Chemawa's trip to Waldport on Dec. 14, when the Braves won 93-56, the Irish controlled the ...more

Toledo avenges loss to Creswell
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 27th, 2010
Boomer girls never trail during payback

Creswell handed the Toledo girls their first loss of the season in their league opener on the boomers' home court. Toledo returned the favor Saturday by muzzling the Bulldogs, 41-30, at Creswell.
The Boomers took an 8-3 lead in the opening quarter, and never trailed to avenge a 44-41 loss on ...more

On The Sidelines
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 27th, 2010
Swim team hosting can/bottle drive

The Newport High School swim team is conducting a can and bottle drive starting Friday night (with drop-off sites at the boys' basketball game), and continuing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday in front of the West Campus.
Money collected helps the team pay for its trip to Astoria for the district championships, ...more