Thurston holds on for MWL title
Marshfield missed a chance at a share of the league title Friday night, with a tough home loss against Midwestern League champion Thurston. The Pirates fell 24-21 to the Colts, after leading 14-10 at halftime. The Pirates finished the regular season ...
 4.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 198.0 COMING SOON
Today Coast Guard honors veterans at parade Representatives of the Siuslaw Station of the U.S. Coast Guard will be the grand marshall of the Veteran s Day Parade in Florence and will host an open house at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Florence foll...
2.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 59.0 Pirates can share league title with win
Marshfield has come a long way since a loss to Churchill to open the Midwestern League season. After three straight wins, the Pirates have a chance to tie for the league title when they host Thurston in the regular-season finale Friday. We re excited...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 394.0 Pirates seek spot in state tournament
Marshfield s volleyball players want to prove themselves in the postseason this year, as they travel to Summit on Saturday in the Class 5A playoffs. After losing to Mountain View in the second round last season, the Pirates want to get past that hurd...
2.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 475.0 Sports Briefs: Seattle releases Edgerrin James
RENTON, Wash. The struggling Seattle Seahawks have released running back Edgerrin James. The Seahawks made the move Tuesday, two days after a lackluster 38-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. James signed with Seattle in late August hoping to revitaliz...
4.3K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 118.0 Powers secures spot in Class 1A playoffs
COQUILLE The volleyball playoffs are becoming an annual tradition for Powers. The Cruisers won a tough match with South Coast rival Pacific during the Skyline League tournament Saturday at Coquille High School to earn a spot in the playoffs for the...
4.4K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 154.0 Pacific stays alive in volleyball
Pacific s volleyball team won its fifth straight match Friday to advance to today s Skyline League tournament. The Pirates beat Umpqua Valley Christian 25-19, 25-12, 25-14 in the match at Coquille High School, also the site of today s tournament. The...
1.3K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 93.0 Football Recap: Pirates clinch spot in playoffs
Marshfield clinched a playoff spot with a 50-7 win at Springfield on Friday. It s a big win, said Marshfield coach Justin Ainsworth. We played really well. Marshfield improved to 3-1 in the Midwestern League standings and will host Thurston on Frid...
6.9K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 356.0 Jeter receives Clemente award
NEW YORK Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has won the Roberto Clemente Award. The Yankees captain was presented with the award Thursday before the start of Game 2 of the World Series between New York and the Philadelphia Phillies. The award is given a...
0.8K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 59.0 Volleyball Recap: Pirates finish with victory
Marshfield topped host Springfield 25-16, 25-21, 25-21 to finish the volleyball regular season on a winning note. Amber Owen had 12 kills for the Pirates, while Kara Young had 10 kills and three aces and Nikki Gross had 26 assists. We played pretty s...
2.5K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 306.0 Soccer Recap: Forfeit helps Bruins win title
Coquille and Brookings-Harbor played to a 2-2 draw in the regular-season finale on Thursday, leaving the Bruins with the Far West League boys title. Brookings-Harbor gained a win on the Red Devils in the overall standings with a final ruling that Coq...
3.1K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 118.0 Pirates can clinch spot in playoffs
Marshfield s football team has been great this season away from Pete Susick Stadium. That s where the Pirates find themselves again Friday, facing Springfield at Silke Field, with a chance to clinch a spot in the Class 5A playoffs. It s the biggest g...
4.0K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 496.0 Local Recap: Marshfield boys qualify for state meet
Marshfield s boys cross country team qualified for the state meet for the first time in a decade on Wednesday, finishing second to Thurston in the Midwestern League championships at Lane Community College. The news wasn t as good for Marshfield s gir...
2.9K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 118.0 Pacific rallies to keep volleyball playoff hopes alive
Pacific beat visiting Umpqua Valley Christian on Tuesday night to force a tie for fourth place in the Skyline League volleyball standings and set up a one-game playoff for a spot in the league tournament. With their 25-17, 25-18, 17-25, 25-22 victory...
1.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 154.0 Pirates clinch second place in MWL volleyball race
Marshfield clinched second place in the Midwestern League volleyball race with its three-game win over visiting Willamette, 25-17, 25-12, 25-21. Kara Young, Amber Owen and Kirby Neale all had eight kills for the Pirates, as setter Nikki Gross spread ...
0.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 306.0 Pirates lose home finale in OT
For 80 minutes on a chilly night Tuesday, Marshfield s boys soccer team matched Willamette, each team scoring a goal in the first half. But the Midwestern League uses an overtime system, and Willamette dominated the extra session, adding three goals ...
2.2K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 237.0 Marshfield runners aim for state berths
Marshfield s girls and boys cross country teams have a chance to make school history Wednesday at the Midwestern League district meet. The girls are trying to become the first Marshfield group to qualify for the state meet four straight years, while ...
4.1K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 394.0 Pirates finish second in tourney
The Marshfield volleyball team finished second in its own tournament on Saturday, losing in the championship game to Valley Catholic in three games. Valley Catholic, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, topped the Pirates 22-25, 25-13, 15-13 in the final at the...
3.8K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 427.0 Marshfield gets big win at Willamette
Marshfield gets big win at Willamette By Staff Reports Marshfield scored 21 points in the second quarter en route to a 28-8 victory at Willamette. The Pirates improved to 2-1 in the Midwestern League, setting up a key game at Springfield next week, w...
1.8K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 167.0 Drones protect ships in Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) For the first time, sophisticated U.S. military surveillance drones capable of carrying missiles have begun patrolling waters off Somalia in hopes of stemming rising piracy. Three ships have been seized in a week off Africa s la...
1.4K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 118.0 | 
