Volleyball Recap: Summit denies Pirates spot in state tourney
Of six South Coast volleyball teams in playoff matches Saturday night, only North Bend was able to advance to the state tournament. The Bulldogs beat Estacada to reach the Class 4A tournament for the first time since winning the title in 2006 (see st...
 3.8K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 474.0 Football Recap: Panthers tune up for playoffs with win
Gold Beach finished the regular season on a winning note, but Reedsport was optimistic about the future after keeping the score close against the Panthers until the fourth quarter. Gold Beach scored twice in the final 12 minutes to beat the host Brav...
5.2K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 397.0 Twin Tigers
BANDON For twins, Karli and Kacy Crook have a lot of differences. The Bandon seniors and fraternal twins contrast in many ways. Karli, who is seven minutes older, is more organized and punctual. She ll wake up earlier than me, Kacy said. Without ...
5.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 652.0 New therapists bring skills to area
Cory Dorland made an offer that John Bain and John Soukup just couldn t refuse. At least that is how Southwest Physical Therapy s two newest physical therapists feel about the situation. Bain, who relocated from California, joined the therapy center ...
2.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 266.0 Libraries celebrate 30 years of progress
Dora residents celebrated the grand opening of a new library in August. Coos Bay may be on the verge of opening a coffee shop in its library, while Coquille s is also looking to expand. In a time when businesses are scaling back and scrambling to com...
3.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 266.0 Bandon turns down semi-truck ban request
BANDON Grumbly neighbors weren t persuasive enough to convince Bandon s city councilors to ban semi-truck parking in city limits. The City Council decided on a 4-2 vote Monday not to prohibit truck drivers from parking their semis in residential ne...
2.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 440.0 Tigers take Sunset s No. 2 seed
BANDON Bandon s volleyball team is picking a great time to peak. The Tigers played their best ball of the season in the first two games of their Sunset Conference playoff match against Coquille on Tuesday and walked off the court with the league s ...
5.3K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 718.0 Coquille tops MP in Sunset playoffs
COQUILLE The Coquille volleyball team is surging into the Class 3A playoffs on a wave of momentum spurred by good teamwork. The Red Devils, who had to overcome an 0-3 start to the Sunset Conference season and later beat Rogue River in the regular-s...
4.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 266.0 Bandon sweeps cross country team titles
BANDON Isaac Taylor led the Bandon boys to a surprising district cross country title on Saturday and said the pinnacle of the Tigers season still is to come. I think we re doing great, Taylor said. We ve still got our best race ahead of us. Band...
5.5K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 687.0 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 343.0 Coquille nabs volleyball playoff spot
COQUILLE Coquille s volleyball team started the Sunset Conference Season on a sluggish note, with three straight losses. The Red Devils rebounded to put themselves in the playoff picture, but then started Thursday s win-or-season s-over match with ...
3.4K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 343.0 Team-oriented Tigers aim for cross country titles
BANDON ” Cross country is one of the few high school sports where athletes can qualify for state as individuals or as part of a team. Bandon specializes in the latter area, which is why the Tigers have a shot at sweeping the team titles at the...
4.5K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 478.0 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 266.0 Volleyball Recap: Coquille tightens Sunset standings
Coquille beat Myrtle Point 25-22, 25-19, 25-23 to force a three-way tie for second place in the Sunset Conference volleyball standings with two matches remaining in the regular season. The Red Devils and Bobcats are tied with Bandon, while Glide fell...
4.7K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 478.0 Traditional FWL powers meet Friday
The North Bend and Siuslaw football teams expect to continue their recent tradition of great games on the field Friday night in Florence. One of the big differences this year is that neither is leading the Far West League. North Bend limps into the g...
6.7K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 343.0 Volleyball Recap: Marshfield gets sweep in Eugene
Marshfield beat host North Eugene, 25-19, 25-19, 25-21 on Tuesday to stay in sole possession of second place in the Midwestern League volleyball standings. Kara Young had 10 kills and 10 digs for the Pirates, while Nikki Gross had 17 assists and 11 d...
6.2K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 397.0 Rollover crash leads to drunken driving arrest
Police arrested a Coquille man on drunken driving charges Friday, after investigating a report of an injury accident. At about 11:22 p.m., a Coos County Sheriff s deputy and a Bandon police officer responded to the crash on Lampa Lane near milepost ...
0.6K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 266.0 Bandon momentum slowed by No. 4 Cascade Christian
BANDON For 10 minutes Thursday night, Bandon s volleyball team was every bit the equal of Sunset Conference power Cascade Christian. Then the Challengers did to the Tigers what they ve done to every Sunset foe since joining the league three years a...
3.9K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 610.0 Poisoned again
BANDON Most community theater groups try to stay away from shows that have been done recently. But it was a recent local production that inspired Bandon s New Artists Productions to take on Arsenic and Old Lace, which opens tonight at the Sprague...
4.1K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 517.0 Volleyball Recap: Marshfield rallies past Willamette
Marshfield beat host Willamette, 22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-14, 15-12 on Thursday to improve to 3-1 in the Midwestern League volleyball standings. It was neck and neck the whole way, said Marshfield coach Tammie Montiel. It took us a little while to g...
3.1K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 266.0 | 
