Pirates push back playoff start time
Marshfield will have a later start time than usual for its playoff game Friday against Hermiston, while Gold Beach will return to Pete Susick Stadium for the sixth time in four seasons. The state football playoffs begin this weekend with games around...
 3.1K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 208.0 Pac-10: Beavers dominate Cal for sixth win
BERKELEY, Calif California tailback Jahvid Best slammed to the ground after a terrifying fall into the end zone and the Golden Bears never recovered from losing their star. Sean Canfield and Oregon State were too much for stunned Cal. Canfield thre...
4.1K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 65.0 Bandon girls take trophy in cross country
Siuslaw s boys and girls cross country teams weren t able to live up to their top rankings in Class 4A, each finishing second at the state meet on Saturday at Lane Community College. Bandon s girls also earned a trophy in the meet by finishing third ...
3.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 65.0 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 152.0 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 250.0 No fool left behind
NORTH BEND No one planned a Neil Simon festival in North Bend, but with productions of four of his plays scheduled in six months, it sure seems that way. There are two each at Little Theatre on the Bay and North Bend High School, and directors at b...
4.5K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 65.0 CB man helps Fort Hood victims
When Bridgette Whinery heard about the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, the Coos Bay woman knew her son would be among those lending a hand not one of the victims. Call it mother s instinct. She just had this peace that I was OK, U.S. Army Spc. Da...
3.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 65.0 NB boys surge into soccer playoffs
NORTH BEND When Todd Ransom took over as coach of the North Bend boys soccer team after Blaine Deming retired last spring, someone suggested to him this would be a rebuilding year. I said, We ll see, Ransom recalled Wednesday. I m competitive a...
3.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 65.0 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 131.0 Offensive line paves way for Marshfield
Marshfield s offensive line may live in the shadow of its high-powered offense, but the lack of credit doesn t bother the players. You don t get as much credit as the wide receiver, quarterback or running back, Johnny Castro said. The group of seven...
3.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 339.0 Young, Gross named to MWL first team
Four Marshfield volleyball players were named among the Midwestern League s top players when all-league honors were determined by the league s coaches recently. Both outside hitter Kara Young and setter Nikki Gross were named to the all-league first ...
3.0K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 219.0 Parent night is Tuesday at Marshfield
Marshfield High School is hosting parent conference night Tuesday in the main gym on the Coos Bay campus. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Conferences will be on a drop-in basis, with three alphabetical groupings based on students last names. H-L and P-S m...
0.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 263.0 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 152.0 Vikings eye two cross country crowns
Siuslaw has built a tradition as one of the best cross country schools in the state under veteran coach Chris Johnson. But in the past few years, the girls have been taking most of the headlines. The Vikings are taking aim at their sixth straight Cla...
4.5K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 103.0 James W. Harrison
A memorial service will be held for James Jim W. Harrison, 94, of Rogue Valley at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Rogue Valley Manor Sunrise Room. Jim was born March 19, 1915, in Clarendon, Texas, to William and Nona Harrison. He was one of eight ...
1.9K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 103.0 Red Devils beat Sutherlin to advance
COQUILLE It took longer than Coquille hoped, but the Red Devils finally can focus on the Class 4A soccer playoffs. The joint team from Coquille and Myrtle Point high schools beat visiting Sutherlin 2-1 on Monday to take the No. 3 seed from the Far ...
5.1K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 65.0 Blanchard Irene Davis Lorsung
A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Blanchard Blanche Irene Davis Lorsung, 102, of Coos Bay, at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. with the Rev. Karl Schray, of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, officiating. Buri...
4.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 65.0 Football helpers, parents score win
We would like to thank Jim and Carol Lorenz, owners of the Coach House restaurant for their incredible gift of dinner for our Marshfield High School football teams and coaches. Such a generous unsolicited gesture in today s economy speaks volumes to ...
0.8K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 65.0 Steven V. Weeks
At his request, no services will be held for Steven V. Weeks, 68, of Coquille. Steve was born Aug. 20, 1941, in Bandon and raised by his parents, Virgil and Lucile Weeks, in Green Acres, along with his brother Paul. He died Oct. 29, 2009, in Coquille...
1.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 65.0 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 185.0 | 
