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 217.0 Sheriff: N.D. students likely didn't see pond
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) Three college softball players found dead after their sport utility vehicle went into a pond on a North Dakota farm during a stargazing trip likely drove straight into the water in the dark, authorities said Wednesday. Stark Co...
2.3K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 108.0 Maintenance, not clearcutting, is wise
When is wilderness not wilderness? When it s a developed campground. LaVerne Park might be remote by some standards, but it s a popular destination. The Bureau of Land Management made the right call to remove hazardous trees and branches at the park ...
1.7K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 108.0 Mohr competes in Huntsman Senior Games
Coos Bay resident Ralph Mohr competed last week in the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah. The 23rd-annual event, with many different forms of competition, drew more than 9,000 athletes. Mohr entered seven swimming events in the 65-69 ag...
1.5K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 108.0 Mohr competes in Huntsman Senior Games
Coos Bay resident Ralph Mohr competed last week in the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah. The 23rd-annual event, with many different forms of competition, drew more than 9,000 athletes. Mohr entered seven swimming events in the 65-69 ag...
1.5K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 108.0 BLM is set to thin trees in LaVerne Park
LaVerne Park visitors may have noticed orange flags tacked on some of the old-growth trees lately. Don t worry, there are no plans to clearcut the area. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which owns the county park, does plan to chop down some aged ...
2.8K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 108.0 Football officials will pay tribute to former colleague
Football officials on the South Coast will honor one of their own for the rest of the football season, wearing a black armband during games as a tribute to Chet Ducayana, who died Saturday. He was just kind of an all-around great guy, said Larry Rei...
2.7K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 108.0 Golf will return to Olympics in 2016
COPENHAGEN All those beautiful beaches and Tiger Woods, too! After more than a century on the sidelines, golf will return to the Olympics at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Rugby, last played in 1924, is coming back as well. Both were reinstate...
5.7K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 171.0 Top chili cooks are heading to West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va . (AP) Frog jumping and armadillo racing were among the activities Doug Wilkey and some college buddies stoked their competitive fires with over the years. Chili cook-offs outlasted them all. Wilkey won his first chili competition...
5.9K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 108.0 Football 2009 North Bend quarterback
Many high schoolers probably took it easy this summer, maybe taking time to go on vacation or relax in front of the television. Not Dalton Iveans. The North Bend senior starting quarterback spent his summer juggling American Legion baseball practices...
3.8K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 108.0 Softball s Aces made nationals in 1996
The memory of a diving catch from center fielder Miya Abbott is still planted firmly in former coach Jeri Young s mind. With Jodi Miller on the mound and one out in the seventh inning, the runner on second base advanced to third because she thought t...
2.5K - Aug. 21, 2009; scored 561.0 Skate park pleases some neighbors - but not all
COOS BAY Skaters aren t the only people who appreciate the new skate park in Mingus Park. Some nearby neighbors like it, too. Yvonne Budiselich enjoys knowing local children have a place to go to while away their last few weeks of summer vacation. ...
3.4K - Aug. 21, 2009; scored 108.0 Skate park pleases some neighbors - but not all
COOS BAY Skaters aren t the only people who appreciate the new skate park in Mingus Park. Some nearby neighbors like it, too. Yvonne Budiselich enjoys knowing local children have a place to go to while away their last few weeks of summer vacation. ...
3.4K - Aug. 20, 2009; scored 108.0 All-Stars gear up for World Series trip
NORTH BEND The South Coast All-Stars will begin their trek to the Babe Ruth 14-year-old World Series with a middle-of-the-night ride on a school bus. The local baseball team leaves at 3 a.m. Thursday on its way to Portland for a flight to Wisconsin...
4.4K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 108.0 New technology protects soldiers and civilians
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Henson goes out on patrol with a computer on his back and a joystick in his holster. He also carries a rifle, but the military is hoping he ll soon have less need for it. A wire...
4.8K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 108.0 Rugby, golf get nod for Olympics
BERLIN International Olympic leaders selected golf and rugby today for proposed inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, rejecting bids from baseball, softball and three other sports. The International Olympic Committee executive board narrowed the fiel...
5.1K - Aug. 13, 2009; scored 217.0 Woods would welcome shot at Olympic gold
BERLIN The prospect of Tiger Woods competing for an Olympic gold medal may be moving closer to becoming reality. Golf, along with rugby sevens, look to be the favorites among the sports being considered Thursday for inclusion in the 2016 Summer Gam...
4.7K - Aug. 12, 2009; scored 252.0 Park is expensive, destructive force
Forced out of my quiet apartment by the noise and crime from the Mingus Skatepark, I have two questions for the city of Coos Bay: Why did they build a loud skatepark in a quiet residential area, and why have they allowed the skatepark to turn into a ...
2.6K - Aug. 11, 2009; scored 108.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for July 25
Bowling North Bend Lanes July 13-19 HIGH GAME Monday Adult/Junior Adults: Luke Clark 267, Larry Huffman 260; Shannon Weybright 289, Tina Chambers 223. Juniors: Joey Huffman 255, Craig Chambers 225; Cassy Vos 270, Josie Chambers 173. Tuesday Ten Pin...
16.3K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 305.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay July 22, 5:29 a.m., an injured deer was reported in the 1300 block of Ocean Boulevard. July 22, 10:55 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported in the 600 ...
3.0K - Jul. 24, 2009; scored 108.0 | 
