NB girls advance in soccer playoffs
North Bend s girls soccer team beat Sweet Home 3-2 to reach the second round of the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A playoffs. The win was just the second playoff victory in program history for North Bend, which visits Gladstone in a second-round match on Tuesday....
 2.1K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 787.0 Bulldogs reverse fortunes
NORTH BEND In two seasons, North Bend s girls soccer team has gone from being the worst team in the Far West League to qualifying for the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A playoffs. The amazing turnaround has North Bend celebrating its first trip to the playoffs s...
3.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 262.0 Matchups set for state soccer playoffs
The soccer matchups for the playoffs involving South Coast teams were finalized in matches around the state on Tuesday. Coquille s boys learned that they will host North Marion on Saturday after the Huskies beat Estacada 5-1 in a Capital Conference p...
1.5K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 207.0 North Bend girls reach soccer playoffs
North Bend s girls soccer team advanced to the state playoffs by beating Umpqua Valley Christian in a penalty kick shootout at River Forks Park in Roseburg on Monday. The Bulldogs stayed alive in the match when Taylor Cribbins had her third goal of t...
2.1K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 131.0 American races to win in New York Marathon
NEW YORK Meb Keflezighi wrote a letter to Alberto Salazar 11 years ago explaining how American distance runners could again find success. Salazar was the last U.S. man to win the New York City Marathon, a distinction he held until Keflezighi proved...
5.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 131.0 Fall decorating relies on veggies
Fall is a busy time for decorating, second only to Christmas, and the period when vegetables are valued more for their beauty than their flavor. Back when America was largely rural, bringing in the harvest was cause for celebration. Corn stalks were ...
6.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 233.0 OSAA approves hybrid leagues for sports
Cross-classification hybrids became a reality Monday when the Oregon School Activities Association Executive Board approved the classification and district assignments for the next four-year time block. The Executive Board did not make any changes to...
4.5K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 207.0 Cross Country Recap: Tigers run to titles
Bandon swept the team titles in the Myrtle Point Invitational on Saturday. Isaac Taylor and Michael Whitney finished first and second to lead Bandon s boys to an easy victory over runner-up Brookings-Harbor. The Tigers had 24 points, to 51 for the Br...
2.4K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 131.0 Weaving through time
Native American basketry represents a rich and unique traditional art. For centuries, tribal women integrated naturalistic and geometric designs into basket forms ranging from utilitarian to ceremonial. The Coos Bay region supports a wealth of natura...
5.0K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 131.0 Parents' visit has been a tasty treat
OK, I promised you a couple recipes last week since my parents were coming to town so I won t disappoint. Mom brought her laptop that is now home to some of her favorite recipes. She also came bearing gifts a loaf of Sweet Potato Loaf Cake and a ba...
2.7K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 216.0 Strong second half carries Cruisers
POWERS Powers coach Nick Gonzales said he didn t give any special messages at halftime, with Powers clinging to a 14-12 lead over winless Prospect on Friday afternoon. He didn t have to. The Cruisers motivated themselves, and turned their sloppy st...
3.8K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 169.0 Crown of flames
Dana Crosby, a senior at North Bend High School was crowned Miss Flame during halftime activities during the football game against the visitors from Sweet Home on Oct. 2. The contest has been put on by the North Bend Fire Department since 1957. World...
0.4K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 131.0 Titans meet in Far West League opener
North Bend opens the Far West League football schedule on Friday at Douglas in a battle of the league s co-champions from last season. Coming off two wins in a row, including a victory at home last week in which the Bulldogs handed then-undefeated Sw...
2.0K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 169.0 Fred J. Abel
A funeral Mass will be held for Fred J. Abel, 82, of Yelm, Wash., at 9 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lacey, Wash. Fred was born Dec. 2, 1926, in Hibbing, Minn., the son of Joseph Ludger Lee Abel and Clarice Marie Abel....
2.4K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 195.0 Move over vanilla
BERKELEY, Calif. If you re still using plain old vanilla marshmallows at your campfire or in your cocoa, you re out of touch. The next generation of marshmallow lovers is amping the flavor of their puffy confections, taking their s mores to new hei...
3.7K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 131.0 Olympics headed to South America
COPENHAGEN ” Like sweet, sultry samba music, Rio hit all the right notes. Chicago had Barack Obama. Tokyo had $4 billion in the bank. Madrid had powerful friends. But none of that mattered. Rio de Janeiro had the enchanting story ...
8.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 169.0 North Bend wins home opener
North Bend s football team showed dominance in its first home game of the season after starting off 1-3. The Bulldogs topped undefeated Sweet Home 41-24 on Friday night in North Bend s final tune-up before heading into Far West League play. The Bulld...
4.1K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 444.0 Whip It is a whirlwind of girl power
Drew Barrymore has forged a persona as both an actress and producer with movies that exude a playful sense of girl power, so it only makes sense that Whip It, her first feature as a director, would share that same sort of vibe. What is surprising, ...
4.0K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 131.0 Football: Bulldogs finally will play at home
North Bend s football team started practice 45 days ago. Friday night, the Bulldogs finally get to play a home game. After opening the season with four straight road contests, the Bulldogs host Sweet Home in the annual Miss Flame game Friday at Vic A...
3.0K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 254.0 Bulldogs win big volleyball tournament
North Bend s volleyball team won the 16-school Sisters tournament on Saturday, besting a field that included eight of the top 10 schools in Class 4A and top 3A teams Burns and Vale. The girls played extremely well, said North Bend coach Les Willett....
5.5K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 195.0 | 
