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Marshfield boys strengthen soccer position Marshfield’s boys soccer team stayed unbeaten in the Sky-Em League by beating visiting Cottage Grove 3-1 on Tuesday. The Pirates are 3-0-3 in league play heading into the final week of the season, including a match Tuesday at Marist Catholic and the regular-season finale at home Thursday against North Bend. As the second-place team in the standings, Marshfield is in position to host a game in the upcoming Class 4A play-in round with a strong finish to the league schedule. Marshfield avoided its first league loss last week, when Jonah Putman had a late goal to secure a
draw with Junction City. Tuesday’s win gave the Pirates a boost in the league standings. Cottage Grove is third at 2-2-1 and Junction City is 2-3-1. JUNCTION CITY 2, NORTH BEND 1: The Tigers kept the Bulldogs winless in league play Tuesday with the narrow win at Vic Adams Field in North Bend’s home finale. The Bulldogs were at Cottage Grove on Thursday (results were not available) and finish the league season this coming Thursday at Marshfield. COQUILLE 2, SUTHERLIN 1: The combined Coquille-Myrtle Point team got a big win in its quest
for a spot in the Class 3A-2A-1A playoffs, beating the visiting Bulldogs on Monday. The DevilCats improved to 9-1 in District 4 play with two of its biggest matches coming up. Coquille is tied with Umpqua Valley Christian and just in front of Gold Beach (8-1-1). The DevilCats visited the Panthers on Wednesday (results were not available) and still have a trip to UVC on Oct. 25, following a trip to South Umpqua Tuesday and a home match against Glide on Thursday. GIRLS SOCCER NORTH BEND 2, JUNCTION CITY 1: The Bulldogs picked up
their second league win in their home finale on Tuesday, edging the visiting Tigers. North Bend, which tied Junction City in their first meeting, improved to 2-2-2 in league play heading into its final two Sky-Em matches, at Cottage Grove on Thursday (results were not available) and at Marshfield next Thursday. The Bulldogs are third in the league standings and in good shape to advance to the Class 4A play-in round. Marist Catholic leads the standings at 5-0 and Marshfield was 3-1-1. Results for the Pirates’ match with Cottage Grove were not posted late Tuesday night.
CASCADE CHRISTIAN 6, COQUILLE 4: The Coquille-Myrtle Point DevilCats had their best offensive match of the season, but came up short at home against the Challengers on Monday. Coquille remained winless on the season heading into its final home match Wednesday against Lakeview (results were not available). The DevilCats visit Brookings-Harbor on Monday and North Valley on Thursday before finishing the season Oct. 24 against Lost River in Grants Pass. Cascade Christian, which beat the DevilCats 5-2 in their first meeting, is 4-4-1 in league play.
McLain paces Bandon at Philomath meet Bandon’s girls finished fifth in the Paul Mariman Invitational, a big late-season cross country meet at Philomath on Saturday. Dani McClain finished third in the individual race, but Bandon was a ways back in the team race behind champion Philomath, which had 36 points, and also Siuslaw (81), Junction City (124) and Klamath Union (128). The Tigers, who scored 140, are expected to battle Siuslaw in the upcoming Class 3A-2A-1A state championships — both were state champions last year, Siuslaw in Class 4A and Bandon in Class 3A-2A-1A. They also are in the same Class 3A-2A-1A district, along with 30 other schools in southern Oregon. Philomath’s Adele Beckstead was the individual winner in 19:36 for the 5,000-meter course, followed by Molalla’s Anika Jenson (19:42) and McLain (19:47). Philomath was the only team to put two runners in the top 10 and Siuslaw’s first finisher, Alison Hughes, was 11th (21:21). Corduroy Holbrook was 13th for the Vikings (21:49). Bandon’s second runner, Cassie Kennon, was 50th (23:53) and Marley Petrey was 55th (23:58) out of 122 total runners in the event. Philomath also won the boys title, with 46 points, to 63 for Siuslaw and 87 for Valley Catholic. Marshfield was seventh with 211, despite running without star Alex Garcia-Silver, one of the state’s best. Bandon did not field a complete team for the race. Jaden Owens of Cottage Grove was the winner in 16:34, followed closely by Philomath’s Ben Hernandez (16:39) and Siuslaw’s Sam Ulrich (16:42). Philomath had three of the top nine finishers while Siuslaw’s Kyle Hughes was seventh (17:22). Bandon’s Damian Avalos was 11th (18:01). Marshfield was led by Bodey Lutes in 21st (18:41). Philomath also beat Siuslaw in the Vikings’ home meet, the Woahink Lake Invitational, on Oct. 1.
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Bandon’s Dani McLain finished third overall to lead Bandon in the Paul Mariman Invitational. Philomath scored 29 points to Siuslaw’s 50 in the girls race. Crater’s Samantha Payne was the individual winner in 20:37, followed by Beckstead (20:40). Philomath put its top five runners in the top 11 overall while Holbrook was
seventh (22:09) and Hughes ninth (22:11) for Siuslaw. North Medford had four of the top 13 runners, but did not have a fifth runner so was not a complete team. Coquille’s Ada Millet was 15th (22:50) while North Bend was
led by Sara Slade in 23rd (24:31). Crater won the boys team title, matching Philomath with 58 points and having a faster sixth runner (the tiebreaker in cross country). Siuslaw was third with 71 points. As at Philomath, Cottage Grove’s
Owens was the first finisher, in 17:04, just in front of Philomath’s Hernandez (17:07). Siuslaw’s Ulrich was seventh (17:42), with Gold Beach’s Gianni Altman eighth (17:55). North Bend was led by Gavin Schmidt, who was 34th (20:14).
North Bend gets another volleyball victory North Bend’s volleyball team continued its recent surge with a four-set win over host Cottage Grove in a Sky-Em League match on Monday. The Bulldogs beat the Lions 25-14, 22-25, 25-15, 25-10 to improve to 5-2 in the league standings. Since a league-opening loss to Marist Catholic, North Bend is 5-1 in league, the lone loss a four-set defeat to top-ranked Marshfield, their opponent in their league finale on Tuesday at the Pirate Palace. The Bulldogs are gaining momentum for the upcoming Class 4A play-in round and would host if they finish second in the final league standings or are high enough in the power rankings (they were 11th after Monday’s win). They get another chance for momentum in Marshfield’s tournament this Saturday. Last year’s squad that reached the Class 5A quarterfinals and shared the Midwestern League title was the team champion at Marshfield. The Pirates did not play Tuesday but had a big match Wednesday at Marist Catholic, which was 4-2 in the standings (results were not available by press time). The Marshfield tournament will feature 16
schools, including Marist Catholic and Cottage Grove of the Sky-Em League and South Coast squads Coquille and Siuslaw. The teams will be divided into four pools, with morning pool play starting at 8 a.m., followed by bracket play. COQUILLE TOPS OAKERS: The Red Devils maintained a hot streak by beating the host Oakers 25-14, 25-21, 17-25, 25-16 on Monday in a nonleague match. The Red Devils remained in first place in the Far West League with an unbeaten record at 8-0 heading into their final two league matches, at Brookings-Harbor on Thursday (results were not available) and at South Umpqua on Tuesday. St. Mary’s and Cascade Christian, the league’s two private schools in Medford, remained right behind Coquille in the standings at 7-1 after wins Tuesday over Glide and Rogue River, respectively. They both suffered their only league losses against Coquille and face each other in the league finale. OAKERS TOP TIGERS: Bandon fell to host Oakland in a Valley Coast Conference match on Tuesday 25-13, 25-22, 14-25, 25-18. The Tigers fell to third place in the
league standings at 10-3 while Oakland improved to 10-4. Bandon has its final home match Thursday against Illinois Valley before finishing the season in Oakridge on Saturday with matches against Lowell and the host Warriors, who are in second place. BRAVE BEAT COUGARS: Reedsport got its second Valley Coast League win in three matches, beating visiting Illinois Valley on Tuesday, 25-16, 25-11, 25-9. The Brave host Waldport on Thursday and finish the season at Monroe on Saturday with matches against the league-leading Dragons and Toledo. BOBCATS SWEEP HORNETS: Myrtle Point picked up a Skyline League win on the road Tuesday, sweeping Camas Valley 25-13, 25-19, 25-15. The Bobcats improved to 6-4 in league play heading into their regular-season finale at home Wednesday against Glendale (results were not available). The biggest match of the season for Myrtle Point will come Tuesday when the Bobcats visit Powers in the league playoffs. The top eight teams all play that
night, with the top four hosting and the four winners advancing to the league tournament at Marshfield on Saturday, Oct. 22 and representing the league in the Class 1A playoffs. The fifth-place Bobcats will visit fourth-place Powers (7-3), trying to avenge a five-set loss to the Cruisers earlier in the year and advance to the postseason. CRUISERS FALL: Powers was swept by Days Creek on Tuesday, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20, denying the Cruisers a chance to finish in the top three in the standings, and finishes the regular season at home Friday against New Hope Christian. Days Creek is one of three teams in the league all with one loss. Umpqua Valley Christian is 10-1 and North Douglas and Days Creek both 9-1. North Douglas, which handed UVC its first loss Tuesday, suffered its league loss by forfeit and finishes the league season at Days Creek. RIDDLE TOPS PACIFIC: The host Irish swept the Pirates in a Skyline League match Tuesday 25-7, 25-13, 25-21. The Pirates remained winless in league play, heading into their final match Thursday at Elkton (results were not available).
Brightbill runs to win in 10-mile race on Whiskey Run trails The first-ever South Coast Running Club trail run event at the Whiskey Run trails drew nearly 30 participants on Oct. 1. The Run Whiskey Run event was split into three races, of 10, 5 and 1.5 miles. Kevin Brightbill won
the longest event, dubbed the Double Shot, in a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 28 seconds. Tim Hyatt was second in 1:39:05 and Jennifer Dungee third in 2:26:43. The most popular race was the 5-mile event, the Whiskey Ginger, which was won
by Luke Rector in 44:40. He was followed, in order, by Charles Burgmuller (48:56), Isabelle Smith (49:25), Leah Rector (50:02), Eric Szewc (51:32), Mark Godbey (54:32), Gary Smith (55:26), Korrinne Ross (1:00:15), Tiffany Hubbard
(1:06:21), Daren Maxwell (1:09:23), Annie Maxwell (1:12:19), Thomas Morales (1:13:49), Jeff Conboy (1:20:17), Jared Gordon (1:20:24), Michael Kelley (1:23:10) and Jessie Loper (1:30:13). The 1.5-mile Shirley Temple run was won by David
Huff in 17:46. He was followed by Bella Roberts (17:56), Melanie Simpson (18:59), Elsa Huff (22:09), Julie Huff (22:10), Nora Rector (23:19), Winifred Sanderson (24:41), Maria Smith (26:42) and Haley Jones (29:24). The next two events for
the South Coast Running Club are the annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day and Mac’s Run near Charleston on Dec. 10. For more information on running club events, visit the running club’s website at www.southcoastrunningclub.org.