OSU softball: Crazy offensive numbers
Now in my second season watching Oregon State softball, I was pleasantly surprised to see the Beavers scoring so many runs last week at the Kajikawa Classic down in Arizona. Last year, OSU struggled at times to push runs across the plate. But listen to this … the games in Tempe represented the single-best five-game...
OSU softball: Preview of Friday’s games vs. Georgia Tech, McNeese St.
Oregon State got off to a great start on Thursday in the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe with huge wins over Brigham Young and Idaho State. Now, they’ll try to keep it going on the second day with matchups against Georgia Tech and McNeese State. Here’s a capsule look at today’s games. Oregon State (2-0) vs....
OSU softball: Preview of Thursday’s games vs. BYU, Idaho State
The Oregon State softball team opens its season this morning at 11 in the Kajikawa Classic with a game against Brigham Young. The Beavers follow with a 1:30 p.m. contest against Idaho State. Here’s a capsule look at today’s games. Oregon State (0-0) vs. Brigham Young (0-0) Thursday, 11 a.m., at Tempe, Ariz. Coaches: OSU’s...
OSU softball: Walker confident that his team is postseason material
Oregon State softball coach Kirk Walker sports a beard as the season gets ready to open this week. The Beavers will head to the Valley of the Sun to compete in the Kajikawa Classic. The toughest opponents for OSU appear to be Georgia Tech on Friday and Nebraska on Saturday. Both of those programs are...
Extra notes from CV-CHS swimming
When interviewing a freshman, you never know what kind of comments you might get. A lot of times, the younger kids are a little more nervous talking to a reporter and it can be a challenge to, well, basically get them to say much. But Crescent Valley’s Jenny Pinard and Corvallis’ Trevor Gourley were great...
Oregon State picked 8th in Pac-12 softball coaches’ preseason poll
The Pac-12 looks pretty tough again this coming season in softball. Of course, that’s nothing new with some of the nation’s top talent gracing diamonds out west. And once again, Oregon State has its work cut out to try to break into the conference’s upper echelon. The Pac-12’s preseason coaches poll was released Wednesday and...
Seven Pac-12 softball teams in preseason rankings
It’s hard to believe but Oregon State’s softball season will begin in only a couple more weeks. The Beavers open on Feb. 9-11 with a trip to Tempe, Ariz., on the campus of Arizona State for the Kajikawa Classic. OSU will face Brigham Young and Idaho State on the first day, Georgia Tech and McNeese...
An early look at the Knights schedule
With temperatures in Corvallis getting a little frigid this week, it can’t hurt to think about next summer a little bit. So, here’s an early look at the Corvallis Knight schedule. The team opens on June 1 on the road with a three-game series at Walla Walla. The home opener at Goss Stadium will be...
Today’s top stars: Corvallis’ Robinson and Monroe’s Renshaw
It was a busy night on Tuesday for high school basketball and we had some pretty good performances. Here are some who grabbed my attention: Top female performance Leslie Robinson, Corvallis: Robinson had some great stats in the Spartans’ MWC victory over South Albany but also exhibited leadership on the floor. “She’s a natural-born leader and...
Ehlers, Jensen hot on high school hoops court Friday night
Here on the G-T sports desk, a lot of high school results pass through my hands on their way to our pages in print and online. With that in mind, I thought I’d recognize some of our top performances. So, here are some athletes who caught my eye from Friday night’s games. Top female performance...
Philomath girls look like top team in Oregon West
One of the more interesting races in our high school basketball region just might be in the Oregon West Conference for the girls. Philomath currently sports an 8-3 overall record. Action within the conference doesn’t get started until Jan. 20 with a trip to Central. The Warriors still have nonconference games against Elmira and Sweet...
Santiam Christian boys off to great start
The high school basketball schedule is starting to get a whole lot more interesting with schools getting into conference play. A few of the smaller conferences have already seen league action. Among those, the Santiam Christian boys are off to a good start in the PacWest and remained unbeaten Tuesday night with a 43-40 win...
