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Miracle finish gives Salem Academy win and fourth place
Salem Academy’s boys basketball team placed fourth at the 3A state basketball tournament on Saturday, March 4, 2017. COOS BAY – Miracles are supposed to happen once in a lifetime. There were two...
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Salem Academy girls come back from heartbreaker to dominate for third
Salem Academy's girls basketball team placed third at the 3A state tournament on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Salem Academy's boys basketball team placed fourth at the 3A state basketball tournament on...
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Stayton's late rally falls short against Marshfield
COOS BAY – There aren’t a lot of basketball teams that can dig themselves out of a 17-point hole in the fourth quarter. Stayton’s Sierra Shelton goes up with a shot against Marshfield on Saturday,...
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Epic comeback gives Blanchet unlikely state championship
Blanchet Caholic School’s girls basketball team poses with its OSAA Class 3A state championship trophy on Saturday, March 4, 2017. COOS BAY – There were valid reasons to doubt the Blanchet Catholic...
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Dayton exorcises demons to win fifth state championship
Blanchet Caholic School's girls basketball team poses with its OSAA Class 3A state championship trophy on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Dayton's girls basketball team poses with its second place trophy...
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Silverton's Hailey Smisek named first-team all-league
Mid-Willamette Conference 2016-17 all-league girls basketball teams Coach of the year: Greg Garrison, Corvallis Players of the year: Grace Corbin, Corvallis and Alexandria Vallancey-Martinson,...
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Cascade's Halle Wright is the Oregon West Player of the Year
Girls basketball Oregon West Conference all-league teams Coach of the Year: Mark Stevens, Cascade Player of the Year: Halle Wright, Cascade Cascade’s Halle Wright (42) shoots a free throw in a game...
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Blanchet, Santiam, Dayton players feted for winning state titles
State championships were only part of what was awarded to players from Blanchet, Santiam and Dayton Saturday night. Dayton’s Shawnie Spink (left), Dayton’s Kalina Rojas, Blanchet’s Sophia Poole,...
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Kyle Greeley leads West Salem to state for first time since 2006
West Salem's Kyle Greeley (5) shoots for three points past Sheldon's Will Swank (33) in the second half of the Sheldon vs. West Salem boy's basketball game, in the first round of the OSAA State...
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Cascade's Tyler Walker named first-team all-league
2016-17 Oregon West Conference boys basketball all-league Coach of the Year: Blake Ecker, Philomath Player of the Year: Cal Stueve, Philomath Cascade’s Tyler Walker was named first-team all-Oregon West...
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The athlete of the week winner is announced
Julian Downey wins state championships. When he transferred to Santiam for his senior year from Silverton, he brought along with him the providence of having been the sharpshooting sophomore on...
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West Salem earns first win at state in school history
West Salem’s boys basketball team made four of six free throws in the final minute to hold on and defeat North Medford 62-58 Thursday morning in the consolation semifinals of the OSAA Class 6A state...
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Santiam's Julian Downey is the 2A state Player of the Year
2016-17 OREGON 2A Boys Basketball All-State State Champion: Santiam Player of the Year: Julian Downey Sr. Santiam Coach of the Year: JD Hill Santiam 1st Team Julian Downey Sr. Santiam (Unanimous) Zeke...
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South Salem rallies to defeat Sunset, reach state semifinals
PORTLAND – The Saxons got a glimpse of what life would be without Evina Westbrook on the basketball court. They learned that it’s a lot easier with her. South Salem High School’s All-Everything senior...
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South Salem girls basketball's reign comes to a sudden halt
South Salem's Evina Westbrook takes to the court in the OSAA 6A semifinal state championships against Oregon City on Friday, March 10, 2017, at the University of Portland. South Salem went on to lose...
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History making double overtime win earns West Salem first state trophy
PORTLAND – The Titans earned a better end to their season. After Grant held the ball for a final shot – and missed it – at the end of regulation and overtime of Saturday morning’s placing game at the...
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South Salem basketball players foil burglary attempt
PORTLAND – Before South Salem High School’s girls basketball players could dribble a basketball Saturday, they had more excitement than they anticipated. South Salem star Evina Westbrook forgot her...
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South Salem rallies from more than a deficit to place third
PORTLAND – The South Salem High School girls basketball team had been through worse than a double digit deficit Saturday. Trailing Grant 29-8 in Saturday’s third place game of the OSAA Class 6A state...
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Evina Westbrook's high school career concludes with amazing run
PORTLAND – Evina Westbrook’s basketball career at South Salem High School ended the same way the rest of it went. The 6-foot senior point guard was highly decorated, didn’t take herself too seriously...
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Oregon girls basketball players foil burglary attempt
South Salem High School’s team bus had the back and a side window smashed out by robbers Saturday. (Photo: Bill Poehler | Statesman Journal) PORTLAND – Before South Salem High School’s girls basketball...
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