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West Salem comes back to win overtime thriller
West Salem players celebrate after defeating North Medford 58-55 in overtime at West Salem High School on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. When Delaney Henery missed six games of the Greater Valley Conference...
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Harry Cavell’s last-second basket gives McNary win
McNary High School basketball players run off the bench to celebrate a 44-43 victory against Tualatin at McNary High School on Wednesday. MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal...
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North Marion's Lane Stigall is the Athlete of the week
Lane Stigall not only added to his legend, but he added to the legend of the Stigall family. The North Marion High Schoool junior won the OSAA Class 4A state championship at 152 pounds last weekend,...
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Strong second half puts Dayton back in the title game
COOS BAY — Kalina Rojas didn’t do a lot in the first half – 0-for-2 shooting and five rebounds – and her Dayton High School girls basketball team trailed Coquille 18-16 at halftime. Dayton’s Shawnie...
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Rivals Amity and Dayton girls to play for 3A state title
Salem Academy’s Sydney Brown puts back up a shot after a rebound against Amity in the semifinals of the OSAA Class 3A state tournament at Marshfield High School on Friday, March 4, 2016. COOS BAY –...
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Dayton boys can't keep up with De La Salle down the stretch
COOS BAY — The Pirates came charging back. But that charge took its toll. Dayton High School’s boys basketball team came charging back from a 12-point deficit to tie its OSAA Class 3A state semifinal...
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Amity comes back in final minutes to defeat Salem Academy
COOS BAY — The goal for the Crusaders wasn’t to go into a stall offense. Salem Academy’s Sydney Brown puts back up a shot after a rebound against Amity in the semifinals of the OSAA Class 3A state...
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Salem Academy closes strong to defeat Coquille and place third
COOS BAY — The Crusaders refused to fall into old patterns. Salem Academy’s Aimee Smith (5) goes up with the ball against Coquille in the third place game of the OSAA Class 3A state tournament at...
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Blanchet boys close out at free throw line to place fourth
COOS BAY — It would be a concern for most teams if they didn’t make a field goal for the final 13 minutes of a game. Blanchet’s Ben Baertch (left) and Ryan Scanlan (24) yell...
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Dayton beats rival Amity for 3A state championship
COOS BAY — The Pirates proved they were no fluke. Dayton High School’s girls basketball team built a big lead and held off a strong fourth-quarter challenge by rival Amity for a 56-42 victory to win...
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Prep notebook: Blanchet's Nate Cantonwine signs to Blue Mountain
Blanchet Catholic senior Nate Cantonwine signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Blue Mountain Community College. Cantonwine, a 6-foot catcher and outfielder, was honorable mention all-state at...
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Shawnie Spink’s big game helps propel Dayton to second straight state title
There’s something about a player who has a triple-double that requires attention. When the player does that in a state championship game, it’s something special. Dayton High school sophomore point...
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State basketball tournaments start Wednesday
South Salem’s Evina Westbrook (22) makes a basket in the West Salem vs. South Salem girl’s basketball game at South Salem High School on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. South Salem won the game 62-45. 6A...
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South Salem knocks off Oregon City in state tournament opener
PORTLAND — With her South Salem High School girls basketball team leading Oregon City 22-12 and time running out on the first half, Evina Westbrook threw up what could be the ugliest-looking 3-pointer...
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Jesuit too much for McNary girls at state tournament
PORTLAND — The Celtics figured since they had played the No. 1 seed for the OSAA Class 6A state basketball tournament earlier this season, it wouldn’t be as big of a deal...
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Cascade's strong defensive effort overcomes upstart Madras
Madras’ Jackie Zamora and Cascade’s Kelsey Molan battle for the ball as Cascade defeats Madras 43-34 in the first round of the OSAA Class 4A state...
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Kennedy's Kenzie Ratliff is the athlete of the week
Kenzie Ratliff turned in her finest performance on the biggest stage. An undersized post at 5-foot-9, the Kennedy High School senior scored 25 points on 11 of 17 shooting from the field and had eight...
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Joseph Carey's OT 3-pointers lift South Salem to upset of Clackamas
South Salem’s J. Nielsen-Skinner and the Saxons defeat Clackamas 82-74 in overtime in the first round of the OSAA Class 6A state basketball tournament Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the Chiles Center at...
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South Salem girls beat Jesuit to return to 6A title game
PORTLAND — At no time was there a trace of panic in the Saxons. Late in the third quarter of their OSAA Class 6A state semifinal game Friday afternoon, South Salem High School’s girls basketball team...
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South Salem falls on last-second free throw
PORTLAND — With Friday’s OSAA Class 6A state semifinal tied at 48 and less than a minute remaining, South Salem High School’s boys basketball team was content to play for one final shot....
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