Prep Basketball
Brittany Long scored seven points in overtime and Elyssa Rose came off the bench to pull down four important rebounds and the Lady Vikings downed North Bend 48-40 to wrap up their season Friday night at home. Sutherlin completed the season sweep of all their opponents with a 67-26 win over Douglas; Brookings beat South Umpqua 73-35.
The Reedsport Lady Braves extended their season despite a loss at the Special District 1 tourney in Medford. They fell to Lost River 44-35. Reedsport will face Regis Friday.
For the boys, North Bend took charge early and cruised to a 64-46 win over the Siuslaw Vikings in Florence. Preston Mitchell led Siuslaw with 17 points. In other games, Sutherlin forced a tie at the top with Marshfield by downing Douglas 57-38; Brookings beat South Umpqua 68-46.
On the college court…
Mike Moser had 21 points and a season-high five 3-pointers for Oregon in a 67-53 win against Washington State last night. Joseph Young had 18 points for the Ducks who have now won three straight.
In Corvallis, Washington snapped a seven-game losing streak on the road with an 86-62 victory over Oregon State Saturday. The victory also snapped a two-game overall losing streak for Washington, which was coming off a 78-71 loss at Oregon on Wednesday.
College Baseball
Oregon State dropped the first two games of the weekend at the Pac-12 – Big-10 Challenge in Surprise, Arizona. The Beavers lost to Nebraska 9-2 Friday; then fell in a close one to Michigan State Saturday 8-7. The Beavers came storming back yesterday to down Indiana 8-1.
Right hander Jake Thompson, of Florence, will get the start this morning at ten when Oregon State faces Washington.
The Diamond Ducks remained undefeated with a three game sweep of Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles winning 12-2; 5-3; and 4-3. Oregon will be on the diamond at home tomorrow against Portland.
