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Sandblasters split DH, lose solo; Emeralds take two of three

American Legion Baseball The Three Rivers Sandblasters and Canyon Crushers split a league double-header Saturday afternoon… then the Crushers took the non-league rubber match of the three game series yesterday afternoon. In game one, Doug Molzahn threw a complete game win, scattering 11 hits and striking out seven over 9-innings […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/15/2013 10:53 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/312 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Hundreds of people gathered in Portland’s Peninsula Park yesterday to protest George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. KGW reports speakers used a […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/15/2013 09:41 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/300 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – The Coast Guard says a man rescued from a sinking fishing boat near the mouth of the Columbia River is suspected of being drunk, and he faces a charge […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/15/2013 05:29 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/254 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Hisashi Iwakuma won for the first time in over a month and the Seattle Mariners completed their first sweep of the season yesterday, beating the Los Angeles […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/15/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/254 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The law allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon comes with more than a few unanswered questions. Opponents, including Rep. Andy Olson, say the bill, which goes into effect in […]

Top prep prospect to stick with Beavers; Ems end losing streak; and weekend schedule a ‘crusher’ for the Sandblasters

Thompson Sticking With Beavs The number one prep baseball prospect in the state, according to Baseball Northwest, will forego a contract with the Chicago Cubs and instead stick with his previous commitment to be an Oregon State Beaver. Jake Thompson signed a National Letter of Intent last fall to play […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/12/2013 10:28 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/239 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) – A power outage near Hermiston was caused by a snake. The East Oregonian reports a snake slithered through a fence and disrupted a breaker at the Umatilla Cooperative’s Feedville […]