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Sunrise/Sunset, Coos Bay, OR
Coos Bay, OR, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 – Sunrise: 7:35 a.m., and Sunset: 6:26 p.m., offering 10-hours & 51-minutes of daylight.

Tides, Coos Bay, OR Estuary
Tides for the Coos Bay, OR Estuary, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 – Low tide: 2:40 a.m., 1.14 ft.; High tide: 9:55 a.m., 5.37 ft.; Low tide: 3:06 p.m., 3.64 ft.; High tide: 8:30 p.m., 5.71 ft.

Sewer system Repairs on Curtis Avenue
On Monday, October 19, 2026, City staff will be repairing the sewer system on Curtis Avenue. Curtis Avenue will be closed to through traffic between South 4th and South 2nd Streets. Work will start after 8:30 am and end no later than 5:30 pm. Work is expected to continue through Friday, October 23. Please exercise caution when traveling through the work area. Should you have questions, please contact Public Works at (541) 269 – 1181, extension 3565.

CBPL Events
Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR - Autistic & ADHD Alliance: Parallel Play for Neurodivergent Folks, Monday, October 19 in the Myrtlewood Room, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Autistic & ADHD Alliance is a monthly program for neurodivergent folks to come together to hang out and engage in parallel play. Parallel play is when people do separate activities while occupying the same space, enjoying what they like to do without trying to influence each other’s' behavior. Sometimes called being "alone together," parallel play is a nice way for neurodivergent people to enjoy being around other people without the pressure to hold up a conversation or perform in any way. Conversation is allowed, but not required! This is an opportunity to recharge your batteries, read a book, make some art, or play a game in a low-pressure hangout with other neurodivergent folks. We'll have a puzzle and coloring sheets available if you don't have another activity in mind. Age Bracket: Everyone. Open Men's Group, Monday, October 19 in the Cedar Room, 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Imagine a circle of brothers where you’re invited share your truth, clarify your vision for the life you want, gain the tools you need for action, find your strength, and hold yourself accountable.

Toy Express Launches 25th Annual Bus Jam Drive
Pacific Rail Car Operators and Coos Bay Rail Line help Rotary launch a milestone year of giving COOS BAY, Ore. — The Coos Bay–North Bend Rotary Club is celebrating 25 years of Bus Jam this holiday season, and one of the community tradition’s most colorful partnerships will help kick off another year of giving. The Pacific Rail Car Operators Toy Express is scheduled to arrive at the Coos Bay Boardwalk at approximately 1:15 p.m. Monday, October 19, carrying toys collected along the Coos Bay Rail Line from Veneta to Coos Bay. The annual Toy Express is made possible through a partnership between the Pacific Rail Car Operators and the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, which operates the Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL). Toys collected along the journey will support the 25th Annual Bus Jam Toy and Food Drive and Bykes for Tykes Toy and Food Drive. “For 25 years, Bus Jam has been about people and organizations coming together to make the holidays brighter for local children and families,” said one of Rotary’s Coordinators, Randy Thompson. “The Toy Express is a great example of that spirit. Every stop adds more toys and more generosity.” The “speeders” are restored motorcars once used by railroad crews. Today, volunteer operators preserve and operate the historic equipment while supporting communities along their routes. Rotary volunteers, representatives from Coos Bay and North Bend, local firefighters and other community partners will welcome the Toy Express and help unload the toys at the Boardwalk. The public is encouraged to attend, meet the rail car operators and learn more about this year’s Bus Jam. The celebration continues Saturday, December 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coos Bay and North Bend Bi-Mart stores, when the community will once again be asked to help “jam” buses with new, unwrapped toys and food for local families. “This 25th anniversary belongs to the entire community,” Thompson said. “Bus Jam continues because people show up, give and work together year after year.”

Humbug Mtn. & Cape Blanco State Park Closures this Month
OPRD release - Trails will be closed starting mid- and late October. Port Orford, Ore. – Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is conducting several land and forest management projects in October. This is a regular part of OPRD’s stewardship and supports healthy ecosystems. Check the park pages on the web for updates. Humbug Mountain State Park - Humbug Mountain Trail will be closed for about two weeks starting Monday, Oct. 19. OPRD is managing a sudden oak death infestation in tanoak. Sudden oak death is an invasive pathogen that causes tanoak to die. The treatment is necessary to remove the infected and dead tanoak to reduce the spread of sudden oak death within the park and surrounding areas. Within the 21-acre treatment area all tanoak will be cut down and the tree stumps will be treated with herbicide to limit resprouting. This treatment will also reduce the chances of wildfire risk by removing the unhealthy and dead trees. Initially discovered in Oregon in 2001, this pathogen spread within Curry County affecting private, state, and federal landowners. Cape Blanco State Park - The horse trail system will be closed for about three weeks starting Monday, Oct. 26. OPRD is reducing tree density within this area to enhance habitat, specifically to support the state and federally listed endangered western lily. This work will take place across 34 acres and include removing tree seedings, saplings and other trees to allow more meadow species to thrive and reduce encroachment in the sensitive western lily area.

Quakes
A 2.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded off of Curry County, Saturday, Oct. 17. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located on the outer fault line of the two that run parallel with the Oregon Coast, west to southwest of Port Orford. There was also a 2.6-magnitude, Saturday, at the southern end of the two fault lines, west to southwest of Petrolia, CA, near Cape Mendocino in Northern California.

Log Brand Renewal Period Begins
OR. Dept. of Forestry release - SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry wants to remind timber operators that their state-registered log brands must be renewed between Oct. 19 and Dec. 31, 2026. Log brands discourage log theft - Log brands − The identifying symbols welded onto the face of a hammer and struck into the ends of logs for identification − discourage log theft and aid in the return of lost logs. When transported on public highways, waterways, or railroads west of the crest of Oregon's Cascade Mountain range, forest products and booming equipment must have a log brand that has been registered with ODF. Under Oregon law, log brand registrations must be renewed every five years. Renewal forms will automatically be mailed to registered log brand owners on Oct. 19, 2026. Timber operators whose addresses have changed since their initial registration or last renewal need to provide ODF with their current address before Oct. 19 to ensure they receive their renewal certificate. Address information can be sent to the ODF’s Log Brands Unit by phone or email: Phone: 503-931-5515. Email: [email protected]. Operators who registered in 2026 must still renew their brands for the new five-year period (Jan. 1, 2027 – Dec. 31, 2031). The new log brands will be active through Dec. 31, 2031. Any log brands not renewed by Dec. 31, 2026, will be considered abandoned and the registration number will expire.

Central Coast Capsizing
One person is dead, but five survived a boat capsizing at the mouth of the Siletz River, near Lincoln City on the Central Coast Friday. According to reports, emergency rescuer arrived on the scene shortly after 1 p.m. The six on board the capsized vessel made it to shore, but one was deceased. The U.S. Coast Guard responded along with the Lincoln City Police and Oregon State Police.

Victim Identified in Lookingglass Homicide
Douglas Co. SO release - LOOKINGGLASS, Ore. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is releasing the identity of the victim in Sunday's homicide investigation in Lookingglass. The victim has been identified as 65-year-old David Nathan Danford of Lookingglass. Danford was found deceased inside a residence in the 7000-block of Lookingglass Road on Sunday, October 11, 2026, after deputies responded to a call for service at the home. As previously reported, 57-year-old Matthew William Bronsert, was taken into custody in connection with Danford's death. Bronsert was lodged in the Douglas County Jail on charges of Murder in the Second Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Detectives assigned to the Douglas County Major Crimes Team continue to actively investigate the circumstances surrounding Danford's death. Detectives are asking anyone with information related to this crime, including the activites or whereabouts of either Danford or Bronsert leading up to the homicide, to contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Investigations Division at 541-440-4458. Callers are asked to reference case number 26-3196. The investigation remains ongoing, and no additional details are available for release at this time.

Elk Poaching, Grant Co.
OSP release - GRANT COUNTY, Ore. (16 Oct. 2026) – On Monday, October 12, 2026, the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division responded to a report of a trophy-class 6x6 bull elk found dead in the Northside Unit in Grant County. The bull elk was found near the area of U.S. Forest Service Roads 36 and 18, known as “Four Corners.” The investigation indicated the bull elk had been unlawfully shot with a rifle sometime between October 9 and 11, 2026. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Turn-in-Poachers (TIP) line at 1-800-452-7888 or [email protected]. Tips may also be called in to *OSP (*677) on a mobile phone. Please reference case number SP26-335343. Tips may remain anonymous.

Hwy. 97 Fatal, Wasco Co.
WASCO COUNTY, Ore. (16 Oct. 2026) – On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at approximately 1:18 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 97 near milepost 69 in Wasco County. The preliminary investigation indicated a blue Volvo commercial semi-truck pulling a 53-foot box tailer, operated by Muhammad Shafiq (32) of Yuba City, California, was traveling southbound on Highway 97 near the Cow Canyon Rest Area when a silver Toyota Venza, operated by Mary Elizabeth Auch Hankins (75) of Portland, pulled in front of the semi-truck to make a left-hand turn. The semi collided with the Toyota and upon impact, the Toyota was pushed over an embankment. Both vehicles came to rest off the east shoulder of the highway. The operator of the Toyota (Auch Hankins) was pronounced deceased at the scene. A Toyota passenger, Richard Thomas Hankins (80) of Portland, was seriously injured and transported by Life Flight to an area hospital. The operator of the semi-truck (Shafiq) was reportedly not injured, remained on scene, and cooperated with the investigation. The highway was not impacted by the on-scene investigation. OSP was assisted by the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Fire and EMS, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Traffic Fatal, Douglas Co.
SUTHERLIN, Ore. - A Sutherlin man died Tuesday morning following a collision involving two commerical log trucks on Fort McKay Road near Oakland. On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at approximately 3:14 a.m., deputies responded to the 1600-block of Fort McKay Road following a report of a serious motor vehicle crash. The preliminary investigation indicates that 37-year-old Tyler Hunt of Sutherlin was operating a 2025 Peterbilt truck westbound on Fort McKay Road when he encountered an eastbound 2025 Peterbilt log truck operated by 60-year-old Roy Way of Summerville, Oregon. Investigators determined that the trailer of Way's loaded log truck was traveling partially within the opposing lane of travel. As the trucks approached one another, Hunt was unable to avoid a collision and struck the loaded log trailer. Emergency personnel attempted lifesaving measures on Hunt; however, he succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Way was not injured in the crash and is cooperating with the investigation. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Team responded to document and investigate the collision. Investigators have obtained evidence as part of the ongoing investigation. The Oregon State Police is also assisting with the investigation. The circumstances that caused the log trailer to enter the opposing lane of travel remain under investigation. Both commercial vehicles were removed from the scene by A&S Towing. Assisting agencies include the Sutherlin Police Department, Oregon State Police, Sutherlin Fire Department, Umpqua Valley Ambulance and Douglas County Public Works.

Warrant
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Oct. 15, 5:01 p.m., Adams & 1st, 46-year old Roger Martin Frandsen arrested by Cottage Grove PD on warrant charging FTA on Trespassing II, “cited in lieu of custody.”

Criminal Trespass
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Oct. 15, 7:14 p.m., 240 W. Hwy. 42, Exxon Mobil Gas, 46-year old Roger Martin Frandsen charged with Criminal Trespass II & Criminal Mischief III, “arrested and transported CCJ.”

DWS
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Oct. 15, 7:46 a.m., Newmark & Pine, “traffic stop,” 35-year old William Tyleer Barnes charged with DWS, “cite in lieu of custody.”

Illegal Camping, NB
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Oct. 15, 8:51 a.m., Broadway & Public Square, “illegal camping.”

Criminal Trespass
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Oct. 16, 4:09 a.m., 1900 block Meade Ave., 51-year old Lamont Edward DeRoss charged with Criminal Trespass, “DeRoss transported CCJ.”

Illegal Camping, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 15, 7:58 a.m., End of Fulton Ave., “illegal camping.” At 5:18 p.m., 100 block No. Morrison St., “illegal camping.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 15, 10:36 a.m., 1036 SE Douglas Ave., Roseburg, “Douglas Co. served OSP warrant” on 42-year old Crista Jean Davis charging FTA on DWS.

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 15, 6:04 p.m., Douglas Co. Communications, “warrant service” on 40-year old Donald Lee Jones charging NBPD warrant for Probation Violation on UUMV, Elude/Fleeing Police Officer, “arrested by Douglas Co.”

VRO
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Oct. 16, 12:49 p.m., 98 E 1st St., Denny’s Pizza, “result of check welfare,” 58-year old Kara Saunders charged with Violation of Restraining Order, “Saunders lodged CCJ.”

Dispute
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Oct. 16, 10 p.m., Riverwalk Restrooms, “dispute,” 26-year old Sean Daniel Randall charged with Disorderly Conduct & Soliciting Prostitution, “transported to Coos Co. Jail.”

Patrol Check
According to an entry on the NBPD log or Oct. 16, 7:38 a.m., Harbor Ave., 48-year old Malinda Eckley, 60-year old John Bennett, and 47-year old Brenna Rojas each received a “Ticket.”

Casual Contact
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Oct. 16, 9:17 a.m., Broadway & Public Square, “casual contact,” 45-year old Joseph Kimball received a “Ticket.”

Probation Violation
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Oct. 16, 10:24 a.m., Ohio & Sherman Avenues, “result of welfare check,” 28-year old Nicolas James Webb charged with Probation Detainer, “Webb lodged CCJ.”

Disorderly
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Oct. 16, 1:58 p.m., Hwy. 101, mp 234, McCullough Bridge, “result of welfare check,” 51-year old Larry Joe Ladson charged with Disorderly Conduct II, “Ladson cited in lieu of custody.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 16, 10:37 a.m., Date Ave. & 8th St., 33-year old Adam Jensen arrested on Roseburg Municipal warrant charging FTA on Shoplifting, “transported Jensen, Adam to CCJ,”

Illegal Camping, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 16, 6:12 p.m., Schoneman & Flanagan, “illegal camping.” At 7:10 p.m., 100 block So. Schoneman, “illegal camping.” At 9:54 p.m., So. 5th & Bennett, “illegal camping.”

Unlawful Vehicle, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 16, 6:21 p.m., So. Schoneman & Maryland, “unlawful vehicle.”

Theft
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 16, 7:08 p.m., Norman Ave., “theft from vehicle.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 16, 9:01 p.m., Lindberg Ave. & Fir St., “warrant service,” on 34-year old Anthony Tyrone Williams charging Theft II X2 & Possession of Meth. “Williams was transported to CCJ.”

Criminal Trespassing
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Oct. 17, 4:21 p.m., 400 No. Central Blvd., 36-year old Joanna Sims charged with Attempted Assault IV & Menacing, “transported Sims, Joanna to CCJ.”

Assault
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Oct. 18, 12:49 a.m., 900 block E. 2nd St., “result of dispute,” 31-year old Daniel Francis Dixson charged with Assault II, Domestic Felony, Domestic Harassment, “Dixson transported to CCJ.”

Disorderly
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Oct. 18, 3:02 a.m., 155 E. 1st St., Safeway, “result of DOC call,” 51 year old Lamont Edward DeRoss charged with Criminal Trespass II & Disorderly Conduct, “DeRoss transported to CCJ.”

Illegal Camping, NB
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Oct. 17, 12:12 p.m., 2300 block Tremont Ave., “illegal camping.” At 9:15 p.m., 2400 block No. Bayshore Dr., “illegal camping.”

Unlawful vehicle, NB
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Oct. 17, 5:52 p.m., Marion Ave., & 11th St., “unlawful vehicle.”

Illegal Camping, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 17, 10:57 p.m., 357 So. 6th St., St. Monica Catholic Church, “illegal camping.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 17, 3:05 p.m., 600 block Central Ave., 36-year old James Quintana arrested on CQPD warrant charging FTA on Harassment, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree, “Quintana transported to CCJ.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 17, 4:46 p.m., 1100 block Lakeshore Dr., Sanford St., 34-yea old Alexis Mees arrested on CBPD warrant charging Probation Violation on Theft in the First Degree; FTA in the Second Degree; Bench Warrant on Theft in the Second Degree, “Mees CLC.”

Criminal Trespass
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 17, 6:09 p.m., 1020 So. 1st St., Fred Meyer, 51-year old Lamont DeRoss charged with Trespass II & Offensive Littering, “DeRoss transported to CCJ.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 17, 6:45 p.m., 63000 block Hwy. 101, Bunker Hill, 53-year old Dale Malin arrested on NBPD warrant for FTA on Failure to Report as a Sex Offender; FTA on FTA in the Second Degree, “Malin transported to CCJ.”

Illegal Camping, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 17, 9:39 p.m., 3100 block Ocean Blvd., “out with camps on the sidewalk at location.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 17, 10:16 p.m., 100 block So. Schoneman St., “out with 2 at location,” 33-year old Brianna Carol Huntley arrested on CBPD warrant charging FTA on Mail Theft or receipt of Stolen Mail, Burglary II, Theft III & FTA in the 1st Degree; also, FTA on Harassment & two-counts of Escape III; FTA on FTA II; FTA on Criminal Mischief II; CQPD warrant for FTA on Criminal Trespass & Theft III; CCSO warrant for FTA on two-counts of Disorderly Conduct II & one-count of Criminal Trespass II, “transported to Coos Co. Jail.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Oct. 18, 12:02 a.m., 100 block Johnson Ave., “out with two alley beside location,” 39-year old Sophia Nichole Romero arrested on warrant charging Criminal Trespass I, Criminal Mischief III & Offensive Littering. Also, Criminal Trespass II charge, “transported to Coos Co. Jail.”

WX
A Small Craft Advisory along the South Oregon Coast. Showers early, then cloudy in the afternoon with highs around 60 and winds out of the South to Southwest at 5-10 mph. Cloudy tonight with lows in the mid 40s and winds light and variable. Cloudy skies early on Tuesday, then partly cloudy in the afternoon with highs in the mid 60s and winds from the North at 5-10 mph.

Sports

Prep fb
Prep football scores from Friday night: 4A: Special District 4: North Bend won in overtime over visiting Marist Catholic, 41-40. Junction City won at So. Umpqua, 21-14. Sweet Home won at Cottage Grove, 49-12. Non-league game: Henley won at Marshfield, 21-7. League standings: Sweet Home (4-0, 7-0); Junction City (4-1, 5-2); No. Bend (3-1, 4-3); Marist Catholic (2-2, 3-4); So. Umpqua (1-3, 3-4); Marshfield (1-3, 2-5); Cottage Grove (0-5, 1-6). SPD1: Woodburn fell at Tillamook, 48-0. Banks lost at Scappoose, 34-13. Astoria won at Taft, 21-20 (ot). 3A” SPD4: Brookings-Harbor won at Coquille, 48-6. Sutherlin won at Siuslaw/Mapleton 34-22. SPD2: Scio won at Newport, 36-0. SPD1: Amity fell at Warrenton, 53-6. 2A: SPD4: Myrtle Pt. lost at Glide, 28-22. Illinois Valley won at Bandon, 32-22. Oakland won at Glide, 66-6. SPD3: Toledo lost at Lowell, 58-28. Waldport won at Monroe/Alsea, 54-46 (ot). SPD1: Rainier lost at Knappa, 38-8. Corbett fell at Nestucca, 22-20. 1A6: SPD2: Powers lost at Elkton, 54-33.

Prep vb
Prep volleyball scores from Saturday – 4A: Marshfield Invite – Marshfield beat Junction City 2-1 for the championship. The Dalles beat Marshfield, 2-0 in pool play.

Prep xc
Prep cross-country results from Friday – Meriwether Invite, 41-teams including Bandon, Neah-Kah-Nie, & Tillamook. Sophomore Molly Schoolmeeters, from Banks, won the girl’s 5K race in 18:38.7. Bandon’s Jael Legutki was third (19:15.7) out of 195 runners. Sherwood won the team race with 48-pts. Bandon 14th (359), Tillamook 20th (444). Nathan Reavis, Central Catholic, won the boy’s race in 17:15.2. Aiden Wallace led Bandon in 77th (20:02.2). Sherwood won the team race with 25-pts. At the Cottage Grove Bramble Scramble, 16-teams. Coquille’s Ella Henthorne was tenth overall (21:39.9). Philomath won the team race with 28-pts. Cottage Grove won the boy’s race with 45-pts.

SWOCC Sports
Southwestern Oregon’s men’s soccer team lost at Klamath Saturday, 3-2. Lakers (1-5-2, 1-7-2) host Chemeketa, Saturday, Oct. 24, noon. SWOCC’s women’s soccer team lost at Lane, Eugene, 4-0 Saturday. Lakers (3-9, 3-11) play at Chemeketa, Saturday, Oct. 24, noon. Southwestern’s volleyball team got a home weekend sweep, Friday, 3-0 over Clark, 3-0 and Saturday over Mt. Hood, 3-2. SWOCC plays at Clackamas (5-5, 12-6), Friday, Oct. 23, 6p.

Raiders drop another stinger at Eastern Oregon, 49-45
SOU release - LA GRANDE – For the fourth week in a row and fifth time in 2026, a Southern Oregon University football game came down to the final play. The latest, Saturday's 49-45 loss to Eastern Oregon at Community Stadium, ended in more heartbreak. After bringing the Raiders 66 yards downfield in just over a minute to EOU's 17-yard line, quarterback Dom Montiel took the final snap with one second remaining, faced heavy pressure and threw up a prayer to the end zone that went unanswered. The Mountaineers improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the Frontier Conference West Division. In a game that featured eight lead changes, they claimed the last one with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Chase Nelson to Coby Tanioka with 1:06 remaining. That was the fifth TD the teams combined for in the fourth quarter alone, and it briefly appeared to clinch the outcome. The Mountaineers also looked like they had the game in hand a few minutes earlier, when, leading 42-38, Payton Howe ran back his second pick-six of the game. But it was wiped off the board upon review as Montiel's pass on the play was deemed to hit the ground before popping up off a receiver and into Howe's hands. On the very next play, Montiel hit tight end Milan Reilly in the end zone for a 25-yard score that gave the Raiders a 45-42 edge with 3:26 left. The Mountaineers responded with their eight-play, 65-yard drive capped by Nelson's decisive touchdown catch. The Raiders fell to 2-5 and 1-2 entering next week's Homecoming game in Ashland against Arizona Christian. Their last four games have been decided by eight points combined. Montiel completed 32-of-53 attempts for 369 yards, including TD passes of 94 yards to Jamin Miller (on the game's first play from scrimmage), four yards to Fresh Ison, and the last one to Reilly. Ison also provided 103 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Miller added a second rushing TD. SOU had a 533-395 advantage in total yardage. The Raider defense also came through with its first two takeaways of the season, both in critical spots. The Mountaineers lined up for a 47-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, but the snap went through their holder's hands and Isaiah Griffin retrieved it for a 50-yard touchdown return to give SOU a 24-21 edge at the break. Early in the fourth quarter, with the Raiders trailing 30-35, SOU defensive back Jude Mendoza forced receiver Tyler Creswick to fumble with a big hit and Bryson Kievit jumped on the ball. Five plays later, the Raiders were in the end zone and back in front. It was the highest-scoring game between the teams since 2012.

OSU fb Newberry Has Career Day, Beavers Beat Washington State, 48-30
OSU release - CORVALLIS, Ore. — AJ Newberry rushed for 105 yards and caught five passes for 120 more, including an 88-yard touchdown, to become the first Oregon State player with 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game in 23 years, and the Beavers beat Washington State, 48-30, on Saturday at Reser Stadium. Oregon State (5-2, 3-0 Pac-12) won its fifth straight game, its longest streak since a seven-game run that spanned the 2022 and 2023 seasons, and started Pac-12 play 3-0 for the first time since 2013. The Beavers have won four straight home meetings with the Cougars, the longest such streak in the series, in front of 39,257 fans, the largest crowd at Reser Stadium since its 2023 renovation. Newberry is the first FBS player with a 100-yard rushing and 100-yard receiving game since Eastern Michigan's Dontae McMillan on Nov. 25, 2025, and the first Beaver since Steven Jackson had 128 and 116 at Fresno State on Sept. 5, 2003. He is also the first Oregon State running back with 100 receiving yards in a game since Terron Ward in 2013. Newberry's 88-yard touchdown catch from Braden Atkinson in the second quarter was the ninth reception of 85 or more yards in school history and, along with a 90-yarder by Jesse Legree earlier in the game, marked the first time the Beavers have had two in the same game. Atkinson completed 23 of 38 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. It was his seventh straight 300-yard game, tying Sean Mannion's school record from 2013, and the 15th of his career. His 24 touchdown passes this season rank sixth on Oregon State's single-season list, one behind Derek Anderson's 25 in 2002 and 2003. Legree caught eight passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns, extending his own school record to seven straight 100-yard games. He is the first FBS player with seven in a row since South Alabama's Caullin Lacy in 2023. Legree's 90-yard touchdown in the first quarter was the sixth reception of 90 or more yards in program history and the first since Anderson to Mike Hass in 2003. He now has 1,040 receiving yards and 14 touchdown catches, second in a season at Oregon State behind Brandin Cooks' 16 in 2013. Both teams punted on their opening drives. Oregon State answered by scoring on three straight possessions in the first quarter. Jake Reichle finished an 11-play, 62-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, Atkinson hit Legree for the 90-yarder on the first play of the next drive, and Caleb Ojeda kicked a 48-yard field goal for a 17-0 lead. Washington State got on the board with a 19-yard field goal, Ojeda answered from 46 yards, and Atkinson found Newberry on the 88-yard touchdown for a 27-3 lead. Owen Eshelman's 40-yard touchdown pass to Branden Ganashamoorthy with 1:53 left in the half cut it to 27-10 at the break. Atkinson's 5-yard touchdown pass to Legree capped a seven-play, 66-yard drive in the third quarter, and Reichle's second 1-yard score, his fifth career rushing touchdown, finished a 13-play, 75-yard drive that took 7:35 off the clock and made it 41-16. Cornell Hatcher Jr. rushed 10 times for 65 yards and closed the scoring with a 16-yard touchdown run with 1:16 left, after Eshelman's touchdown run had trimmed the lead to 41-30. Takari Hickle was a force on defense, recording three tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, both career highs. Hickle has six sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss this season, and Oregon State had three sacks as a team to reach 18 this year, passing its 15-sack total from all of 2025. Isaiah Houi led the defense with a career-high 16 tackles, 13 of them solo, and added two pass breakups. He also sealed the win with an interception of Eshelman with six seconds remaining, Oregon State's fifth straight game with a pick, tying its longest streak since 2022. The Beavers totaled 555 yards, 347 through the air and 208 on the ground, and scored 40 or more points for the third straight game for the first time since 2021. Oregon State has scored 255 points over its last five games, a program record for any five-game stretch, and 279 over its last six. Oregon State has an open date next week before traveling to Fresno State on Saturday, Oct. 31. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. PT on USA Network.

OSU sc
Oregon State’s men’s soccer team lost a Pac-12 match at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, Saturday, 4-3. The Beavers (3-1-1, 7-3-4) host Sacramento State, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7p. OSU’s women lost to Boise State, 2-1, Saturday at Boise, ID. The Beavers (0-2-2, 1-10-4) play at Fresno State, Thursday, Oct. 22, 7p.

OSU wxc
OSU release - SALEM, Ore. – Paige Wiley led four Oregon State Beavers at the George Oja Invitational on Saturday at Oak Knoll Golf Course. Wiley placed ninth in 21:29.9, headlining the efforts from OSU in a field comprised primarily of local foes. Avery Marr also finished in the top-15, placing 13th in 21:33.0. Ella Koch rounded out the Beavs competing in orange and black in 22:02.0, which was good for 32nd place. Ellie Quintana competed unattached and finished 69th in 22:35.4. The Beavers did not have a team result as they did not compete the required five runners with the majority of the squad preparing for the Pac-12 Championships on October 30.

Raiola Sparks Ducks To Comeback Victory
UO release - A gritty defensive effort and a timely performance by Dylan Raiola off the bench gave Oregon a win over Nebraska on Saturday. By: Rob Moseley, EUGENE, Ore. — The plot was full of twists, turns and potholes, but in the end Dylan Raiola and the Ducks got their storybook finish. A gritty UO defensive effort that just needed a bit of support offensively got it in the nick of time Saturday. Oregon scored its only touchdown against Nebraska with 28 seconds left in their game at Autzen Stadium, a pass by Raiola after he entered in the fourth quarter to take on his former team. Over one-third of Oregon's total offense on the night came on the epic 20-play, 82-yard scoring drive that culminated in Raiola's touchdown pass to Jamari Johnson. That gave the Ducks a badly needed, 17-14 victory over the Cornhuskers in their second game without injured starting quarterback Dante Moore. "It was a gritty, ugly win in a lot of ways, against a really tough opponent that had a lot of success this season for a reason," UO coach Dan Lanning said. "But there was just a little bit more time left." On a day rife with chaos across the college football landscape, Oregon provided some in a game that ended close to midnight. The Ducks improved to 4-2 on the season and 2-1 in Big Ten play as they hit the halfway point of the regular season. Moore missed his second game since suffering a concussion in Oregon's win at USC to close September. Raiola came off the bench to lead a come-from-behind victory that day, earning a start in the Ducks' next game, against UCLA. But he was benched in that one after going 6-of-19 and didn't start Saturday, only to enter in the fourth quarter and lead the Ducks to victory over Nebraska, where he played the first two years of his career. "A lot of people don't necessarily get second chances," Lanning said of Raiola, who was 11-of-18 for 59 yards and the game-winning touchdown pass Saturday. "Dylan got a second chance to go out there tonight and execute for us when he was ready, and I'm proud that he was able to do that." Raiola entered with the Ducks down 14-6 to open the fourth quarter, and led a 17-play, 69-yard drive to a field goal, the third of the day by Gage Hurych. The UO defense then forced a three-and-out, setting the stage for Raiola and the UO offense to convert twice on third down and twice on fourth down during the 20-play touchdown drive. "It's all about these guys in this locker room, and us winning football games," Raiola said of his roller-coaster last few weeks. "And whatever that takes, I owe it to these guys, I owe it to our fans. And we're gonna keep doing whatever it takes to win because I love these dudes, and nothing else matters to me than." The game-winning touchdown drive was just reward for a UO defense that allowed just 242 yards and 3.6 yards per play. Defensive tackle Bear Alexander led the Ducks with seven tackles, Ify Obidegwu had an interception and Teitum Tuioti had two sacks. For two weeks now as the Ducks have tried to get by without Moore, the defense has played at an elite level despite struggles for the offense. In the fourth quarter Saturday, their efforts paid off. "I think we've done a great job of embracing it, man," Tuioti said. "Looking at game one to now, man, our defense has done a great job of playing together. We did a great job of just elevating our gameplay, and it's going to continue to grow because we have a lot to clean up as well." For much of the first half Saturday, the Ducks looked like they were on their way to their first scoreless game at halftime since the 2018 Redbox Bowl. Nebraska ended up leading 7-0 at the break after a late touchdown drive that featured two conversions on third-and-long, and a replay review of the scoring play because the receiver landed so close to the end line. "Our guys didn't flinch; they just responded," Lanning said. "Our defense ultimately played outstanding throughout the day. Even the plays that were made, they were contested. It wasn't easy." Oregon's own offense didn't find anything easy either. The Ducks had 50 yards of offense at halftime, and 91 through three quarters. Hurych kicked two field goals in the third to get Oregon within 7-6, but late in the quarter Nebraska intercepted a Brock Thomas pass and used the short field to drive to a touchdown. Into the game to start the fourth quarter came Raiola. And an Oregon offense that had 91 yards on 40 plays to that point had 151 yards on 36 plays in the final period. The Ducks got hard rushing yards from Dierre Hill Jr., with 14 carries for 67 yards, and found a spark in freshman back Brandon Smith, who ran six times for 29 yards. And they leaned on their playmakers. Though starting receiver Evan Stewart missed Saturday's game, Dakorien Moore and Johnson combined to catch 12 passes for 71 yards. The play before Johnson's game-winning touchdown catch, Moore appeared to have beat him to the punch but replay overturned the call on the field of a touchdown catch. "We just gotta find our DNA plays that we can go to whenever we need to, and I feel like we found them plays tonight," Moore said. "And ultimately that carried us down the field, and we got the dub with it. So that's all that matters." Having hit the halfway point of the season, the Ducks still have six more games to play over the next six weeks. The status of Dante Moore going forward remains a question mark. Saturday's victory was hard-won, and more of that could be in store for Oregon in the coming weeks. "I'll never make excuses; we have talented enough players for us to be better than we've been," Lanning said. "That being said, it does look like a different group than what we started the season with. You thought you're going to have Jeremiah McClellan, Evan Stewart, Dante Moore — like, there's some different pieces to the puzzle out there. But we're working really, really hard to figure it out."

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A couple of home Big 10 Conference wins for the Oregon Volleyball team. On Friday, the Ducks beat No. 18 Indiana, 3-2. Sunday, Oregon downed Rutgers, 3-1, both at Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene. Oregon (7-1, 16-2) will next travel to University Park, PA to take on Penn State, Friday, Oct. 23, 4p, then Saturday, Oct. 24, its Columbus, Ohio to play Ohio State, 4p. Both televised on B1G+ Network.

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Oregon’s women’s soccer team fell to No. 25 Michigan, Friday, Pape’ Field, Eugene, in a Big 10 match. The Ducks (1-6-2, 6-6-3) play Wisconsin, at Madison, Thursday, Oct. 22, 5p.