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Sunrise/Sunset, Coos Bay, OR
Coos Bay, OR, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 – Sunrise: 7:45 a.m., and Sunset: 4:43 p.m., offering eight-hours and 58-minutes of daylight.

Tides, Coos Bay, OR Estuary
Tides for the Coos Bay, OR Estuary, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 – High tide: 1:43 a.m., 5.97 ft.; Low tide: 6:29 a.m. 3.54 ft.; High tide: 12:17 p.m., 7.82 ft.; Low tide: 7:31 p.m., -0.44 ft.

Road Closures Along Fulton Avenue
The City of Coos Bay is continuing construction of a new sanitary force main along Fulton Avenue between S Marple Street to Lindy Lane. The new force main and pump station are required in order to connect the 400 single family residential development, otherwise known as Timber Cove Estates, to the sanitary sewer system. The construction activities require the periodic closure of blocks along Fulton Avenue. Closure(s) will only allow local traffic through and will be reopened after daytime construction work ends at 7 p.m. per the project schedule. Working hours will be from 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Should you have any questions or want more information, please contact Geneva Varga, Engineering Services Coordinator, at (541) 269-1181 ext. 3523 or email [email protected].

NBPL Events
North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend, OR - Toddler Play Time (Ages 2-3), Friday, December 19, & 26 at 10:30 AM, Open play with interactive toys and board books for ages 2-3. Sound Bath Experience, Saturday, December 20 at 1:00 PM. Take a break as Lorelei Cameron leads participants through a restorative soundscape. Bring items to make yourself comfortable while lying on the floor or sitting in a chair. There will be no entry after the Sound Bath Experience begins.

CBPL Events
Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR - Pickup/Drop-off Eastside, Friday, December 19 at the Eastside Fire Station, 365 D Street, Coos Bay, 9:00am – 9:30am. Return or pick up library materials every Friday in front of the Eastside Fire Department. Pickup/Drop-off Empire, Friday, December 19 at the Empire Fire Station, 189 S Wall Street, Coos Bay, 10:00am – 10:30am. Pickup or drop-off library materials in front of the Empire Fire Station. Tween Club, Friday, December 19 in the Cedar Room, 3:00pm – 4:30pm. The Coos Bay Public Library is starting a Tween Club for tweens age 10-14 (5th-8th grade). Join us for arts, crafts, conversations and snacks every third Friday of the month. Dungeons & Dragons at the Library, Friday, December 19 in the Cedar Room, 6:00pm – 8:00pm. You find some rest after a long day of solving mysteries. Game Night, Friday, December 19 in the Myrtlewood Room, 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Join us at the library for Game Night! New and experienced gamers (teen-adult) are invited to come join the fun this Friday 6pm - 9pm in the Myrtlewood Room. We will have snacks and a variety of games from the library's collection to choose from, or attendees are welcome to bring a game to share. Bat Box Making: Session 1, Saturday, December 20 in the Myrtlewood Room, 10:00am – 11:30am. Help create valuable bat habitat and learn more about local bats at a hands-on bat box building program at the Coos Bay Public Library. South Slough Reserve Education Staff will lead the one of a kind program designed for young people and families. Supplies provided, one bat box per family or group. Young people under 16 must be accompanied by an adult to assist with building project. Learn more about Oregon bats: https://dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/living_with/docs/BattyForBatsFlyer.pdf! REGISTRATION, Limited space available; pre-registration required. Register only one "point person" per group or family. Multiple people can attend the program, but, one bat box will be issued per family or group. Please add additional participants in the "Notes" field of the registration form. Registration will open on November 20. Register [Currently Waitlisted]. ¡Spanglish! Conversational Program, Saturday, December 20 in the Stacks. 10:30am – 11:30am. We meet at the library every third Saturday @ 10:30am! Program is for those who wish to practice their Spanish conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to converse in Spanish as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. ¡Vamos a hablar! Program is FREE and open to everyone. Practice your Spanish using our Free (w/your library card) language resource, Mango. Craft Takeout, Kits become available at 12:00pm on Saturday, December 20 at the Circulation Desk. Calling all crafty teens and adults! Have an appetite to get creative? Pick up a free monthly Craft Takeout kit in the library on the 3rd Saturday of each month. How-to instructions and everything needed to create the monthly project will be included in each Craft Takeout kit. Limit one Craft Takeout kit per person. Kits are available for pickup in the library while supplies last. A limited number of kits are available and are first come, first serve. Bat Box Making: Session 2, Saturday, December 20 in the Myrtlewood Room, 1:00pm – 2:30pm. Help create valuable bat habitat and learn more about local bats at a hands-on bat box building program at the Coos Bay Public Library. South Slough Reserve Education Staff will lead the one of a kind program designed for young people and families. Supplies provided, one bat box per family or group. Young people under 16 must be accompanied by an adult to assist with building project. Learn more about Oregon bats: https://dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/living_with/docs/BattyForBatsFlyer.pdf! REGISTRATION, Limited space available; pre-registration required. Register only one "point person" per group or family. Multiple people can attend the program, but, one bat box will be issued per family or group. Please add additional participants in the "Notes" field of the registration form. Registration will open on November 20. Register [Currently Waitlisted]. Ongoing Programs: Food Drive, Fabric Donations Needed. Feeling generous with your fabric stash? Please consider donating a bag of fabric to the Coos Bay Library for use in our twice-monthly sewing classes with OCATEC. Limit one bag per person per week. 100% cotton or linen fabrics only, please. We are unable to accept fabrics which have been exposed to cigarette smoke. Our sewing classes are free to the public and enormously popular, so your donation goes a long way towards keeping fabric arts alive in our community.

¡SPANGLISH!: Spanish Conversational Program
CBPL release - On December 20, Coos Bay Public Library will be offering ¡SPANGLISH!: Spanish Conversational Program. We meet every third Saturday at the library from 10:30am-11:30am. Program is for those who wish to practice their Spanish conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to converse in Spanish as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. Let’s talk! This program is FREE and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their Spanish conversational skills.

Holiday Trivia Night at CHM
The Coos History Museum invites you to our first Trivia Night on Friday, December 19th at 6 PM! The best part…the winning team takes home half the funds we raise! Featuring general, holiday, local history, and more trivia categories, this is sure to be the best trivia night you’ll ever attend. Pre-registration is encouraged, so make sure you get your teams together and secure your spot before they fill up! Get ready for an evening of trivia fun while supporting your local history museum. The trivia is $10 per person or $75 for a table of 8 and admission funds go into the pot for the 50/50 raffle that the winning team will take home. To purchase a ticket, contact 541-756-6320, stop by the front desk at 1210 N. Front St., or visit cooshistory.org.

Forest Land Advisory Committee Special Meeting
OR Dept. of Forestry release - SALEM, Ore. — The Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee will hold a special virtual meeting to discuss the proposed draft Forest Management Plan for state forests on Friday, Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon. There is no in-person option for this meeting. To join, use the Zoom video conference information found on the agenda. Agenda items will include: A public comment period. Review of the proposed draft Forest Management Plan for state forests. Public comment is scheduled at the beginning of the meeting. To submit written comment, email [email protected]. Written comments sent at least 48 hours before the meeting will give the FTLAC time to review and consider information. Comments submitted after that window of time will be sent to the FTLAC after the meeting, entered into the record and posted online. Comments are not accepted after the meeting concludes. The Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee is comprised of seven county commissioners representing 15 Oregon counties where state forestlands are located. The FTLAC is a statutorily established committee that advises the Board of Forestry on matters related to forestland managed by ODF. View more information on the FTLAC webpage. Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services, or assistance can be arranged by calling at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-945-7200 or by email at [email protected].

Best bets for weekend fishing
ODFW release - As a general reminder for Anglers: Maximize distance from bank anglers and other boats. Safely row or motor around anglers and other boats and avoid motoring nearshore and in shallow areas! Heavy rain and flooding has blown out many rivers across the state. Fishing will improve next week, when water levels fall to normal. That makes now a good time to finish holiday shopping and your winter to do list! Winter steelhead are in the North Fork Nehalem, Necanicum River, Big Creek, and Klaskanine Rivers. These streams get early returning hatchery steelhead and will provide the best opportunity for catching winter steelhead in December. Check for flood conditions before heading out. Lost Creek Reservoir has had great reports by folks trolling for rainbow trout. Steelhead fishing is good on the Umatilla River. Approximately 400 brood trout were released recently at Haystack Reservoir. As a reminder, to allow everyone a chance at catching one of these fish, only one fish over 20 inches long can be harvested each day. Anglers report excellent kokanee fishing at Lake Billy Chinook. Steelhead fishing has been good on the Grande Ronde, Imnaha and Umatilla Rivers. Yellow perch fishing is still an option in Recreation Creek, Pelican Bay Area of Upper Klamath Lake, Sevenmile Canal Mouth, and Fourmile Canal. Surplus brood trout from Oak Springs hatchery were stocked in Taylor Lake and Pine hollow this week Crabbing in Newport is fair. Crabbing in Waldport has been good. Crab quality is good as shells have hardened and are full of meat. These examples are for demonstration purposes only. Refer to the zone reports for more details and possibilities.

After devastating wildfires, watersheds surprisingly thick with fish and amphibians
By Steve Lundeberg, OSU release - CORVALLIS, Ore. – In the aftermath of historically severe wildfires in 2020, a study of Cascade Range watersheds found that stream vertebrates are doing surprising well, highlighted by flourishing fish populations. “Our work looked at the three years following megafires in western Oregon and suggests that fishes are thriving and amphibians are persisting,” said Oregon State University postdoctoral researcher Allison Swartz, who led the study. Swartz and collaborators at OSU, the National Council for Stream Improvement, Inc., the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency examined 30 watersheds in moist conifer forests on the western slope of the Cascades. Federal, state and private lands comprised the study area. Unique aspects of the research were its focus on larger streams that host non-salmonid fishes like dace, sculpin and lamprey, as well as salamanders, frogs and crayfishes, omnivorous crustaceans important to understanding aquatic food webs; crayfish appear to be persisting too. Previous ecological studies, the researchers note, have tended to mainly focus on economically and culturally important trout, salmon and steelhead. The watersheds, among the nearly half-million acres burned by the Riverside, Beachie Creek and Holiday Farm fires around Labor Day in 2020, experienced varying levels of burn severity and post-fire salvage logging and replanting. “Understanding the fire ecology of freshwater ecosystems is critical to our learning to co-exist with fire in ways that are socially and ecologically just,” said co-author Meg Krawchuk, an associate professor in the OSU College of Forestry. The scientists found that total vertebrate, total fish and trout densities were greater in streams draining more severely burned watersheds than those draining less burned or unburned watersheds. Channel reorganization events, such as landslides after wildfire, are known to affect fish and amphibian densities but had not occurred in the study area. “Despite experiencing high-severity megafires, vertebrate assemblages and populations seem to be buffered from fire-induced changes if adequate physical habitat and food availability are maintained post-fire,” Swartz said. “Sculpin, amphibian and crayfish densities did not appear to be influenced by burn severity. In areas with higher degrees of salvage harvesting and replanting, there were lower frog densities but greater densities of trout less than a year old.” The researchers note that a combination of increased temperatures, shifts in precipitation, higher fuel aridity and prior forest management practices is resulting in longer fire seasons and greater frequency, size and intensity of fires in many parts of the world, including the Pacific Northwest. Wildfire can change the structure and function of riparian and freshwater ecosystems in a number of ways that can affect stream vertebrate populations, the scientists say. “More research exists on connections between burn severity and streamflow, sediment and stream temperature,” Swartz said. “Less work has been done looking at how burn severity and post-fire salvage harvest influence populations of all of stream vertebrates present and the overall assemblage.” The National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, the Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Environmental Protection Agency and Weyerhaeuser provided funding for the study, which was published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment. Brooke Penaluna and Becky Flitcroft of the Forest Service, Ashley Coble of the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement and Joe Ebersole of the EPA also contributed to the research.

Barricaded Individual, Creswell, Lane Co.
Lane Co. SO release - On December 17th at 10:30 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 82100 block of Davisson Road, south of Creswell, to contact Jose Donaldo DeLeon, 32, of Creswell. Several days before, DeLeon had entered a residence without permission and slashed the victim’s tires. Last night when deputies arrived, DeLeon barricaded inside his residence, a small shed. Deputies spoke with DeLeon over the phone as an armored rescue vehicle and members of the Lane County Sheriff’s Crisis Negotiation Team responded to assist. After attempts at negotiation failed, an arrest warrant was granted by a Lane County Circuit Court judge, allowing entry to the residence. Deputies deployed pepper spray into the shed without effect. Deputies then forced a door open, and arrested DeLeon without further incident. He was lodged at the Lane County Jail for Criminal Trespass in the 1st Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, and Disorderly Conduct in the 2nd Degree. On December 18th at 1 a.m., while deputies were still working through the above call, a report of people stealing gas from a business in Glenwood came in. Deputies responded observed Kevin Raye Fanning, 59, and Kristina Michelle Cole, 45, both of Eugene, siphoning gas from a company vehicle. Cole initially provided a false name, however deputies identified them and determined they both had warrants for their arrest. During a search of the vehicle belonging to Fanning, a felon, deputies located a firearm. Cole was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail for:  - Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree; - Theft in the 3rd Degree; - Giving False Information to a Peace Officer; - A Marion County Circuit Court warrant for Theft in the 2nd Degree; - A Lane County probation warrant for Possession of Methamphetamine. Fanning was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail for: - Felon in Possession of a Firearm; - Theft in the 3rd Degree; - Eugene Municipal Court failure to appear warrants for Giving False Information to a Peace Officer, Trespass in the 1st Degree, and Failure to Report as a Sex Offender. Due to limited staffing, several deputies worked overtime well past the end of their shifts due to these calls. Thanks to Oregon State Police for their assistance on Davisson Road.

Illegal Camping, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 17, 6:06 a.m., 100 block So. 2nd St., “illegal camping.” At 7:14 p.m., 500 block So. 4th St., “illegal camping,” 52-year old Sheryl Lynn Sullivan arrested on Washington Co. SO warrant charging FTA on Failure to Register as Sex Offender, “transported to Coos Co. Jail.”

Harassment
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 17, 3:55 p.m., 200 block No. 11th St., “result of dispute,” 63-year old Sonya Tonia Wert charged with Harassment, “Wert lodged CCJ.”

Unlawful Vehicle, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 17, 5:16 p.m., 1800 block Thomas St., “unlawful vehicle.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 17, 9:54 p.m., 300 Country Club Rd., Eugene PD, “warrant service,” on Ronald Eugene Evans charging Probation Violation on Fleeing or Attempt to Elude a Police Officer, interfering with a Law Enforcement Animal, Reckless Driving, Resisting Arrest, Recklessly Endangering Another Person X7, “Evans was arrested by Eugene PD.”

Counterfeit
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 17, 11:45 p.m., 1020 So. 1st St., Fred Myer, “counterfeit money.”

DUII
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 18, 12:35 a.m., 1700 block Newmark, “result of subject at location won’t leave, intoxicated,” 65-year old Robert Steven Hawkes charged with DUII & Reckless Driving, “cited in lieu of custody and released.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 18, 1:58 a.m., 1036 SE Douglas Ave., Douglas Co. SO, “warrant service,” on 30-year old Shaela Kari McGinnis charging FTA on Theft I, “McGinnis lodged Douglas Co. Jail.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 18, 3:09 a.m., Lake Takenitch, “deputy out with subject at location,” 28-year old Dana Allyse Byrd arrested on NBPD warrant charging Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Schedule II: Fentanyl & Unlawful Possession of Meth.

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 18, 3:36 a.m., 900 block So. Broadway, “out with subject from earlier behind location,” 27-year old Jonathon Charles Tinsley arrested on two Clatsop Co. Jail warrants charging Disorderly Conduct II & Criminal Mischief; Resisting Arrest & Reckless Burning, “transported to Coos Co. Jail.”

DUII
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Dec. 18, 4:05 a.m., 2300 block SE Ocean Blvd., “from traffic stop,” 46-yeaer old Alex Beauton charged with DUII.

Warrant
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Dec. 17, 5:22 a.m., 3201 Tremont Ave., KoKwel Casino, “warrant service,” 40-year old Jennifer Myrle Peachey arrested on CBPD warrant charging FTA on Theft II & Criminal Trespass II, “transported to CCJ.”

Illegal Camping, NB
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Dec. 17, 7:10 a.m., 1900 block McPherson, “illegal camping,” 43-year old Jeremy Lewis & 41-year old Magen Kiser, “Ticket.” On Dec. 18, 12:17 a.m., 2200 block Pony Ck. Rd., First Presbyterian Church, “illegal camping.”

Sexual Abuse
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Dec. 17, 8;27 a.m., Pacific & 14th St., 21-year old Jesse Ray Nielsen arrested on charge of Sex Abuse 2nd Degree, “Nielsen was transported to CCJ.”

Unlawful Vehicle, NB
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Dec. 17, 8:34 a.m., Brussells & Pony Ck,. “unlawful vehicle.”

DWS
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Dec. 17, 10:41 a.m., 3300 block Broadway Ave., 41-year old Amber Renee Ames charged with Possession Fentanyl & two-counts Felon in Possession of Restricted Weapon, “Ames was transported to CCJ.”

UEMV
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Dec. 17, 1:13 p.m., 2500 block 11th St., “unlawful entry into MV.”

Probation Violation
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Dec. 17, 4:21 p.m., 3600 block Vista Dr., 37-year old Victoria Lynn Hanket charged with Probation Violation, “Hanket was transported to CCJ.”

Wanted
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Dec. 18, 4:05 a.m., Sheridan & Ohio, “result of suspicious vehicle contract,” 28-year old Christian Michael Daniel Sherman arrested on OSP warrant charging Unlawful Possession of Meth, Roseburg PD warrant for FTA on Stolen Vehicle two-counts, UUMV two-counts & Theft II, “arrested and transported CCJ.”

Assault
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Dec. 17, 8:04 p.m., 155 E 1st St., Safeway, “result of assault,” 63-year old Sonya Tonia Wert charged with Robbery III, Theft III & Resisting, “Wert lodged CCJ.”

WX
A “Hazardous Seas Warning” for the South Oregon Coast. Mostly cloudy skies today with highs in the low 50s and winds out of the West to Northwest at 5-10 mph. Mostly cloudy skies tonight with lows near 40 and winds from the South to Southeast at 5-10 mph. Cloudy on Saturday with highs in the low 50s and winds from the South to Southeast at 5-10 mph.

Sports

South Coast Holiday BBX Tournament
Day one of the South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament saw Marshfield’s boys advance to the championship semi-final round, but the Lady Pirates fell to Mountain View in their opener. North Bend’s girls and boys both lost to Crook Co. In the boys’ bracket: North Bend lost to the Cowboys 86-27; Hidden Valley beat Philomath, 50-46; Redmond over North Marion, 61-39; and, Marshfield downed Sutherlin, 94-59. Consolation semi-finals have North Bend and Philomath playing at 8:30a, and North Marion and Sutherlin at 10:15 a.m. Championship semi-finals have Crook Co. and Hidden Valley at 5:15p and Redmond and Marshfield at 8:30p. In the girls’ bracket: Coquille fell to Redmond, 76-20; North Bend lost to Crook Co., 60-42. The Dalles beat Sutherlin, 43-39; and, Mtn. View over Marshfield, 51-15. Games today have Coquille and North Bend in a Consolation Semi-Final at noon. Sutherlin and Marshfield at 1:45 p.m. In the Championship Semi-Finals: Redmond vs. Crook Co. at 3:30 p.m. and The Dalles vs. Mtn. View, 7 p.m.

Prep GBXB Scores
Prep girls’ basketball scores from Thursday, Dec. 18: 4A – Pleasant Hill lost at Cottage Grove, 54-39. Seaside beat Madras, 52-46. 3A – Warrenton beat visiting Ilwaco (WA), 56-30. Neah-Kah-Nie downed Phoenix Christian (AZ), 55-42. Brookings-Harbor lost at Creswell, 58-39. 2A – Bandon won at East Linn Christian, 39-28.

Prep GBXB Schedules
Prep girls’ basketball schedules for Friday, Dec. 19: 4A – Stayton at Astoria, 5:30p. Newport at Creswell, 6:30p. Pleasant Hill at Marist Catholic, 6:30p. Brookings-Harbor vs. Cottage Grove at Marist Catholic, 5p. 3A – Salem Academy at Taft, 6p. Neah-Kah-Nie vs. St. Mary’s Catholic (AZ), 4p. Siuslaw vs. Riddle, 6p, at Gold Beach Tourney. 2A – Bandon at Crosshill Christian, 6p. Toledo vs. Oakridge, McKenzie Winter Classic. Nestucca vs. Monroe, 4p, Monroe Invitational. Reedsport vs. Umpqua Valley Christian, 4:30p, Tall Timbers Tournament at Elkton. 1A – Pacific at Mohawk, 5:30p. Powers at Bobcat Classic, Union HS. Saturday, Dec. 20 – Neah-Kah-Nie vs. Benjamin Franklin (AZ), 1p. 2A – Waldport at Camas Valley, 4p. Bandon at Santiam, noon. Nestucca vs. Lowell, Monroe Invitational, 10a. Reedsport vs. Elkton, Tall Timber Tournament, Elkton, 2p.

Prep BBXB Scores
Prep boys’ basketball scores from Thursday, Dec. 18: 4A – Elmira fell at Marist Catholic, 57-51. Brookings-Harbor lost at Cottage Grove, 70-40. Junction City beat Phoenix, 68-20. Madras downed Seaside, 56-34. 3A – Ilwaco (WZ) won at Warrenton, 75-48. Neah-Kah-Nie lost at ALA West Foothills (AZ), 77-57. 2A – Bandon lost at East Linn Christian, 59-41.

Prep BBXB Schedules
Prep boys’ basketball schedules for Friday, Dec. 19: 4A – Stayton at Astoria, 7p. 3A – Salem Academy at Taft, 7:30p. Coquille at St. Mary’s, 7p. Neah-Kah-Nie vs. Thunderbird (AZ). Glendale vs. Siuslaw, at Gold Beach HS, Kringle Classic, 4:30p. 2A – Bandon at Crosshill Christian, 7:30p. Riddle vs. Gold Beach, 7:30p. Oakridge vs. Toledo, McKenzie Winter Classic, 3p. Nestucca vs. Monroe, Monroe Invitational, 5:30p. 1A – Pacific at Mohawk, 7p. Saturday, Dec. 20: 3A – Neah-Kah-Nie vs. Chandler Prep (AZ), 1p. 2A – Waldport at Camas Valley, 5:30p. Bandon at Santiam, 1:30p. Nestucca vs. Lowell, Monroe Invitational, 11:30a.

Prep wr
North Bend’s wrestling teams compete at the Grants Pass Invitational Friday, Dec. 19, and Saturday, Dec. 20, in Southern Oregon.

Prep sw
North Bend and Marshfield swim teams compete in a dual, Friday, Dec. 19, 3:45 p.m., Mingus Park Pool, Coos Bay.

UO fb
It’s College Football Playoff time for the Oregon Ducks, Saturday, Dec. 20, 4:30p, Autzen Stadium, Eugene, as James Madison University comes to town. The game will be televised on TNT/TruTV/HBO Max.

UO WBXB
Oregon’s women’s basketball team beat visiting Portland, 85-59, Thursday, Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene. The Ducks (0-1, 12-1) play Stanford on Sunday, Dec. 21, 3p, Chase Center, San Francisco as part of the Invisalign Bay Area Women’s Classic, televised on ESPN.

UO MBXB
Oregon’s men’s basketball team plays Gonzaga, Sunday, Dec. 21, 3p, Moda Center, Portland, televised on Peacock.

OSU MBXB
Oregon State’s men’s basketball team plays at Arizona State, Sunday, Dec. 21, noon, televised on ESPN2.

OSU WBXB
Oregon State’s women’s basketball team is in Hawaii. The Beavers open against Montana State, Friday, Dec. 19, 7p, televised on Oregon State YouTube. On Saturday, OSU plays Liberty, 8p.

OSU Gym
Oregon State’s gymnastics team hosts the annual Orange & Black Meet, Friday, Dec. 19, 7p, Gill Coliseum, Corvallis.

Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks beat the visiting LA Rams, 38-37 in an NFL NFC West game at Lumen Field, Seattle, Thursday night. The Hawks (12-3) play at the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Dec. 28th, 10 a.m., televised on CBS.