OSAA State Band

North Bend High School won the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union State 4A State Band Championships Saturday at LaSells Stewart Center, on the campus of Oregon State University, Corvallis. The Bulldogs, directed by Amber Yester, won with 291-points to St. Helens’ 286. Bandon, directed by David Weston, won the 2A/1A Band Championship with 305-points to runner-up Oakland with 227.

Boy’s Prep VB

Marshfield’s boys’ prep volleyball team qualified for the “Emerging” sport 8-team playoff bracket as the No. 8 team, 4A team. The Pirates will take on No. 1, Crook Co. in the quarter-final round. Other games have No. 7 Molalla vs. No. 2 Newport; No. 5 Cascade vs. No. 4 Philomath; and, No. 6 Phoenix vs. No. 3 Estacada. The Pirates and Cowboys are slated to play Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m., at the Olympus Sports Center, Hillsboro.

Prep TR, Wally Ciochetti Invitational

With district looming ahead this coming week for Oregon prep track & field teams, several south coast athletes moved into the State’s Best list following the Wally Ciochetti Invitational at Cottage Grove HS, Friday. Marshfield’s 4x400 Relay team of Chandler Wyatt, Bodey Lutes, Jake Day, & Carter McGriff lowered their 4A leading time to 42.47. The Pirates’ Jaxson Stovall now has the top time in the 1500 (4:03.63) and Marshfield’s 4X400 Relay team, McGriff, Wyatt, Day & Lutes, lowered their state leading time to 3:20.87. Siuslaw’s 4X400 Relay Team (Raymundo Brito Xilot, Clayton Wilson, Kale Jensen, Wesley Nicholls) ran the state’s fastest 3A time (3:22.66). North Bend’s Ellie Massey, who already holds the 4A state best in the 1500 (4:46.89), now has the top time for the 3000 (10:34.83) as well. Henley’s boys (139.5) won the 16-team competition, while Philomath took the girls (125.5) and was second in the boys (76). Siuslaw was third (73.5) and Marshfield fourth (72). North Bend’s girls were fourth (57) and the Bulldog boys ninth (28). Coquille’s girls (56) were fifth, followed by Siuslaw (55.5), Bandon ninth (43) and Marshfield 13th (13). Bandon’s boys were 15th (7) and Coquille 16th (2). Individually for the boys: Marshfield’s Bodey Lutes won the 800 (1:55.21) & North Bend’s Miles Baxter won the High Jump (6-4). For the girls: Bandon’s Makenna Vierck won the 400 (59.26). Coquille’s Holli Vigue won the Discus (139-7) with a 3A State leading mark and she also now has the top mark in the Shot Put (39-6.25), Bandon’s Caitlyn Michalek won the Javelin (138-4) with a 2A State leading mark, and Coquille’s Emelia Wirebaugh won the Triple Jump (34-10).

Prep sb scores

Prep softball scores from Friday, May 16: 4A – Sky-Em Lg.: Visiting Marist Catholic swept two from Marshfield, 10-6 & 18-8. Visiting Junction City won two at North Bend, 13-5 & 25-20 (6). North Coast, Cowapa Lg.: St. Helens lost at Astoria, 1-0. Seaside fell at Tillamook, 16-14. 3A – Far West Lg.: Coquille lost twice at Sutherlin, 11-10 & 12-2 (5). Siuslaw dropped two at Glide, 14-1 & 11-0. Central Coast – SD3: Scio won at Taft, 18-2 (5). 2A/1A – SD4: Eddyville Charter lost at Bandon, 14-4. Waldport at Myrtle Pt. cancelled. North Coast – SD1: Nestucca lost twice at Knappa, 16-4 (5) & 15-0. Saturday, May 17 – 3A – SOC: Valley Catholic beat Brookings-Harbor 11-4 & 21-3 at North Bend. 2A/1A – SD 4: Powers downed visiting Eddyville Charter, 18-3.

Prep sb schedules

Prep softball schedules for Monday, May 19: 4A – North Coast, Cowapa Lg.: Astoria at St. Helens, 5 p.m. Tillamook at Seaside, 5 p.m. 3A – Non-league: Reedsport at Brookings-Harbor, 3 p.m. 2A/1A – Non-league: Toledo at Gervais, 4:30 p.m. Illinois Valley at Bandon, 4:30 p.m. OSAA 4A rankings freeze at 10 p.m., Monday, May 19.

Prep bb scores

Prep baseball scores from Friday, May 16: 4A – Sky-Em Lg.: Junction City swept two at North Bend, 4-3 & 12-5. Marist Catholic on twice at Marshfield, 8-0 & 16-1. North Coast – Cowapa Lg.: Astoria lost at St. Helens, 10-0. Tillamook won at Seaside, 1-0 (8). 3A – Far West Lg.: Siuslaw/Mapleton split at Glide. Wildcats won opener 8-7, Vikings the second game, 10-6. Coquille at Sutherlin cancelled. SOC: Cascade Christian split at Brookings-Harbor. Challengers won the opener, 11-1 (5), Bruins the second game, 7-2. North Coast, SD1: Neah-Kah-Nie lost at Horizon Christian, Tualatin, 4-0. Warrenton beat visiting Banks, 11-1 (6). 2A/1A – SD4: Bandon beat visiting Eddyville Charter, 9-7, Waldport fell at Myrtle Pt./Pacific, 3-1. Toledo lost at Reedsport, 12-2 (6). North Coast, SD1: Nestucca lost at Knappa, 10-0 (6) & 11-6. Saturday, May 17: 3A – Central Coast, SD3: Scio won at Taft, 12-0.

Prep bb schedules

Prep baseball schedules for Monday, May 19: 4A – Non-league, Marshfield at Brookings-Harbor, cancelled. North Coast – Cowapa Lg.: St. Helens at Astoria, 6 p.m. Seaside at Tillamook, 5 p.m. 3A - Central Coast: Taft at Kennedy, 4:30 p.m. OSAA rankings freeze, Monday, May 19, 10 p.m.