Well, she did it! Ali Worthen earned 40.5 points at the conference meet, leading Seattle Pacific to another team title and becoming the all-time leading scorer in Great Northwest Athletic Conference indoor Track and Field history.

• 10 points in the long jump (18-9.25 PR)
• 10 points in the high hurdles (8.85 PR)
• 8 points in the high jump (5-7.25)
• 6 points in the 200 (25.41 PR)
• 4 points in the triple jump (37-7.25 PR)
• 2.5 points in the 4x400 relay (3:53.9)

Way to GO, Ali! Congratulations to you and your parents.

Thanks for the Information Mac

Zonta Club of the Coos Bay Area has announced its scholarship winners for the year 2010-11. The awards were given on June 17^th at the Zonta Club meeting at the Red Lion in Coos Bay. An unprecedented $11,750 was awarded this year! The Scholarship Committee had an amazing number of qualified applicants to choose from. It was a difficult decision but we narrowed it down to these fabulous young women.

The City of North Bend and the July Jubilee Committee are pleased to announce the four Princesses will reign over the 2011 North Bend July Jubilee, on July 15^th & 16^th , when the City celebrates its 108^th year of incorporation.

EUGENE – Consider it even.

Weeks after preseason No. 1 Maryland rallied past the Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team to end to its undefeated regular season, the Ducks returned the favor by jumping out to an early lead that was never relinquished in a 283.481-283.352 win at the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association Team Championships at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday.

In a fitting championship matchup, the top-two teams in the preseason poll and the tournament bracket did not disappoint the crowd of 1,021. Each squad showcased its own individual strengths at various points of the meet in what turned out to be a fight to the finish.

The Ducks jumped out to an early lead in a competitive compulsories round. Oregon won both the stunt (9.78-9.61) and tumbling (9.87-9.69). The teams tied in both the pyramid (9.80) and basket toss (9.65) heats to grab a 39.10-38.75 lead after the opening event.

UO took two of three stunt heats, the five-element (9.70-9.65) and seven-element (9.69-9.54), but UMD posted a decisive win in the six-element heat, 9.59-9.33. The second-heat score allowed the Terrapins to creep slightly closer with a final event score of 28.78-28.72.

Oregon’s national champion pyramid lineup executed its strongest routine in any dual with a 29.65. An early bobble in Maryland’s routine dropped the Terps’ score to 28.60, which gave the Ducks a 97.470-96.130 lead at halftime.

The Ducks stormed out of the break and swept all three heats of the basket toss. Oregon’s heat scores of 9.50, 9.65 and 9.45 outdid Maryland’s totals of 9.35, 9.32 and 9.20 and equaled a 28.60-27.87 event win for UO.

Maryland gained ground early in tumbling, outscoring Oregon 8.72-8.35 in the duo pass and 8.65-8.53 in the trio pass to eat into the deficit. Oregon’s edged out Maryland in the final group pass, the quad pass, 8.26-8.17 to expand the lead heading into the three solo passes.

The Ducks claimed two of the three solo passes with Kelsey Rowell besting individual champion Season Daugherty, 8.60-8.35, in the ariel pass and individual champion Natasha Katzaroff winning the open pass, 9.55-9.15. The Terrapins did post a decisive, 9.50-8.60, win in the six-element pass and took the event 52.54-51.89.

The Terps’ win in tumbling trimmed the Ducks’ lead to 1.42 points heading into the team routine. Oregon opened up with a clean routine and scored a 105.521, four-tenths higher than their score against Baylor the night before and the fifth-straight meet the Ducks scored above a 105 in the final event.

Maryland put together an impressive display of its own, outscoring Oregon with a 106.812. Still, the Ducks’ early lead held strong by .129 points to give Oregon the inaugural team title.

Earlier in the day, the Ducks and Terrapins each put forth strong performances at the NCATA Individual Event Championships. Oregon and Maryland took 10 of the 13 individual national titles, with UO once again leading the way with six. Oregon claimed titles in the six and seven-element stunt heats, the pyramid, the last two heats of the basket toss and the open tumbling pass.

Oregon finishes the year with an 8-1 record with the championship win over the preseason NCATA favorite.

They were Bay Area rivals during their high school careers at North Bend and Marshfield high schools.  Now, they’re on the same team and still jumping.  Former Bulldog Lane Seals and former Pirate Caleb Kruse are now hopping, skipping, and jumping in the Triple Jump for the University of Oregon in Eugene.  Seals is a junior who has a best of 48-5¼, while Kruse is a redshirt freshman who joined the Ducks with a personal best of 47-3½.  Along with the TJ, Kruse has also been reportedly working out with the pole vaulters.

A year after leading Marshfield to a 5A Midwestern League basketball title and being named MVP, Kyle Tedder moved on to Southern Oregon University in Ashland where the Raiders were 14-16 overall.  The freshman started 25 of 27 games for SOU, finished as the team’s second leading scorer (12.0 ppg), was third in assists (45), but second in turnovers (55).  From three-point range, Tedder was 64-of-183 for a .350 percentage.  He was also honored as the Cascade Conference’s Player of the Week for Jan. 3-9.  Nine times he led the Raiders in scoring this season with a high of 33-points against Northwest on Jan. 8th.  Southern Oregon had six seniors on their roster.

Coos Bay - (March 21, 2011) – The Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon will host the 14^th annual Bay Area Women’s Luncheon, from noon to 1 pm, on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the William J. Sweet Memorial Tennis Center. This year’s event is titled “Cinco De Mayo”, and will honor Barbara McKeown with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The annual Luncheon is a fundraiser to honor women who make a difference in the lives of children in our community, and to showcase Boys & Girls Club member’s accomplishments. Lunch will be provided and reservations are required.

Highlighting the program will be a presentation to honor the accomplishments and contributions of Barbara McKeown. Ms. McKeown was one of the founding members of the Club’s Women’s Luncheon committee, and was the first person to receive the “Women Making a Difference” award.

To make reservations, or for more information, please call 267-3635.

GREAT FUTURES START HERE

Coos Bay, OR, March 21, 2011– Selected among several local outstanding youth, Kyla Feaster will compete against other Boys & Girls Club members for the Oregon Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 college scholarship from Tupperware Brands Corporation. As the new Youth of the Year for Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon, 18-year old Kyla is a true example of an extraordinary young woman. She is recognized by the Club for her sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community.

Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive. As BGCA’s premier youth recognition program, Youth of the Year recognizes outstanding contributions to a member’s family, school, community and Boys & Girls Club, as well as overcoming personal challenges and obstacles. Youth of the Year encourages Club members to reach their full potential by achieving academic success, leading healthy lifestyles and contributing to their communities. Youth of the Year honorees are shining examples and living proof that great futures start at Boys & Girls Clubs.

One of eleven children who lost her father to cancer, Kyla has had to overcome more than most teenagers. As the oldest still living in her home, she has had to take on some of the responsibilities of caring for her younger siblings. Yet Kyla has excelled at home, in school and in the community. She competes in high school sports, works weekends as a Boys & Girls Club official, volunteers three times a week at the Club, and maintains a 3.6 GPA. After high school, she plans on a attending Oregon State University to earn a degree in Physical Therapy.

If Kyla wins at the state competition, she will compete for the title of Pacific Region Youth of the Year and an additional $10,000 scholarship from Tupperware Brands, the recognition program’s national sponsor. Five regional winners will advance to Washington, D.C., in September 2011, to compete for the title of BGCA’s National Youth of the Year, and the opportunity to meet with the President of the United States in the White House.

The Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon has over 3,000 members, and has been encouraging local youth to BE GREAT for over 28 years. To learn more about this and other Club programs, please call the Club office, 267-3635 or visit www.bgc-sworegon.org. 

AUSTIN, Texas—Boise State women’s swimming and diving wrapped up first-day action at the 2011 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships competing in the 50-yard freestyle. Juniors Amber Boucher and Stephanie North pushed through any first-time nerves to deliver fast times.

“The first morning can be nerve-racking, especially in the 50 free which is so detailed,” said head coach Kristin Hill. “But both Stephanie and Amber prepared themselves well to race.”

North officially became the first Bronco to compete at the NCAA Championships, swimming in heat three of the 50-yard freestyle. North swam a career-best 22.67 to finish second in the heat. Boucher followed in heat six with a 22.48 to finish seventh.

Boucher placed 26th in the event to lead the Broncos, North was close behind in 32nd.

“Both of them look great and there are many good signs for fast swims to come tomorrow and Saturday for both Amber and Stephanie,” Hill said. “They are making Boise State very proud.”

Both Bronco swimmers will return to the pool Friday, in different events. Boucher will swim her best event, the 100-yard butterfly. North will follow immediately in the 200-yard freestyle.

The Boise State women’s swimming and diving team will end its season at the 2011 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships for the first time, March 17-19, in Austin, Texas. Juniors Amber Boucher and Stephanie North became the first student-athletes in program history to qualify for the prestigious meet.

Boucher and North each swam qualifying times at the 2011 WAC Championships, Feb. 23-26, in leading the Broncos to their second-consecutive conference crown.

Boucher was invited in three events: the 100-yard butterfly, the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle. She will swim all three at the NCAA Championships.

North was invited in the 100-yard freestyle. She will also swim the 50- and 200-yard freestyle events.

Swimmers competing at the NCAA Championships will represent 58 of the 195 schools that sponsor Division I women’s swimming and diving. Boise State is one of 36 schools to have multiple student-athletes invited.

Florida is the defending champion.

For a full schedule of the week’s events, see page 3.

Follow It Live: Video of the evening sessions will be streamed live Friday and Saturday on ESPN3.com. Live results will be available for every event on NCAA.com, as well. For analysis check out CollegeSwimming.com’s live coverage.

About the Meet: Considered by many to be the fastest meet in the world, the NCAA Championships run Thursday through Saturday. Prelims will begin at 11:00 a.m. (CT) each morning, while finals will start at 7 p.m. each night.

The top 30 swimmers in each individual event received invitations, and the participants can then swim additional events for which they achieved NCAA provisional standards during the season.

Event-by-event: Boucher and North will combine to race in four different events. Each figures to be in contention to swim at night at least once, and Boucher is among a small group of competitors with a shot at earning a medal.

50-Yard Freestyle (Thursday)

The Broncos will make their debuts at the NCAA Championships in the event that carries the lowest expectations, the 50 freestyle. Boucher earned an invitation in the event with a 22.30 to win the WAC Championship. She is ranked No. 19 in the event and, as is the nature of the event, sits a tenth of a second out of the top 10. North earned her provisional standard at the conference meet, turning in a 22.75, good for No. 50 at the NCAA meet.

100-Yard Butterfly (Friday)

Boucher will vie for All-America status and a berth in the A Final when she swims her best event, the 100 butterfly. She posted a remarkable 52.05 in repeating as WAC Champion in the event, just three one-hundredths of a second away from the first NCAA automatic qualifying time in school history. Boucher is seeded sixth.

200-Yard Freestyle (Friday)

North will be the Broncos’ lone entrant in the 200 freestyle. She earned her ‘B’ cut in a preliminary heat at the conference championship, and lowered her mark when she won the title during finals. North’s time of 1:46.96 ranks her 42nd in the event. Boucher’s school-record time would rank in the top 20 nationally, but she was not entered in the event because it immediately follows the 100 butterfly.

100-Yard Freestyle (Saturday)

Boucher and North were each invited to the meet in the 100 freestyle with strong performances going 1-2 at the WAC Championships for the second-consecutive year. Boucher’s 48.33 sits ninth in the meet where she is part of a logjam of six swimmers within  two tenths of one another. North, despite sweating out the final hours before the selections, is comfortably in the field and within striking distance of scoring at No. 22 (48.82).

Boucher Recognized: Amber Boucher is not flying completely under the radar in her first trip to the national championships. Boucher, along with Claire Donahue of Western Kentucky, were honored as the “Swimmers to Watch” in the 100-yard butterfly at NCAA Championships by Chris Harrell of CollegeSwimming.com.

“Both of these small school ladies are ranked in the top six and will be looking for their school’s highest NCAA finish,” Harrell wrote.

The Broncos in Texas: This marks the first time the Broncos will swim at a meet in Texas other than the WAC Championships. All five conference championship meets Boise State has competed at have been in San Antonio. The Broncos have never swam a dual meet in Texas.

Twice as Nice: Boise State claimed its second-straight WAC Championship in impressive fashion Feb. 23-26, in San Antonio. The Broncos scored 835 points, the ninth-highest total in conference history, to win by 258 points over second-place Hawai’i. It was the largest margin of victory at the WAC Championships since 2003. Boise State won 10 events, including all five relays. It was also the first relay sweep since 2003. At least one Bronco swimmer finished in the top three of every event, including five events with multiple Bronco medalists. No event was more resounding than the 1-2-3 sweep in the 50-yard freestyle. Along the way, Boise State set three WAC Championship meet records and six Palo Alto Natatorium Pool records.

Cream of the WAC: Boise State head coach Kristin Hill was named the WAC Coach of the Year and junior Amber Boucher earned her second-consecutive WAC Swimmer of the Year honor.