Author Archives: Tim Trower

A roster change for the M-T All-Star game

One of the rosters for the Mail Tribune All-Star Basketball Classic required a bit of tweaking over the weekend. Travis Pratt, a South Medford senior who was second-team all-Southwest Conference, replaces Rogue River’s Brendan Schoner on the Siskiyou team. Schoner had a agreed to play and was really looking forward to it. It was only after [...]
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OSU quarterback Moevao loses appeal

This from Oregon State a few minutes ago: Lyle Moevao’s NCAA appeal denied CORVALLIS — Oregon State University’s appeal to the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility for quarterback Lyle Moevao has been denied, it was announced Thursday. OSU officials were seeking an extension of the five-year NCAA eligibility case for Moevao, who played just one [...]
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OSU, Robinson agree on contract extension

Craig Robinson is on board for another couple years. He and Oregon State have agreed on a two-year contract extension. Here’s the release: CORVALLIS — Oregon State University head men’s basketball coach Craig Robinson has reached an agreement in principle to a two-year contract extension, Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis announced Tuesday. The contract ensures Robinson [...]
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Beavers win Pac-10 wrestling title

We unfortunately missed Oregon State’s championship run in the Pac-10 Conference wrestling tournament over the weekend. I’m not aware of it being moved on the AP wire, and it doesn’t appear we got an e-mail from the school. Nevertheless, here’s the link to the story on the OSU Web site.
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M-T All-Star games are attracting some talent

We’re starting to get jacked up for the third annual Mail Tribune All-Star Basketball Classic. And so are the players, judging from conversations with many who have played before and will be back. There are two games on Saturday, March 20, at Kids Unlimited. The girls play at 5:15 p.m. and the boys at 7. Proceeds go [...]
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Tsunami threat postpones Duck game

The latest news is that Hawaii dodged a bullet following the threat of a tsunami. That’s good news for, among others, the members of the Oregon baseball team, who are in Honolulu to play Hawaii. Game 2 of the four-game series scheduled for Saturday was postponed after tsunami warnings were issued for the islands. A [...]
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Yes, Beavers, the Ducks are ranked

As much as they hate to see it, Oregon State baseball fans might have to get used to the idea the University of Oregon is coming on. I got a call from a distraught Beaver arguing that a story in Tuesday’s paper incorrectly said the Ducks are ranked 25th. Should have been the Beavers, he [...]
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Listen to Duck coach, columnist go at it

Oregon is making national news for its troubled football program. ESPN’s Outside the Lines addressed the Ducks’ situation Tuesday. But it’s a radio program closer to home that gets the “must hear” billing. Oregon coach Chip Kelly went on the air with Oregonian columnist John Canzano and the two had a contentious, 10-minute discussion about discipline [...]
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Beavers OK’d for track championships

Oregon State inches closer and closer to having a real men’s track team again. The NCAA and the Pac-10 Conference have granted OSU’s appeal to permit qualifying male athletes to compete in the 2010 Division I Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor) and Pacific-10 Conference Championships, according to a release. The Beavers have eight football players [...]
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E.J. proves his worth to Ducks

Here’s a good column by George Schroeder of the Eugene Register-Guard on E.J. Singler and his impact, however understated, on the struggling Oregon basketball team.
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