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Salem-News.com Sports (April 30, 2007 21:41)Dean and Otawa Receive J.H. Booth Award, May Earns Jean Williams Award, at Willamette University Salem-News.com SportsWU Honors 71 Seniors on its 20 Intercollegiate Teams. (SALEM) -  Senior running back Kevin Dean, senior swimmer Kei Otawa and senior track and field athlete Andrea May received the top awards during Willamette University’s Athletic Awards Night on Monday, April 30th.
Dean and Otawa were chosen as co-winners of the J.H. Booth Award, which goes to the senior male athlete who most exemplifies and demonstrates outstanding leadership, scholarship and athleticism.
May received the Jean Williams Award, which is presented each year to the senior female athletes who provided exceptional leadership, scholarship and athletic success.
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Salem-News.com Sports (April 30, 2007 21:30)Nike Brings PE to More Than 400 Schools Across the U.S. and Gets Kids Moving Salem-News.com SportsFive U.S. Cities Host New PE Classes to Bring Attention to the Need for More Physical Activity in America's Schools. Nike Athletes Join Students in Celebrating Physical Activity. (BEAVERTON, Ore./PRNewswire/) -  In honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and National Physical Education and Sport Week, which kicks off today, Nike (NYSE:NKE) will host a series of NikeGO PE events in five communities nationwide: Portland; New York; Chicago; Los Angeles; and Memphis.
Coordinated in conjunction with local school districts, the events will feature students, Nike athletes and local dignitaries who will participate together in a series of "new PE" activities to draw attention to the important need for keeping kids active and ensuring physical education classes remain in schools.
NikeGO PE, which is present in more than 400 elementary schools across the U.S., seeks to instill a lifelong love of physical activity in young people and is designed to address rising inactivity rates in youth, a major national health problem.
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Salem-News.com Sports (April 30, 2007 21:10)Douglas leads Warriors to ninth place after Day One Salem-News.com SportsThe 11-team field will conclude the 54-hole tournament tomorrow -- Tuesday, May 1st -- with eighteen holes to decide the Region I champion and automatic berth to the 2007 NAIA Championships in Olathe, Kansas. (CHRISTINA LAKES, B.C.) -  Junior Wade Douglas (Ontario, Ore.) opened the 2007 NAIA Region I Tournament with a two-round total of 7-over 149, including a school-record 1-under 70, as Corban's men's golf team sits in ninth place after Day One at Christina Lakes Golf Course.
After the opening day, Douglas put together a pair of rounds in the 70s, including a school-record 1-under 70 after the first eighteen. Over the closing eighteen, Douglas ended the afternoon with an 8-over 79 for his 36-hole total of 7-over 149 and sits ten strokes behind the tournament leader, Jade Dennill of the University of Victoria.
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Salem-News.com Sports (April 30, 2007 17:47)George Fox 9, CSU-East Bay 8 Salem-News.com SportsBruins Hang On to Edge Pioneers in Home Finale. (NEWBERG, Ore.) -  Preston Langeliers struck out Marc Tuttle and Patrick Desmond with the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position in the top of the 9th inning, preserving a 9-8 win for George Fox University over the California State University-East Bay Pioneers in the Bruins’ final home game of the season Monday afternoon here at Morse Field.
The Bruins had built up a 9-1 lead after six innings on the strength of 14 hits, three East Bay errors, and some Pioneer pitching wildness. In the 1st inning, the Bruins got on the board when Drew Johnson and Pat Bailey singled, advanced on a sacrifice, and scored when Dan Wentzell’s ground ball was booted at second.
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Salem-News.com Sports (April 30, 2007 16:51)Douglas Posts One-Under 70 After First Eighteen to Lead Corban Salem-News.com SportsAs a team, the Warriors turned in the best score in the four-year history of the golf program and trails Frontier Conference member Westminster College (Utah) by three strokes for seventh place. (CHRISTINA LAKES, British Columbia) -  Junior Wade Douglas (Ontario, Ore.) posted a school-record 1-under 70, as Corban's men's golf team shot the best 18-hole score in program history en route to turning in an opening round total of 21-over 305 and sits eighth after the 1st round of the 2007 NAIA Region I Tournament on Monday morning at Christina Lakes Golf Course in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Douglas, who currently lead the Warriors in scoring average, fired a team low score on the par 71 track in the province of British Columbia and trails the first round leader, James Roxburgh of the University of British Columbia, by four strokes heading into the final eighteen holes of day one.
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Salem-News.com Sports (April 30, 2007 15:49)Ta'Tayna McElroy Tosses 3-Hitter Leading Oregon State to Victory over UC Santa Barbara Salem-News.com SportsBrianne McGowan Becomes Oregon State's All-Time Saves Leader as the Beavers top UC Santa Barbara, 3-2. (SANTA BARBARA, Ca.) -  The No. 13 ranked Oregon State softball team recorded a 3-2 non-conference victory over UC Santa Barbara on Monday afternoon.
Beaver senior pitcher Ta’Tyana McElroy (14-8) celebrated a near perfect birthday as the 22-year-old hurler faced just three batters above the minimum and threw only 62 pitches on the afternoon.
Oregon State (36-18) took advantage of multiple UCSB (26-19) errors in the second inning to put a pair of runs on the scoreboard.
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Salem-News.com Sports (April 29, 2007 21:04)Bearcats Score Three Runs in Final at Bat to Split Doubleheader with Pacific Salem-News.com SportsBoxers Take First Game, 3-0; Willamette Wins Second Game, 4-3. (SALEM) -  Willamette University scored three runs in its final at bat of the season, as the Bearcats rallied to defeat Pacific University, 4-3, in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday, April 29th at the WU Softball Field. Pacific won the first game, 3-0, behind 15 strikeouts from pitcher Miranda McNealy.
The Bearcats concluded the season with an overall record of 20-17, while earning a 14-14 record in the Northwest Conference (4th place). Pacific ended the year with a 25-13 record, including 17-11 in the NWC (3rd place).
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Salem-News.com Sports (April 28, 2007 20:46)Franchi Throws Two-Hitter, as WU Sweeps Pacific, 3-0 and 2-1 Salem-News.comBarnes Belts Two-Run Homer in Game #1;
Anthony Scores Winning Run in Seventh Inning of Game #2. (SALEM, Ore.) -  Sophomore pitcher Nikki Franchi (Los Gatos, CA/Saratoga HS) threw a two-hit shutout and senior third baseman Molly Barnes (Salem, OR/Sprague HS) belted a two-run homer, as Willamette University took a 3-0 win over Pacific University in the first game of a Northwest Conference doubleheader, Saturday, April 28th at the WU Softball Field.
Willamette completed the sweep by rallying from a 1-0 deficit to take a 2-1 victory in the second game. Cirbi Anthony (So., CF, Vale, OR/Vale HS) scored the winning run with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning.
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Salem-News.com Sports (April 28, 2007 20:40)Wolves Rally for Softball Sweep of Saints Salem-News.com SportsWins help WOU maintain two-game lead over GNAC field. (MONMOUTH, Ore.) -  Western Oregon rallied from a 3-0 deficit with two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh inning to claim a 4-3 win over Saint Martin’s in the second game of a Great Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader on Saturday at the WOU Softball Field.
The Wolves also won the first game, 4-0, and are now 24-20 on the season and 13-3 in conference play. Western Washington and Seattle are both two games back at 11-5 in GNAC play.
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