Seven Former PSU Vikings on AFL Rosters

(PORTLAND) - Seven former Portland State Vikings are on opening week rosters of the Arena Football League, as the 19-team league prepares to open its 2007 season this weekend.

Former Vikings in the league are linemen Chris Berg and Antonio Narcisse, of the New Orleans VooDoo, wide receiver/defensive back Orshawante Bryant, of the Utah Blaze, defensive back Reynard Carrie, of the San Jose SaberCats, defensive back Rashad Floyd, of the Colorado Crush, kicker Dan Frantz, of the Chicago Rush, and quarterback Juston Wood, of the Philadelphia Soul.

No. 17 Oregon Blanks No. 23 Georgia, 6-0

Duck sophomore starting pitcher Melissa Rice raised her record to 10-1 on the season.

(HONOLULU ) - The University of Oregon softball team celebrated a 6-0 shutout of No. 23 Georgia Sunday in the championship game of the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Invitational and raised its record to 20-2 on the season.

UO senior second baseman Suzi Barnes hit her first home run of the season -- a three-run shot off the right field scoreboard in the second inning -- to put the Ducks up 5-0, and senior designated player Ann Marie Topps added a solo shot in the fourth inning for the Ducks’ final run.

Turpen, Oregon State Blank St. Louis

Turpen allowed five hits and no walks while striking out a career-high six as he improved his record to 4-0 this season.

(COLLEGE STATION, Texas) - Daniel Turpen pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings for Oregon State and Mike Lissman delivered a pair of run-scoring doubles as the 15th-ranked Beavers beat St. Louis 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at Olsen Field in the Domino’s Pizza Aggie Baseball Classic.

Turpen and Mark Grbavac combined to pitch a five-hitter for OSU (13-3 overall).

Oregon State faces tourney host Texas A&M on Monday.

Western Oregon Falls to Montana State-Billings, 5-2

Wolves drops quarterfinal game at CWU Invitational

(RICHLAND, Wash.) - Western Oregon wrapped up a four-day stay at the Red Lion Inn CWU Invitational with a 5-2 quarterfinal loss to Montana State-Billings on Sunday.

The loss marked the second time in the tournament that the Wolves had fallen to the Yellowjackets.

WOU finished 3-4 in the tournament and is now 3-9 on the season.

WOU Honors Winter Athletes of the Year

WOU winter MVP’s honored at Wolves basketball game.

(MONMOUTH) - Most valuable players for Western Oregon University’s four winter sports have been named and honored as the Marquis Spas Athletes of the Year.

The MVP’s were introduced inbetween the men's and women's final basketball games on Saturday at the Physical Education Building.

Junior forward Leada Berkey had one of the finest women’s basketball seasons in WOU school history this year.

OSAA Playoffs: McKay Advances, South Salem Eliminated

By: Mark Gillman FullAccessSports.com

(SALEM) - South Salem is out, McKay remains alive as the lone Central Valley Conference representative in the OSAA 6A Boys Basketball playoffs, following second round games played Saturday night.

For the first seven minutes of their 6A playoff game with Jesuit, the South Salem Saxons held the lead on the third-ranked Crusaders.

Behind the 29 points of Greg Plater, the Royal Scots ended their long tourney drought with a solid 65-54 home victory over McMinnville in the second round of 6A sub tournament play.

Loggers Advance in NCAA DIII Playoffs by Beating Bruins, 51-48

The fourth time proved to be the charm.

(NEWBERG) - After going 0-3 against the George Fox University Bruins in their previous meetings this season, the University of Puget Sound Loggers gained a measure of revenge over their Northwest Conference counterparts with a hard-fought 51-48 victory in the title game of the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Newberg Regional Saturday night at GFU’s Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym.

Puget Sound improved to 23-6 and, with two wins over ranked opponents, advances to one of four four-team sectionals March 9th-10th, site and opponent to be determined.

WHL: Gagnon’s Hat Trick Leads Seattle Over Portland, 5-1

The two teams meet again on Sunday in Portland.

(SEATTLE) - Seattle’s Captain Aaron Gagnon scored a hat trick, one on a penalty shot, to lead the host Seattle Thunderbirds over the Portland Winter Hawks 5-1 on Saturday night at the Key Arena in Seattle.

Radek Meidl and Lindsay Nielsen also scored for Seattle. Colton Sceviour scored the lone goal for Portland early in the third period to cut the lead to 2-1 but Seattle scored three goals after that to skate away with the victory.

OSU Defeats Minnesota, Loses to No. 8 Northwestern

(FULLERTON, Calif.) - The No. 11 ranked Oregon State softball team split a pair of games on Saturday at the CSUF Worth Tournament.

OSU rolled to a 7-0 shutout victory over Minnesota, before dropping an extra-inning outing to No. 8 Northwestern, 4-0.

In the opener, it was all Oregon State (11-6) from the start.