Wolves Split Matches on Final Day of Alamo City Classic

(SAN ANTONIO, Tex.) - Western Oregon defeated Chadron State in the morning match, but fell to Ferris State in three games to wrap up play at the Alamo City Classic in San Antonio, Texas.

The Wolves will return home with a 2-8 overall record, heading into Great Northwest Athletic Conference play. They will travel to Western Washington on Thursday, and host Saint Martin's on Saturday.

WOU ended play at the Alamo with a 1-3 record, falling to Ferris State 31-20, 30-26, 30-17. The Michigan school improved to 8-1 on the year with the victory.

George Fox 1, Warner Pacific 0:

Bruins notch win over Knights in ’06 Season Opener.

(NEWBERG) - Freshman Dylan Durell came off the bench in the second half to score the only goal of the game, giving the George Fox University Bruins a 1-0 win over the Warner Pacific College Knights in the 2006 men’s soccer season opener for both teams Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.

Despite a blistering afternoon heat wave, neither team could get its offense warmed up in the first half as the teams battled to a 0-0 standoff. George Fox got off five shots, only one on goal, while Warner Pacific was held to only three shots, and Bruin starting keeper Kyle Putnam went untested as none were on goal.

The Bruins cranked out nine shots, seven on goal, in the second half, and finally broke through at the 58:26 mark.

Corban Drops It’s First Conference Volleyball Match to Eastern Oregon

The Warriors will return to action on Saturday when they continue conference action at Albertson College of Idaho beginning at 7:00 PM in Caldwell, Idaho.

(LA GRANDE) - In the opening Cascade Collegiate Conference match of the season, Corban's women's volleyball team fell to the Mountaineers of Eastern Oregon, 3-2 (26-30, 30-23, 30-24, 21-30, 13-15), despite a team-high 14 kills from senior Hallie Hofferd and a valiant comeback in the fifth and final set on Friday night.

In the first game, Corban founds itself up by 7 points (14-7) following a kill by sophomore Jessica McGraw.

Thanks to a 10-3 run by the host Mountaineers, the game was tied at 17-all following an attack error by Hofferd.

Wolves Tie CCAA Favorite Chico State

The Wolves will continue this two-game road trip, with a Sunday afternoon match in Arcata, Calif. against Humboldt State.

(CHICO, Calif.) - It wasn’t a loss, and it wasn’t a win, but it felt like near-mission accomplished for the Western Oregon women’s soccer team on Friday night during a 0-0 tie with Chico State.

The Wolves battled the Wildcats tooth and nail for 110 minutes before settling for the deadlock, withstanding 31 Chico State shots, including 10 on goal. The hosts out-shot their visitors 31-8 and 10-3 (on goal), but when the long evening was over, both teams left the field in the same place.

The result left Chico State, ranked No. 25 in the NSCAA/adidas national NCAA Division II poll, at 0-1-2 on the season. Western Oregon moves to 0-1-1.

Salem-News.com Friday Night High School Football Scoreboard

(SALEM) - Here are the scores from the opening night of high school football in Oregon.

In the Central Valley League North Salem, South Salem and McNary started the year off right, while Sprague, McKay, and Redmond all lost.

The West Salem Titans did not play.

Central Valley League:

North Salem – 13 OT

Ashland – 7

Sprague – 21

Canby – 49

McNary – 29

Newberg – 6

Corban’s Women’s Soccer Team Suffers First Defeat

The Warriors are next in action on Saturday when they take on the University of Victoria in its final game at the Arno Zoske Tournament in Olympia, Washington.

(OLYMPIA, Wash.) - At the 2006 Arno Zoske Tournament, Corban's women's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season, 1-0, at the hands of Rocky Mountain College Friday afternoon.

The Lady Bears from Billings, Montana, struck first in the 11th minute when Rocky Mountain's Alexis DeLeo scored the game's only goal (unassisted).

Beavers and Cal State Northridge Win at OSU Nike Invitational

Play continues on Sunday with Cal State Northridge (2-1) and Northern Colorado (1-1) meeting at 11:00 AM, followed by OSU (1-1-1) against UAB (0-2) at 1:00 PM.

(CORVALLIS) - The Oregon State women’s soccer team dominated Northern Colorado but settled for a 1-0 victory at the OSU Nike Invitational on Friday evening. In the first game at Lorenz Field, Cal State Northridge scored on a late penalty kick to beat UAB, 1-0.

The Beavers controlled the first half, both in terms of possession and the shot totals (12-2), but it took until the 38th minute for them to find the back of the net. Freshman defender Red Nixon sent a ball in from her left back position, and freshman forward Jessica Velazquez brought it down inside the box, dribbled once to her left and rifled a shot past the goalkeeper for her first collegiate goal.

Ducks Drop Second Straight 1-0 Contest

The Ducks continue their California road trip with a 1:00 PM match at Loyola Marymount on Sunday.

(RIVERSIDE, Calif.) - Despite attempting 21 shots, the Oregon soccer team dropped its second match of the 2006 season, losing 1-0 to UC Riverside Friday afternoon at the UCR Soccer Stadium.

Beavers Can’t Find The Net in 1-0 Loss to Denver in Las Vegas

The Beavers (2-1) will come back and play the host Rebels on Sunday at 2:30 PM.

(LAS VEGAS, Nev.) - Despite outshooting Denver 10-4, the Oregon State men’s soccer team couldn’t overcome an early goal and lost 1-0 in the first game of the UNLV adidas Invitational on Friday.

Collin Audley scored an unassisted goal for the Pioneers in the eighth minute following a corner kick.

Senior forward Robbie Findley took six shots for the Beavers, including two near-misses on breakaways and one that hit the crossbar. Senior forward Bryan Jordan also put two shots on goal.