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Willamette Ties Pacific, 6-6, in Non-Conference Baseball Game

Bearcats Finish Nine-Game Homestand with 7-1-1 Record

(Salem, Oregon) - Willamette University and Pacific University played to a 6-6 tie in 11 innings in a non-conference game ended due to impending darkness on Tuesday, April 19. Willamette trailed 3-1 in the fifth inning at John Lewis Field, but scored four runs in the sixth and led 6-3 in the seventh, before Pacific tallied three runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game

Freshman Duo Helps Corban Beat Division-III Pacific

(FOREST GROVE, Ore) - Corban's men's basketball team neutralized a hot Pacific start with steady shooting from the three-point and free throw lines Saturday night, as the visiting Warriors downed the Boxers, 96-89, at the Stoller Center.

Cavs near the Century Mark in Boxer Blowout

(FOREST GROVE, Ore.) - Connecting on 63.9 percent of its attempts from the field in the first half, Concordia defeated Pacific College 98-72 in a non-conference women’s basketball contest held at the Stoller Center on Monday night.

Willamette Women`s Soccer Concludes Season with 1-0 Victory

(FOREST GROVE, Oregon) - The Willamette University women's soccer team concluded the 2010 season with a 1-0 victory over Pacific University on Saturday, Nov.6. Willamette ends the season 7-11-2 overall and 6-8-2 in the Northwest Conference. The Bearcats finished fifth in the NWC. Pacific ended the season 7-11-2 overall and 8-6-2 in the NWC, good for 4th place.

Bruins Bow to Boxers in First Game of Final Home Stand

PACIFIC 3, GEORGE FOX 1

(NEWBERG, Oregon) - Led by a trio of hitters who combined for 38 kills and a .352 hitting percentage, the Pacific University Boxers scored a 3-1 victory (25-22, 25-23, 16-25, 25-17) over the George Fox University Bruins in a Northwest Conference women’s volleyball match Friday night here at the Wheeler Sports Center’s Miller Gym.

Crash Seriously Injures Forest Grove Motorcyclist

OSP troopers from the Tillamook work site are continuing the investigation.

(TILLAMOOK, Ore.) - Police say a Forest Grove man was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle on Highway 6 about 22 miles east of Tillamook.

Oregon State Police say 61-year old Daniel Everett Shaw of Forest Grove, lost control negotiating a left curve, slid into an embankment and was thrown off the motorcycle into a ten foot ditch.

Crane Used to Rescue Injured Construction Worker in Forest Grove

Forest Grove firefighters worked with the injured man's fellow construction workers, who used their crane to deliver him to safety.

(FOREST GROVE, Ore.) - Firefighters in Forest Grove responded to the Fernhill Waste Water Treatment Plant job site today, where a man had fallen 25 feet, landing on concrete.

Firefighters received the call about the injured private contractor at approximately 2:51 p.m., according to David Nemeyer with Forest Grove Fire.

Crews Respond to Confined Space Rescue that Leaves One Man Dead

The manhole was located on a manmade dike that was part of a retaining water pond system on private forest land approximately 15 miles north west of Forest Grove.

(FOREST GROVE, Ore.) - Fire officials say one person died and a second was successfully rescued today, after they became trapped in the confined space of an underground manhole on NW Timmerman Road west of Forest Grove.

Firefighters received a call about the situation today at 11:08 a.m. according to Dave Nemeyer with Forest Grove Fire & Rescue.

Fugitive Josh Nicholas Captured in Yamhill County

After successfully eluding police, Nicholas was captured hours later at a residence in unincorporated Yamhill County.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Officials say a fugitive out of Washington County, 36-year old Josh Nicholas, was captured tonight in rural Yamhill County by investigators who had been looking for him throughout the day.

Sgt. David Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says deputies and the US Marshals Oregon Fugitive Task Force tracked Josh Nicholas down, explaining that he is a felon wanted for parole violation warrants.

Missing Forest Grove Boy Found Cold but Unharmed

The boy was located shortly after midnight.

(MANNING, Ore.) - Officials say a nine-year-old Forest Grove boy who was visiting family friends became lost in the Manning area Wednesday night.

He was found nine hours later, cold but unharmed, according to Washington County Sheriff's Office Spokesman, Sgt. David Thompson