Blog home changing for GT sports writers
We are undergoing a few changes associated with our sports blogs here at the Corvallis Gazette-Times. In the future, I will be posting blog updates to the new site, which you can find at gazettetimes.com/steve-gress/.
All of our sports blogs will be mo...
Beavers promote Yeskie to full time assistant baseball coach
Here is Oregon State’s release on Nate Yeskie being promoted to a full time assistant baseball coach for the Beavers. Check gazettetimes.com later in the day as Aaron Yost will have plenty more on this. From OSU: Nate Yeskie, who has served as a volunteer assistant coach with the Oregon State baseball team the past...
Cunningham could miss summer league games with injured hamstring
Former Oregon State guard Jared Cunningham, who was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the recent NBA draft before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks the same night, met with the media on Tuesday in Dallas. There it was revealed that Cunningham may miss some of the Mavericks’ summer league games, which will be played...
Former Beavers in pro baseball
Thanks to Hank Hager over at Oregon State, here is a look at former Beavers in pro baseball as we hit the Major League Baseball All-Star break. Darwin Barney (Chicago Cubs) — Barney has appeared in 82 games for the Cubs and is batting .259 with 17 doubles, two triples and three home runs. He...
Pebley on to the finals
OMAHA, Neb. – Crescent Valley High graduate Jacob Pebley will swim for a chance to advance to the London Games on Saturday. Pebley qualified for the finals in the men’s 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 58.71 seconds in the semifinals a...
Jacob Pebley reaches another semifinal at the Olympic swimming trials
Crescent Valley High graduate Jacob Pebley qualified 10th in the men’s 200-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials and will compete later tonight in the semifinals.
Pebley, who also qualified for the 100 backstroke semifinals on Tuesday ...
Ribbon cutting for OSU track center set for September
Oregon State will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of the first phase of the Whyte Track and Field Center on Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. at the facility, the school announced in a release on Tuesday morning.
“It’s amazing to watch the facil...
Seven OSU men’s soccer games slated for the Pac-12 Networks
Seven of the Oregon State men’s soccer team’s games this upcoming season will be shown live on the Pac-12 Networks, the Pac-12 Conference announced on Tuesday morning. Four of those games will be at home at Paul Lorenz Field, beginning with a noon matchup against UC Irvine on Sept. 23. Both Washington (Sept. 30 in...
Pac-12 Networks selects 58 women’s soccer games for live broadcast
Like college women’s soccer? Well the Pac-12 Networks will give you your fix this season. The new network will broadcast 58 live games this year, beginning with defending champion Stanford hosting Santa Clara on Aug. 17. Oregon State will be on eight times, beginning with a 4 p.m. battle against Gonzaga on Sept. 14. Here...
Pac-12 football schedule first three weeks
It may only be June but set your DVRs now for the start of Pac-12 football in September. The Conference announced the following schedule of games on the Pac-12 Networks. All times are Pacific. The Beavers will host Nicholls State at noon on Sept. 1 and Wisconsin at 1 p.m. on Sept. 8 on FX....
Corvallis boys looking for second straight state title
It’s about seven hours away from tip-off between Corvallis and Milwaukie for the 5A boys basketball state title. The Spartans are back with a chance to play for a second straight state title after gutting out a tough win over Benson, 59-45, in the semifinals on Friday night. Read more about that game here. Here...
Corvallis, Benson set for rematch in the 5A semifinals
Last year, the Corvallis and Benson boys basketball teams played the ultimates state title game. Benson’s Andrew Andrews scored 41 points and single-handedly kept the Techmen in game. Corvallis’ Jake Ehlers had 36 to help the Spartans avoid blowing a second-half lead. The teams needed not one overtime, but two to determine a winner. In...
