Marshfield girls golf coach Andrew Simpson said his team had a breakthrough midway through the season. The end result was a trip to the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A state tournament after the Pirates finished third at the district tournament Tuesday at Bandon Crossings. 

The Bandon boys golf team shot its best rounds of the season at the right time, earning a trip to the Class 3A-2A-1A state tournament by finishing second in the District 4 tournament at Bandon Crossings on Tuesday. 

While most of the baseball and softball games on the South Coast during the latter part of last week were postponed, Marshfield’s softball team picked up a pair of big wins, sweeping Cottage Grove 10-0 and 18-1 to near a guaranteed home game in the Class 4A play-in round.

Spots in the upcoming state track meet will be on the line this week when the various leagues and special districts around the state hold their district competitions.

When Marshfield and North Bend are reunited in the same football league next fall, they will be joined with a brand new set of teams.

COOS BAY — North Bend girls tennis coach Corey Goll said his team this year is a rarity.

Marshfield’s girls track and field team had a number of victories while competing against four other teams in the Sky-Em League (all but Marist Catholic) at Steve Prefontaine Track on Tuesday.

Bandon’s baseball team kept its record perfect in the Sunset Conference (Class 2A-1A District 5) with a 5-1 win at second-place Coquille.

On one hand, Marist Catholic’s 5-4, eight-inning win over host Marshfield on Tuesday in a Sky-Em League baseball game was a heartbreaking loss for the Pirates. But the contest also showed how far Marshfield has come since the Spartans swept the Pirates in a doubleheader early in the league season.

Bandon’s baseball team took a huge step toward winning the Sunset Conference (Class 2A-1A District 5) baseball title Friday, overcoming wet weather conditions to beat host Reedsport 9-4.

Several South Coast athletes were champions in the prestigious Grants Pass Rotary Invitational track meet on Saturday.

North Bend’s girls tennis team topped North Eugene 4-3 in a Midwestern League match on Thursday. 

Marshfield’s girls golf team won a home meet at Coos Golf Club on Thursday. 

The Southwestern Oregon Community College softball team bounced back quick from a league setback in the second game of a doubleheader against Mount Hood to sweep Clackamas over the weekend, improving to 29-5 overall and maintaining its spot atop the RPI rankings for the NWAC.

Coquille’s baseball team has been making a living on one-run wins in the Sunset Conference.

South Coast athletes won several events and had a number of other high finishes in the Meet of Champions at Sweet Home on Saturday. 

Marshfield’s softball team picked up a pair of wins Friday, topping Junction City 8-2 and 19-4 to improve to 4-2 in the Sky-Em League, second in the standings behind top-ranked Marist Catholic. 

COOS BAY — Marshfield’s baseball team is hitting its stride.

A number of girls from Gymnastics Plus had high finishes in the team’s home meet earlier this year and at other recent events around the state.

Marshfield’s softball and baseball teams beat the weather Tuesday to get Sky-Em League wins over Elmira, one in Coos Bay and one at Elmira.

North Bend’s girls tennis team won two Midwestern League matches last week before coming up short against Class 6A Grants Pass.

Marshfield’s baseball and softball teams won their Sky-Em League openers at home against Cottage Grove last week as they started the five-week stretch that will determine the league’s teams that advance to the postseason.

COOS BAY — Four North Bend speedsters combined to set one of two new records in the annual Prefontaine Rotary Invitational at Marshfield High School on Saturday, while several South Coast athletes won events during the event, which included nearly 30 schools.

Oregon Episcopal School of Bandon won the Bandon High School Stroke Play Invitational tournament at Old Macdonald on Monday.

BANDON — The next United States Golf Association championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is just over 100 days away.

COOS BAY — Mary Paczesniak never got an athletic letter in high school. Sam Scott wasn’t good enough to make the freshman basketball team.

North Bend’s girls tennis team beat Thurston 6-2 after playing to a 4-4 tie with Willamette earlier in the week.

COOS BAY — Coquille feels it has a chance to place well at the Class 2A girls state track meet later this spring. The Red Devils showed why during the Coos County Meet, when they won the team title for the first time in a number of years.

Bandon’s baseball team won a showdown with Reedsport 2-1 on Tuesday, getting a game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Southwestern Oregon Community College softball team ranked second in the initial NWAC RPI rankings, which will be used to set the field for the season-ending tournament. 

Karl Smith won the annual Salmon Creek Run in Powers on Saturday, covering the 10,000-meter course in 38 minutes and 32 seconds. 

COQUILLE — Coquille’s baseball team has gotten off to a great start this season with a number of games with big offensive outputs. 

Host Coquille swept the team titles in the 11-school Coquille Twilight Meet on Friday with standouts Gunner Yates and Trinidy Blanton adding to their impressive season starts in the process. 

Marshfield’s boys won the Marist Invitational track meet on Saturday, getting their best point production in the pole vault, an event the Pirates have excelled at over the years.

Bandon’s baseball team opened the Sunset Conference season with a road win Tuesday, topping Waldport 13-4. 

The Southwestern Oregon Community College softball team is off to a 4-0 start to the NWAC South Region season after sweeping road games against Clackamas on Friday (9-1 and 6-3) and Centralia on Saturday (15-0 and 12-2). 

Coquille’s boys and girls swept the team titles in a five-school track meet at Bandon on Tuesday that included a number of strong marks.

North Bend’s baseball team won four games over three days at the Umpqua Valley Christian Spring Break Tournament in Roseburg last week.

Siuslaw track coach Chris Johnson was looking to showcase high school pole vaulters when he organized the inaugural Florence Street Vault on Wednesday at Bay Street in downtown Florence.

The South Coast Running Club’s annual Salmon Creek Run is Saturday, April 2, in Powers. 

Marshfield’s boys golf team opened the season with a win over Cascade in a two-day tournament that included rounds at Bandon Trails and Bandon Crossings.

The Southwestern Oregon Community College softball team has been on a roll, winning nine straight games to start the season 14-2.

A pair of Marshfield seniors led their team to a one-point victory in the annual Big Mike South Coast All-Star Game, a showcase of basketball talent held after the state tournament at Southwestern Oregon Community College.

Jovan Garcia never placed better than fifth in a state high school wrestling tournament during his career in Arizona, but he recently became the third national champion from Southwestern Oregon Community College.

North Bend’s girls tennis team blanked Junction City in its season opener, winning all eight matches on Thursday.

Marshfield’s Trent Summers cleared 14 feet, 8 inches to win the pole vault with a big season-opening mark at the Coos Bay Icebreaker meet on Thursday.

Marshfield’s dance team, the Upbeats, placed seventh in the highly competitive Class 4A-3A-2A-1A dance state championships on Friday at Oregon City High School.

Marshfield’s Mason Ainsworth was named player of the year for the Sky-Em League and Casey McCord shared coach of the year honors with Junction City’s Craig Rothenberger in voting by the league’s coaches.

Marshfield’s baseball team won its first two games of the new season when the Pirates pounded North Valley 21-0 and then edged visiting Cascade 9-8, getting the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.