It's important to be creative around the green.  Some players can be more creative with a variety of different clubs, which are selected according to the lie and desired type of shot.  However, some players have one "comfort club" they are more at ease with.  I, for example, like to stick with my 56-degree wedge around the green and alter the amount of loft or roll according to my stance and set-up.   Less loft, more ... [full story]

Here’s the dilemma: you want to hike and you want to fish, but many of the area’s rivers are flowing high and many of the trails in the high country are still muddy or under snow. What do you do? The answer is the Metolius River. The natural beauty and the geologic history keep drawing me back to the Metolius. My favorite hike is from Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery up to Canyon Creek, a five-mile ... [full story]

Many amateurs have trouble with their driver because their swing is too steep. Because the shaft of the driver is longer than the other clubs in the bag, it is necessary to take a flatter, more rounded swing. It should feel a little more like a baseball swing than your swing with the shorter clubs.    Photo Credit: Paul Nasri To get a better idea as to what this should feel like, hit some drives from a ... [full story]

The Beavers took advantage of four errors by North Carolina on their way to a 3-2 victory in the finale of the best-of-three series in the NCAA College World Series Championship. Oregon State took home its first national baseball title and first in any sport since taking the 1961 NCAA cross country crown. Starting pitcher Jonah Nickerson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series after going 2-0 with an 0.84 ERA ... [full story]

Baseball: June 19             OSU Beavers beat the Georgia Bulldogs 5-3 in the College World Series played at Rosenblatt Stadium.           The Bend Elks won 7-3 against the Central Oregon Bucks in a non-league amateur game. Grant Desme and Eric Sogard each had one run scored, and both Pat Burke and Dan Wentzell scored doubles.           In American Legion play Summit beat Lapine in both games of a double header, scoring 7-6 in the first ... [full story]

OSU’s seven-run fourth inning cinched a come back win for the Beavers in last night’s game against the North Carolina Tar Heels, with a final score of 11-7.   Bill Rowe slammed a 3-run homer in the 4th InningThe Beavers began the fourth inning five runs behind, and Bill Rowe’s three-run homer capped the last 3 of the 7 runs scored during the inning. The best-of-three series is now tied at 1-1, with the deciding game ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Wenatchee AppleSox at Bend Elks - Play-by-Play Jun 27, 2006 at Bend, OR (Vince Genna Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Wenatchee AppleSox.. 000 010 400 - 5 10 2 Bend Elks........... 000 012 000 - 3 6 2 ------------------------------------------- Wenatchee AppleSox starters: 3/ss Wyatt; 10/2b McKimmy; 9/cf Roehl; 21/1b ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Wenatchee AppleSox at Bend Elks - Play-by-Play Jun 26, 2006 at Bend, OR (Vince Genna Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Wenatchee AppleSox.. 000 010 000 - 1 5 3 Bend Elks........... 100 001 20X - 4 8 3 ------------------------------------------- Wenatchee AppleSox starters: 3/ss Wyatt; 10/dh McKimmy; 9/rf Roehl; ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Bend Elks at Spokane RiverHawks (Game 2) - Play-by-Play Jun 25, 2006 at Spokane, WA (Avista Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks........... 010 010 004 - 6 13 2 Spokane RiverHawks.. 100 000 000 - 1 4 1 ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks starters: 9/cf Rife; 30/rf Dean; 34/dh Wentzell; ... [full story]

The Oregon State Beavers, ranked No. 8 lost to the No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels Saturday night in the opening game of the College World Series championship. The game was delayed for 1 hour 11 minutes due to lightening and rain.   Darwin Barney was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. In the first of a best of three series at Rosenblatt Stadium, the Beavers were disappointed in front of a crowd of almost 27,000 when, ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Bend Elks at Spokane RiverHawks (Game 1) - Play-by-Play Jun 25, 2006 at Spokane, WA (Avista Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Bend Elks........... 001 110 0 - 3 10 1 Spokane RiverHawks.. 010 122 X - 6 11 1 ----------------------------------------- Bend Elks starters: 9/cf Rife; 30/3b Dean; 34/rf Wentzell; 12/ss Desme; 7/2b ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Bend Elks at Spokane RiverHawks - Play-by-Play Jun 24, 2006 at Spokane, WA (Avista Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks........... 000 001 000 - 1 4 1 Spokane RiverHawks.. 100 002 00X - 3 5 0 ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks starters: 9/cf Rife; 30/3b Dean; 34/rf Wentzell; 12/ss ... [full story]

Oregon State’s Jonah Nickerson allowed only two hits in 7 2/3 innings as the Beavers (48-15 overall) beat Rice 2-0 in Thursday’s game at Rosenblatt Stadium, advancing to the championship series of the College World Series.    Jonah Nickerson allowed only 2 hits during 7 2/3 innings in Thursday's game against Rice.Oregon State will play No. 9 North Carolina in a best-of-three series for the national championship series that begins Saturday at 4 pm. The championship ... [full story]