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]

A 27 year old Terrebonne, Oregon man was seriously injured after he slipped on rocks at Cline Falls and fell approximately 25 feet, surfacing in the water below. At about 5 pm Sunday, June 25th, Nicholas James Cole and a friend were attempting to push a log down the Deschutes River and over the falls when the accident occurred. Approximately 20 volunteers of the Mountain Rescue and Swift Water Teams responded along with the Deschutes ... [full story]

Bend Surgery Center has signed on as a major supporter for The Oregon High Desert Classic, Central Oregon’s premier equestrian event.Bend Surgery Center will sponsor the Classic II July 26–30, 2006. The Oregon High Desert Classic begins July 19 with the Classic I. The Classic II is the last five days of the event and features the Grand Prix competition, where the top horses and riders compete for purses up to $25,000.Bend Surgery Center is ... [full story]

Effective July 1st, 2006, water rates will increase 5.0% and wastewater rates will increase 6.0% in the City of Bend, Oregon. The rate increases, according to the City Finance Department, allow services to continue at the same levels as in the past. The increase is required to cover rising operating costs due to added regulations, inflation, and aging infrastructure replacements. Residents with questions should contact the City at 388-5515. [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]

Three people were killed Saturday afternoon during a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 about one mile south of the junction with Highway 58, on a two-lane straight section of roadway. Anne M. McSweeney of Bend, a 44 year old woman who may have recently moved to Bend from Sammamish, Washington, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Preliminary investigation by Oregon State Police troopers indicates on June 24, 2006 at approximately 1:15 p.m., a 1998 Audi ... [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]