Sports

University Of Oregon Softball Team Advances To The NCAA Tournament Super Regional

Jes Burns — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:42 +0000

The University of Oregon softball team is going to the “NCAA Super Regional” after winning the Regional final Saturday in Eugene. The Ducks defeated Big 10 Conference Champions Wisconsin. KLCC's Jes Burns has more.

Two Cultures Collide -- In More Ways Than One -- In Skijoring

Jessica Robinson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:42:28 +0000

The sport of skijoring sounds like an awesomely bad idea someone cooked up on a long winter's night. Picture this: You navigate an obstacle course, on skis, while being pulled by a galloping horse. Yet equestrian skijoring has taken off as a sport in the snowy climes of Switzerland, Canada, and now, parts of the Northwest. This weekend, teams will go ski-to-ski and hoof-to-hoof at a competition in Sandpoint, Idaho. Jessica Robinson visited one skijoring practice to ask: Why?

UO Athletic Director Responds To Coach Kelly’s Departure

Desmond O'Boyle — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:19:59 +0000

The University of Oregon is looking for a new head football coach. Chip Kelly announced Wednesday he’s leaving for the NFL to lead the Philadelphia Eagles. UO Athletic Director Rob Mullens says player recruiting is underway so this is a less than ideal time for Kelly to leave. Mullens describes what they’ll be looking for in a new coach.

Ski Industry Veterans Are Trying to Keep People Safe In the Back Country

Sara Lerner — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:35:13 +0000

The holiday season is upon us. And along with that comes ski season. Snow is falling in the Cascades. Wednesday is opening day at Crystal Mountain and Mount Baker. Tuesday Stevens Pass opened.

But giddy enthusiasm from skiers and snowboarders’ throughout the region is overshadowed by an accident at Stevens Pass last February. It was big.

News Report: “We’re gonna begin with those deadly avalanches. A deadly avalanche near Stevens Pass /We are gonna begin with the breaking news: that deadly avalanche in Washington state.”

Three people were killed that day.

Now, as KUOW’s Sara Lerner reports, ski industry veterans are trying to come up with new ways to keep people safe in the back country.

Washington’s Hope Solo Makes Big Stops To Earn Team USA Gold

Tom Banse — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:04:17 +0000

Washington-born and raised goalkeeper Hope Solo saved the day, quite literally, according to her teammates in the Olympic women’s soccer final Thursday. Team USA held on for a 2-1 victory over Japan to win the gold medal. When the final horn sounded, U.S. goalie Solo was mobbed by her fellow players. Solo says she knew the game was on the line when she made a dramatic lunging save in the waning minutes of the game.

Solo: “I was hoping my time would come – not my time, but I want to make an impact on the game.

Galen Rupp Takes Silver in the Olympic 10k

Jes Burns — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:37:20 +0000

Good news for Northwest track athletes at the London Olympics. U of O grad Galen Rupp made history Saturday in the men's 10,000 meters, winning silver. KLCC’s Jes Burns has the story.

Softball Knits Northwest Palauan Community

Bill Lascher — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:54:38 +0000

This weekend, sports fans worldwide turn their attention to London and the start of the Summer Olympics. But there's another international athletic competition here in the Northwest that will draw hundreds of immigrants from the tiny island nation of Palau. It's a softball tournament that's become a major event in the lives of Pacific Islanders living in our region and beyond. Journalist Bill Lascher has our story.

Swimming In The Olympics: What A Drag

Kirsten Peters — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:40:15 +0000

Republished from WSUNews

'Festival Of Speed' Brings Skateboarding Couple To Southeast Wash.

Anna King — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:06:35 +0000

Each year on a long, steep stretch of looping highway in southeast Washington, hundreds of skateboarders test their grit. A helmet, a leather body suit and wicked skill are all that stand between glory and a face full of asphalt. It’s called the Maryhill Festival of Speed near Goldendale. Correspondent Anna King caught up with one young couple that travels the world for downhill skateboarding.

Disproportionately High Number Of Northwest Runners On Team USA

Tom Banse — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:34:19 +0000

Two more runners and two javelin throwers from the Northwest claimed spots in the London Olympics on the final scheduled day of competition at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Runners, jumpers and throwers from the Northwest performed well in these Olympic Trials. In fact, more than 20 percent of the athletes on the U.S. Olympic track and field team have ties to our region. Correspondent Tom Banse looked for reasons behind the disproportionately high local representation.