What were the best of 2010 when it comes to sports in Central Oregon and Oregon in general? Let’s here some shout outs! Here are a few:
CENTRAL OREGON
• Summit high school wins 5 team state championships in 2010.
• Crook County wins its fifth-straight state volleyball title.
• Kellie Schueler wraps up the best Oregon prep track career ever.
• Marshall Greene wins his fifth Pole Pedal Paddle title.
• Stephanie Howe wins her first women’s Pole Pedal Paddle title.
• Max King wins pretty much every race he runs.
• Austin Sears breaks Mountain View rushing records.
• Megan Fristoe wins her second state cross country title for Summit.
• Ryan Powell is on staff for the Super Bowl champion Saints.
OREGON
• The Ducks perfect football season.
• Jesuit girls win 9th-straight State XC title.
• Terrence Jones McDonald’s All-American basketball player.
• Brandon Roy NBA All Star.
• Kyle Singler wins NCAA basketball title @ Duke.
That’s a start. What did I miss? Let me know and I’ll add more.
Great Oregonian article by Aaron Fentress about LaMichael James. BCS National Championship: LaMichael James makes case as Oregon’s greatest – in two seasons. Fentress asks if James is the greatest Duck running back ever?
See the link for the full stats, but clearly James blows the other top-10 Duck running backs out of the water when it comes to numbers. 2nd all-time in yards (he should move into first in the National title game). 1st by a ton in yards per game as well as average per carry. Jonathan Stewart also has some pretty awesome numbers in third. Derek Loville is the all-time leading rusher in Oregon history.
Semifinals
Mountain View 87, Bend 73
Phoenix 58, Summit 44
Championship – Mountain View vs Phoenix
3rd Place – Bend vs Summit
Full bracket
Jason Freiboth lost his battle with cancer this week. Jason was one of my favorite “Bend” people. Such a great athlete with an amazing attitude. He spent many years working for Bend Park and Rec. and if you played sports in Bend, he probably had something to do with your sport. If you’d like to make a donation to Jason’s family, here is the link.
