Mountain View grad Ashton Eaton won the “Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the year” award for his excellence on the track and in the field.
Here’s the whole list.

• If the playoffs started today.

• 4A boys basketball polls.
1 Mazama (16-1) (13) 139
2 Newport (12-1) (1) 125
3 Cottage Grove (14-2) 103
4 Tillamook (11-3) 94
5 Phoenix (11-4) 84
6 Baker (12-3) 72
7 North Bend (12-3) 65
8 Central (7-5) 41
9 Marshall (10-6) 19
10 Roosevelt (10-6) 12

• 4A OSAA rankings.
1 Mazama
2 North Bend
3 Phoenix
4 Newport
5 Cottage Grove
6 Roosevelt
7 Tillamook
8 Sutherlin
9 North Valley
10 Marshall

Great article in today’s Bend Bulletin – “Bend wrestler’s inspiring story Bend High wrestler overcomes poverty and a violent past” – Part 1.

Janna Meyen-Weatherby of Bend is competing in the snowboard slopestyle at the 2011 Winter X-Games.

Good luck Janna!!!

The season series is tied 1-1, but Bend won the last game and the first one didn’t count towards Intermountain Conference standings. This next game is @ Bend High on Tuesday @ 7:15pm. Look for the great point guard matchup between Bend’s Hayden Crook and Mountain View’s James Reid. Here’s how the two teams matchup:

BEND
• 15-2 record.
• OSAA #2 ranking.
• 8-game win streak.
• Last loss: Mountain View @ Summit 87-73, 12/29/10.
• Losses: North Medford and Mountain View.

MOUNTAIN VIEW
• 11-5 record.
• OSAA #5 ranking.
• 3-game win streak.
• Last loss: Bend @ Mountain View 66-62, 1/14/11.
• Losses: Grants Pass, South Medford, North Medford, Crook County and Bend.

Bend’s Ashton Eaton won the Multi Challenge @ the 104th Millrose Games

Top 5:
1 Ashton Eaton
2 Trey Hardee
3 Bryan Clay
4 Jake Arnold
5 Curtis Beach