Site change to the blog
My blog’s site has been moved onto a new system. The old stuff will still be around for archive purposes, but here’s the site of the new blog: http://www.gazettetimes.com/blogs/cliff-kirkpatrick. Go ahead and bookmark it, and spread the word. The same stuff will be going up on the blog, it’s just in a different spot. And...
OSU Olympic hopefuls come up short
The London Olympics will not any Oregon State presence this summer. Women’s soccer player Chelsea Buckland was on her way with the Canadian team, but a knee injury dashed her hopes. Read more about it here. Women’s track star Laura Carlyle didn’t qualify for Canada. Read about it here. Two gymnasts tried, but neither made...
OSU notebook
Check out some more video from the Oregon State basketball practice facility groundbreaking that happened this week. LHP Matt Boyd tweeted that he’s headed to Cape Cod League for the summer. So he’s still looking, at the moment, to come back for his senior year with the Beavers. That could change in the middle of...
Many Beavers notes
Ribbon cutting for the Oregon State basketball practice facility will be at 4 p.m. Thursday. Read more about it here. I guess men’s coach Craig Robinson kept his promise of long ago that his sister, the First Lady, would visit Corvallis when there would be a basketball practice facility. More ribbons will be cut at...
Beavers Without Borders
Several Oregon State athletes are making the fourth Beavers Without Borders trip as you read this. Partnered with Holt International they departed Sunday for Silti Ethiopia where the team of athletes will construct two homes, distribute footwear and compete in local sporting events. OL Josh Andrews and DB Brian Watkins are involved and gymnast Stephanie...
Some Beavers notes
Check out the above video of an upcoming project to help promote Oregon State athletics. It’s baseball season, so check out this link to see where former Beavers are playing pro ball. The groundbreaking for the basketball facility is coming up Thursday. Check out the event details here. In other men’s hoops news, the Beavers...
Pac-12 Networks coming
The Pac-12 Networks launch Aug. 15, and the Oregon State athletic department has been busy trying to get ready. I caught up with associated AD for athletics communications Steve Fenk for the lowdown on what that means for the Beavers. Read about it here in Saturday’s GT. Beyond what you heard about all the football...
Around campus
There have been several items to read about this week involving Oregon State athletics. Check them out below. Former men’s soccer standout F Danny Mwanga was traded the Portland Timbers from F Jorge Perlaza. Here are Mwanga’s thoughts. Read about men’s golfer Nick Sherwood, a West Albany High alum, who qualified for the U.S. Open....
Golf going to a regional
The Oregon State men’s golf team is seeded ninth in the 13-team regional at the Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, Calif., starting today through Saturday. The Beavers need a top-five finish to advance to the NCAA Championships. California, Stanford and San Diego State are the top three seeds. No. 4-8 are from the Southeast...
Pac-12 golf coming to Corvallis
The Oregon State men’s golf team plays host to the Pacific-12 Conference Championships on April 27-29 at Trysting Tree Golf Club. To make it happen the Beavers need volunteers. Positions include walking scorers, golf ball spotters, leader boards and parking shuttle. People interested in volunteering should contact OSU assistant coach Tim Sundeth at tim.sundeth@oregonstate.edu or...
Soccer field gets facelift
Paul Lorenz Field will have a new look and feel in time for the Oregon State men’s and women’s soccer seasons due to the resurfacing project going on this spring and summer. The natural grass surface will be removed, along with some trees along the east side of the field. The field will be regraded...
Futbol report
The Oregon State men’s soccer team faced off with the Portland Timbers in an exhibition match on the road Thursday night and lost a close one 1-0. Last year the game was in Corvallis, and I covered the game and atmosphere. That was when the Timbers coach big-timed me on an interview request. “First of...
