Penn State scandal waves
I was a little late on this story since it was in the middle of the Oregon State football season, but here’s OSU reaction to the Penn State scandal of child sex abuse. The Penn State saga is still in the news since the legal system is working through the details, and it was voted...
Cliff: Women’s sports update
It has been busy week for Oregon State women’s sports. The women’s basketball teams problems have been well documented by the GT. Now, here’s the newspapers take on the situation in a column in Sunday’s GT by sports editor Steve Gress. And he says it’s time to fire coach LaVonda Wagner. Five years ago Judy...
Cliff: NFL draft weekend
The NFL draft starts tonight with the made-for-TV first round going on at prime time. No former Oregon State football player will be selected that early. QB Sean Canfield and LB Keaton Kristick are the top picks. Here’s a link to my story on them in Thursday’s edition that catches up with what they’ve been...
Year-end awards II
LaVonda Wagner, the GT’s Female Sports Coach of the Year. My pick for the Oregon State Female Sports Coach of the Year for 2008-09 is women’s basketball coach LaVonda Wagner. It was a tough choice with the only other candidate, gymnastics coach Tanya Chaplin. Both had successful seasons, but Wagner gets the nod from building...
