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The Daily Barometer

Ethan Browning

Ethan Browning, Summer Sports Chief

(he/him) Third-year digital communication arts major.

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Jaeya Butler (23) steps off first base and makes a run to second during Oregon State’s game against the University of Oregon at Jane Sanders Stadium. Oregon State loses 8–3, May 13, 2026.

Star OSU slugger named WCC Player of the Year

Softball players named to all-conference teams
Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Writer
May 13, 2026

Oregon State University softball second baseman Jaeya Butler, who’s been recognized for her home run hits and slugging, was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year on Tuesday. Butler led...

Women's rowing team poses their four boats for a picture. The Orange and Black Regatta takes place on the Willamette River on Nov. 8.

Rowing coach lawsuit to extend through summer

Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Writer
May 8, 2026

A resolution to the former Oregon State University men’s rowing head coach’s lawsuit against the university will potentially be delayed following an extension to the document discovery deadline. Former...

A man in a suit stands at a podium in front of a backdrop.

Over one dozen Beavers leave OSU basketball teams

Beaver basketball transfer portal tracker
Ethan Browning, Seinor Sports Writer
April 17, 2026

Editor’s note: This article will be updated as players transfer to or from Oregon State. The modern college basketball landscape is one of constant change, including changing rosters. Oregon State’s...

A woman makes a layup while playing basketball.

Former Beavers thrive in March Madness

Ethan Browning, Seinor Sports Writer
April 13, 2026

While neither the men’s nor women’s basketball teams from Oregon State made it to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, several Beaver alumni were present on both the court and bench. A majority of these players...

A basketball player jumps and shoots a layup.

OSU to host tournament matchup

Ethan Browning, Seinor Sports Writer
March 16, 2026

Oregon State’s women’s basketball team isn't done just yet. Although the program’s loss to Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference tournament finals cost them a bid to the NCAA tournament, the Beavers...

Gonzaga bests OSU in tournament finals

Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Writer
March 14, 2026

Out of Oregon State and Gonzaga’s last six meetings, three went to overtime and four ended with the teams separated by five or fewer points. Tuesday’s West Coast Conference tournament finals matchup...

A group of basketball players hold flowers and pose for a photograph.

The new Pac-12 will boom, not bust

Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Columnist
March 6, 2026

After two years of wait, the Pac-12 conference will begin again on July 1 and create a new solid home for women’s college basketball in the west. Joining the rebuilt conference are Boise State, Colorado...

Oregon State University guard Kennedie Shuler goes in for a layup during OSU’s game against Seattle University in Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore., Jan. 10, 2026. The Beavers beat the Redhawks 68-38

Beaver win keeps OSU ahead of WCC pack

Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Writer
January 10, 2026

Oregon State women’s basketball continued their dominance in the West Coast Conference, improving their conference record to 5-0 with a win against Seattle University 68-38 in Gill Coliseum on Saturday.  The...

Katelyn Field (2) shooting a three over Sheridan Liggett (1) during Oregon State’s game against Alaska Anchorage in Gill Coliseum on Dec. 7. Oregon State won the game 69-53

Beavers finish strong against Seawolves

Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Writer
December 7, 2025

In their first game back in Gill Coliseum, the Oregon State University Women’s Basketball team beat Division II University of Alaska Anchorage 69-53 on Sunday afternoon, snapping their losing streak. The...

Cloe Vecina (31) and Lara Alonso-Basurto (22) guarding opponents at basket during Oregon State’s game against University of Oregon in Matthew Knight Arena on Dec. 3. Oregon State
lost the game 73-96.

Beavs outshot by Ducks

Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Writer
December 4, 2025

Despite being just an hour down the road from OSU’s campus, only a few specks of orange were among the crowd that witnessed Wednesday’s Oregon State/Oregon rivalry game. The Oregon State women’s...

Oregon State’s forward Lizzy Williamson (15) passes the ball to guard Kennedie Shuler (1) at Gill Coliseum on Sun, Nov. 23. The Women's Basketball team lost both their games oversees in the Paradise Jam against Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.

OSU falters in Caribbean tournament

Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Writer
December 2, 2025

Oregon State University’s Women’s Basketball team faced one of their toughest challenges of the season over Thanksgiving break when they battled No. 17 Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech in the U.S. Virgin...

Guard Cloe Vecina (31) leaps up for the rebound alongside a player from Utah State on Nov. 18, 2025. The OSU Women's Basketball Team played for over 7,500 elementary and middle school students attending as part of an annual tradition in Gill Coliseum.

Beavs stay hot against Utah State

Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Writer
November 18, 2025

Tiara Bolden stands at the free throw line, preparing to make her second shot. She releases, and the ball rattles around the rim before falling in the hoop as 7,500 elementary schoolers erupt in screaming...

Pac-12 signs media deal with USA Network

Ethan Browning, Seinor Sports Writer
November 13, 2025

The Pac-12 athletic conference announced a media rights deal with the USA Network on Thursday that will result in Pac-12 football and basketball games being broadcast on the USA Channel. The deal will...

Running back Marquis Crosby (22) watches wide receiver David Wells Jr. (1) fumble the ball at OSU’s Reser Stadium on Sat, Sept. 26 during the game against Houston. The Beavers lost 27-24 after going into overtime.

Beaver loss streak remains unbroken

Ethan Browning, Senior Sports Writer
September 27, 2025

Oregon State University’s sold out student section was among the first to witness yet another Beaver loss on Friday at Reser Stadium, this time against the University of Houston. OSU lost 27-24 in...

On the third rotation of the night, Jade Carey scores a 9.9 on Beam in Gill Coliseum on Feb. 9, 2024. Carey is joining the coaching staff of the OSU gymnastics team.

Carey vaults way into coaching staff

Ethan Browning, Sports Editor
August 19, 2025

Recent Oregon State University graduate Jade Carey is returning to OSU as a gymnastics student assistant coach, the team announced on Tuesday. Carey is a two-time Olympian with two gold medals with...

A Daily Barometer newsstand is seen on the intersection of SW Jefferson Way and SW
26th St at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, on Tuesday. Taking effect in July 2025, The Daily Barometer monthly print will now be on newsstands on the second
Monday of each month instead of the first Monday of each month.

Barometer sees new release dates

Ethan Browning, Sports Chief
July 14, 2025

Starting in July, the Daily Barometer newspaper will hit the racks on the second Monday of every month. The new release schedule aligns with the coming school year, so that future papers will come out...

Right-handed pitcher AJ Hutcheson (32) looking at a teammate on the field on May 30 as OSU faces Saint Mary's College.

Beavers head home after Omaha loss

Ethan Browning, Sports Editor
June 17, 2025

The Oregon State University baseball team’s dreams of a championship have come to an end after a loss against the University of Louisville this Tuesday. Both teams were one loss away from elimination...

The Oregon State Beavers gather to celebrate victory over TCU Horned Frogs 7-2 at Goss Stadium on May 31, 2025. Oregon State beat Saint Mary's College 2-3 at Goss Stadium on June 1, 2025.

OSU moves onwards after blowout win

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
June 1, 2025

Oregon State University baseball beat out Saint Mary’s College of California in an explosive 20-3 win at the Corvallis regional this Sunday afternoon. The Gaels had the Beavers’ number in their...

The board of instant photos in the OSU hitting facility on May 13.

OSU snapshots their season

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
May 20, 2025

Oregon State University baseball fans may have noticed some atypical equipment carried around by the team this season: an instant camera. “Every time we hit a homer, we’re taking a Polaroid,”...

Beavers win in their return home

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
May 13, 2025

The No. 7 Oregon State University baseball team defeated the University of Portland 5-3 in a late-season match at Goss Stadium Tuesday night. The game was the Beavers’ first at home in May. The team...

Kennedie Shuler searches for a teammate to pass to during the Oregon State Women's basket ball game vs Saint Mary's College in Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR on February 1, 2025. Shuler returns to the Beavers next season.

Beavers roster begins to fill

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
April 15, 2025

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include the addition of Nene Sow. Center Nene Sow committed to the program on April 16. The 6-foot-8-inch senior played for the University of Utah in the...

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Rivalry game ends with Beaver loss at home

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
April 2, 2025

The Oregon State University softball team was unable to come up with an answer against the No. 5 ranked University of Oregon and lost 9-1 at Kelly Field this Wednesday. The game remained close to start....

Catarina Ferreira (30) goes in for the freethrow shot in the game against the University of Portland on Jan 18th, 2025.

Oregon State wins it all in the WCC

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
March 11, 2025

The Oregon State University women’s basketball team is headed to the big dance. Beating Portland University in the West Coast Conference tournament finals 59-46 this Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas,...

Point Guard Kennedie Shuler (1) running past her defender against Gonzaga at Gill Coliseum on Feb 13.

OSU overcomes Gonzaga, heads to WCC finals

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
March 10, 2025

In a tightly contested defensive struggle, the Oregon State University women’s basketball team took Gonzaga University down to the wire, beating them 63-61 in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference...

Guard Catarina Ferreira (30) scans the court to pass the ball in Gill Coliseum on Jan. 9, 2025.

The march to March

Aiden Kiichle and Ethan Browning
March 8, 2025

Three wins in three days.  This is the requirement for the Oregon State University women’s basketball team to join the infamous March Madness, or in other words, winning the West Coast Conference...

OSU gears up for Vegas

OSU gears up for Vegas

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
March 8, 2025

“Peaking in March” That’s what head coach Wayne Tinkle has been hoping for the Oregon State University men’s basketball team all season.  Now that the regular season is over, the team is...

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Power after injury

Nate Kingz’s 2024-2025 season
Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
March 4, 2025

With the postseason for the Oregon State University men’s basketball team and the West Coast Conference tournament right around the corner, Nate Kingz is putting a cap on a productive season. The...

Senior guard, AJ Marotte (#11) runs the ball past the opposing player in a home game in Gill Coliseum against Washington State on Jan 27, 2025.

Beavers win at home as WCC tournament looms

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
February 20, 2025

After the second score of the game, Kaya Ingram placed the basketball in her opponent’s, Kelsey Rees’, hands. It was an encapsulation of the night, where the Santa Clara University women’s basketball...

The Oregon State University Baseball teammates cheer in the dugout after a home run Mason Guerra (9) completes a throw out at first base to NDSU player at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field on March 3 in Corvallis, Oregon.

No conference, no problem

Beavers rank No. 7 in ESPN preseason poll
Aiden Kiichle and Ethan Browning
February 3, 2025

After losing in the Super Regionals in 2024, the Beavers baseball team has one mindset for the new season: get to Omaha. “Omaha or bust, that’s where I have kinda been at since the day I have gotten...

On Jan 27, 2025, freshman guard Ally Schimel (#4) shoots and scores for the Beavers in a game against Washington State at Gill Coliseum

Schimel secures scholarship

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
February 3, 2025

Ally Schimel got the best holiday present ever from the women’s basketball team: a full-ride scholarship as a freshman.  On New Year’s Day, the walk-on was awarded a scholarship during a holiday...

Senior, Caterina Ferreira (#30) shoots to score in a game against Washington State on Jan 27, 2025 in Gill Coliseum.

Beavers wave goodbye to loss streak

Ethan Browning, Sports Writer
January 30, 2025

In an end to their four-game loss streak, the Oregon State University women’s basketball team were able to beat out Pepperdine University 63-54 on Thursday in Gill Coliseum. “I’m proud of the...

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