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Senior center Marie Gulich guards UCLA’s junior forward Monique Billings. 

Q&A with Marie Gulich: From OSU to the WNBA

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
June 11, 2018

What was your favorite part about OSU?My favorite part about OSU was the people. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly. Obviously I loved Beaver Nation and all the fans that would support us not only...

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Intramural Hosts Track Meet

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
May 21, 2018

Students compete in nine different races at Whyte Track.With a chance to show off speed and stamina, students laced up their spikes and headed to Whyte Track for the annual Intramural Track Meet on Saturday.The...

Sophomore catcher Adley Rutschman swings for the ball in the second game of the series on Saturday against Stanford University. Oregon State University won 10-0.

No. 3 OSU baseball wins 10-0

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
May 13, 2018

OSU downs No. 2 Stanford in game two of the series.No. 3 OSU baseball team cinched the series against No. 2 Stanford on Saturday 10-0.In sold-out Goss Stadium, the Oregon State University Beavers took...

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Wheelchair basketball is the wheel deal

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
May 1, 2018

Intramurals hosts wheelchair basketball skills challenge.Basketball takes a high level of skill to play. Getting the ball in the hoop and dribbling down the court takes refined technique and a notable...

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Intramurals hosting family weekend events

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
April 30, 2018

Golf tournament on Friday, 5k fun run, walk Saturday.With Spring Family Weekend just around the corner, students are looking for activities to do with their family members. Thankfully, Recreational Sports...

SAE’L Team 6 attempts to score. The ending score was 50-40 after 11 straight points for SAE’L Team 6, putting them in the lead.

Intramurals holds basketball finals

Gunnar Boag, Sports Reporter
March 19, 2018

Men’s, women’s and Greek divisions compete for championship.With the music bumping and the court set, Oregon State University’s finest basketball players came out to compete for their respective...

Teams attempt to sink other boats in the pool. Team Presentation Support ended with a victory.

Water Battleship makes a splash

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
March 12, 2018

Presentation Support comes out on top for inaugural tournament.Canoes. Check. Buckets. Check. A first-ever intramural event. Double check.In its inaugural season, students flocked to Dixon Pool to try...

Student Lucas Rodgers competes in the badminton tournament. Champions were crowned in the CoRec, women’s and men’s divisions.

Rec sports hosts back-to-back intramural tournaments over weekend

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
February 12, 2018

40 teams compete for badminton title, 10 battle for dodgeball championship.As week five came to a close, the weekend brought a double header of action-packed intramural tournaments.On the night of Feb....

Goalball is played with three players on the pitch at one time, with the players attempting to throw the ball into the opponents net. Goalball has been  a Paralympic sport since the 1976  Summer Games in Toronto.

Intramurals features Goalball tournament

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
February 5, 2018

Goalball is designed for the visually impaired, ‘2011-12 Denver Nuggets’ leave with victory.Oregon State University intramurals is known for offering a variety of uncommon events. On Feb. 3, students...

Sophomore Sabrina Gill celebrates with teammates during the meet. Gill was OSU’s only all-around performer as one of her teammate was limited due to an illness.

No. 18 Beavers take down No. 23 Stanford Cardinal

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
January 28, 2018

Gymnastics brings home second win of season, nine set personal bests.In the first home appearance of the season, thousands of fans made their way to Gill Coliseum to watch the relatively young Oregon State...

Students have the opportunity to play either water polo or inner tube water polo. 

Winter intramural sports registration opens

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
January 22, 2018

Oregon State University Recreation Services offers range of intramural leagues, tournaments.As the weather in Corvallis turns colder and the air crisper, it can only mean one thing— winter intramural...

Junior running back Ryan Nall completes a pass during the 2017 Civil War at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. Nall will forego his senior year to enter the NFL draft.

Best of: Male Student Athlete

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
January 16, 2018

Ryan NallJunior running back Ryan Nall was voted as the “Best Student Athlete” by students at Oregon State University. Nall, who is majoring in speech communication, plans on foregoing his senior...

Co-rec champions Total Flag Football poses following their overtime victory against Varsity House to close out the fall 2017 intramural flag football season.

Intramural flag football champions crowned

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
December 3, 2017

For the culmination of the 2017 intramural flag football season, teams made their way to Reser Stadium for a cold, crisp night of championship games.The sellout crowds packed the sidelines, hoping to catch...

The OSU Beavers line up agains the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Sept. 9.

Beaver football ran over by Arizona

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
November 12, 2017

Giving up 534 rushing yards to the Wildcats, OSU looks to rebound against Arizona State, take first conference winOn the first drive of the game, Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate marched the Wildcat offense...

Beavers midfielder Nicole Nickerson dribbles up the field during the women’s last soccer game of the season Thursday, Nov. 2. 

OSU women’s soccer caps off season with Civil War win

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
November 5, 2017

In her last appearance as an Oregon State Beaver, Emma Jones capped off her career with a game-winning free-kick to secure a victory over rival Oregon Ducks.The 2017 Civil War, both teams’ final match...

A photo illustration represents former head football coach Gary Andersen resigning from his position last week. 

3 and out: Gary Andersen resigns from the Beaver football program

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor and Riley Youngman
October 15, 2017

When the Beaver football team won their first Civil War since 2007 last season, Gary Andersen was their head coach. When Oregon State University Director of Athletics Scott Barnes was hired in December...

Interim Head Coach Cory Hall is focused before his first game.

Oregon State falls short to Colorado, 36-33

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
October 14, 2017

In their first game without Gary Andersen and without a conference win this year, the Oregon State football team came into their game against Colorado looking to refocus their season.The Beavers had more...

Running back Artavis Pierce rushes against Washington.

Beaver football falls to USC

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
October 8, 2017

It was all too familiar for the Beaver football team this weekend.Starting the game off, it was just like Washington the week before, USC methodically moved the ball down the field. It took the Trojan...

Sophomore running back Artavis Pierce breaks a tackle as he runs for one of the few big gains that OSU had on Saturday night.

Beavers head south to take on No. 14 USC

Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
October 6, 2017

The last time the Beavers won in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, they were the Oregon State College Beavers. That was 57 years ago.Oregon State (1-4) is coming off a home loss to No.6 Washington, while...

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