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Oregon State Football extends contract with Jonathan Smith

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
January 9, 2020

Oregon State Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes announced in a press release that OSU Football head coach Jonathan Smith had his contract extended on Tuesday, Jan. 7. With the extension,...

OSU Women’s Basketball head coach Rueck has been in his position since 2010 and has coached the team to continued success. Rueck coaches the team from the sideline versus Utah State.  

OSU Women’s Basketball is family under Rueck

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
January 6, 2020

Family and sports have followed Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck for many years, including into his team’s historic success with their 13-0 start this season. Years before now, the ball is far behind...

OSU redshirt junior guard Destiny Slocum lines up against a Utah State defender on Dec. 14, 2019 in Gill.

Brooks: Getting ready for the PAC-12 gauntlet

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
January 6, 2020

This year’s Oregon State Women’s Basketball team is special. After returning ten players from last year’s team that made the Sweet Sixteen, they added two highly rated freshmen and started off with...

Redshirt senior tight end Noah Togiai evades a defender to reach the endzone in their matchup versus Arizona State on Nov. 16 for senior night in Reser Stadium. 

OSU Fall sports 2019 season of growth in review

Matthew Brooks, Orange Media network
December 2, 2019

As the summer sunshine quickly fades into cool fall evenings, the Oregon State Athletics’ fall season has come to a conclusion. Here’s a recap of how each sport’s fall season went.FOOTBALL Despite...

OSU senior guard Mikayla Pivec (#0) looks for a pass against two DePaul defenders in the third round of the WNIT in Gill Coliseum on Nov. 14. 

OSU Women’s Basketball wins WNIT

Matthew Brooks, Orange Media Network
November 25, 2019

The Oregon State Women’s Basketball team won the 2019 Women’s National Invitational Tournament, defeating the Missouri Stateby a score of 80-69 on Nov. 17. With the win, OSU went undefeated in the...

Women’s Basketball beats Blue Demons

Matthew Brooks, Orange Media Network
November 18, 2019

The Oregon State Beaver Women’s Basketball team defeated the DePaul Blue Demons by a score of 98-77 on Thursday night, Nov. 14, in Gill Coliseum. With the win, the Beavers move to 3-0 on the season and...

Women’s Basketball beats Blue Demons

Matthew Brooks, Orange Media Network
November 18, 2019

The Oregon State Beaver Women’s Basketball team defeated the DePaul Blue Demons by a score of 98-77 on Thursday night, Nov. 14, in Gill Coliseum. With the win, the Beavers move to 3-0 on the season and...

Women’s Basketball beats Blue Demons

Matthew Brooks, Orange Media Network
November 18, 2019

The Oregon State Beaver Women’s Basketball team defeated the DePaul Blue Demons by a score of 98-77 on Thursday night, Nov. 14, in Gill Coliseum. With the win, the Beavers move to 3-0 on the season and...

Women’s Basketball beats Blue Demons

Matthew Brooks, Orange Media Network
November 18, 2019

The Oregon State Beaver Women’s Basketball team defeated the DePaul Blue Demons by a score of 98-77 on Thursday night, Nov. 14, in Gill Coliseum. With the win, the Beavers move to 3-0 on the season and...

Hodgins celebrates with teammate and redshrit sophomore wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey versus the Stanford Cardinal. 

Hodgins having career year in junior season

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
October 28, 2019

Isaiah Hodgins is having the best season of his Oregon State Football Career. The junior wide receiver is averaging more receptions, receiving yards, and yards-per-reception than in either of his previous...

OSU redshirt sophomore running back Calvin Tyler Jr. mentally prepares before matchup against Stanford on Oct. 12. 

Preview: Oregon State Football versus California story lines

Matthew Brooks, SportsContributor
October 18, 2019

The Oregon State Beaver Football team, 2-4, 1-2 in conference, is scheduled to kickoff at 11:30 a.m. against California, 4-2 and 1-2 in conference, at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California....

OSU sophomore goalkeeper Bridgette Skiba defends a goal versus Stanford on Oct. 10 in Corvallis. 

OSU Women’s Soccer falls to No. 2 Stanford

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
October 14, 2019

Oregon State Women’s Soccer lost to the No. 2 ranked Stanford Cardinal by a score of 2-0 on Thursday, Oct. 10. With the result, the Beavers move to 9-2-1 on the season, and have a 1-2-1 record against...

OSU Mens Soccer senior midfielder Hassani Dotson battles against California redshirt freshman forward Alonzo Del Mundo on Oct. 14, 2018 in Corvallis, OR. 

Former Beaver can’t imagine life without soccer

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
October 7, 2019

The list of former Beavers who have played or are playing professionally is long, but still growing. While current fall sport student athletes are in the midst of their season, one Beaver-turned-professional...

Kagan chats with players in an early morning practice Friday morning, Sept. 27. 

Kagan creates culture, focus for team

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
September 30, 2019

It’s a cloudy Thursday afternoon at Oregon State University. Students are bustling around campus during the second day of classes and the bookstore is packed. As new faces flood past familiar buildings,...

OSU Baseball junior catcher Adley Rutschman takes the plate in the NCAA Regionals at Goss Stadium. 

Seven Beavers taken in 2019 MLB Draft

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
June 10, 2019

The 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place this week, with the first round starting Monday, June 3rd at 4 p.m.The draft saw seven Beavers get selected across 31 out of its 40 rounds,...

OSU Basketball senior center Gligorije Rakocevic goes for a lay-up against California in Gill Coliseum.

Graduating student-athletes ‘grateful’ for time at OSU

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
June 10, 2019

With the 2018-19 school year coming to a close, Oregon State Athletics watches another go-around of senior athletes walk across the stage at commencement and onto other things in life. Oregon State Men’s...

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ASOSU cuts ties with Oregon Student Association

Matthew Brooks, News Contributor
June 3, 2019

The Associated Students of Oregon State University has officially pulled out of an agreement to provide membership dues to the Oregon Student Association, a statewide nonprofit organization that advocates...

Undergraduate representative Ian Walker, Speaker of the house Carol Moreno and Congressional clerk Tatyanna Statum attending ASOSU’s last meeting of the academic year. 

ASOSU representative fails to gain support for concealed carry resolution

Matthew Brooks, News Contributor
June 3, 2019

A resolution introduced this term in the Associated Students of Oregon State University Congress led to discussions about the concealed carry policy on campus, but was ultimately not adopted by the student...

Oregon State senior right-handed pitcher Bryce Fehmel wipes his eyes with his uniform, the last time he will be able to do so. 

Oregon State Baseball ends season with loss to Creighton

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
June 1, 2019

After losing game one of the NCAA Corvallis Regional on Friday, the Oregon State Baseball team fell to the Creighton Bluejays on Saturday afternoon, with a final score of 4-1, finalizing their 2019 season.With...

Junior catcher Adley Rutschman walks away from the pitching mound after a mid-game conversation on the field.

Oregon State Baseball upset by Cincinnati in NCAA Regionals

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
June 1, 2019

In their first postseason action since winning the College World Series last June, the Oregon State Baseball team lost to the Cincinnati Bearcats on Friday night by a score of 7-6 at Goss Stadium.After...

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Salmon Bake honors Native American culture

Matthew Brooks, News Contributor
May 20, 2019

As the Friday-morning clouds opened up to rays of sunshine, a line of people formed to get their hands on some of the salmon being served at this year’s Salmon Bake—an annual event hosted by the Native...

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OSU Softball ends regular season with win over Utah

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
May 11, 2019

Oregon State Softball won the final game of their regular season the OSU Softball Complex on Saturday afternoon, with a final score of 4-2.This game concluded regular season play for the Beavers, giving...

Divine, Oregon State University’s female a capella group and Outspoken, Oregon State University’s male a capella group, perform on the steps of the Memorial Union. 

Friday on the steps: OSU a cappella sings for all

Matthew Brooks, News Contributor
May 6, 2019

Two of Oregon State University’s a cappella groups put on a show Friday at the Memorial Union, fine-tuning the songs they would eventually perform at concerts taking place during Family Weekend - one...

The Oregon State defense gathers at the pitchers mound to discuss gameplay.

No. 3 Oregon State Baseball wrangled by Cowboys

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
May 5, 2019

No. 3 Oregon State Baseball lost the final game of their series against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Sunday afternoon, losing by a score of 8-7 at Goss Stadium.This is the first time the Beavers have...

Despite making just 19 appearances in the previous 36 games, freshman third baseman Jake Dukart made himself known to the Wildcats, ending the series with five hits and two RBIs. 

No. 2 Oregon State Baseball sweeps Arizona in doubleheader

Matthew Brooks, Sports Contributor
April 20, 2019

No. 2 Oregon State Baseball came out and won the final game of their series against Arizona in front of a sold-out crowd at Goss Stadium, taking the series and the win with a score of 9-3.The Beavers wasted...

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