Junior David Joyce coasts to a finish in the 200-meter dash at the Far West League district track and field championships on Friday at North Bend High School. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

“The boys relay teams and some individuals in the sprints and hurdles have a good chance at making the state meet,” Keys said Friday afternoon.

Harlo Seefried of Brookings caught this 34-pound Pacific halibut on Thursday while fishing in the ocean out of the Port of Brookings Harbor. The Pilot/Larry Ellis

Lingcod have still been coming into the fish-cleaning station with frequency, although not in the same numbers as in weeks past. Even so, limits have still been common. It seems as though many anglers are either finding hordes of lingcod but can’t find many rockfish, or they’re finding plenty of rockfish but have difficulty getting a ling. About half of the anglers filleting fish are cleaning limits of both rockfish and lingcod.

The Brookings-Harbor High School softball team’s lone run came in the top of the seventh on a towering shot to right-center field that bounced past the outstretched hands of a diving Phoenix outfielder, rolled to the fence and left senior Kayla Webre standing on third with a huge smile after scoring teammate Megan Strain.

“It felt great,” Webre said. “It was one of those things that I struggled with this season; watching the ball and having confidence in myself. I was kind of like, ‘this is it.’ I’m proud that I was able to do something that I’ve been struggling with. 

Brookings-Harbor High School senior Kyle Gordon watches his drive during the first day of play at the OSAA state championships golf tournament at Emerald Valley golf course in Creswell. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

“There was no pressure,” Gordon said. “I know what I had to do. It feels good just to qualify and come to state.”

Senior shortstop Corwin Farquhar leaps for a fly ball during Friday’s 8-0 win over the Bulldogs of Sutherlin. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

“We played our best baseball at the end,” Wallin said. “I told the boys all year long we hadn’t played our best baseball yet, and I’m glad we got an opportunity to play our best baseball.”

Dave Twining of Brookings caught his first Pacific halibut of the year on Thursday in flat conditions out of the Port of Brookings Harbor. The Pilot/Larry Ellis

I know what fishing paradise is like because I got a get-out-of-hell-free pass card when I left southern California 32 years ago. Ever since then, it’s been one fun ride on the fishing roller coaster.

The Azalea Middle School track and field team traveled to North Bend on Thursday to compete in the Far West League District Championships and brought home seven first-place finishes as well as a number of second and third place finishes as well.

The seventh-grade boys team claimed third place in team points while the eight-grade team claimed fourth overall.

Kaylee Gorman lands in the sand after jumping 13-02 for second place in Tuesday’s track meet. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

The Bruins invited six teams but according to assistant coach Joe Sthen, they all dropped out of the meet and only the Red Devils of Coquille arrived ready to compete.