Running back Dubby McKinney uses his arm to gain a little room on his way to the end zone for the Bruins’ first touchdown of the night. The Bruins would defeat the Bulldogs 35-28 to advance to the OSAA round-of-32 play-in game. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

The Brookings-Harbor High School football team opened Friday night’s game against Sutherlin with a drive that lasted four minutes and ended in seven points being tallied on the board for the Bruins. 

They never looked back.

Entering the game, the  Bruins and the Bulldogs  were tied for last place in the Far West League with records of 1-3.

Wayne Rogina from Ukiah, California fished the Chetco bay on Sunday and limited out on these 30-pound Chinook. The Pilot/Larry Ellis

Fishing report for 

October 21-27

What do Little Cleos, Krocodiles, Kastmasters and Crystal Lures have in common? They all caught Chinook salmon between 40 and 55 pounds from the Brookings jetties last week.

While traveling to Portland last Tuesday, I received a phone call from local guide Andy Martin, who said that Brookings resident Wayne Sargent had just landed a 50-pound Chinook from one of the jetties.

The Brookings-Harbor High School cross country team put its best foot forward at the Far West League championship run held at Tugman State Park on Thursday, but the shoe didn’t fit and neither the girls team nor the boys team qualified for the state tournament.

“It was a tough day,” Head Coach Terry Axel said. “They were flat. There were a couple of highlights but I just don’t know.”

Two of the Bruin runners were dealing with back issues, one was recovering from a cold and two had been stung by wasps the night before the meet.

Mixed martial artist Andy Frost, top, looks for an arm bar during Saturday night’s fights. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

So You Wanna Fight promotions put on the fight night at the Cher-Ae Heights casino on Saturday night to a packed house and a full triple card of fighters.

Included in those fighters were local Brookings mixed martial artists Andy Frost and Justin Rafferty, and boxer Antoine Roberson.

Senior Nick Corpening puts his head on the ball to try and score in the Bruins’ 4-0 win over the Pacific Pirates. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

“It feels great,” senior Jose Hernandez said. “We’ve been playing here for a long time but it feels great to be a senior and win on our home field. 

“It feels amazing.”

Senior forward Tyler Snow kicks the ball between the legs of a defender during the Bruins 3-0 win over the South Umpqua Lancers on Thursday. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

The Brookings-Harbor High School boys soccer team “smelled roses” – or at least azaleas – as it claimed the Far West League title all to itself Thursday afternoon with a 3-0 victory over the Lancers of South Umpqua High School.

“It’s great that the kids were able to achieve that,” Head Coach Pancho Garcia said. “We’re taking it one game at a time. We know we’re the champs but we still have a lot of work to do.”

The Bruins are taking it one game at a time as they work toward the ultimate goal of an OSAA 4A state title.

 The Brookings-Harbor High School girls soccer team moved to just one step away from claiming a fifth-straight Far West League title with a 10-0 victory over the South Umpqua Lady Lancers.

The victory was particularly sweet for the three senior players for the Bruins: Brianna Juarez, Jessica Fernandez and Louie Deraita.

“It feels good,” Deraita said about winning at home in front of their fans for the last time.

 Not only do the members of the Brookings-Harbor High School girls soccer team work hard on the field, they also work hard in the classroom.

And the OSAA and the Dairy Farmers of Oregon are recognizing them for their efforts with the Academic All-State Award.

The Bruins have the ninth highest team G.P.A. among 4A girls soccer teams with a season average of 3.59.

It takes two to hoist a hawg. Haw Tan (left) of Anaheim Hills, Calif., caught this 47-pound Chinook in the Chetco bay while fishing with guide Andy Martin. The Pilot/Larry Ellis

Fishing report for 

October 14-20

There is something about a salmon suddenly breaking the surface of the water that turns me on every time; I think it does for every angler. That’s exactly what anglers trolling in the Chetco bay, and folks from the bank experienced last week. It’s an incredible spectacle – something that people who have never fished would gladly pay admission for.

These splashes seem to occur for no apparent reason. These are violent whitewater events erupting from the surface of the water caused by 30-, 40, and 50-pound kings, pushing water as vigorously as Duke Kahanamoku would execute a flipper kick.

Why do they perform these activities? Ask 10 people and you’re likely to get 10 different answers. The bottom line is that there are fish in the estuary, and plenty of them.