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Oregon State Basketball Drops 2025 Regular Season Finale To #23 St. Mary’s
Oregon State lost Saturday night’s WCC season finale to Saint Marys 74-64. The loss dropped the Beavs to 20-11overall and 10-8 in WCC play.
The loss also confirmed that the Beavs will go into the WCC tournament with the #5 seed. OSU kept this one close, with the Beavs leading for 13 minutes in the first half, but the Gaels pounded the offensive glass and tightened the screws on defense to avoid a late scare.
It was always going to be a tall order taking on the #1 team in the conference on the road, but for the first few minutes the Beavs looked up to the task. Oregon State shot more than 70% from the field for the first 8 minutes of the game, eventually being rewarded with a 18-13 lead halfway through the first half. After the Beavs held a five-point lead, the car ran out of gas. The Gaels dominated on the boards the entire rest of the way, ending the night with more offensive boards than defensive boards.
Oregon State trailed 34-33 at the intermission, with Parsa Fallah and Liutauras Lelevicius pitching in with 10 first half points a piece. Beavs fans watching knew there was a bit of luck involved for OSU to only be down one at the half after shooting 12% from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes. There were warning signs in the first half of what was to come later in the game, as Saint Marys had as many offensive boards as OSU had total rebounds. Augustus Marciulionis led the Gaels in scoring at the half, as he was responsible for 13 of Saint Marys 34 points on 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc.
The Beavs were playing catchup for most of the second half, staying within 10 but rarely getting within 2. Saint Marys was able to knock down their free throws down the stretch to keep Oregon State at bay by making 17-of-19 on the night.
Perhaps the biggest story of the night was the rebounding mismatch. The Gaels won the rebounding battle 39-22, while winning the offensive glass battle 20-6. Mitchell Saxen led the way for all Gael rebounders with 11 while his teammate Luke Barrett reeled in 5 offensive and 5 defensive boards.
With the loss, the Beavs will go to Las Vegas with the #5 seed and a chance to avenge the program’s worst loss this season to Portland as they will play the winner of #8 Portland vs #9 Pepperdine. If Oregon State is able to get past the first round they will be rewarded with a duel against Santa Clara. The Beavs have one chance to make it to the dance this season, they’ll have to win 4 games in as many days. Oregon State opens up the WCC tournament Saturday March 8th at 6 p.m. PT.
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Missing, endangered 2-year-old last seen in Portland area
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Human Services is asking for help finding a 2-year-old boy who is believed to be in danger.
Armani Andrews disappeared on June 17 and is thought to be with someone in the Portland area, officials said.
He’s about two feet tall with brown hair and brown eyes and African American/mixed race, ODHS said.
Locations around Portland that the child may have frequented include the Rose Haven shelter on Northwest Glisan Street, the Multnomah County Central Library on Southwest 10th Avenue and Southeast Portland between 82nd and 103rd avenues.
People who have any information about Andrews’ whereabouts are asked to call 911.
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5-star OL Ismael Camara nears decision, Oregon staying in touch
Every year, there are always a few recruiting races that are anything but normal. Twists and turns should be expected on the recruiting trail, but you can still always count on a surprise or two.
The Oregon Ducks have already landed four commitments along the offensive line in the 2027 recruiting cycle, most recently scoring three-star Lex Mailangi. The Ducks are still pushing for one more, however, and it’s the biggest of them all.
Five-star offensive lineman Ismael Camara has taken several visits to Eugene, including one earlier in the spring. However, the Texas star canceled his tour of official visits to finish high school early and give Gilmer High School his best effort on the field in the fall.
Those plans changed quickly when he opted to take unofficial visits to SMU and Texas in June. After once appearing to push his recruitment to the fall and commit closer to early signing day, it’s clear that Camara is now open for business, and he could be moving quickly toward a decision.
When Camara left Eugene in the spring, the Ducks were perceived as a favorite in the race. However, after spending time away and connecting with programs in his home state of Texas, Rivals’ Sam Spiegelman believes Texas is now in the lead, and was told by one of Camara’s family members that a commitment could be coming soon.
While the Longhorns are in charge, SMU, LSU, Texas A&M and Oregon all still remain involved. While he has been able to tour the Texas programs this month, Camara has remained in touch with the Ducks over FaceTime.
“Just fantastic coaches and options all around,” Camara’s guardian, Todd Robison, told Rivals. “We are also in touch regularly with Tennessee, LSU, A&M, and Alabama. He also has had very well-attended FaceTime calls with the entire staff at Oregon. He feels the love for sure.”
The Ducks still appear to be in good standing with Camara, but the inability to get him on campus this month is a big setback. Even if Camara does commit over the summer, the Ducks will likely push hard to get him back to Eugene in the fall for another visit. Don’t expect Oregon to give up on this race until pen hits paper on signing day.
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Visit Delicious Oregon
Editor’s note: In 2016, WW expanded its Cheap Eats guide to include a road trip. We identified nine diners, food trucks and one boat worth a pit stop when journeying through Oregon. Since then, a few things have changed: Two of our picks have closed, as noted below, and you don’t need to travel to Medford to find an In-N-Out Burger. But maybe you should!
This list first appeared in the March 23, 1016, edition of WW.
TAQUERIA GUERRERO
508 E 1ST ST., NEWBERG.
Half tienda, half taco spot, Guerrero serves its street tacos and huge mojado burrito ($8.95) with handmade tortillas that shame almost anything in Portland.
JOE’S DONUT SHOP
39230 PIONEER BLVD., SANDY.
This 40-year-old candy-striped dough den offers a ridiculously rich cronut—that’s a fried croissant—fast service, and always-fresh doughnuts. It’s arguably the best doughnut shop in the state.
THE DINER
2580 SE STRATUS AVE., MCMINNVILLE.
The Diner makes one of the state’s greatest sandwiches—a fried-chicken club in which each layer is seasoned and housemade, and the middle slice of bread is replaced by the satisfying crunch of fried chicken.
EASTWIND DRIVE IN
395 WANAPA ST., CASCADE LOCKS.
The Eastwind is where Cheryl Strayed first tasted civilization after ending her long, long walk. The soft-serve ice cream is good enough for you, too, motherfucker.
BOWPICKER FISH & CHIPS
1634 DUANE ST., ASTORIA.
At this 28-foot converted gillnet boat, there are always 12 old men waiting in line for beautifully fresh-caught, hand-battered albacore tuna served with a raft of fries. Join them.
LOCAL BOYZ HAWAIIAN CAFE
1425 NW MONROE AVE., CORVALLIS.
A sweet shoyu chicken plate lunch will fill you up until dinner tomorrow. But broke high-school kids will buy rice for $1.50 just so they can douse it in the magical ginger-garlic-shoyu sauce.
IN-N-OUT
1970 CRATER LAKE HIGHWAY, MEDFORD.
With an address that already sounds like a road trip, the magnificent double-double has punctured the state line. Even from as far away as Portland, it beckons.
NOW CLOSED:
FAT FREDDY’S
6320 PACIFIC AVE., PACIFIC CITY.
After a brief hiatus best forgotten, Pacific City’s beachfront home of towering burgers and equally towering Tillamook ice-cream milkshakes returned two years ago to the sound of hardening arteries.
CORNBREAD CAFE
1290 W 7TH AVE., EUGENE.
It’s arguably Eugene’s best restaurant, and it’s also a perfect fit for the town—a vegan version of an old-school diner, complete with barbecued seitan and outrageously good greens.
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