Oregon
Oregon women’s basketball to face surging No. 9 USC Trojans led by JuJu Watkins
Oregon (9-6, 0-2 Pac-12) at No. 9 USC (11-1, 1-1 Pac-12)
Time/date: Noon Sunday
Site: Galen Center; Los Angeles, California
TV: Pac-12 Network. Radio: KUGN 98.1 FM.
About the matchup: The Ducks have been on the wrong end of two conference games so far, falling to Oregon State and UCLA by double-digits, and the road will get no easier at USC on Sunday. The Trojans have just one loss – to UCLA – and are ranked ninth in the latest AP Poll. If the Ducks want any hope of winning, they will have to rebound better than they did against the Bruins. Oregon was fourth in the Pac-12 in rebounding heading into conference play, and needs to assert its will inside to keep the game close.
About the Ducks: Oregon guard and second-leading scorer Chance Gray sat out a lopsided defeat to UCLA with a concussion, and with her status in question the Ducks will need to find more scoring threats on the outside if they have any hope of defeating the Trojans. Through two conference games the Ducks have yet to crack 50 points.
About the Trojans: Fresh off their first loss of the season to unbeaten UCLA, the Trojans responded with a come-from-behind victory over Oregon State at home Friday, 56-54. USC goes as freshman phenom JuJu Watkins goes. She averages almost 27 points per game and is the undisputed leader of USC early in her collegiate career.
Oregon coach Kelly Graves on JuJu Watkins: “Well, she’s really gifted. No question about it. Where she can get better is to make everybody around her better, but right now with the ball in her hand she’s amazing, as good as I’ve seen at this age since I’ve been in women’s basketball. I saw (Kelsey) Plum when she was a freshman and Sabrina (Ionescu) when she was a freshman … Caitlin Clark. JuJu is really, really good.”
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on Twitter @AlecDietz.
Oregon
High wind watch issued for Oregon for Friday
On Thursday at 3:35 a.m. a high wind watch was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Friday between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. for Clatsop County Coast, Tillamook County Coast and Central Coast of Oregon.
The weather service describes, “South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible for beaches and headlands.”
“Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles,” explains the weather service.
Advance Local Weather Alerts is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to compile the latest data from the National Weather Service.
Oregon
Northwest Oregon Conference boys soccer 2024: All-league teams, coach and player of the year
Northwest Oregon Conference boys soccer all-league selections and individual awards for the 2024 season, as determined by a vote of the league’s coaches
Vance Sheffield, La Salle Prep
Jared Rojas, Canby
Al Lara, Hood River Valley
F Vance Sheffield, La Salle Prep, senior
F Alex Aguiar, Wilsonville, senior
F Andro Mendez, Hood River Valley, senior
M Quentin Torbert, La Salle Prep, senior
M Sergio Day, Wilsonville, senior
M Julian Lara, Hood River Valley, senior
M Ruben Velazquez, Wilsonville, senior
M Javier Martinez, Centennial, senior
D Connor Garvey, La Salle Prep, senior
D Andrew McDougal, Wilsonville, senior
D Oscar Moline, Hood River Valley, senior
D Fabian Gonzales, Centennial, senior
GK Jared Rojas, Canby, senior
GK Adam Clem, La Salle Prep, senior
F Aran Garcia, Hood River Valley, senior
F Francisco Sanchez, Canby, junior
F Alex Fulgencio, Centennial, sophomore
M River Nichols, La Salle Prep, junior
M Cooper Eldon, La Salle Prep, junior
M Matt Tamimi, Canby, senior
M Christopher Marcial-Cruz, Parkrose, senior
M Daniel Aseive, Milwaukie, senior
D Declan O’Brien, La Salle Prep, junior
D Devyn Kinzie, Canby, junior
D Braxton Nava, Canby, freshman
D Eric Gudino, Milwaukie, freshman
GK Emmanuel Galindo, Hood River Valley, junior
F Hugo Cortes Cruz, La Salle Prep, sophomore
F Geovanni Macias, Hood River Valley, junior
F Jordan Lopez, Canby, junior
F Kevin Jimenez, Hillsboro, senior
F Noah Martin, Putnam, senior
F Jonathan Alcantar, Milwaukie, senior
M Solomon Parson, Hood River Valley, junior
M Derek Garcia, Wilsonville, senior
M Anthony Ledesma, Canby, junior
M Natnaiel Kindie, Parkrose, junior
M Cohen Biddle, Hillsboro, sophomore
M Caleb Hillard, Putnam, senior
M Abraham Andrade Ayala, Milwaukie, senior
M Jeffrey Boknecht, La Salle Prep, senior
D Rylan De Souza, La Salle Prep, senior
D John Olson, Hood River Valley, senior
D Javier Juarez-Pedraza, Wilsonville, senior
D Sebastion Zayago-Enciso, Wilsonville, senior
D Matt Young, Canby, senior
D Edgar Garcia, Centennial, senior
D Maximino Flores Ramirez, Parkrose, senior
D Eddie Larson, Hillsboro, junior
D Jimmy Thielman, Putnam, senior
D Erowyn Stovall, Milwaukie, senior
D Uriel Chacon-Alvarado, Parkrose, senior
GK Eamon Anslinger, Hood River Valley, senior
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Oregon Ducks Commit Dakorien Moore Leads 2025 Class Recruiting Rankings
It’s no secret that the No. 1 Oregon Ducks and coach Dan Lanning have an aggressive recruiting strategy. Even during their latest “Ducks vs. Them” recap of Oregon’s 16-13 road win against Wisconsin, Lanning pointed around during a moment in the second half and said “this is why you come to Oregon,” as if to cue to his current athletes on the field and potential athletes watching at home how enticing playing for the “O” really is.
Lately, the Ducks’ efforts have been paying off with their rankings for the 2025 recruiting class.
On3 Sports recently updated its football prospects for the 2025 class, and an Oregon recruit lies near the top. Wide receiver Dakorien Moore is On3’s No. 1 ranked receiver and the seventh overall ranked recruit nationwide regardless of position. This five star was previously committed to LSU, but dropped and committed to the green and yellow on the Fourth of July. Moore will be the second highest recruit for Oregon of all time behind current New York Giant Kayvon Thibodeaux.
Quite a few potential future Ducks ended up making this highlight list. Hawaii five star quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is trending for the Ducks with an upcoming campus visit, though the athlete is committed verbally to the Cal Bears.
Defensive lineman Jahkeem Stewart is also set to visit the Ducks in the coming weeks, with Stewart being one of the most sought after defense players for this graduating high school class.
Wide receiver from Tampa and No. 28 2025 recruiting prospect Dallas Wilson has been a Duck commit since 2023.
Ohio safety Trey McNutt seems locked in with a verbal commitment to the Ducks.
On3’s No. 2 tight end Andrew Olesh is still eyeing the Ducks even with a recent visit to Penn State.
Rounding out the list is Kansas tight end Linkon Cure who is still being heavily recruited by Oregon late in the season.
Basically, Oregon is still in the conversation for a lot of high school athletes still unsure who to pick before National College Signing Day. At the very least, they’re a viable option for some of the best talent in the nation.
According to 247Sports, Oregon’s 2025 recruiting class ranks No. 8 in the nation. Oregon has 16 total confirmed commitments at this time. They have three five-stars, 11 four stars, and one three-star committed.
With this ever-changing yet impressive list of recruits, Oregon has 13 of ESPN’s 300 best players of the 2025 recruiting year.
Rivals also has Oregon at No. 11 for their most recent recruiting ranking update for the year. Ahead of the Ducks on this list are in order: Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Miami, Texas, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Georgia, and Ohio State taking up the top spot.
On all of these rankings, Oregon and Ohio State tend to represent the teams from the Big Ten Conference with the highest recruits coming in. With Oregon set to host their Big Ten rival in the Washington Huskies next week at Autzen Stadium after a bye week, expect the Ducks to invite more of the top talent in the nation to witness the energy of such a heated game.
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