Oregon State Beavers News

Programming note: I’ll be moving temporarily to the Beavers beat this spring, helping out @nickdaschel.bsky.social while he serves as our interim sports editor.

Story ideas, musings, Corvallis food recs? Email me: RClarke@Oregonian.com. #GoBeavs

Update: Today I am moving into an interim role as The Oregonian/OregonLive sports editor. I'll be in this position until we hire a permanent SE. This means I'll be stepping away from Oregon State duties. @ryantclarke.bsky.social will cover the Beavers in the interim.

Oregon State women’s basketball gives the school a feel-good championship moment: ‘It’s been tough to be us’ The Beavers, forced to reimagine its place in college athletics after the Pac-12 cast it aside, deliver a celebratory moment by winning the West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament Tuesday ...

There were times early this season the Beavers didn’t believe in themselves.

“It was a journey,” Rueck said. “A day like today, I don’t think was possible until probably a month ago, the hope of it. The belief was just this amazing evolution as the year went on.”

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Oregon State (19-15) is headed to the NCAA Tournament, something that seemed almost unthinkable 11 months ago when the roster was shredded shortly after the Beavers returned from an Elite Eight run! #GoBeavs

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More than a dozen FBS schools, including Alabama, Ohio State, Texas and USC, have canceled their spring football game or heavily modified the format.

Could Oregon State join the crowd? Read more from @nickdaschel.bsky.social: www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2025...

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Brazilian Catarina Ferreira finds a home at Oregon State as the team’s ‘double-double machine’ Ferreira, who arrived in the United States five years ago knowing only a handful of English words, has emerged as a rebounder and scorer for the OSU women's basketball team this season.

Catarina Ferreira is the youngest of seven children who grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil. But she’s the first of her family to try this:

Attend college and play basketball in the United States.

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Oregon State Beavers climb college baseball polls after hot start The Beavers inched up or held steady in the national rankings after a 4-0 start to the season.

A hot start has spurred a mild climb for the Oregon State baseball team.

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Oregon State adds 5 to football staff, including former Beaver Trevon Bradford and Oregon Duck safety Nick Pickett The additions include three graduate assistants and quality control assistants Mark Criner and Mikey Jacobsen

A handful of new coaching faces in place for Oregon State with spring football around the bend.

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Jacob Krieg belts 2 homers, Oregon State baseball bashes Xavier to stay undefeated Krieg and the Beavers breezed past the Musketeers 18-6 with an explosive offensive performances.

The preseason hype, it turns out, was justified. (After four games, anyway.)

Check out @freemanjoe.bsky.social's recap of the Beavers' win over Xavier here 👇 #GoBeavs

‘Big league stuff’: Dax Whitney poised to be next Oregon State baseball star The 6-foot-5 freshman right-hander is expected to be a key part of the rotation, most likely as the Saturday starter, and has the makeup and stuff to become the Beavers’ next ace.

This 6-foot-5 freshman could become the Beavers’ next ace.

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Cole Rueck repeats as back-to-back Genesis Collegiate champion, earns berth to a PGA Tour event Rueck, son of Oregon State women's basketball coach Scott Rueck, shot a 3-under 69 Monday to win the tournament by one stroke.

Cole Rueck, son of Oregon State WBB coach Scott Rueck, earns another PGA Tour appearance after winning back-to-back Genesis titles.

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Oregon State adds 4-star quarterback Tristan Ti’a on signing day Ti'a, who accounted for 50 touchdowns during his senior year at Amador Valley High during the 2024 season, is the Beavers' lone signee Wednesday.

Oregon State quiet on the opening day of the national signing period.

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What’s ahead for Oregon State as it ventures into the West Coast Conference basketball tournament The Beavers, after decades of playing in the Pac-12 tournament, gear for a different format and setting at the West Coast Conference tournament in early March.

For Oregon State basketball, we explain the differences between the West Coast Conference and former Pac-12 tournaments.

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Oregon State gymnastics adds a home meet to its 2025 schedule. Will it be Jade Carey’s last stand at Gill? The Beavers now have seven home gymnastics meet this season, with five remaining.

Oregon State adds a home gymnastics meet for 2025. One more chance to see Jade Carey perform.

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Oregon State has a growing list of issues after Gonzaga beatdown: ‘We’ve got to humble ourselves’ The Beavers have nine days to wash away the taste of Tuesday's 98-60 loss, as OSU's next game is Feb. 6 against Washington State.

Reader consumed my OSU-Gonzaga sidebar last night and picked out a Wayne Tinkle quote that he thought might make a good t-shirt slogan for this MBB team.

"Gritty, Not Pretty"

I kinda like it. Anyone game to make such a shirt?

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Former Oregon State quarterback signs with New York Yankees Chance Nolan, who started parts of three seasons on the Beavers football team, signed a minor league baseball contract this week.

Oregon State has produced another professional baseball player. Sort of.

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Oregon State has a growing list of issues after Gonzaga beatdown: ‘We’ve got to humble ourselves’ The Beavers have nine days to wash away the taste of Tuesday's 98-60 loss, as OSU's next game is Feb. 6 against Washington State.

It wasn’t like Oregon State didn’t see this coming.

Contract details for new Oregon State football assistants Ray Pickering, Will Heck Oregon State hired Pickering to coach running backs and Heck to coach tight ends for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

Financial details for a couple of recent Oregon State football assistant hires.

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Here at Gonzaga, reporting on Oregon State-GU MBB.

A bit of a slow start for the Beavers. Bus broke down at the hotel, and the team had to dispatch a number of Ubers to get the players and staff to the arena.

Oregon State baseball offense sneak peek: Power, depth, competition and ... another No. 1 MLB draft pick? After checking in with players and coaches multiple times since the fall, here’s a look at what we’re hearing about the Beavers’ offense heading into 2025.

Oregon State will begin a new era of college baseball on Friday. #GoBeavs

Oregon State baseball offense sneak peek: Power, depth, competition and ... another No. 1 MLB draft pick? After checking in with players and coaches multiple times since the fall, here’s a look at what we’re hearing about the Beavers’ offense heading into 2025.

It's almost
@beaverbaseball.osubeavers.com season ... practice opens Friday. Get to know the new-look, No. 7 team in the nation.

The staff has depth, heat and MLB talent:
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The lineup has power, depth ... and another No. 1 pick?
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Oregon State fined $5000 after students, fan storm court after Beavers’ win over Gonzaga The West Coast Conference began a policy in 2023 where fines are levied if teams are not allowed to safely leave the court.

Oregon State gets a speeding ticket of sorts from the conference after last night's court storming at Gill.

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Oregon State rides Michael Rataj’s broad shoulders to OT win over No. 16 Gonzaga: ‘Mike’s role is to close games’ Rataj, who has played more games at Oregon State than anyone on the Beavers' roster, scored 10 of his career-high 29 points in the win.

Damarco Minor had a simple message for OSU teammate Michael Rataj before the start of Thursday's OT vs. Gonzaga.

"I told him, ‘Go make your money,’” Minor said. "I don’t care what nobody say. They need to start talking about Michael Rataj.”

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Michael Rataj scored a career-high 29 points, including 10 in overtime, as the Beavers got their biggest win of the season.

Read the full recap of Oregon State's victory over No. 16 Gonzaga from @nickdaschel.bsky.social: www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2025...

📹 by @sean2m.bsky.social

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You should always pour one out for a beat writer on deadline during a game like that. @nickdaschel.bsky.social delivers, as usual.

That's as good of a game as you could ever hope to see.

Oregon State 97, Gonzaga 89 in OT.

What a moment for Wayne Tinkle and the Beavs.

Oregon State head coach Trent Bray to take over as Beavers’ defensive coordinator Bray, Oregon State's defensive coordinator from 2021-23, is returning to the role after Keith Heyward Jr. resigned his position Sunday.

Oregon State football coach Trent Bray is adding to his responsibilities next season. #GoBeavs

Oregon State quarterback Gevani McCoy is transferring to Texas State McCoy, who played one season at Oregon State, started nine games for the Beavers last fall.

Oregon State quarterback Gevani McCoy has a new school.

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Oregon State eyeing its first Gill Coliseum men’s basketball sellout in 5 years The Beavers play host to No. 16 Gonzaga at 8 p.m. Thursday at Gill.

A Gill Coliseum capacity crowd has proven to be a helpful sixth man during the Wayne Tinkle era.

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Oregon State men’s soccer coach Greg Dalby resigns, takes job at Air Force Dalby coached OSU for two seasons, taking the Beavers to their first-ever College Cup after winning four NCAA tournament games in 2023.

Oregon State in the market for a men's soccer coach.

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