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Meagan Chatwood, 15, of Eugene, will return to the Oregon Horse Center on Prairie Road this weekend as her Willamette High School equestrian team prepares for its second South Valley district meet. The 23-event competition lasts all day Friday, Saturday and up to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Willamette and Siuslaw are two of the prep equestrian program's newest members, and 13 of the 19 participating schools are from Lane County. Chatwood, a rider since she got her first pony at age 8, recorded Willamette's only "top three" placement in the February meet, while Meagan's sister, Lacie, was the team's top individual scorer.

Krista Weaver, of Florence, a bowler since fourth grade, will lead her Siuslaw High School team into the state high school bowling tournament at Medford this weekend as the Vikings seek back-to-back state championships. Weaver was the District 4 MVP earlier this month as Siuslaw edged Thurston by four pins for the regional title. Thurston and North Bend will join Siuslaw at the state tournament, all three schools having won the state high school girls bowling championship over the past dozen years. On the boys side, North Bend, Siuslaw and Springfield will be the local representatives. North Bend's district MVP Bobby Femling and four teammates finished among the top seven bowlers at district.

The University of Oregon Ice Hockey Club won its first-ever Pac-8 tournament championship last week at Berkeley, outscoring California 7-3 in the semifinal and edging Washington 3-2 in the final. Duck forward Nate King, a senior from Fairbanks, Alaska, scored three goals and two assists against second-seed California and was named tournament MVP. Ted Martin, Cal Brackin and Scott Tedrick also scored as Oregon twice came from behind against Cal. Meanwhile fourth-seed Washington defeated top-seed UCLA 6-4 to set up an all-Northwest final. Against the Huskies, Jason Savich and Ryan Jones gave the Ducks a 2-0 first period lead that they never lost. Martin added the winning goal and freshman goalkeeper Matt Nuernberg, who recorded 52 saves in the two games, blanked Washington in the final period for the championship victory. Oregon's Scott McCallum received Pac-8 Coach of the Year honors as the Ducks recorded their first 20-win season (22-4-2) after finishing 2-24 a year ago.

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The deadline for community sports notes and announcements is Thursday at noon. Submit listings to: Gil Hulin, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene OR 97440, e-mail them to ghulin@guardnet.com or fax them to 687-6674.

Accomplishment

UO wins hockey tournament: The University of Oregon Ice Hockey Club won its first-ever Pac-8 tournament championship last week at Berkeley, defeating California 7-3 in the semifinal and edging Washington 3-2 in the final. Duck forward Nate King, a senior from Fairbanks, scored three goals and had two assists against second-seeded California and was named tournament MVP. Jason Savich, Ryan Jones and Ted Martin scored for Oregon in the final. Oregon's Scott McCallum received Pac-8 Coach of the Year honors as the Ducks recorded their first 20-win season (22-4-2) after finishing 2-24 a year ago.

Events

AAU basketball tournaments: The AAU State Championship Tournament for boys in grades three (9U), four (10U) and five (11U) will be March 11-13 at Marist High School. The registration deadline is March 4 and tournament information can be viewed at oregonaau.org. Contacts: Estelle Coreris Moore, 689-0883, or Byron Land, 461-0310 or 484-0188.

The tournament for U12, U13, U14 and U15 boys will be April 8-10 at North Eugene and Willamette high schools in Eugene. Contact: Dave King, 726-0219.

The AAU State Qualifier Tournament for girls ages 9U through 15U will be April 15-17 at Springfield High School. Contact: Diane Wenger, 485-5474 evenings only.

The tournament for U16 and...