Bandon, Marshfield girls chosen for state cross country meet

The cross country teams from Bandon and Marshfield were selected as at-large squads for this week’s state championships in Eugene.The Tigers and Pirates did not qualify automatically at their district meets last week, when only the champions of the various districts advanced.Bandon was the first at-large selection for Class 2A-1A, joined by Heppner and Paideia Classical Christian. The Tigers finished behind Lakeview in the district meet.In Class 4A, Marshfield was the fifth of six at-large selections. The Pirates finished third behind Cottage Grove and Marist Catholic, which also got an at-large selection. The others chosen were Scappoose, Phoenix, Stayton and Estacada.Marshfield’s boys were in the running for an at-large berth as well, after finishing third behind Cottage Grove and Marist Catholic, but were not picked.The at-large selections for Class 4A boys were Marist Catholic, Scappoose, Phoenix, Philomath, Pendleton and Central.The Bandon boys and Siuslaw boys and girls qualified for the meet with their finishes at their district meets.The state meet is Saturday at Lane Community College. The first race is the Class 2A-1A girls at 9:25 a.m., followed, in succession, by the Class 2A-1A boys (10 a.m.), Class 3A girls (10:35), Class 3A boys (11:10), Class 4A girls (11:45) and Class 4A boys (12:20 p.m.). Following a break, the Class 5A girls race at 1:45 p.m., followed by the Class 5A boys (2:20), Class 6A girls (2:55) and Class 6A boys (3:30).Admission, good for all the races, is $13 for adults and $7 for students, available online through Hometown Ticketing with a link from the OSAA web page at www.osaa.org.