Friday sports news

Published 12:00 am Friday, June 5, 2015

Eamon McNeil of Central Catholic is among the players selected to play in the annual Reser's All-Star baseball series.

The North and South baseball rosters for the annual Reser’s All-Star Series include Central Catholic pitcher Cole Stringer and Rams outfielder Eamon McNeil and Lincoln shortstop Nate Ostmo (North).

The series consists of three games, June 13 and 14, at Goss Stadium in Corvallis — 7 p.m. Saturday single game and 11 a.m. Sunday doubleheader.

The rosters:

NORTH

Pitchers — Luke Burns, Clackamas; Karter Cook, Tualatin; Drew Eubanks, Reynolds; Mark Finkelburg, Westview; Karsen Lindell, West Linn; Cole Stringer, Central Catholic; Kam Walker, Hood River Valley

Catchers— Cody Gleason, Reynolds; Zak Taylor, Sherwood

Infielders — Jared Akin, Liberty: Jacob Bennett, Tualatin; Gabe Fisher, Clackamas; Colton French, Jesuit; Matt Kelly, Wilsonville; Hayden Kirsch, Clackamas; Nate Ostmo, Lincoln

Outfielders — Brady McGetrick, Tigard; Eamon McNeil, Central Catholic; Tyler Parker, Liberty; Ryan Ward, Hood River Valley

SOUTH

Pitchers — David Brosius, McMinnville; Logan Hatley, Dallas; Wyatt Johnson, Sheldon; Jordan Ragan, North Medford; Colton Westfall, North Medford

Catchers — Jack Gries, South Salem; Dane Stapley, North Eugene; KJ Strickland, Churchill

Infielders — Tommy Ahlstrom, North Eugene; Josh Berman, North Medford; Andy Bevens, North Salem; Taylor Frost, Sheldon; John Gederos, Lebanon; Derek Hogate, Churchill; Dustin Meyer, Silverton; Alex Merino, Crescent Valley

Outfielders — Jared Evans, North Medford; Hank Forrest, Churchill; Hunter McDonald, Bend; Kellen Strahm, Sheldon

VIKS ADD WOMEN HOOPSTERS

New Portland State women’s basketball coach Lynn Kennedy has a batch of incoming players, two of whom will have to sit out the 2015-16 season per NCAA transfer rules

The additions:

Point guard Michaela Kay, a 5-6 freshman from Spokane, Wash.

Guard Corey James, 5-10 freshman, West Albany High

Guard Bree Shepard, 5-7 freshman, San Diego, Calif.

Guard Sidney Rielly, 5-11 sophomore, Everett (Wash.) High/Santa Clara

Guard Ashley Torres Negron, junior, Morovis, Puerto Rick/Highland (Kan.) Community College

Guard-forward Ashley Bolston, 6-2 sophomore, South Medford High/Washington State

Forward Te Oramae Solomon, 5-11 junior, Auckland, Austrailia/Cochise College (Sierra Vista, Ariz.)

Forward Pia Jurhar, 6-3 freshman, Vienna, Austria

Bolston and Rielly aren’t eligible to play until 2016-17.

James and Shepard signed with the Vikings in November.