Beavers add 12 players to roster.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Four players from high schools in the state of Oregon are among the 12 prep seniors who signed letters of intent last week to play baseball at Oregon State.

Among the signees is outfielder/pitcher Ben Holmes-Wetzler of Clackamas High School, chosen after his junior season as the state's top player by Baseball Northwest. He batted .467 last season, and went 9-1 as a pitcher with a 0.47 earned-run average.

OSU's other signees from Oregon high schools were infielder Brandon Drury of Grants Pass, outfielder/pitcher Ian Kendall of Ashland and infielder/pitcher Tom Zarosinski of Lake Oswego.

Among the other signees for the Beavers was Adam Duke, a pitcher from Spanish Fork, Utah, who was named the state's most valuable player as a junior.

OSU also signed three players from California, three from Washington and one from Nevada.

Prep soccer playoffs continue today

The Thurston girls and Cottage Grove boys soccer teams will try to take the final step toward the state championship game as the OSAA soccer playoffs continue with semifinal games today.

Cottage Grove, the defending state champion, will play host to La Salle in a Class 4A boys semifinal. The game will be a rematch of last year's semifinal, won by the Lions 1-0 in double overtime.

The winner will play the winner of a semifinal between McLoughlin and Molalla.

In the Class 5A girls semifinals, Thurston will play defending state champion Bend at the Lava Bears' 15th Street Field at 1:30 p.m. The winner will face Crescent Valley or Sherwood for the state title.

Oregon runners earn regional honors

Four Oregon cross country runners were named all-West Region selections by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday.

Jordan Hasay, Nicole Blood and Alexandra Kosinski, who helped the UO women to a second-place finish at the West Regional, were honored, along with Luke Puskedra, who finished sixth in the men's race.

Ducks sign Gabriel to golf letter of intent

Tye Gabriel, who won the U.S. Junior Amateur qualifying tournament at Emerald Valley Golf Club in June, will be coming back to the Willamette Valley next fall.

The Lake Oswego High senior signed a national letter of intent to play golf at Oregon on Monday, UO coach Casey Martin announced. Gabriel, also a member of the 2009 Hogan Cup and Junior Americas Cup teams, finished tied for seventh at the OSAA Class 6A championships last spring.

Oregon volleyball team drops two spots in poll

After being swept in the Bay Area last weekend, the Oregon volleyball team dropped two spots to No. 18 in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll released Monday.

The Ducks are ranked one spot ahead of Arizona. Other Pac-10 teams in the top 25 include Washington at No. 4, Stanford at No. 6, UCLA at No. 7, California at No. 11 and USC at No. 15.

NCU's Bishop gets honorable mention

Northwest Christian University outside hitter Cassie Bishop was given an honorable mention all-Cascade Conference volleyball honor on Monday.