Pac-10 honors Beavers' Buck.

Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports

Oregon State right-hander Dallas Buck was named Pac-10 Conference pitcher of the week for his performance against Washington, the conference announced Tuesday.

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Buck pitched a three-hit shutout as the fifth-ranked Beavers beat the Huskies 7-0 on May 13, starting a three-game sweep.

Buck struck out eight batters and walked four as he improved his record to 10-1.

OSU's nonconference game at the University of Portland was rained out Tuesday and will be made up today at 3:30 p.m.

Lane baseball sweeps two

from Mount Hood

GRESHAM - Kellen Hobie went 4-for-8 with a double, a home run and five RBIs over two games to lead Lane Community College to an 11-8 and 8-7 doubleheader sweep of Mount Hood on Tuesday.

The Titans (24-15, 19-11) need to win one game of their home doubleheader Saturday against Chemeketa to advance to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges tournament.

UO's Nealy tied for 57th

at NCAA tournament

SUNRIVER - Oregon's Johnna Nealy shot a 5-over-par 76 on Tuesday to tie for 57th after the first round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships at the Meadows Course.

"Johnna played a pretty solid round of golf," UO coach Shannon Rouillard said. "She had only two birdies, but she was lighting the edges of the hole on fire with the putter and couldn't get any to drop until the last one."

Carolina Llano of Pepperdine shot 2 under for the individual lead.

USC holds a one-shot lead on UCLA in thCrai race.

Former UO player joins PSU basketball staff

PORTLAND - Jamie Craighead, a former Oregon women's basketball player, has joined the Portland State staff of coach Charity Elliott.

Craighead, 24, who ranks second on the UO career three-pointer list with 182, was an assistant coach at Seattle Pacific, an NCAA Division II program, the past three seasons.

At Portland State, an NCAA Division I team in the Big Sky Conference, Craighead's duties will include recruiting, working with post players and coordinating team travel.

Craighead helped lead Oregon to the Women's National Invitation Tournament championship in 2002.

OSU hires assistant

for women's basketball

CORVALLIS - Patrick Harrington has been named assistant women's basketball coach at Oregon State University, head coach LaVonda Wagner announced Tuesday.

Harrington spent the past four seasons as assistant men's basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of New Orleans.

UO receiver agrees

to enter diversion

Oregon wide receiver Demetrius Williams entered a plea of no contest to one charge of third-degree criminal mischief and agreed to enter diversion Tuesday after being cited last summer for tampering with parking meters.

Williams was cited by Eugene police on Aug. 3 of last year and accused of using washers coated with a "gooey substance" to jam the meters so that they would read "out of order."

Area golf tandem

tied for tournament lead

WOODLAND, Wash. - Two-time defending champions Mary Budke of Eugene and Sharon Hadley of Springfield tied with Portland State University's Sarah Tiller and Ashley Anast after the first round of the OGA Women's Best Ball Championship on Tuesday.

The teams are tied at even-par 72 heading into today's final round at Lewis River Golf Course.