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The Blazers host the Clippers tonight, KLOG 6:05 pm. Portland is 5-0 at home…..Rem Bakamus had 25 points to lead Mark Morris to a 74-56 victory over Hockinson. Woodland beat R.A. Long 61-59 and Columbia River held off Kelso 49-42…..The Kelso Lassies downed Hudson’s Bay 54-39. In girls play tonight, Woodland is at R.A. Long and Mark Morris visits Hockinson…..The Highline men’s team escaped with a 61-58 win over Lower Columbia last night. Aaron Alston had 25 for the Red Devils. The Highline team also won the women’s game 69-63…..The Kelso wrestling team hosts Hudson’s Bay tonight. Also, Washougal is at MM…..In girls bowling, MM stayed unbeaten with a 2115-1803 win over R.A. Long. Kelso defeated Fort 1975-1500.

Gerald Wallace scored 31 and LaMarcus Aldridge added 28 to lead Portland to a 107-96 victory over the L.A. Lakers…..Colorado handled Washington 87-69 in Pac-12 hoops. Utah needed overtime to beat WSU 62-60…..LCC hosts Grays Harbor in a hoop twin bill Saturday with the women’s game at 5 pm and the men’s game at 7 pm…..The Kelso girls beat Fort Vancouver 55-23 last night. Tonight, RAL is at Washougal and Chehalis visits MM…..The Fort boys beat Kelso 59-56 last night. Washougal held off R.A. Long 58-53 in the GSHL 2A opener…..In wrestling, the Kelso girls host a dual event tonight. Tomorrow the Castle Rock boys host the Jim Bair Memorial tournament…..The Mariners have signed Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to a one year contract.

Aaron Alston scored 31 points to lead the LCC men’s basketball team to a 76-72 victory at Centralia last night. The Centralia women defeated LCC 64-48. Both LCC teams host Grays Harbor on Saturday…..The UW Huskies take on Colorado in Boulder tonight, KLOG 5:30 pm. WSU is at Utah…..The Portland Trail Blazers host the L.A. Lakers tonight, KLOG after Huskies…..The Kelso boys basketball team host Fort Vancouver in league play tonight. R.A. Long opens league play at home against Washougal….. In girls play, the Kelso Lassies are at Fort Vancouver…..In wrestling, Kelso defeated Prairie 55-18, RAL over Hockinson 46-33 and MM beat Woodland 39-25…..The 2012 Apple Cup will be the Friday after Thanksgiving in Pullman.

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points to lead the Trail Blazers to a 103-93 win over Oklahoma City. Portland is now 4-1 on the young season. The Blazers come back home to play the Lakers tomorrow night…..The Lower Columbia College basketball teams open West Region play tonight at Centralia with the women’s game at 6 pm and the men’s action at 8 pm, both on KLOG at 5:55 pm…..Mornington Australia defeated the R.A. Long boys basketball team 88-57. Keenan Marin had 18 for the Jacks. 2A league play begins tomorrow…..In wrestling action tonight, Kelso hosts Prairie, Hockinson is at R.A. Long and Mark Morris visits Woodland…..Seahawk coaches Jeff Ulbrich and Luke Butkus are leaving Seattle to join UCLA and Illinois respectively. The Hawks are hoping to retain coach Tom Cable.

The Oregon Ducks won the Rose Bowl for the first time in 95 years. The Ducks beat Wisconsin 45-38. De’Anthony Thomas had TD runs of 91 and 64 yards. Also, Oklahoma State beat Stanford 41-38 in OT at the Fiesta Bowl…..Husky RB Chris Polk confirmed that he will forgo his senior season to enter the NFL Draft. The UW also announced that Tennessee assistants Justin Wilcox and Peter Sirmon will join the Husky staff…..In boys hoops tonight, R.A. Long hosts a team from Australia. Boys first and girls second tonight at 5:45 pm when Castle Rock hosts Stevenson and Kalama hosts White Salmon…..The Trail Blazers return to action today as they take on the Thunder in Oklahoma City, KLOG 4:05 pm.

Baylor outscores Washington 67-56 in a wild Alamo Bowl last night. The Bears rallied from 18 down in the second half to take the record setting offensive display…..The Blazers beat Denver 111-102 to go to 3-0 on the season. Wesley Matthews led the way with 23 points…..The Huskies beat OSU 95-80 to win the Pac-12 opener. Oregon downed WSU 92-75 in Spokane…..The LCC men lost to Mt. Hood 76-62 last night in Portland…..The LCC women’s team grabbed its first win of the year with a 66-57 win over Seattle at the LC Holiday Classic. The Devils play Yakima Valley at 1 pm today, KLOG 12:55 pm…..4th ranked Snohomish held off upset-minded Mark Morris 55-51 in the Mountlake Terrace boys tourney. The Monarchs play Marysville-Pilchuck at 5 pm today.

The Huskies will try and hold down explosive Baylor in tonight Alamo Bowl, KLOG 5:00 pm…..The UW basketball team opens Pac-12 play at home tonight against Oregon State. The WSU Cougars host Oregon tonight in Spokane…..Whatcom downed LCC 60-52 at the Lower Columbia Holiday Classic women’s tourney. LCC takes on Seattle today at 3 pm. The LCC Alumni take on Centralia at 1 pm…..The LCC men’s game with Mt. Hood tonight as been moved to Portland CC in Portland at 6 pm…..In boys hoops, Rainier beat R.A. Long 58-36. Mark Morris plays #4 Snohomish at 5 pm today at the Mountlake Terrace Tourney….At the MM girls tourney, Wilson beat the Monarchs 63-57 and Heritage edged Kelso 40-38. Kelso plays Wilson at 1:30 pm and Mm plays Heritage at 3 pm.

Gerald Wallace scored 25 and LaMarcus Aldridge 24 as the Blazers beat the Kings 101-79 last night…..The Lower Columbia Holiday Classic women’s basketball tournament begins today at 1 pm and runs through Friday. LCC takes on Whatcom tonight, KLOG 7:55 pm…..Roosevelt beat R.A. Long 84-42 at the Astoria boys basketball tourney. The Jacks play Rainier today…..Astoria downed R.A. Long 36-26 in girls play. The Mark Morris girls also host a tournament starting today with Kelso one of the teams…..Seahawks safety Earl Thomas was named a Pro Bowl starter, the first Seattle player honored since 2008…..Husky RB Chris Polk says he has submitted his name for NFL Draft evaluation, but insists he hasn’t made a decision yet. The Alamo Bowl game is tomorrow.

The Blazers have won 11 straight home openers as they defeated the Philadelphia 76’ers 107-103 last night. LaMarcus Aldridge led a balanced scoring attack with 25 points. Portland hosts Sacramento tonight, KLOG 6:05 pm…..The R.A. Long boys and girls both take part in the Vince Dulcich Holiday basketball tournament in Astoria starting today. The Rainier boys and girls are also entered. Castle Rock also hosts a boys and girls tournament starting today…..The Lower Columbia Holiday Classic women’s basketball tourney begins Wednesday, an eight team affair at Myklebust Gym at LCC. The Red Devils play Whatcom at 8 pm tomorrow night…..The Huskies continue attending functions prior to Thursday’s Alamo Bowl game against Baylor.

Scappoose edged Kelso 69-62 in OT at the boys Capital City Classic. Aaron Adams had 35 for Kelso. Also, Mark Morris bounced Springfield 56-43…..In girls hoops, R.A. Long beat the Bobcats at Aberdeen 65-62…..In men’s college basketball, UW beat Northridge 74-51, WSU over Pepperdine 67-56, Oregon over Stephen F. Austin 55-45 and Gonzaga beat Air Force 70-60…..Kellen Moore won his 50th game as the Boise State QB as the Broncos downed Arizona State 56-24 in Las Vegas Bowl. The Huskies leave for San Antonio today as they get ready for next Thursday’s Alamo Bowl…..The Seahawks host the 49’ers tomorrow in NFL action. The Hawks need a win and a Chargers win over Detroit to stay alive in the playoff picture.