Fall practices are under way on South Coast

Fall practices have commenced on the South Coast for high school students participating in volleyball, football, soccer and cross country. The inaugural contests are scheduled for August 27, except for football, which may have jamborees that day but won't host full games until August 28. Marshfield is set to host its annual volleyball jamboree on August 27, featuring several other regional teams, before venturing to Cascade Christian for a tournament on August 29.

North Bend and Coquille are both participating in this jamboree and will face off against each other on August 29. Coquille subsequently hosts both Marshfield and Creswell on September 3, with each team playing against the other two. Bandon, meanwhile, initiates its football season on August 29 in Glendale at a jamboree and will later face Pacific on August 31 in a matchup against both the Pirates and Waldport.

Similarly, Pacific commences its football season with a trip to Mapleton on August 28. Reedsport and Siuslaw are both traveling to Elmira on August 29, where they will compete against each other and the host Falcons. Myrtle Point takes part in Marshfield's jamboree and will host Umpqua Valley Christian on September 2. Powers, one of the South Coast's later teams, will commence its volleyball schedule on September 8 at North Douglas.

In football, North Bend will kick off the season with a non-league game on August 28 at Sutherlin. Marshfield will travel to Cottage Grove for a jamboree on August 28, with their regular season opener against Philomath on September 4. Coquille will kick off their football season on August 28 against Siuslaw in a non-league contest.

Coquille will host Marshfield and Creswell in a league game at Siuslaw on September 3. Myrtle Point will open its football season on August 29 at home against Weston-McEwen. Powers will kick off its football season on August 29 away against Alsea. Bandon will travel to Monroe for a jamboree on September 28 and will host Waldport at home on September 4.

Reedsport, which will be playing a Class 1A eight-player schedule this fall, will open their football season on September 4 at home against Glendale. In boys soccer, Marshfield will host a jamboree on August 27 and then commence their season on September 1 against Phoenix. The Pirates will also face the combined Coquille/Myrtle Point team on September 3.

The Coquille/Myrtle Point squad will gather in Springfield for a jamboree on August 28. North Bend, which has players from Bandon this year, will be part of the jamboree with Marshfield and then host Eagle Point on September 29. Pacific, which includes a coed team and has previously featured Bandon, will open their soccer season in a jamboree at Springfield with the Coquille/Myrtle Point squad and won't play their first regular game until September 17.

In girls soccer, North Bend will host a jamboree that also involves Marshfield on August 27 and will have their official season opener on September 3 against Brookings-Harbor. Marshfield will host Phoenix on September 1 and play the combined Coquille/Myrtle Point team on September 3. The Coquille/Myrtle Point team will participate in the jamboree in Springfield on August 27.

In cross country, Marshfield will host the Millicoma Icebreaker 3-kilometer race on August 27, which includes other teams like Bandon, Coquille, Brookings-Harbor, and Days Creek. The Pirates are set to compete in the Ultimook Meet on September 5 at Tillamook. Bandon will travel to Umpqua Community College near Roseburg for a meet on August 29, which also includes North Bend and eight other schools.