Sports briefs

Ref flagged for bad call

The Big Sky Conference is suspending one of its football referees, according to a league statement.

Football claims first conference win

Led by the career-high numbers put up by quarterback Connor Kavanaugh and running back Cory McCaffrey, the Portland State football team took advantage of its home debut on Saturday and handed the Idaho State Bengals a 38-3 defeat at Hillsboro Stadium.

Golf hosts first tourney

Portland State’s women’s golf team took home third-place honors from the Rose City Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday at the Langdon Farms Golf Club in Aurora.

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Viks walk to beat ALS

Included in the thousands of people that took part in Portland’s Walk to Defeat ALS on Sunday were PSU student-athletes and members of the PSU Athletics Department, according to a statement released by the school.

State of the Vikings 2010

The 2009–10 school year was a banner year for Portland State athletics. Actually, it was a five-banner year. Over the course of three sports seasons, five PSU teams brought home championship banners to the Park Blocks and set a new school record for titles in a single academic year.

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Vikings football begins fall practices

First-year head coach Nigel Burton takes the field this week as the Vikings football program begins fall practices Sunday afternoon at Stott Field.