AROUND THE HORN: Volcanoes' hoop season ends with playoff defeat

The Vancouver Volcanoes’ stay in the International Basketball League playoffs was a short one.

The Oregon Waves sent the Volcanoes home for the season with a 121-104 victory Thursday in the quarterfinal round at the Monroe (Wash.) Sports Arena.

The Waves led 57-50 at the half and expanded their advantage to 91-75 after three quarters.

Robert Day led Oregon (14-7) with 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Bryson McKenzie had a double-double for the Volcanoes (15-8), scoring 23 points to go with 18 rebounds and three blocked shots.

Porter Troupe added 22 points and nine assists; Kevin Tyner had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists; and Jake Carlisle had 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.

Camas’ Blake Jones survived the heat and two opponents Thursday to reach the final of the Oregon Junior Amateur golf championship at Oswego Lake Country Club in Lake Oswego, Ore.

Jones, playing in the junior (age 16-17) division, won his quarterfinal match in the morning. He defeated Beaverton’s Steven DaSilva 3 and 1.

In the heat of the afternoon, Jones defeated Tye Gabriel on the final hole to earn a spot in today’s championship. Gabriel had advanced with a 4 and 3 quarterfinal victory over Vancouver’s Nathan Ferrell.

Jones will play Samuel Mendez of Portland for the title today beginning at 10 a.m.

Forward Antouman Jallow scored his first goal of the season and rookie goalkeeper Brian Visser recorded the shutout as the Portland Timbers defeated German club Bayern Munich II 2-0 in an international exhibition match Thursday before 9,340 at PGE Park.

Visser recorded five saves to pick up his first shutout, midfielders Alex Nimo and Shaun Higgins each logged assists and Jallow scored the insurance goal to lead the Timbers to the exhibition victory. Portland guest player Kevin Forrest, a native of Edmonds, Wash., also tallied a goal.