Collier is middle school state champion for North Bend

North Bend’s Raleigh Collier was a state champion and several other athletes from the South Coast placed in the Middle School Meet of Champions, the unofficial state championships for middle school track and field in Oregon. Collier, an eighth-grader in North Bend, won the 800 meters with a new best of 2 minutes and 6.94 seconds, edging out Gus VandenHeuvel of Whisper Running Club of ...