Springfield basketball legend Marshall Cho will return to Springfield after 30 years to host a fundraiser and “Coach Cho” clinic on Saturday, July 26. It will be for boys and girls from grades 6th to 12th. Girls will participate from 9 a.m. to noon, and boys from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $80 per person.
Participants should “expect intense pace and repetitions for the three-hour sessions, focusing on shooting, playmaking, and small group play” and be “pushed out of your comfort zone as a player.” If interested, visit marshallcho.com.
The 1995 alumnus played on the Springfield Millers boys basketball team in the 1990s. He became an assistant coach at DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland, where the team won two Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles, compiled an 88-19 record, and sent four players to the NBA (Victor Oladipo, Jerian Grant, Quinn Cook, and Jerami Grant).
Marshall Cho
The 1995 alumnus played on the Springfield Millers boys basketball team in the 1990s. He became an assistant coach at DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland, where the team won two Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles, compiled an 88-19 record, and sent four players to the NBA (Victor Oladipo, Jerian Grant, Quinn Cook, and Jerami Grant).
Cho then served for eight seasons as the head boys basketball coach at Lake Oswego High School. He left the Lakers with a 132-92 record, winning three Three Rivers League titles, and was named League Coach of the Year three times.
He recently led the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit for the second year in a row. He has also supported the USA Basketball Youth and Sport department as a coach and support staff member and the men’s junior national team U16/U17 trials and the 2022 Men’s Jr. National Team April mini-camp.
Millers hire volleyball coach
Andrea Barrera has been selected as Springfield’s new head volleyball coach for the upcoming year. Originally from Springfield, Barrera played for the Master’s University in the NAIA division in Santa Clarita, Calif. She helped lead the Lady Mustangs to the championship in women’s volleyball last season and recorded 45 kills and 60 sets played overall.
Andrea Barrera
Billies volleyball camp
The Pleasant Hill volleyball team opens its youth volleyball camp for 4th to 9th graders from Aug. 11-13. Cost is $60 and runs from 4-6:30 p.m. Email questions to [email protected].
Special Olympics
The Special Olympics Oregon Summer State Games concluded last weekend in Corvallis, marking its 53rd year and its second year at the Oregon State University campus. In addition, Nike and Special Olympics announced a three-year global partnership over the weekend, aiming to “create access to sport for all youth.” The partnership will focus on Oregon, Berlin, Johannesburg and Tokyo.
The Oregon Summer State Games for athletics (track and field), bocce, golf and softball had over 1,200 athletes this weekend. Previous to the championship, all athletes and Unified partners trained in their local regional-level competitions held around the state for a minimum of eight weeks to qualify at the Summer State Games. This championship also provided an opportunity for a 2026 Special Olympics USA Games berth in Minneapolis.
Cottage Grove and the Eugene/Springfield team competed in the championships. The Eugene/Springfield track and field 4×100-meter relay team received fourth overall. Harper Anderson, an 8-year-old Creswell resident, won the standing long jump and took third in the 200-meter dash.
Oregon State University hosted the championships for the second year in a row. PHOTO BY SPECIAL OLYMPICS OREGON 
Athletes await their event on the infield. PHOTO BY SPECIAL OLYMPICS OREGON. 
The Special Olympics torch. PHOTO BY SPECIAL OLYMPICS OREGON. 
Delegates enjoyed a Saturday night dinner. PHOTO BY SPECIAL OLYMPICS OREGON . 
Creswell’s Harper Anderson admires her medals. PHOTO PROVIDED 
From left: The Eugene/Springfield 100 meter relay team of “Cici” Ciara Berryessa, Robyn Laver, Maya Molyneaux and Harper Anderson. PHOTO PROVIDED 
The team soaking up the sun in the hot weekend. PHOTO PROVIDED.
The delegates were housed in the campus dorms at Oregon State University. Along with their scheduled competitions, the athletes also enjoyed the Olympic Town festival area, the parade of athletes, the opening ceremonies, a victory dance, and a Saturday night delegates’ dinner.
