Drifters strengthen presence with camps, academy

SPRINGFIELD – In November, the Springfield Drifters hired their new general manager of the future in Jake Willard. Although he is a native Californian, Willard has resided in the Springfield-Eugene area since enrolling in college at the University of Oregon, and he is ready to build on the area’s sports history.

“I really got to sit down and talk to a lot of people in the community about, ‘Hey, what does it mean to you…