Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – After a 2-7 season in which they finished seventh in Special District 4 and missed the postseason, it might appear the odds are stacked against the Millers making a return to the playoffs. Adding to the challenge is…
COTTAGE GROVE – With a one-and-done Class 3A season in 2024, the Cottage Grove Lions face the lofty challenge of returning to Class 4A this year. Despite the unpredictability ahead, though, Steve Turner, in his third year with the Lions,…
There’s the theory and then there’s the practice. A summary of my first year. Let me explain. I remember first applying to this job. And of course, I remember my interview. I was sitting in our publisher’s former office. I…
FOOTBALL COTTAGE GROVE AT SWEET HOME ■Game facts: Friday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. … Jamboree at Husky Field, Sweet Home High School ■What2Know: The Lions return to Class 4A and will also play the Huskies later this…
DEXTER – The Columbia Drag Boat Association (CDBA) presents the 2025 Bi-Mart Can-Am Challenge this weekend, about 16 miles southeast of Springfield on the Middle Fork Willamette River at Dexter Reservoir. The event features Canadian and American drag boat racers…
William Silva Creswell resident William Silva, an 11-year-old 1st-degree Black Belt with Rogers Family Martial Arts in Cottage Grove, is competing for the award. He was named the American Taekwondo Association’s (ATA) Athlete of the Week earlier in May. Dedicated…
Local athletes are competing for Youth Athlete of the Year in a national vote through Sports Illustrated: Thurston’s Brooklyn Anderson, DaShawn Brown, and Cottage Grove’s John Whitten. The competition is sponsored by Sports Illustrated and 3BRAND to recognize “an exceptional…
THURSTON — Springfield-area residents with a green thumb who want to honor Parks and Recreation Month this July can look no further than the Thurston community garden. With its bountiful produce of radiant squash, tricolor tomatoes, lush greens, and vibrant…
CORVALLIS — The Eugene Challengers (44-9) blew out the Post 20 Dallas Dirtbags 10-0 in the third-place play-in game Wednesday night, earning a berth in the AAA American Legion Oregon State Tournament in Portland. “I love where we’re at right…
Thurston wrestlers Michael Salas-Sanchez, Sam Greenstreet, and Sawyer Greenstreet competed in the national wrestling championships in Fargo, N.D. last week. Salas-Sanchez earned fifth in freestyle, becoming Oregon’s only All-American in Fargo this year. Both the Greenstreets had strong showings. Sam…