SPRINGFIELD – “We’d like one Big Culp to go, please.” The fans at Hamlin Field – hoping to avoid extra innings as the night air’s chilly winds picked up – got their wish as Brady Culp laced a two-out walkoff hit to center field, giving the Springfield Drifters a 4-3[Read More…]
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Drifters media day: Barnes, Dryden finding roles
SPRINGFIELD – Braxton Barnes and Hunter Dryden are both sophomore right-handed pitchers for the Springfield Drifters, but their roles with the team are vastly different. The Drifters begin their second season Friday night in the West Coast League, a collegiate wood-bat league. Springfield plays host to Port Angeles in the[Read More…]
Heyman on turning 99: ‘Seems like the same, old life’
*Editor’s Note: This story is Part 2 of 2 about longtime Creswell resident, Richard Heyman, who was a fighter pilot during three wars. In case you missed it, read Part 1 online at Chronicle1909.com CRESWELL – Richard Heyman is no kid anymore – but he found it easy to kid[Read More…]
Creswell’s decorated Colonel: Heyman looks ahead to 99th birthday
CRESWELL – At the ripe old age of 19, when Richard Heyman began his flight training for the U.S. Army, he knew exactly what he wanted to do. “They asked you to put down your preference, in order, if you’d rather fly cargo, bombers, or fighters,” Heyman said during a[Read More…]
Rhythm & Blues Revue a treat for Grove students, adults
COTTAGE GROVE – There are good ideas, there are great ideas … and then there are ideas like the Metropolitan Rhythm & Blues Revue. It’s simple. The music students put together a show with professional adult musicians from the community to raise money for their music program. It’s been happening[Read More…]
Left on Tenth makes all the right moves
SPRINGFIELD – It was early in the first set, and the crowd was still sampling their beignets and chicken sausage gumbo Friday night as Left on Tenth performed during the inaugural Bourbon Street Festival at PublicHouse. You kind of got the vibe, just from the way people were hooting and[Read More…]
Bowden, 2002 wrestling team join Thurston HOF
SPRINGFIELD – Where does one begin when trying to rank Gary Bowden’s accomplishments as a wrestling coach? Tough question. But his favorite team? That’s a pretty easy call. It’s the 2002 Thurston state championship team, which was honored Saturday night during the 7th annual Thurston High School Sports Hall of[Read More…]
‘The next best thing’ to being in New Orleans
SPRINGFIELD — Hmmm … what kind of party theme makes sense for early February? “Our team came together and we immediately thought about Mardi Gras,” said Christine Vosters, events and music coordinator at PublicHouse. “It’s the first time we’re doing this, but we’re very excited. We think it’s going to[Read More…]
Passionate about these Love Notes
COTTAGE GROVE – Katie Sontag has a passionate personality. She doesn’t believe in doing anything halfway when she finds something that really strikes her fancy. Take her band, for instance. KT & The Love Notes is all about love – the good, bad and the ugly aspects of it. It[Read More…]
Brennen Murphy: Throwing down, flying high
COTTAGE GROVE – With a 5-4 record, the Cottage Grove Lions aren’t exactly a high-flying bunch. It was refreshing, though, for the Lions and their fans to see senior star Brennen Murphy earn his wings again. Murphy scored a career-high 30 points on the first day of the Cottage Grove[Read More…]