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If fans thought Rapid was the only dog at the Springfield Drifters’ game vs. the NW Star Nighthawks on Friday night, you’re barking up the wrong tree.  The sponsor for this game was Greenhill Humane Society – the only life-saving animal shelter within the Eugene/Springfield…

EUGENE — In its first state appearance in program history, the Thurston softball team was taken down by the Ridgeview Ravens in Redmond in a 9-0 shutout at Jane Saunders Stadium Saturday night. The veteran Ravens, who sealed their season 26-1, added a second 5A…

EUGENE — The Creswell girls track team made history at the 2025 OSAA Track & Field State Championships on Friday, earning its first title in the program, its first school track team title since 1962 and its first girls individual champion, Kylie Leonard, in the…

EUGENE – Cottage Grove’s Carter Bengtson can now hang up three gold medals in his bedroom as he came away from the 2025 OSAA Track & Field State Championships with his third state title of his senior year, winning the 3000 meters at 8:26.39 and…

EUGENE – Thurston’s Brooklyn Anderson etched her spot in the history books this weekend at the 2025 OSAA Track & Field State Championships with one of the most iconic finishes at the famed Hayward Field.  Fans and officials from the Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA)…

SPRINGFIELD – With two events, three back-to-back games against the Walla Walla Sweets, and a first pitch from Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon the Drifters’ opening weekend was jam-packed.  Springfield opened on Friday with Babe Ruth night. This event saw little leaguers from schools across Lane…

For pickleball players in the Willamette Valley, summer is truly the most wonderful time of the year. And two fans of the sport have issued a challenge to the local pickleball community this summer to support construction of a new 24-court facility on the LCC…

POSTSEASON RESULTS BASEBALL Tuesday, May 27 ■ Thurston 6, Putnam 1 Wednesday, May 28 ■ Cascade Chr. 10, Creswell 4 Friday, May 30 ■ Thurston 16, West Albany 7 SOFTBALL Tuesday, May 27 ■ La Grande 11, Cottage Grove 1 ■ Thurston 15, West Albany…

THURSTON — The two-time defending 5A state champions, the Thurston Colts baseball team, fell to the No. 3 Canby Cougars 2-0 in the semifinals at Flaten Field on Tuesday, losing its lofty goal of a three-peat for the 2025 season. “This group of kids battled…