Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – Just before the Springlfield Drifters held their media day on Monday at Hamlin Sports Complex, season-altering news was released by the team. Tommy Richards, the Drifters’ head coach since their inception, unexpectedly stepped down and was replaced by assistant coach Alan Embree –…
In an article for Eugene Magazine’s Summer 2008 issue, Vin Lananna—former University of Oregon head track & field coach—wrote, “The spirit of TrackTown USA isn’t confined to the track at Hayward Field. Walkers, joggers and runners fill the beautiful trails that wind throughout Eugene and…
EUGENE – How dedicated of an athlete was Bill Dellinger? The legendary University of Oregon distance runner – after setting numerous national and world records – decided to hang up his shoes in 1960, after the Rome Olympics, so he could begin teaching and move…
The second-ranked Sheldon Irish softball team won back-to-back state titles with a 5-0 win over No. 21 Glencoe on Saturday at the University of Oregon. Irish standout pitcher Payton Burnham, an Arkansas commit, threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, two walks and two hit batters.…
EUGENE – The Thurston Colts baseball team claimed back-to-back Class 5A state titles on Saturday with a shutout, 2-0 win over No. 4 West Albany at the University of Oregon’s PK Park. The 2nd-ranked Colts became the first 5A baseball team to win back-to-back titles,…
SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston Colts baseball team is attempting something that’s never been done before – winning back-to-back Class 5A state baseball championships. After two commanding, 5-inning victories last week, the Colts are only two games away from achieving that feat. “They’re focused right now.…
Maddox Molony, a freshman for the Oregon Ducks baseball team, smacked a home run over the left-field fence at PK Park on May 5 for his seventh home run of the season – an Oregon freshman record. Molony, a 2023 Thurston grad and member of…
PLEASANT HILL – After losing in the quarterfinals the past two years, the Pleasant Hill Billies were facing a familiar foe Friday – fifth-ranked Sisters – and ended up winning 4-1 and advancing to the state semifinals for the first time since 2019. “That was…