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SSZ Briefs: Week of July 20

Challengers reach 45 wins, eye state tournament The Emerald Challengers went 6-1 last week, moving to 45-5 overall on the season. Early last week the Challengers completed a four-game sweep of the defending state champion Medford Mustangs, winning Game 3 of the series 7-1 and…

SSZ Briefs: Week of July 13

ScorebookLive.com compiles “best of” teams ScorebookLive Oregon, one of the state’s premier high school sports coverage outlets, put together a list of the best performing athletes in each team sport this season. Multiple area athletes made the lists, with all but one of those athletes…

Drifters end skid, look toward 2nd half

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Drifters stopped a six-game losing streak with their 7-1 win over the Ridgefield Raptors on Sunday thanks to a stellar performance from pitcher Hunter Dryden. Dryden pitched 6 innings, allowing only 1 run and striking out 5. On the year Dryden…

SSZ briefs: Week of July 6

Billies finish 5th in OSAA Cup The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) released the final OSAA Cup standings last week. The OSAA Cup is a yearlong competition split into Classifications. Schools earn points based on where they finish in each sport (individuals earn points at…

Drifters still finding their footing

SPRINGFIELD – Bobby Blandford’s two-out, RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday night lifted the Springfield Drifters to a 4-3 victory over the Cowlitz Black Bears at Hamlin Field.  “It was really satisfying coming off the bat of Bobby Blandford, who’s been…

SSZ Briefs: June 29

Class 5A All-State Softball – All Thurston 2nd team – Bailey Tovey, SR; Sadie Decker, SR 3rd team – Gabby Montes, SO HM – Kasey Ogan, SO Millers grab Marist football transfer New head coach Frank Geske isn’t the only person coming over to Springfield…