MIKE EYSTER / CHRONICLE PHOTO – The new scoreboard for the 2,200-seat Hamlin Middle School baseball stadium stands ready for use by the Bushnell Beacons and Springfield Drifters of the West Coast League. Springfield’ shiny new stadium will treat fans of both teams throughout the…

MIKE EYSTER/PHOTOBeacons shortstop Reece Carganilla, a freshman from Honolulu, makes a play during the game against Western Oregon. MIKE EYSTER/PHOTO MIKE EYSTER/PHOTO Beacons still in playoff hunt CHRONICLE STAFF One final weekend, one final playoff spot remaining.  That’s what it all boils down to for…

MIKE EYSTER/PHOTO Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the 9th with two outs Friday, Jameson Hussey celebrates his walk-off hit that scored two runners. MIKE EYSTER/PHOTO MIKE EYSTER/PHOTO The Beacons celebrate “Senior Day” on Saturday, April 16 – honoring the team’s only senior, pitcher Abbott…

Stock image PLEASANT HILL – Clay target shooting – a sport that started in 2001 as an after-school program in Minnesota – has become one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports. It has attracted 43,000 athletes in 34 states and continues to expand rapidly.  “Roughly 39%…

The Bushnell Beacons have had their share of frustrating days in their inaugural season. But this past weekend’s four-game sweep at the hands of Oregon Tech – in which the Beacons held a lead in all four games – might have been the granddaddy of…

MIKE EYSTER / CHRONICLE PHOTO – Montoya scoops up a grounder. Abbott Haffar won his third straight start Friday, pitching a complete game as Bushnell defeated College of Idaho 13-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. Haffar is now 3-1 with a 2.33 ERA. …

Haffar Bushnell’s Abbott Haffar took a perfect game into the seventh inning Saturday, settling for a 5-1 victory over Eastern Oregon in the opening game of a doubleheader in LaGrande, Ore.  The Beacons also won the nightcap, 6-4, but split the four-game series when Eastern…

Postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The World Athletic Championships is the biggest prize in the 11-meet schedule. The “Worlds” are track and field’s (Athletics) biennial Super Bowl and they will fill Hayward from July 15-24. Having the World Games at Hayward…

PHOTOS: MIKE EYSTER/FOR THE CHRONICLE – (1) Freshman catcher Brandon Reed eyes the pitch from Corban’s Braedyn Chong, (2) connects, (3 and 4) watches the flight of the ball and (5) celebrates with teammate Peyton Hino in Friday’s Game 2 victory. First baseman Jeff Fripp…