For 72 years, the Les Schwab Bowl showcased Oregon’s finest graduated seniors in an annual all-star football game. Then last year, underclassmen got to join the party for the first time, as rising juniors and sophomores were added to the North and South rosters of…

2019 FILE PHOTO – The 2022 season gets underway this weekend at Cottage Grove Speedway. COTTAGE GROVE – Diehard racing fans don’t need any gimmicks or promotions to show up at their local track. But let’s focus on everyone else for just a moment. It…

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Bushnell headed north across the Canadian border for the first time on Friday, and came away with a 6-2 setback that led to a four-game sweep by the the University of British Columbia.  Bushnell was only able to bring a partial roster…

RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO – Josh Bendix (green jacket) and Drew Drake (brown vest) goof around between rounds of Saturday night’s UFC main event featuring Springfield’s Colby Covington. EUGENE – The world got to see the many sides of Springfield’s Colby Covington during Saturday night’s UFC…

The Creswell girls – playing at the state level for the first time – got tripped up under the bright lights, losing 39-32 to 16th-seeded Oregon Episcopal in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A high school basketball tournament at Marshfield High School in North Bend…

Brick Kaylee Annis and Averie Stockwell won 5A state wrestling titles for the Thurston girls, while Creswell’s Brielle Brick earned second place after finishing fourth in 2020.  Competing Thursday at Culver High School, Annis won at 105 pounds, pinning West Albany’s Richi Campbell in 3…

MIKE EYSTER/THE CHRONICLE – Noah Montoya, a Farmington, Utah, native, recorded two doubles over the weekend. SPRINGFIELD – Kai Keamo, who recorded a save in Bushnell’s first victory in program history two weeks ago earned his first win in 4 1/3 innings of relief on…

ALESHA CULP / PHOTO CHS girls varsity basketball team. Emme Whitson scored 24 points, including a steal for a layup that tied the game with 11 seconds left in regulation, as Creswell rallied to defeat host Douglas in the first round of the girls Class…

MIKE EYSTER / PHOTO – Jeff Fripp hits the first home run in a home game during the Beacons’ first game Friday at Hamlin Sports Complex in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD – It wasn’t exactly like everyone’s head movie when it comes to imagining a baseball team’s…