Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
TUESDAY: DRIFTERS 8, PICKLES 4 ■ PORTLAND – Hunter Meyer took the first pitch he saw in the third inning and hit a game-tying, two-run homer to left field and Springfield won 8-4 at Portland. Chase Nye (2-for-4, RBI, BB) and Meyer (2-for-4, 2 RBI,…
SPRINGFIELD – Kyle Miller, Braden Corgain, and Brock Johnson are trying to extend their final summer of American Legion baseball. The three Thurston graduates will lead the Eugene Challengers into the AAA state tournament at Harry and David Field in Medford beginning Saturday. The champion…
SPRINGFIELD – With the game tied 4-4 heading into the ninth inning against the Marion Berries on Saturday night, Springfield coach Jeff Lyle had a plan for speedster Aiden Gebhard to lead off the ninth. “The kid runs like the wind and we knew that…
Out in West Lane Out of Florence, ocean salmon fishing has been good, and that abundance should be reflected in the bay fishing season that kicks off in August. West Lane County also has a number of small streams, mostly in the Siuslaw River basin,…
DRIFTERS 12, BERRIES 1 SALEM – Drifters leadoff man Hunter Meyer struck the opening pitch for a hit to kick off a three-run first inning in a victory over the Marion Berries. Nolan Miller, playing on his 20th birthday, was 3-for-5 with two RBI. “Nolan…
SPRINGFIELD – Michael Klein earned himself an extra bus ride this summer.The left-handed relief pitcher is Springfield’s lone representative in the West Coast League All-Star Game on Wednesday night in Victoria, B.C.. Klein has a 1.59 ERA in 28 1/3 innings pitched during a league-high…
SPRINGFIELD – Last Thursday, The Drifters capped off their series vs. Walla Walla last Thursday by beating the Sweets 2-1. The victories gave the Drifters a winning record at home (8-7). The Drifters built on that record by winning two-of-three games against Corvallis to close…
SPRINGFIELD – Maddox Molony is on the path to Motown. The 2023 Thurston High School graduate was drafted by Detroit in the sixth round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday. The shortstop was selected with the 187th pick of the draft. “Just excited,”…
TUESDAY ■ SPRINGFIELD – Karsten Hansen was 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, and a walk while Hunter Meyer went 2-for-4 with a run and stolen base, but the Sweets scored three ninth-inning runs to win 6-3. The Drifters’ two-run ninth inning ended with the winning…