Category Sports Zone

Postscript: ‘We will … be ready next year’

EUGENE — In its first state appearance in program history, the Thurston softball team was taken down by the Ridgeview Ravens from Redmond in a 9-0 shutout at Jane Saunders Stadium Saturday night. The veteran Ravens, who sealed their season 27-1, added a second 5A…

Creswell hires athletic director

CRESWELL – Kyle Kordon, an educator with Eugene 4J schools, was named Creswell’s athletic director and high school vice principal, said school superintendent Mike Johnson.  Kordon will start July 1, and his “transition” will begin immediately, he said.  A graduate from Pleasant Hill, Kordon has…

Staying home – for now: Inglish joining Lane CC

CRESWELL – So it turns out that we can’t close the book on Gavin Inglish’s Lane County basketball career. The two-time All-State guard for Pleasant Hill, after entertaining offers from a multitude of schools, elected to stay close to home and play next season for…

Sports notebook: Sports are atop summer camp activities

As the school year closes, many local high school teams are opening annual summer camps, local clinics and training opportunities for the summer. Cottage Grove boys and girls soccer will be hosting its Nine to Five Soccer Camp June 16-19, led by Cottage Grove boys…

Hot dogs! Canines enjoy a day at the park

If fans thought Rapid was the only dog at the Springfield Drifters’ game vs. the NW Star Nighthawks on Friday night, you’re barking up the wrong tree.  The sponsor for this game was Greenhill Humane Society – the only life-saving animal shelter within the Eugene/Springfield…

Creswell girls claim Class 3A state track title

EUGENE — The Creswell girls track team made history at the 2025 OSAA Track & Field State Championships on Friday, earning its first title in the program, its first school track team title since 1962 and its first girls individual champion, Kylie Leonard, in the…

Bengtson wins in record fashion

EUGENE – Cottage Grove’s Carter Bengtson can now hang up three gold medals in his bedroom as he came away from the 2025 OSAA Track & Field State Championships with his third state title of his senior year, winning the 3000 meters at 8:26.39 and…

Anderson somersaults her way to hurdles title 

EUGENE – Thurston’s Brooklyn Anderson etched her spot in the history books this weekend at the 2025 OSAA Track & Field State Championships with one of the most iconic finishes at the famed Hayward Field.  Fans and officials from the Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA)…

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