SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Drifters’ season opens this Friday against the Walla Walla Sweets at Hamlin Park. With their overhauled coaching staff and front office, the Drifters hope to launch a new era with a strong start to their fourth season in the West Coast…

COTTAGE GROVE – Creswell resident William Silva, an 11-year-old 1st-degree Black Belt with Rogers Family Martial Arts in Cottage Grove, was named the American Taekwondo Association’s (ATA) Athlete of the Week earlier in May. The ATA is the nation’s largest martial arts organization with over…

Oregon hosts three Free Fishing Weekends annually, set for mid-February, early June, and Thanksgiving. While the winter and fall weekends can be unreliable, the June Free Fishing Weekend —  this year, June 7 and 8 — stands out as the most popular because this event…

Just the facts: 1A-6A 2025 OSAA Track and Field State Championships….Thursday, May 29 – Saturday, May 31…Hayward Tickets: Students ($9), adults ($18) Leading off: Cottage Grove, Creswell, Pleasant Hill, Springfield, and Thurston athletes head off to Hayward Field to compete in the state championships. There…

Baseball Recaps ■ CRESWELL ended its regular season 16-12, secured the No. 2 spot in the Mountain Valley Conference, and earned an automatic bid into the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The Bulldogs ended their regular season with a 4-2 loss to out-of-league…

THURSTON  — The Thurston softball team advanced to the quarterfinals of 5A softball playoffs for the first time since 2014, downing the West Albany Bulldogs 15-13 in a walk-off win after rallying from a 3-run deficit. “They never gave up and that’s been their MO…

THURSTON  — The Thurston baseball team defeated No. 16 Putnam 6-1 on Tuesday in Round 1 of the 5A baseball playoffs, lagging in the first couple of innings, and then rallying for the win with a three-run sixth inning. “It’s not good for my blood…

PLEASANT HILL – Pleasant Hill High School’s Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, Kyle McClain, told The Chronicle on Friday that he would not be returning to Pleasant Hill next year. He would instead be fulfilling a long-overdue dream of living in a lush, river-flowing, snow-kissed…

COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Grove concluded its busy, historic weekend of hosting the Cottage Grove Half Marathon and 10K Run/Walk on Saturday, and the Oregon Gran Fondo on Sunday – marking the first time the two big sports events have occurred consecutively. “We are now…