Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – Kids aged 6 to 12 cheered for their teammates in youthful glee as they watched them dart down the field with the baton, others giggled as they experienced the exhilarating recoil of their first jump across the turf, and the last watched their…
All Photos by Bob Williams / The Chronicle
WEST COAST LEAGUE FIRST-HALF STANDINGS South DivisionTeam W L PCT GB STREAK LAST 10Corvallis Knights 19 5 .792 – 1W 6-4Portland Pickles 17 8 .680 2.5 2W 8-2Bend Elks 13 11 .542 6 2L 6-4Cowlitz Black Bears 11 13 .458 8 1W 6-4Yakima Valley Pippins…
SPRINGFIELD – Anytime a program has a coaching change, there’s bound to be an adjustment period. That period gets magnified when the coaching change happens a week into the season – the way it did for the Springfield Drifters this summer. Alan Embree took over…
CRESWELL – For the first time in its 75-year history, the National Amputee and Adaptive Golf Championships are coming to Lane County. The event, put on by the National Amputee Golf Association (NAGA), will be held at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort (EVGR) in Creswell…
Luke Jackson is sure to be a busy man this winter. After being announced last month as the Pleasant Hill High School boys basketball coach, the Oregon Sports Network (OSN) announced in mid-June that Jackson will be an analyst for men’s basketball radio broadcasts. “Luke…
EUGENE – The Eugene Challengers, a AAA American Legion Baseball team, are back in action for summer ball. The Challengers, with five Thurston Colts on the roster, faced off with Albany’s Mid-Valley Southpaws last Wednesday in a doubleheader, recording a walk-off 7-6 win after trailing…
SPRINGFIELD – Many kids grow up with the desire to play sports. No matter what the sport is, the opportunity to compete is something no child should be denied. Recently, the Springfield Drifters partnered with Kidsports – a nonprofit that focuses on equal opportunities for…
The Nike Outdoor Nationals, a national competition for high school and middle school track & field athletes, took place at Hayward Field last week. Multiple area athletes took part in the “championship” division and “emerging elite” division. Thurston’s Bailey Tovey competed in the girls javelin…