SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers girls basketball team finished their perfect league season last week, beating rival Thurston 63-33 and Eagle Point 57-33. After the home rivalry win last Tuesday, the Millers cut the net down off the basket, a long-standing basketball tradition. “It means a lot. I think it[Read More…]
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Thurston’s Kolton Malone wins Athlete of the Week
Thurston’s Kolton Malone became a two-time state championship on Sunday, beating Derek Sossie of West Albany by decision (6-1). Malone’s victory also put him at 35-0 on the season. See photos from Malone’s championship win below.
Springfield’s Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam wins Athlete of the Week
Springfield’s Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam makes her return as Athlete of the Week after a 24 point, 5 steal and 3 assist performance in the Millers’ 76-41 win over Churchill last week. Romero-Ah Sam, the reigning Class 5A player of the year, has led Springfield to a 19-5 record and #1[Read More…]
Colts boys wrestling win 4th straight district title
SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston boys wrestling team earned the Midwestern League title last week, beating out Crater and Eagle Point to clinch its fourth consecutive league championship. The Colts came into the meet as the favorites, but performing up to par as the favorites isn’t easy. Especially considering how deep[Read More…]
Springfield Planning Commission re-elects, appoints leaders
SPRINGFIELD — The Planning Commission elected a chair and vice-chair at its January meeting, re-electing Matt Salazar and Grace Bergen as Chair and Vice Chair. The Commission also elected the following members as Liaisons for 2023: • Commissioner Steven Schmunk: Springfield City Council • Commissioner Andrew Buck: Bicycle & Pedestrian[Read More…]
Springfield’s bond measure street improvement projects completed three years ahead of schedule
SPRINGFIELD — The street repair efforts funded by general obligation (GO) Bond Measure 20-296 have been completed three years ahead of schedule. The final project was completed this past summer. A section of Centennial Boulevard, from Aspen Street to Prescott Lane, received pavement overlay and redesign and reconstruction of sidewalk[Read More…]
Bowden, 2002 wrestling team join Thurston HOF
SPRINGFIELD – Where does one begin when trying to rank Gary Bowden’s accomplishments as a wrestling coach? Tough question. But his favorite team? That’s a pretty easy call. It’s the 2002 Thurston state championship team, which was honored Saturday night during the 7th annual Thurston High School Sports Hall of[Read More…]
Thurston girls claim wrestling district title
SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston Colts girls wrestling team took first place at the 6A/5A District meet held at Thurston last weekend. The Colts barely beat out North Medford and Dallas to claim the district crown. “I’ll be honest, I was a little concerned. At the start of the day, we[Read More…]
Analysis: The trouble with Main Street
SPRINGFIELD — In June of last year, a transportation project in Springfield came to a screeching halt. After four years and $1.4 million spent on planning, the Main Street Safety Project received such vocal condemnation from some members of the community that the City Council voted to put it on[Read More…]
A3 wins inaugural LTD ‘Take The Bus’ Challenge
SPRINGFIELD — The Academy of Arts & Academics won Lane Transit District’s inaugural Take the Bus Challenge, a competition between 10 area high schools to determine which school could take the most bus trips per capita using their free Student Transit Pass during a two-week period in November. Nearly 17%[Read More…]
