Summer Sports Zone June 20

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Challengers look to generate more offense
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…
Challengers look to generate more offense
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…
Youth movement: Drifters treat youth leagues, provide support to Kidsports
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,…
Youth movement: Drifters treat youth leagues, provide support to Kidsports
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,…
SSZ Briefs: Tovey, Bengtson make their marks at Nike event
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…
SSZ Briefs: Tovey, Bengtson make their marks at Nike event
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…

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Former Colt Molony breaking Duck records

Photo courtesy of Rob Moseley / Goducks.com. Maddox Molony, right, and teammate Bennett Thompson celebrate during a game against Seattle in late March.

EUGENE – The day is Sunday, May 5, 2024. Oregon baseball is hosting the Utah Utes, with Utah leading 1-0 in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Up steps Ducks freshman Maddox Molony, who watches the first ball go by. On the second pitch, Molony swings, cracking a ball deep over the left-field wall at PK Park.

“Yeah, I knew it was a home run. I kept running until it was over the fence anyway,” said Molony, whose 7th home run of the year broke the Oregon single-season freshman home run record.

“It was very cool. There was a lot of support from my teammates once I got in the dugout, lots of congrats and high fives,” Molony said during an interview in late May. “It was just a really, really cool experience for me.”

Molony, a Thurston High School graduate who helped the Colts win the 2023 state championship, just finished a record-breaking season for the Ducks.

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