PORTLAND – The Thurston boys and girls wrestling teams competed at the State Wrestling Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Both teams entered the…
PORTLAND – The Thurston boys and girls wrestling teams competed at the State Wrestling Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Both teams entered the…
PORTLAND – Thurston High School has one of the more storied wrestling programs in the state, yet senior Kaylee Annis accomplished something no other Thurston wrestler has ever done. On…
PORTLAND – Thurston High School has one of the more storied wrestling programs in the state, yet senior Kaylee Annis accomplished something no other Thurston wrestler has ever done. On…
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,…
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,…
Boys Basketball Creswell: 20-4, ranked #7In the bonus: Creswell’s dominant second-round victory sets up a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday in Coos Bay with No. 2 De La Salle North Catholic…
Boys Basketball Creswell: 20-4, ranked #7In the bonus: Creswell’s dominant second-round victory sets up a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday in Coos Bay with No. 2 De La Salle North Catholic…
Boys Basketball Recaps Creswell: Creswell dominated in their second-round playoff game after a first-round bye. The No. 7 Bulldogs beat No. 10 Riverdale 68-16 thanks to 17 points and 6…
Boys Basketball Recaps Creswell: Creswell dominated in their second-round playoff game after a first-round bye. The No. 7 Bulldogs beat No. 10 Riverdale 68-16 thanks to 17 points and 6…
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…
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…
PJ Rees, left, and Bev Smith pose together at the Kidsports field, where Smith works. Both Rees and Smith played sports at the University of Oregon in the 1970’s during the first era of Title IX.
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“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
These 37 words were passed into law in 1972, changing the course of history for millions of girls and women around the country.
In the Southern Willamette Valley, the lasting legacy of the law weaves its way through the stories of four women who continue to represent and perpetuate its goals:
– Bev Smith, former University of Oregon women’s basketball player (1978- ‘82) and coach (2001- ‘09) and current executive director of Kidsports;
– PJ Rees, former UO volleyball, basketball, and softball player (1973-‘77);
– Jessica Crawford, Pleasant Hill High School volleyball coach and former New Mexico State volleyball player; and
– Keri Green, Springfield High School volleyball coach and former Bushnell volleyball player and golfer.
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