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…
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…
COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Grove girls basketball team has had a tough season. Head coach Pete LeMay took over only a week before the season started, and the team…
COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Grove girls basketball team has had a tough season. Head coach Pete LeMay took over only a week before the season started, and the team…
Boys Basketball Cottage Grove10-9, ranked #17In the bonus: The Lions are in third place in the Sky-Em League heading into the second-half of league play. Staying in the third spot…
Boys Basketball Cottage Grove10-9, ranked #17In the bonus: The Lions are in third place in the Sky-Em League heading into the second-half of league play. Staying in the third spot…
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…
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…
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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■ William Leroy Duncan Jr. 62, of Eugene, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Michael D. Loftus, 73, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Susan Dru Fritz, 65, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Donald Ralph Howarth, 75, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset[Read More…]
