SPRINGFIELD – It’s likely the biggest signing in Drifters history: Connor Molony – a standout pitcher at Thurston High School – will be joining the team for their fourth season. The right-hander has been on two Class 5A state championship teams with the Colts, who are ranked third in the[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD – Providing home-cooked meals, family getaways, and a consistent place to sleep are normal things for a mother to do, but how does one receive them while hundreds of miles away from home? For a select few Springfield Drifters alumni, Sarah Keepers provided all that and more during their[Read More…]

COTTAGE GROVE LIONS ■ Home games: 1375 S. River Rd. ■ Head coach: Nathan Rheuban’s third year at Cottage Grove (15-32 record) ■ 2024 season: 7-18 overall … 0-12 in league … 5th in Sky-Em League  …       No. 28 in Class 4A … Missed playoffs ■ History:[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD – Season tickets are now available for the fourth season of the Springfield Drifters, a collegiate wooden-bat league played from May to August. Single-game tickets are “coming soon,” according to team officials.  The team is a member of the West Coast League’s South Division. The 2025 season packages can[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD – Ron and Melinda Molony have spent the past dozen years visiting baseball diamonds to watch their grandsons. From T-ball to Babe Ruth, Regionals and a couple of World Series, and more recently, Thurston High School and PK Park, if Maddox or Connor Molony are playing ball nearby, their[Read More…]

Girls flag football and boys volleyball While baseball and softball continue to take center stage, spring club sports are heating up. Thurston girls flag football is undefeated (10-0, 7-0 in league).  Colt standout Macy Taylor received an offer at Ferrum College – a Division II college in Virginia.  The Colts[Read More…]