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Emeralds come out on top again. The Emeralds posted 9 hits in a 5-2 Northwest League win yesterday over Spokane in Eugene. The Ems went up two-nothing in the bottom of the first, added single runs in the 3rd, 4th and 5th, with the Indians putting up two in the […]
Nyra Campbell has been hired as the Assistant Coach for Siuslaw Boys Soccer. Campbell, who has been with the team since its inaugural season, is an invaluable member of the coaching staff, according to Head Coach Londi Tomaro. Coach Tomaro said “She is passionate about helping players improve their technique […]
Two Siuslaw Football Standouts have been named Player of the 2021 season Braydon Thornton was recognized as the Offensive Player of the year, while Camp Lacouture as selected as the defensive player of the year in the 2021 Oregon 3a Football All State Awards. Thornton was also named to the […]
The Ducks are looking to avenge their loss to the Utah Utes two weeks ago as number 10 Oregon has made it to the Pac-12 title game for the third straight year. The Ducks are looking to improve to 5-0 all-time in the championship game and get back to the […]
The Detroit Lions have selected Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell with the No. 7 overall pick in the NFL draft. Sewell will likely start at right tackle according to ESPN. The 6-foot-5, 331-pound Sewell did not play last season after starting his first two years at Oregon. He opted out […]
Justin Herbert continues to pile up the academic honors. The Ducks’ starting quarterback the last four seasons is the Division I CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year. Herbert was selected from all men’s and women’s sports sponsored by the NCAA. He is just the third Oregon student-athlete to claim the […]
The University of Oregon athletic department and head baseball coach George Horton announced Tuesday, by mutual agreement, to not exercise a one-year contract option through the 2020. Horton finishes with a 373-278-1 record in 11 seasons as the head coach of the Ducks. He was hired in September 2007 to […]
Pitcher of the Month: Jake Thompson Oregon State starting pitcher and Florence native, Jake Thompson has been named National Pitcher of the Month for the month of April by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Thompson, a red-shirt junior at OSU went 4-0 for the month of April with a […]
