City Opens Most Park Facilities It was a happy day for parents and little athletes yesterday as the Florence Littlefoots youth baseball team met at Miller Park.  It was their first time to practice since the coronavirus pandemic shut down all sporting activities.  Yesterday the city of Florence opened playground […]

NCAA To Officially Recognize Sport The sport of Tumbling and Acrobatics will finally get its due.  The Oregon Ducks have been a vanguard of promoting the sport.  The Ducks won their first national title in 2011, but up until recently the sport was not recognized by the NCAA.  This week […]

Beavers Selected to College Hall of Fame Ballot Two Oregon State Beavers were added to the College Football Hall of Fame Ballot this week.  Ken Simonton and Mike Hass have been added to the 2021 ballot which will be distributed to more than 12,000 members of the National Football Foundation.  […]

Virtual Track Meet Track athletes from the Oregon Track Club will compete this Saturday in a virtual competition with athletes from the Atlanta Track club.  Athletes will compete in Lane County at an undisclosed location and will feature the men’s and women’s 600 meters, 1200 meters and a mixed relay.  […]

Siuslaw Athletic Director Chris Johnson says that while no confirmations have been made as to the start of training for fall sports, the coaching staffs are planning with the hopes that they will be able to begin in person workouts sometime in the month of July. “As things stand now […]

Even though the possibility of beginning the 2020 Northwest League season on time is in doubt, the Salem-Kaiser Volcanos team CEO Mickey Walker says the tradition of fireworks will continue with a Drive-in Fireworks event on June 19th and another one on June 26th.  cost per vehicle is $10.00 and […]