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Changing World of Sports The sports world has come to a virtual, and actual halt as orders to halt all sporting activities with live audiences has become the norm for states. The Governor’s plan to ban events until a vaccine or cure for the virus is found is weighing heavy […]
The future of fall sports is up in the air with the announcement from Governor Kate Brown that there can be no live sporting events with audiences until a vaccine for COVID-19 is found. This is disconcerting for many college and high school athletes as the search for a cure […]
Students Before Sports According to news releases from several different states there are currently 5 schools in the PAC-12 that are anticipating having students back in the classroom by fall. Washington, Washington State, Arizona and Arizona State and Oregon have all taken steps to get things rolling again. Oregon President […]
Ems Unsure About Season After a year that saw attendance records shattered, the Eugene Emeralds season, along with Major League Baseball, is in limbo. With minor league clubs shuttering offices to comply with coronavirus restrictions, there is little information coming from the clubs and no word on the possibility of […]
The Oregon Ducks will be returning to the Maui Invitational in 2021. The basketball tournament set at the Lahaina Civic Center in Hawaii will be held the weekend of November 22-24 2021. Other colleges that were invited include Notre Dame, Butler, Houston, Saint Mary’s, Texas A&M and Wisconsin. This will […]
There was supposed to be a spring football game over the weekend, but with everything shut down Oregon Ducks Head Football Coach and a couple of players donned masks to help support Food for Lane County. As of Saturday at 2pm donations had reached $12,400 in cash and total poundage […]
Looking Past COVID-19 In the midst of the corona virus pandemic and the forced shutdown of sporting activities, we look to the future. The Oregon Ducks are reporting a strong lineup for late fall on the basketball court. The Ducks will be without the year’s reigning PAC-12 player of the […]
There has been some discussion regarding the annual Athlete of the Year celebration for the Mapleton and Siuslaw Schools. The shortened school year has had an impact on Softball, Baseball and Track and Field. Dozens of athletes were unable to participate in their sports and that makes it difficult to […]
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