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Thompson Moves Up to AAA Worcester Red Sox

Former Siuslaw Baseball Standout and OSU Beaver Jake Thompson received the word yesterday that he will be moving  up.  When initially contacted the 2A Portland Sea Dogs organization said they were not aware of the move, but offered to look into the inquiry.  After a few moments returned to the […]

Boats on the Siuslaw

Italy Arrives; Ems Shut Out Hops

Italy Arrives The World Track and Field Championships get underway next week at Eugene’s Hayward Field.  It’s drawing athletes from all over the world.  Some will be spending some time here in Florence. Approximately 75 athletes, coaches and trainers with the Italian Track and Field Federation are in Florence adjusting […]

Siuslaw River Bridge

Rush to Negotiate New Media Contract; Emeralds

Rush to Negotiate New Media Contract The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors has authorized negotiations. The conference’s current media rights […]

Pac-12 Changes Response from OSU; Ems Drop 4th Opener

Pac-12 Changes Response from OSU Oregon State University’s Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Scott Barnes issued a statement regarding the move of two schools from the Pac-12.  Barnes said the school is in ongoing discussions with the Pac-12 Conference to ensure that OSU and the conference remain at […]

Pac-12 Realignment; EMS Games

Pac-12 Realignment There has been no official response to date from either Oregon or Oregon State to the announcement on Friday that left the Pac-12 two teams shy of twelve.  USC and UCLA announced their decision to move to the SEC on Friday  there remains 4 charter members of the […]

Athletic Championships; Ems Baseball

Athletic Championships The City of Eugene and outlying areas, like Florence, are gearing up for the World Athletic Championships beginning two weeks from today.  Athletes from all over the world will meet for the two week event.  expectations are that cities nearyby the championships will benefit with tourism dollars during […]

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The Eugene Emeralds are 5 games into the second half of their season in the Northwest League and are atop the league with a 4-1 record leading Hillsboro and Vancouver by a game.  The Ems finished their first half with a record of 38-25 and led the league by 4.5 […]