Sun-Times · Florence, OR
Thursday, Nov. 2, 1970, was a beautiful day in Florence, Oregon. One reporter wrote, “The sun was shining and there was a gentle breeze.” A crowd of onlookers gathered about a mile south of the Siuslaw River to watch the…
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The Michigan Daily · Eugene, OR
Nearby: Eugene, ORBoth the Michigan football team and No. 16 Oregon have had somewhat-parallel seasons, having not met the high expectations they came into the season with. But while the Ducks have taken a step forward as of late, the Wolverines are coming off their worst loss of the season. This week, Michigan is headed to Eugene for the first time in over twenty years, for its second matchup with Oregon since the Big Ten expansion. There’s no shortage of gravitas surrounding the matchup, especially given recent events on the Wolverines’ side. After a loss to Big Ten cellar-dweller and in-state rival Michigan State last week, Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck and tapped Jim Harding as the Wolverines’ interim offensive coordinator. Whittingham put himself back in the headlines Monday with comments about the cost of the Ducks’ roster, which Oregon coach Dan Lanning quipped back at.
Post-Bulletin · Eugene, OR
Nearby: Eugene, ORADAMS — The best Class 1A 800-meters runner over the last two years has made his decision. Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland/Southland star Tate Goergen — among the two best 800 runners ever from southeastern Minnesota —- has chosen Kansas State as his future college. He will receive a full-ride scholarship and signed his College National Letter of Intent today. The Southland senior verbally said yes to the Wildcats on Sunday, Nov. 1, after the Kansas State University coaches paid him a home visit. Goergen, who earlier had visited the Kansas State campus and met with its track and field coaches, made his declaration on the spot to close that home visit. He put it in writing today. He’s thrilled with his choice. Goergen had also seriously considered the University of Nebraska and the University of Iowa. But Manhattan, Kansas, and all that the Kansas State track and field program, school and community had to offer was too much to pass up.
Forest Grove News Times · Eugene, OR
Nearby: Eugene, ORIt had been three years since the Jesuit girls had claimed a state cross country title, but that changed this past weekend when the Crusaders got back atop the podium at the 2026 State Cross Country Championships held on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lane Community College in Eugene. “I feel so good about how we ran,” Jesuit’s Elizabeth Welsh told the OSAAtoday’s John Guenther. “We’ve really learned how to race well as a team.” Welsh was Jesuit’s highest individual finisher, running the 5K course in 18:21.5. She preceded teammates: Anya Augustine who was ninth (18:40.4); Quinn Hanley who was 10th (18:56.6); Alana Barker who was 14th (19:12.2); Maeve O’Scannlain who was 16th (19:16.0); Anna Williams who was 30th (19:38.2); and Kate Zeidlhack who was 32nd (19:39.6).
