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Oregon Ducks To Host Eugene Regional In NCAA Tournament, Make History

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10 months ago

May 26, 2025

Oregon Ducks To Host Eugene Regional In NCAA Tournament, Make History

The Oregon Ducks baseball team found out on Sunday night their destination for the upcoming 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament. The NCAA announced that Oregon will be hosting a regional at PK Park . The Ducks had an incredible season, going 42-14 overall and 22-8 in Big Ten conference play. Oregon won the Big Ten regular season title in their first year as a member.

The Ducks had an early exit from the Big Ten baseball tournament, falling to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in pool play. Nebraska went on to win the Big Ten tournament championship over the UCLA Bruins.

Fans gather as the Oregon Ducks host the Washington Huskies on May 10, 2025, at PK Park in Eugene. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament host schools were announced on Sunday night. Oregon will be one of them. The other 15 teams hosting are the Georgia Bulldogs, Auburn Tigers, Texas Longhorns, LSU Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Clemson Tigers, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Oregon State Beavers, Arkansas Razorbacks, Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, Vanderbilt Commodores, Ole Miss Rebels, and Florida State Seminoles.

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Oregon catcher Anson Aroz, left, congratulates pitcher Seth Mattox after the Ducks defeated the Toledo Rockets at PK Park in their home opener. / Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Oregon Ducks are headed to their fifth straight NCAA tournament, dating back to the 2021 season. This five-year run marks the most consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. In 2023 and 2024, the Ducks were on the doorstep of making their first College World Series, but lost in the Super Regionals Oral Roberts in 2023 and then Texas A&M in 2024.

The last time Oregon hosted a NCAA tournament game was in 2023 in the Super Regional against Oral Roberts. PK Park will be rocking once again this postseason. The full 2025 tournament bracket will be released on Monday.

Oregon’s path to the College World Series will begin in their own backyard for the regional. The regional will consist of Oregon and three other schools that will be selected on Monday’s selection show. These four teams will compete in a double elimination bracket, with the one winner coming out on top earning a spot in the Super Regional, making there 16 teams in the Super Regional.

The Super Regional is a best of three series between two teams that won their respective regional. The eight teams to come out of the Super Regional earn a spot in the College World Series. The College World Series has two different four-team double elimination brackets, with the winner of each playing each other in a championship best of three series.

Oregon head coach Mark Wasikowski walks the dugout as the Oregon Ducks host the Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday, March 15, 2025, at PK Park in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and nine different Ducks were named to All-Big Ten teams. Grayson Grinsell, Seth Mattox, Jacob Walsh, Mason Neville, and Ryan Cooney were all named to the All-Big Ten First Team.

Jason Reitz, Maddox Molony, Anson Aroz, and Dominic Hellman were all named to the All-Big Ten Third Team.

Additionally, Burke-Lee Mabeus was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team and Ryan Cooney earned the Sportmanship Award.

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Oregon FFA honors SAGE Center with Distinguished Service Award – East Oregonian

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6 hours ago

March 24, 2026

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Oregon FFA honors SAGE Center with Distinguished Service Award

Published 7:30 pm Monday, March 23, 2026

BOARDMAN — The SAGE Center & Event Center received the Distinguished Service Award at the Oregon FFA Convention in Redmond.

The award honors individuals and organizations that demonstrate exceptional support of FFA through financial contributions, volunteerism, and ongoing service. The convention took place March 19-22.

The SAGE Center was honored for its continued commitment to advancing agricultural education, leadership development, and community engagement throughout the region.

“We are incredibly honored to receive this recognition,” SAGE Center Interim Manager Angel Aguilar said. “Supporting FFA and the next generation of leaders is at the heart of what we do. This award is a reflection of the strong partnerships we’ve built and the shared commitment to our community’s future.”

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Sting leads to arrests of two Oregon men accused of luring minors, police say

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18 hours ago

March 23, 2026

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Sting leads to arrests of two Oregon men accused of luring minors, police say

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — Two Oregon men were arrested this month after undercover officers posed as minors in online stings, the Lincoln City Police Department reports.

On March 13, Mitchell Isham, a 58-year-old resident of McMinnville, was arrested after offering to meet with a minor for sex. Unbeknownst to Isham, the minor he initiated a sexually graphic conversation with was, in reality, an undercover officer posing as a minor.

Isham was arrested and booked into the Lincoln County Jail for two counts of Luring a Minor and two counts of Online Sexual Corruption of a Child in the 2nd Degree.

Also on March 13, Richard Brotherton, 63, of Amity, was arrested after initiating a sexually graphic conversation with an undercover officer posing as a minor. Brotherton was arrested and booked into the Lincoln County Jail for Luring a Minor.

LCPD Officers were assisted by the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office and the McMinnville Police Department.

On March 19, a Lincoln County Grand Jury issued a True Bill Indictment against Isham and Brotherton for the crimes. A “True Bill Indictment” is a formal indictment returned by a grand jury when they find sufficient probable cause to believe a person has committed a crime, authorizing the case to proceed to trial.

The Lincoln City Police Department encourages parents to monitor their children’s social media activity and discuss with them the possible dangers of communicating with strangers online. These investigations are conducted in a continuing effort to protect our children from predators who target children for sexual exploitation and to reduce crime and further enhance the safety of our community.

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Texas ‘generational talent’ Booker scores 40 in March Madness rout of Oregon

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March 23, 2026

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Texas ‘generational talent’ Booker scores 40 in March Madness rout of Oregon

AUSTIN, Texas — Oregon was simply helpless against Madison Booker.

Texas’ three-time All-American forward did anything she wanted as she scored a career-high 40 points in a rollicking 100-58 win over Oregon on Sunday that earned the No. 1-seeded Longhorns a trip to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year.

Drive for layups? Easy. Her go-to mid-range jumper? Breezy. Step out for 3-pointers? Swish.

Booker set a Texas school record for most points in an NCAA Tournament game.

It’s still 10 points shy of the overall tournament record of 50 set by Drake’s Lorri Bauman in 1982. But give her time. She’s got at least one more game coming up in Fort Worth, and if the Longhorns are going to play for their first national championship in 40 years, she could get four more.

Booker carried the Longhorns to the Elite Eight as a freshman and to Final Four last season.

“She’s a generational talent,” Texas coach Vic Schaefer said.

Texas forward Madison Booker (35) drives to the basket against Oregon forward Ehis Etute (35) during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Credit: AP/Eric Gay

And an unselfish one. Schaefer often has to tell his star player to go get her shot instead of making the extra pass to a teammate.

“I want her to hunt to go get a bucket,” Schaefer said.

That side of her is emerging now that it’s time to start collecting trophies.

Booker came in to the tournament averaging 18.9 points. She set her previous career high of 31 just a couple of weeks ago against Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference tournament, which Texas won.

The previous Texas tournament scoring record of 32 was set by Clarissa Davis in 1986 and Heather Schreiber in 2003. The 1986 team won the national title. The 2003 team made the Final Four.

“Coach Schaefer has pushed me into taking a big role, being aggressive on the offensive end,” Booker said.

She was dominant from the start against Oregon, scoring 14 points in the first quarter. Bookers’ final stat line included 14-of-21 shooting, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and no turnovers.

“I’ve never seen that. I’d like to see it again,” Texas senior guard Rori Harmon said. “I saw the look in her eyes when she came in. I saw something special coming today.”

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