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News Stories from The Springfield Beacon: February 2008

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News Stories from The Springfield Beacon. Selected news stories from The Springfield Beacon newspaper, published weekly in Springfield, Oregon. Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Acme Collision Goes Green. Featured in the February 13, 2008 edition. Acme Collision Goes Green. First Oregon body repair shop to. Offer eco-friendly auto finish. Bud Johnson, owner of Acme Collision. 8220;The initial cost is slightly higher,” says Johnson. “We are able to make up the difference overall because it cov...Glasurit 90-L...

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Springfield Beacon Sports: 12/30/07

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Thursday, January 3, 2008. 2007 Sports in Review. Mohawk becomes 1A powerhouse. With only 90 kids in the entire school, it can be hard to develop strong championship teams. But the Mohawk Indians managed to do it in not one, but two sports this past year. Although no records were set in the championship match against Imbler, Mohawk still got the win to clinch the state title 22-16. State success across the board. The spring and fall seasons proved such as fruitful for the Colts, with Alicia Omlid taking ...

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Springfield Beacon Sports: 1/13/08

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Colts fall to 2007 champs in league opener. Thurston struggled to get momentum in the opening quarter, and only managed to score three points in the first eight minutes – an opening dunk by Drew Wiley and a free throw by Maddie Boehm. 8220;I told them all the things that were going wrong were things we could fix,” said Piquette of his halftime speech. 8220;We did enough defensively to win, we just didn’t capitalize on opportunities,” Piquette said. 8220;I thought we had a chanc...

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Springfield Beacon Sports: Colts blazing start leads to win

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Colts blazing start leads to win. Coming off a tough loss in the league opener to North Eugene, the Colts redeemed themselves with a huge win over Willamette on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Thurston got off to a blazing start in the first quarter, outscoring the Wolverines 5-21. From there, they slowed the game down, but would eventually come away with an 18-point victory over the Wolverines. 8220;Drew Wiley was great in the first quarter,” Piquette said. “He sprained hi...Without Wiley...

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Springfield Beacon Sports: Newman, Akins bound for Western Oregon

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Thursday, February 14, 2008. Newman, Akins bound for Western Oregon. There’s been a lot of buzz around the country this past week. Wednesday, Feb. 6 was National Signing Day for many of the nation’s college-bound athletes, and Springfield got to be apart of the excitement. 8220;(We’ve wanted to) since freshman year at least,” Newman said. The boys settled on WOU after taking a campus visit. 8220;We took a visit and really liked it,” Akins said, citing the family environment and small town as factors.

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Springfield Beacon Sports: Lady Colts enter playoff hunt

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Thursday, February 14, 2008. Lady Colts enter playoff hunt. Afer a key win over the Churchill Lancers on Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Thurston Colts girls basketball team has moved itself into the playoff hunt. The 50-46 win puts the Colts in fourth place in the Midwestern League. Thurston dug in hard in the second, taking a 17-11 lead after Whitney Hughes passed the ball to Courtney Welling for a three-pointer. Two successful free throws by Hughes would expand their lead 19-12 to end the first half.

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Springfield Beacon Sports: 2/10/08

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Thursday, February 14, 2008. Lady Colts enter playoff hunt. Afer a key win over the Churchill Lancers on Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Thurston Colts girls basketball team has moved itself into the playoff hunt. The 50-46 win puts the Colts in fourth place in the Midwestern League. Thurston dug in hard in the second, taking a 17-11 lead after Whitney Hughes passed the ball to Courtney Welling for a three-pointer. Two successful free throws by Hughes would expand their lead 19-12 to end the first half. For the sec...

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Springfield Beacon Sports: Milers repeat as champions

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Thursday, February 14, 2008. Milers repeat as champions. For the third consecutive year, the Springfield Millers cheerleading squad has emerged as state champions. They finished with a score of 77.64, edging out second place finishers and cross-town rivals, Thurston, who finished with 74.79 points. 8220;To actually have (Springfield) beat and have a subjective call be what really took us out of it is hard,” said Thurston coach James Underwood. “It was a pretty brutal loss but I’m pr...Last year the Mille...