Sporting Cascades FC Names Darren Sawatzky as Head Coach

June 15, 2026 - Sporting Cascades FC announced today it has named Pacific Northwest native and former USL League One Coach of the Year Darren Sawatzky as head coach, an important milestone as the club prepares for its inaugural season. Sawatzky, who has spent the last six years as head coach of USL League One side Richmond Kickers, has extensive ties to the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native, Sawatzky played collegiately for the University of Portland, and after a professional career that included stints wi... Full Story

Ems Fall Short in Series Finale

June 14, 2026 - EUGENE, OR - The Emeralds fell to the Spokane Indians in the series finale by a final score of 4-2. Spokane secured the series victory with the win tonight. Eugene clinched the first half championship on Tuesday, but Spokane rallied to win four of the next five games. It was the Ems bats who got the scoring started tonight in the bottom of the second inning. Lisbel Diaz crushed a home run 393 feet that left his bat at 100.1 mph for the first hit and run of the game for either team. For Diaz, ... Full Story

Ems Drop Game Five of Series to Spokane

June 13, 2026 - EUGENE, OR - The Emeralds fell to the Spokane Indians by a final score of 11-2. The Indians now hold a 3-2 series lead heading into the series finale tomorrow afternoon. Spokane got the scoring started in the top of the first with a leadoff home run for the third consecutive game. Tommy Hopfe hit the first two, and it was Max Belyeu who sent it deep tonight to give Spokane the early 1-0 lead. Eugene immediately responded and took the lead in the bottom of the first. Trevor Cohen led off th... Full Story

Trevor Cohen Blasts Walk-off Home Run

June 13, 2026 - EUGENE, OR - The Emeralds defeated the Spokane Indians by a final score of 7-6 to even up the series at two games a piece. The Ems trailed by three runs before scoring six unanswered. Spokane tied up the game in the eighth inning before Trevor Cohen blasted a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th. It was the third walk-off win of the season for Eugene and their second walk-off home run. Spokane got the scoring started in tonight's game in the top of the first. For the second straight gam... Full Story

• Trevor Cohen Blasts Walk-off Home Run - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 13
• Ems Fall Short in Back and Forth Loss against Spokane - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 11
• Emeralds Are 2026 Northwest League 1st Half Champions - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 10
• Luis De La Torre Named Northwest League Pitcher of the Week - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 8
• Ems Win Series Finale to Salvage Road Trip - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 7
• Luis de la Torre Throws Immaculate Inning & Strikes out 12 in Extra-Innings Win - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 7
• Everett Launches Three Home Runs in the Seventh Inning to Hand Ems First Series Defeat - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 5
• Ems Suffer Worst Loss of Season against Everett - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 5
• Ems Outhit Frogs by Eight But Lose Game Two - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 4
• Ems Drop Series Opener in Everett - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) June 3
• Ems Bounce Back with Win to Close out Series in Vancouver - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) May 31
• Ems Consecutive Series Victories Comes to an End in Vancouver - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) May 30
• Canadians Defeat Ems with Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) May 29
• Ems Back to Old Ways in Win against Vancouver - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) May 29
• Three Big Flies Leads to Big Win for Ems in Vancouver - Eugene Emeralds (NWL) May 28
• All Today's News

Eugene Emeralds pitcher Luis De La Torre

Eugene Photo Gallery
OurSports Central provides coverage of the following alternative and minor league teams in Eugene, Oregon:

• Eugene Emeralds (NWL)
• Sporting Cascades FC * (USL1)

Other cities near Eugene, Oregon with alternative or minor league teams:

June 18	NWL	Eugene at Tri-City	10:05 p.m.
June 17	NWL	Eugene at Tri-City	10:05 p.m.
June 16	NWL	Eugene 10 at Tri-City 4	Top 7th
June 14	NWL	Spokane 4 at Eugene 2	Final
June 13	NWL	Spokane 11 at Eugene 2	Final
June 12	NWL	Spokane 6 at Eugene 7	Final
All times Eastern On game days, refresh page for latest results

• Richmond Kickers coach Darren Sawatzky departs club - USL1 Richmond Times-Dispatch (June 15)
• Alan Espinal homers, Spokane Indians take series against Eugene with 4-2 win in finale - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (June 15)
• Max Belyeu homers twice, Spokane Indians trounce Eugene 11-2 - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (June 14)
• Spokane Indians walked off by solo home run, Eugene wins 7-6 - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (June 13)
• Spokane Indians edge first-place Eugene second consecutive game 7-6 - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (June 12)
• Tommy Hopfe knocks in go-ahead run in eighth, Spokane Indians edge Eugene 10-9 - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (June 11)
• Spokane Indians comeback falls short against first-place Eugene 6-5 - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (June 10)
• Top Blue Jays pitching prospect struts stuff with Vancouver Canadians - NWL Vancouver Province (May 28)
• Spokane Indians drop series finale against first-place Eugene 8-1 - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (May 4)
• Spokane Indians sputter on mound, at plate, in doubleheader sweep at Eugene - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (May 3)
• Everett Catlett dominates over six relief innings, Spokane Indians top league-leading Eugene 7-1 - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (May 2)
• Spokane Indians pitchers walk in three runs in eighth, lose 7-5 in Eugene - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (May 1)
• All Today's Headlines