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FB Preview: Thurston looks to continue win-streak against Willamette

Written by: Saul Galvan

The Colts travel to Willamette High School for a matchup with the Wolverines. Thurston is riding a five-game winning streak after losing their first two games. Willamette has yet to win a game this season, yet had a close match against South Eugene, losing by only three points. Thurston’s offense has been on a tear during their five-game win streak, averaging 47 points a game in that span. Their highest-scoring game came against Crater, as the offense put up 64 points. The defense has also been solid, allowing an average of 13 points this season and pitching a shutout against South Eugene in their recent victory. 

Prediction: This should be another comfortable win for Thurston. Willamette has yet to win a game this season, and for most of their opponents that Thurston has played, the Colts have defeated. The biggest threats for Thurston will be wide receiver Walker Bonar and tight end Luke Newell, both of whom have 8 total…

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FB PREVIEW: Ducks Look to Bounce Back From Loss as Cougars Come to Town

By John Evans

EUGENE, OR - This Saturday, the #9 Oregon Ducks will play host to the visiting Washington State Cougars for some Pac-12 football. The Ducks are coming off a heartbreaking weekend in Seattle that saw them lose their first game of the season in a top-10 matchup to their Pacific Northwest rivals, the Washington Huskies, as kicker, Camden Lewis missed a game-tying field goal as time expired. Oregon will also be debuting their new retro look this week, bringing back the yellow helmets they rocked throughout the 80s and 90s. The Cougars, meanwhile, started off their season 4-0, climbing as high as #13 in the AP Top 25, before losing back-to-back games to UCLA and Arizona. You can catch the game at 12:30 p.m. PST on ABC, and on KWVA, 88.1 FM, where Ryan Milano and Knight Jarecki will be on the call.

Oregon

The Ducks went into last weekend with big expectations and were met with an equally big disappointment. As the #8…

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VB Preview: Ducks Seek Return to Form vs. Berkeley, Stanford:

By Charles Martindale On September 29th, Oregon volleyball notched an unassuming 3-1 victory against rival Washington in front of their home fans at Matthew Knight Arena. It was more of the same then for the Ducks, who pushed their winning streak in Eugene to 20 consecutive matches with the defeat of the Huskies. Surprisingly though, the streak would end at 20, with October 2023 turning into a trying month for a Ducks team with high expectations. A loss to a talented Washington State team was the first sign of trouble, as the home winning streak was snapped. Oregon would bounce back with three consecutive wins against teams in the bottom half of the Pac-12, however a one sided loss, again on home court, last weekend to Arizona State has the Ducks looking to avoid a tailspin. The Pac-12 holds four teams in the top 20 nationally, and conference play has been a challenge so far. “I think there’s a lot of things we can learn from this, and I hope it’s something that we… Read More

VB Preview: Ducks Seek Return to Form vs. Berkeley, Stanford:

By Charles Martindale On September 29th, Oregon volleyball notched an unassuming 3-1 victory against rival Washington in front of their home fans at Matthew Knight Arena. It was more of the same then for the Ducks, who pushed their winning streak in Eugene to 20 consecutive matches with the defeat of the Huskies. Surprisingly though, the streak would end at 20, with October 2023 turning into a trying month for a Ducks team with high expectations. A loss to a talented Washington State team was the first sign of trouble, as the home winning streak was snapped. Oregon would bounce back with three consecutive wins against teams in the bottom half of the Pac-12, however a one sided loss, again on home court, last weekend to Arizona State has the Ducks looking to avoid a tailspin. The Pac-12 holds four teams in the top 20 nationally, and conference play has been a challenge so far. “I think there’s a lot of things we can learn from this, and I hope it’s something that we… Read More

QuackSmack: Thursday (10/29/23)

Hosts: Ryan Milano, Austin Ota, John Evans

6:00 Is John a Director now?

  • Replacing Knight Jarecki
  • Does he have what it takes
  • How does his sandwich prowess factor in?

6:10 Oregon Football

  • Traditional trouble vs Wazzu
  • Explosive offense with strong WRs
  • Potent Edge Rush

6:30 Oregon Volleyball

  • Didn't play well last weekend
  • Top 10 Stanford matchup
  • A must win if Oregon wants to stay in contention for the Pac-12 crown

6:45 Oregon Soccer

  • Ducks played better

6:50 Directors Games

  • All Aboard
  • Predictions

QuackSmack: Wednesday (10/18/23)

Hosted by Austin Ota, Xaiver Aguiar, and Gavin Carpenter

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QuackSmack: Tuesday (10/17/23)

Hosted by Knight Jarecki, Liam Baker and Charles Martindale

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QuackSmack: Monday (10/15/23)

Hosts: Levi Bergthold, Logan Thompson, Griffin Bowes

6:00 Heartbreak in Seattle

  • Game recap
  • What should the headline be?
  • Splitting up the blame pie

6:20 Interview: Head Soccer Coach Graeme Abel

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QuackSmack: Friday (10/13/23)

Hosts: Ryan Milano, Brody Napier, Gavin Carpenter

6:00 Oregon Football

  • Penix vs Nix
  • Who will be the Xfactor?
  • Who has the advantage?

6:30 MLB Playoffs

  • Down to the final 4 teams
  • Who are we rooting for?
  • Biggest surprises

6:50 Oregon VB pregame

  • What are we expecting from the match?

PREVIEW: Oregon Volleyball takes on Arizona schools to begin 4-game homestand

By Liam Baker

The fifth-ranked Ducks (15-2, 5-1 Pac-12) head back to home court after a successful road trip to Colorado and Utah which saw them drop just one set all weekend. The Ducks put together another strong defensive performance holding both teams to a sub-.130 hitting percentage. The defense was anchored by Morgan Lewis and Karson Bacon, who both totaled 13 blocks. Hannah Pukis continued her strong senior campaign with her 12th double-double of the season against Utah. Mimi Colyer picked up two more double-digit kill games but struggled to limit the attack errors, hitting below .200 for the sixth game in a row. Ohio State transfer Gabby Gonzales had arguably the best performance of the weekend as she accounted for 24 total kills while hitting above .300 in both games.

What to expect vs. Arizona (Friday at 7 p.m.)
The Wildcats (6-11, 1-5) are one of the cellar-dwellers in the Pac-12. With just one Pac-12 win on the season against UCLA…

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