Program date: July 10, 2026
Air date: July 13, 2026
From the City Club of Eugene:
All throughout America this summer season, crowds will stretch and “root, root, root” for the house crew, and never only for the National Pastime, but in addition (if they’re fortunate) for an expanded group of skilled soccer leagues dotting our communities.
In this program, we’ll welcome two such golf equipment from our space – the Springfield Drifters Baseball Club, which has graced Hamlin Stadium since 2022, and Sporting Cascades Football Club (that’s soccer to the uninitiated), which is able to start its inaugural season in 2027 at Civic Park in Eugene.
We’ll speak about the influence minor league sports activities have on the communities in which they function – each the {dollars} and cents of financial influence, in addition to what these groups imply to households searching for reasonably priced enjoyable and younger individuals who get to work together with their heroes on the area/pitch.
Speakers:
Knight Jarecki is the Director of Communications for the Springfield Drifters Baseball Club. Jarecki joined the Springfield Drifters as an intern in 2022, simply forward of the crew’s inaugural season. Since then, he has grow to be the voice of the Drifters, shaping the membership’s broadcasts and main its media efforts. Ahead of the 2026 season, he transitioned into the function of Director of Communications, the place he oversees broadcasting, livestream manufacturing, public relations and promoting.
Sporting Cascades FC president Dave Galas was the founder and managing director of Lane United FC, Eugene’s former USL League Two and W League soccer membership. Leaning on his science and expertise background, Dave is an avid drawback solver with a ardour for environmental and social betterment and neighborhood constructing. His community-focused imaginative and prescient led Lane United to the 2014 Rookie Franchise of the Year award, and he was additionally awarded the 2016 Executive of the Year award. Having lived inside strolling distance of Civic Park since 2000, Dave is now targeted on reimagining the magic of south Eugene gamedays with the lovely sport. He serves on the Eugene Civic Alliance Board of Directors, the USL League Two Executive Committee, and was previously on the Oregon Youth Soccer Association Board of Directors.
Video and Broadcast
This program will probably be stay streamed, and the videotape will probably be made out there on the City Club of Eugene’s Facebook web page and You Tube Channel, in addition to our web site. It will probably be broadcast on Monday, July 13 at 7:00 p.m., on KLCC 89.7 FM.
Contact: For extra data, go to CityClubOfEugene.org.