caption: <PERSON>, #9, celebrates after the Thurston victory over the Sheldon Irish. The Thurston Colts defeated the Sheldon Irish 34 -- 19 in front of a sold out standing room only crowd at Sheldon's Marty Johnson Field Friday night. It was the first time <PERSON> defeated <PERSON> in 21 years and the first time any team in the Eugene Springfield area beat Sheldon in 19 years. Photo by <PERSON>