No longer ‘extreme’, volleyball joins Season 2

State health officials’ decision to designate Lane County as “high risk” instead of “extreme” pandemic conditions was a much-needed morale boost for Creswell High’s girls volleyball program, its legendary coach said Tuesday afternoon. 

“The kids are excited to play, and excited to wear our brand-new uniforms,” said Anna Baltrusch, the longtime coach who passed 500 career victories last season. 

Brandon Standridge, Creswell School District’s athletic director, was equally exuberant about the state’s ruling.

“It means…