Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
By Eli Thomas The Chronicle THURSTON – Eighth-seeded Thurston had the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the sixth inning Friday against #1 seed Corvallis. In those moments, you hope to have your best players at bat…
The Chronicle By Eli Thomas CRESWELL – The Creswell Bulldogs’ pitching and defense have been the best in Class 3A this season, and Friday’s 12-0 quarterfinal victory over Burns/Crane was no different. Bulldogs junior Jaxon Pelham struck out the Hilanders…
By Eli Thomas The Chronicle EUGENE – When Pleasant Hill senior sprinter Ryan Thomas crossed the finish line in 12.17 seconds at Hayward Field, she set a Class 3A state championship record for the girls 100m, besting the previous record…
Small ball, pitching continue to carry Bulldogs in first round playoff victory By Eli Thomas The Chronicle CRESWELL – Creswell head coach Kevin Feist has emphasized his season-long offensive philosophy of “small ball,” which is using baserunning and situational hitting…
THURSTON – After a May 2 doubleheader loss to Class 5A No. 1 Crater, Thurston had a 5-7 league record, and had lost six of its past nine games. Since that point, the Colts have seven victories in a row,…
■ CRESWELL defeated South Umpqua/Days Creek 4-3 in a non-league regular season finale. The Bulldogs scored all four runs in the top of the first inning. Landon Vaughn, Colton Hartman, and Jaxon Pelham all had two hits. ■ PLEASANT HILL…
■ PLEASANT HILL defeated Toledo 12-11 in a non-league regular-season finale. Khloe Perkins scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and also pitched all eight innings, with 13 strikeouts. Only one of her 11 runs allowed…
CRESWELL (21-5, 14-1, #2) ■ Leading off: The Bulldogs are the No. 3 seed in the Class 3A state tournament, and play McLoughlin/Griswold (14-12, 9-5) on Wednesday. The 14th-seeded Pioneers defeated #19 seed Elmira 5-4 on Monday, but have won…
RECAPS ■ COTTAGE GROVE competed in the Class 4A-4 Sky Em League Championships on Friday and Saturday. Micah Hanke won a league title in the boys 800m with a time of 1:58.44. Lucas O’Hara won a title in the boys…
■ THURSTON defeated Century 5-3 in a non-league matchup on Thursday. Brody Corgain was 2-for-3, with a HR, a triple, and 2 RBI. Grady Saunders was 3-for-3, with a triple, a sacrifice fly, and threw two scoreless innings. ■ CRESWELL…