The Main Event: Boys basketball
THURSTON VS. SHELDON ■ Just the facts: The Class 5A Colts take on the Class 6A Irish at McArthur Court at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 ■ Tipping off: Teams from different classes facing off is a theme of…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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Notebook: Class 5A State Champs – Thurston & Springfield
THURSTON Thurston coach Devin Vanscoy stated last week that the girls team was hoping to place within the top eight, and that Carson Buergey on the boys hoped to finish within the top five overall racers at the Class 5A…
Historic and poignant: Lions boys, girls cross-country teams run with feeling
Hailey Fergason of Cottage Grove at the finish of the 2025 OSAA girls 4A cross country championships at Lane Community College, November 8, 2025. Photo by Craig Strobeck for The Chronicle
Taking center stage: Senior Jacob Neely keeps rising to the occasion for Pleasant Hill
PLEASANT HILL – As Jacob Neely neared the end zone on another fall evening he lowered his shoulder, opting to put an exclamation mark on his night, and ran over one more defender. Neely finished the game with 356 yards…
Becoming stallions: Young Colts fall in first round
THURSTON — The No. 7-seeded Thurston Colts girls soccer team fell 2-1 to the No. 10-seeded Canby Cougars in the first round of Class 5A playoffs Tuesday night, but in first-year head coach Browning Stupp’s debut season, the Colts’ future…
Colts reclaim MWL; Millers spoil Crater on senior night
In Class 4A football last week, Sweet Home defeated Cottage Grove 48-7, which was a boost for the Huskies after recently dropping two games. Meanwhile, Cottage Grove dropped its seventh game in a row. Chunk plays were the key to…
Millers get on the board, Lions continue to fall in Class 4A
The Class 5A Springfield Millers football team has won three of its past four games after losing its first three when they defeated Eagle Point 20-14 last Friday. The Millers allowed only one TD – a 62-yard pass where there…
Kai Davis’ 90-yard kickoff return leads Pleasant Hill; Creswell overcomes adversity
The Pleasant Hill Billies football team led area football last week when they earned their second straight easy league win in La Pine over the Hawks 52-0 last Friday. Kai Davis returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a score,…
Millers edge Highlanders, Creswell cruises, and league play begins
In area football last week, Springfield edged out North Eugene 35-34 last Friday. Springfield’s ground game, led by Khamani James’ 180 yards and two touchdowns, powered an offensive explosion. The 35 points were the Millers’ most points scored since Oct.…
Lions boys soccer learning on the go
COTTAGE GROVE – Two years, two league titles. The Cottage Grove Lions boys soccer team has been dominant under Jaime Urenda. The Lions kicked off their quest for a three-peat Sept. 16 with a 4-1 victory over the Molalla Indians,…