McKenzie Days

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield girls basketball team, after battling through injuries and illness in the last week – and a 30-point loss to No. 1 Crater – still stamped their ticket to the state tournament after beating Crescent Valley 54-45…

RESULTS BOYS Thursday, Mar.6 ■ Pleasant Hill 61, Creswell 47 Friday, Mar.7 ■ Cascade Christian 74, Creswell 60 ■ Pleasant Hill 46, Valley Catholic 42 ■ Springfield 54, Crescent Valley 45 Saturday, Mar.8 ■ Westside Christian 65, Pleasant Hill 47 …

No. 2 THURSTON (22-3) vs No. 7 SUMMIT (18-8) ■ Tipping off: After a nailbiter against No. 15 Centennial, Thurston faces No. 7 Summit. The close finish might have been a wake-up call for the Colts, who had an undefeated…

PORTLAND – On Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, the Thurston girls wrestling team cheered, wept and celebrated on the mat as they held up their second Oregon state-shaped blue trophy after claiming another 6A/5A girls team title…

PORTLAND – The Thurston boys wrestling team was the state runner-up for the third year in a row, a pattern that head coach Mike Simons has been trying to chip away at in the face of Crater’s challenge.  However, brothers…

PORTLAND — After sweeping first at the Boys 3A-Special District 3 Championship last weekend, and finishing fourth in the state, earning a state champion since 2019, and the most wrestlers ever placed at state, it is official – the Pleasant…

BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS ■ Cottage Grove won its regular-season finale against North Bend 59-58 on Tuesday, then lost against No. 8 Newport in the 4A state play-in game, 70-41. ■ No. 10 Creswell upset No. 7-seeded Riverside 66-59 on the…

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb.25 ■ N. Eugene 74, Springfield 61 ■ Thurston 50, Churchill 39 Cottage Grove 59, N. Bend 58 Friday, Feb.28 ■ Crater 76, Springfield 58 Thurston 74, Ashland 62 GIRLS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb.25 ■ Springfield 52,…

CRESWELL – Two weeks ago, the Creswell girls basketball team was riding a wave of elation after winning the Mountain Valley Conference regular-season title against Pleasant Hill. But on Friday, the Bulldogs lost to the Billies 45-25 at home in…

CRATER AT SPRINGFIELD ■ Just the facts:  No. 1 Crater Comets (23-1) at No. 5 Springfield (16-6) … Friday, Feb. 28, 5:30 p.m. at Miller Pavillon. … Tickets: $15 for family, $6 for adults, $4 for students. Seniors and under…