McKenzie Days

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb.4  ■ Cottage Grove 73, Junction City 54 ■ Creswell 58, Sisters 54 ■ Pleasant Hill 46, Harrisburg 43 ■ Churchill 74, Springfield 44 ■ Thurston 57, North Eugene 46 Friday, Feb.7 ■ North Bend 66,…

BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS ■ Cottage Grove blew out the Junction City Tigers 73-54 at home last Tuesday. Nathin Lemon crashed the scoreboard with 31 points – his highest this season. Following him was Josh Bruner with 13 points, and Trevor…

COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Grove football team is on the move – again. One year after moving from Class 4A down to 3A – and finishing the regular season undefeated – the Oregon Schools Activities Association (OSAA) voted on…

THURSTON — A young and inexperienced Thurston girls basketball team downed the Ashland Grizzlies on campus Friday night, pulling away in the second half to win 59-38, its third straight victory. Coach Kevin Durfee, in his second year at the…

SPRINGFIELD VS. THURSTON ■ Just the facts:  Friday, Feb. 7 at Willamalane Pool … 4 p.m. … Free. ■ Diving off: Thurston and Springfield face off for a dual meet at Willamalane on Friday with a Springfield senior night recognition…

BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS ■ Cottage Grove lost a league replay to No. 4 Marist Catholic 75-37 last Tuesday. The Lions then lost to Marshfield 79-48 on Friday in another league replay. Fortunately, the Lions have one more chance with these…

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Jan.28 ■ Pleasant Hill 73, Creswell 43 ■ North Eugene 97, Springfield 44 ■ Thurston 58, Churchill 41  Wednesday, Jan.29 ■ Marist 75, Cottage Grove 37 Friday, Jan.31 ■ Marshfield 79, Cottage Grove 48 ■ Pleasant…

PLEASANT HILL – Pleasant Hill athletic director Kyle McClain confirmed on Jan. 24 that the Billies “have their guy” and have hired Kenny Koberstein from South Eugene as the new head football coach for the Billies.  “Koberstein brings a wealth…

COTTAGE GROVE – The Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA) football ad hoc advisory committee submitted a final recommendation on Jan. 23 to move Cottage Grove’s football program back to Class 4A from Class 3A.  The committee submitted its final recommendation…

ELMIRA – The Creswell girls basketball team downed the Elmira Falcons 41-33 on the road on Friday, highlighting a competitive midseason comeback with an eight-game winning streak and a 4-0 start to Mountain Valley Conference play. This revival aligned with…