Author: PIERRE WEIL - [email protected]
Colts softball team ‘found the mix’
SPRINGFIELD – On March 26, the Thurston Colts softball team lost two games at the North Medford Spring Break Tournament and fell to 2-6 on the season. Since that day, the Colts have won six straight, allowing only 14 runs and winning those six games by a combined run margin[Read More…]
CG Special Olympics bring home medals
Nick Frost, Gary Hilgendorf, Cedar Panella, and William Craft earned the gold medal for the 3-on-3 basketball tournament during the 2024 Special Olympics Oregon Winter Regional Games tournament at Medford on March 9. The team is coached by Ron Gernhardt and John Baker. Cottage Grove’s individual skills athlete – Mari[Read More…]
HSSZ: Week of April 18 Capsules
THE MAIN EVENT: BOYS VOLLEYBALL CRESWELL (1-0) AT PLEASANT HILL (0-1)■ Game facts: Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m., PHHS■ Setting up: The Creswell and Pleasant Hill boys volleyball teams face off for the first time as boys volleyball gets its first season of being an “emerging sport” underway. The[Read More…]
Thurston’s Bailey Tovey wins Athlete of the Week
FLAG BEARERS: Creswell dominates girls flag football debut against Sheldon, Thurston
CRESWELL – Creswell High School held its inaugural girls flag football games last Wednesday as the Bulldogs hosted Thurston and Sheldon in a night of games. Not even the quintessential Oregon spring downpour could dampen the spirits of the athletes, with Creswell going 2-0 and Thurston ending 1-1 in the[Read More…]
Pacheco’s pitching, hitting has Lions off to best start in program history
COTTAGE GROVE – Despite being over an hour inland, the tides are turning in Cottage Grove; for the Lions softball team — of course. Cottage Grove hosted Sweet Home last Tuesday in its final non-league game of the season, winning 9-2 and moving to 7-2 on the season – the[Read More…]
HSSZ: All-state basketball, weekly capsules
ALL-STATE BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Class 5A, 2nd team, Nate Stiffler, Jr., Thurston; Class 3A, 1st team, Gavin Inglish, Jr., Pleasant Hill. GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 5A, 1st team, Danaeja Romero Ah-Sam, Sr., Springfield; 2nd team, Diamond Wright, Jr., Springfield, Honorable Mention, Darissa Romero Ah-Sam, Soph., Springfield; Class 4A, Honorable Mention, Jaylee[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill’s Sari Strinz wins Athlete of the Week
Sports Notebook: Volleyball jamboree taking shape; flag football, boys volleyball starts
The Chronicle has partnered with our five area high schools: Cottage Grove, Creswell, Pleasant Hill, Springfield, and Thurston, to create the first hyper-local volleyball jamboree. While details are still being worked out, the jamboree is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29 at Springfield High School. The Chronicle is the only media[Read More…]
