The Main Event: Volleyball PLEASANT HILL (14-2, RANKED #2) AT CRESWELL (11-4, RANKED #5)Setting up: The Bulldogs and Billlies face off for the second time this season, this time at Creswell. Pleasant Hill is alone in second in the Mountain Valley Conference, while Creswell sits securely in third in the[Read More…]
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Thurston’s Noah Blair wins Athlete of the Week
Below: Images by Bob Williams of Blair’s game against Springfield
Bulldogs volleyball focused on late-season adjustments
CRESWELL – While the Creswell Bulldogs volleyball team was swept for the second time this season by rival No. 2 Pleasant Hill Tuesday, head coach Anna Baltrusch isn’t panicking. Last time around, Pleasant Hill controlled the tempo much more, but in Tuesday’s match the Bulldogs played with the kind of[Read More…]
Millers-Colts rivalry game hinges on line play Friday
SPRINGFIELD – This Friday, the Springfield Millers (4-0) host the Thurston Colts (2-2) in the annual football rivalry game. With stars abound on both sides, it’d be easy to get caught up in the action of the quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers – the usual suspects. But if you[Read More…]
Colts’ overhauled roster making strides
SPRINGFIELD – It hasn’t been an easy start to the season for the Thurston Colts girls soccer team. A tough non-league schedule was made more difficult as the Colts were trying to figure out how to replace six seniors from last year’s quarterfinal team — including four all-state athletes. Despite[Read More…]
HSSZ Football Capsules: Week of Sept. 28
FOOTBALL PREVIEWS Cottage Grove Lions (1-3) at Cascade Cougars (3-1)Game facts: Friday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m., 10226 Marion Rd. SE, Turner.What2Know: The Lions got their first win in two years last week under new head coach Steve Turner. Now, Cottage Grove travels to No. 13 Cascade for the first[Read More…]
HSSZ Capsules: Week of Sept. 28
Volleyball Previews + Recaps PREVIEWS Cottage Grove Lions: 3-6, ranked #16■ Setting up: Cottage Grove continues league play with a home game against No. 3 Marist before heading to the Creswell tournament on Saturday. A young Lions squad with only one senior has been led offensively all season by sophomore[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill’s Cheyenne Green wins Athlete of the Week
Below: Images of Green from matches against Creswell and Sisters this season.
Millers stay undefeated, blank South Eugene
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers football team used a heavy dose of running and stout defense to blank South Eugene on Friday night. Springfield won the game 35-0 behind a 21-point second quarter and moved to 4-0 for the first time since 2015. “It’s a work in progress. We’re still[Read More…]
Colts back to familiar form with high-octane offense
SPRINGFIELD – Going into last Friday night’s game against North Eugene, the Thurston football team found itself in familiar territory. For the second consecutive year, the Colts were 0-2 with losses to Wilsonville and Summit. And for the second consecutive year, Thurston stopped the losing streak by beating North Eugene,[Read More…]
