Thurston eager to protect its throne
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Chronicle’s 2023 fall sports preview special section. To see the full issue, grab a copy of the August 31 edition at any local Dari Mart on Wednesday, or give us a call…
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Pierre Weil was the sports reporter for The Chronicle from 2022-2024.
Sports Briefs: Week of Aug. 24
Creswell girl, dad finish 2nd CRESWELL – Hattie Hollingsworth, a Creswell resident, qualified for the U.S. Kids World Championships and spent a week in Pinehurst, N.C. recently. Hollingsworth is the daughter of Creswell High School teacher and girls basketball coach…
HSSZ Capsules: Week of Aug. 24
Volleyball Previews Cottage Grove Lions■ Setting up: The Lions start their season by playing host to Creswell and South Umpqua. Cottage Grove has only one senior in Caitlin Miller, meaning the start of the season will likely be a learning…
Something for everyone: Pickleball drawing players from across demographics, filling up local parks
SPRINGFIELD – If you’re driving by Meadow Park in Springfield, chances are you’ll hear local pickleball players thwacking away. Whether you’ve played pickleball or not, it’s impossible to deny the fact that America’s fastest growing sport is here to stay…
SSZ Briefs: Week of Aug. 17
Fall high school sports start practice ■ The fall sports season officially began on Monday as high schools around the state started practice, though most will be scheduling around the heat this week. Multiple area teams will be on display before…
Standing Tall: Cottage Grove’s Bridgens rebuilding Lions athletics
COTTAGE GROVE – For someone who grew up dreaming of being a filmmaker, Garrett Bridgens sure has endured plenty of plot twists in life. The Cottage Grove High School athletic director has gone from a reluctant educator to substitute teacher…
Thurston’s Starck brings championship pedigree
SPRINGFIELD – Justin Starck. Thurston athletic director and head football coach. Husband and father. 1995 World Bowl Champion? After playing football at Walla Walla Community College and the University of Oregon, Starck took his talents to Europe. “I was fortunate…
SSZ Briefs: Week of August 3
Challengers fall in state title game The Emerald Challengers, an American Legion baseball team made up of Springfield- and Eugene-area players, fell in the state championships last week in Swede Johnson Stadium at North Eugene High School. The Challengers were…
Creswell middle school students compete at Future Business Leaders conference
CRESWELL – Creswell Middle School sent three students to Atlanta, Georgia in late June to compete in the National Future Business Leaders of America Leadership (FBLA) Conference. FBLA is an American student organization that helps youth become involved in, and…
Standridge: Culture first, the wins will come
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a series of profiles on our area’s high school athletic directors. Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for Parts 2-5. CRESWELL – Some people are born to walk down a…