PLEASANT HILL – The Pleasant Hill Billies baseball team earned sweet revenge last Friday with a 7-3 win over Brookings-Harbor, the No. 3 team in the Class 3A preseason coaches poll and the team that knocked out Pleasant Hill from the postseason in the quarterfinals last year. Did the win[Read More…]
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HSSZ: Week of March 21 Capsules
THE MAIN EVENT: SOFTBALL #6 PLEASANT HILL (2-0) VS. #14 HARRISBURG (2-0)■ Series facts: Tuesday, March 19 at Pleasant Hill, 4:30 p.m. … Friday, March 22 at Harrisburg, 2 and 4:30 p.m.■ Leading off: The Billies face off with Harrisburg in a three-game series between the top two teams in[Read More…]
Cottage Grove’s Emily Pacheco wins Athlete of the Week
‘Romero-Ah Sam Era’ ends at state
McMINNVILLE – It wasn’t the dream return to the state tournament that the Springfield girls basketball team was hoping for – but don’t mistake the failed title defense for a failed season. After falling to Midwestern League rival and second-ranked Crater in the quarterfinals, the Millers battled their way through[Read More…]
Spring Sports Previews: Baseball
Editor’s Note: These capsules are a part of The Chronicle’s 2024 Spring Sports Preview package. COTTAGE GROVE LIONS School: 1375 S. River Rd.Head coach: Nathan Rheuban, 2nd year at CGHS, 8-14 overall coaching record2023: 8-14 overall … 2-10 in league play … 4th-place in Sky-Em League … Missed playoffsTop returners■[Read More…]
Spring Sports Previews: Softball
Editor’s Note: These capsules are a part of The Chronicle’s 2024 Spring Sports Preview package. COTTAGE GROVE LIONS Head coach: Adam Dimock … 3rd year at CGHS … 21-26 overall coaching record2023: 8-14 overall … 3-9 in league play … 4th in Sky-Em League … Lost play-in gameTop returners■ Emily[Read More…]
Spring Sports Previews: Track & Field
Editor’s Note: These capsules are a part of The Chronicle’s 2024 Spring Sports Preview package. COTTAGE GROVE LIONS Head coach: Ricky Knutson … 11th year at CGHS2023: Boys won league, 3rd at state. Girls 4th in leagueTop returning boys ■ Carter Bengtson, Jr., 2023 3rd in 3000m at state■ Elijah Williams,[Read More…]
HSSZ Capsules: Week of March 14
THE MAIN EVENT: BASEBALL THURSTON VS. SHELDON■ What2know: Thurston (28-3 record in 2023) vs. Sheldon (15-14 record in ’23) at University of Oregon’s PK Park. … Wednesday at 7 p.m.■ Leading off: The Colts baseball team, reigning Class 5A state champs, begin their 2024 campaign where they won last season’s[Read More…]
Springfield’s Diamond Wright wins Athlete of the Week
Romero-Ah Sam to the rescue
Senior standout scores 27, helps send Millers to state tourney SPRINGFIELD – With their season on the line – and hopes of winning back-to-back state titles in jeopardy – the Springfield High girls turned to a familiar figure, the two-time defending state player of the year. Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam understood[Read More…]
