Football recaps
THURSTON 54, WILLAMETTE 0 What2Know: If there was any doubt that Thurston would be contenders again come playoff time, it was squashed on Friday night. The Colts hosted a solid Willamette team and ran them off the field thanks to…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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Pierre Weil was the sports reporter for The Chronicle from 2022-2024.
THE WEEK AHEAD: Fall sports
VOLLEYBALL ■ No. 2 Pleasant Hill heads into the playoffs as one of the favorites. The Billies have a bye and will host on Saturday against the winner of the Vale/Siuslaw first-round game. Pleasant Hill is 2-0 against Siuslaw, but…
THE WEEK AHEAD: Football
CRESWELL AT LA PINE ■ Game facts: 7 p.m. Thursday at La Pine, 51633 Coach Rd. … Bulldogs (5-3); Hawks (7-1)■ What2Know: After Creswell’s messy win at Pleasant Hill, the Bulldogs travel to face the top team in the Mountain…
CHS wins rain-soaked rivalry
PLEASANT HILL – Friday nights have been dry up until this point in the season, and the first rain-soaked game of the year didn’t disappoint as the Creswell Bulldogs made the short trip up to Pleasant Hill and beat the…
Thurston boys soccer seeing improvement
The Thurston High School boys soccer team has had a rough time as a program recently. The team hasn’t made the playoffs in almost 15 years, and hasn’t had a winning record since 2007. In March of this year, however,…
Live Postseason Updates
*As The Chronicle is a weekly publication and playoff updates happen at different times, this page will serve as the official Chronicle playoff page. Posted here will be postseason schedules, links to OSAA brackets, results and recaps. Brackets and Schedules…
Results / schedules
VOLLEYBALL Tuesday, Oct. 11 Thurston def. Willamette 3-0 (25-7, 25-14, 25-10) Springfield def. Ashland 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-17, 25-23) Wednesday, Oct. 12 Pleasant Hill def. Harrisburg 3-2 (25-14, 25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 15-1) Junction City def. Cottage Grove 3-1 (25-14, 20-25,…
Veteran players lead Thurston
SPRINGFIELD – If one looks at the Thurston girls soccer roster, the number of veteran players jumps out. If you watch them play, that experience shows even more. The Colts, ranked fourth in the state in Class 5A, have six…
Pleasant Hill’s Arellano breaks state record
PLEASANT HILL – Perhaps appropriate for achieving an “all-time” record, Adrian Arellano’s 27th goal this season – and 85th in his career – was as improbable as it was inevitable. Standing in the mid-field circle to kick off Pleasant Hill’s…
Football Recaps
Stayton 55, Cottage Grove 17■ What2Know: Cottage Grove fell to 0-7 on Friday at home in the team’s Hall of Fame game. While Cottage Grove’s defense continues to struggle, the offense was clicking in the first half thanks to sophomore…