PORTLAND – The Thurston Colts girls wrestling team is back on top after winning the Class 6A/5A Wrestling State Championship at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland last weekend. The Colts scored a girls state record 140.5 points over the two-day event, beating out Dallas (106) and Redmond (102) to[Read More…]
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Colts’ boys finish second; Annis earns individual title
PORTLAND – While the Thurston Colts girls were securing a state title, the boys team earned its second-straight Class 5A silver trophy, finishing second with 202 points compared to Dallas’ 219.5. Thurston took a first-day lead with 121 points ahead of Dallas’ 110.5, but couldn’t hang on for the team[Read More…]
HSSZ Capsules: Week of Feb. 29
THE MAIN EVENT: GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL No. 10 Central (15-9) at No. 5 SPRINGFIELD MILLERS (17-8)■ Tipping off: The Millers begin their title defense this week as the Class 5A playoffs start Saturday. The Millers host No. 10 Central, though the game time on Saturday is still TBD. Springfield needs[Read More…]
Creswell’s Dakota Carson wins Athlete of the Week
Mountain Valley tournament: CHS boys, girls make playoffs
SPRINGFIELD – The top teams in basketball’s Class 3A Mountain Valley Conference (MVC) gathered last Saturday for the league tournament to decide playoff teams and seedings. The Creswell Bulldogs were the key beneficiaries on the day as the boys team took down Sisters 54-40 for the third and final automatic[Read More…]
Greener pastures? Millers, Colts will install turf football fields for 2024-25
The Springfield Board of Education approved money to convert the football fields at Springfield and Thurston high schools to artificial turf at its Feb. 12 meeting. Both schools requested the turf fields due to the deterioration of the grass fields during football season. In the 2022 playoffs, Thurston beat West[Read More…]
Thurston coach: ‘They don’t give up, and they don’t give in …’
SPRINGFIELD – Losing close games is never fun. Losing close games where you had a fourth-quarter lead is less so. Yet, for the Thurston Colts boys basketball team, having a fourth-quarter lead over No. 2 North Eugene both times the teams played this season has given the Colts the belief[Read More…]
HSSZ Capsules: Week of Feb. 22
This week’s High School Sports Zone capsules contain: The Main Event, boys and girls basketball previews, a conference call, results/schedules, and recaps from last week’s basketball, swimming, and wrestling competitions. THE MAIN EVENT: WRESTLING ALL-CLASS STATE TOURNAMENT■ What2Know: 2024 state wrestling championships, Feb. 22-24 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1401[Read More…]
Cottage Grove’s Avery Bengtson wins Athlete of the Week
Thurston girls pin down district title
EUGENE – The top-ranked Thurston Colts girls wrestling team went into the Class 6A/5A Special District 3 Championships at North Eugene High School last Saturday as the clear favorites. Almost 12 grueling hours later, the Colts proved why they’re the No. 1 team, winning their fifth consecutive district title by[Read More…]
