SPRINGFIELD – After losing their opener by 20 points to Parkrose, the Thurston Colts boys basketball team has won four in a row by a combined margin of 76 points. Last Thursday’s 72-59 win over Class 6A Willamette exemplified just why the Colts have started so well – a balanced[Read More…]
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HSSZ: A BATTLE ROYALE
Three area teams help kick off inaugural I-5 Holiday Tournament. WHAT TO KNOW■ The Battle of I-5 Holiday Tournament makes its debut this weekend at three of our schools. Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill, along with Marist Catholic, host four other Class 4A and below schools: Douglas, Santiam Christian, Stayton,[Read More…]
HSSZ: Weekly Sports Capsules
BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEWS Springfield Millers: 1-4, ranked #29■ Tipping off: Springfield tries to stop a three-game skid at Class 6A Grants Pass on Thursday. The Millers have struggled offensively at times so far, scoring less than 40 points twice in five games. The defense has kept three opponents under 55[Read More…]
Springfield’s Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam wins Athlete of the Week
Thomas, Creswell boys seeking more ‘good stretches’
CRESWELL – Monday night’s 68-52 loss to Class 2A No. 1 Western Christian proved much of what Creswell boys basketball coach Jesse Thomas suspected. The Bulldogs won the Mountain Valley Conference and finished 4th in the state last season, but the loss of four senior starters means this year’s team[Read More…]
Billies buy into brand-new start, work to play ‘last day of season’
PLEASANT HILL – The new-look Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team got off to a tough start to the season, losing 62-41 at preseason No. 2 Amity last Wednesday. Fourth-ranked Pleasant Hill bounced back in a big way in its first home game under first-year head coach Paxton Miller, though,[Read More…]
HSSZ: Dec. 7 Sports Capsules
Editor’s note: Below are the weekly capsules for the Dec. 7 edition of the High School Sports Zone. Included in the capsules are: Boys and girls basketball previews and recaps, wrestling recaps, the conference call, and results/schedules for all area teams. THE MAIN EVENT: BOYS BASKETBALL ■ Game facts: Willamette[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill’s Gavin Inglish wins Athlete of the Week
Ready to repeat: Springfield star Romero-Ah Sam shoots even higher
SPRINGFIELD – Sometimes, heartbreak is the best motivator. Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam got her heart broken on March 12, 2022 when the 7th-ranked Springfield girls basketball team fell to No. 9 Crescent Valley 50-39 in the Class 5A state championship game. “After the loss (in 2022), I felt some type of[Read More…]
Shot clock, free-throw rules add new wrinkles in Oregon
OREGON – Two new in-game rules that will shake up prep sports are debuting this season for Oregon high school basketball teams. Each season the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), an organization that the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) gets its rulebooks from, makes minor rule changes[Read More…]
