Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
COTTAGE GROVE – Forgive Carter Bengtson for not turning backflips after Cottage Grove’s 4-2 rain-soaked victory Saturday night over Estacada in a Class 4A state quarterfinal playoff game. It was fellow junior teammate Armando Legorreta who did a backflip after…
EUGENE – It’s often said that good teams manufacture their own good luck. If that’s truly the case, then based on Friday night’s 48-28 victory at Churchill High School, Thurston obviously must be one heckuva good – and fortunate –…
Residents of Pleasant Hill and Goshen face a critical decision in the upcoming Nov. 7 Special Election: Do they want new, collaborative fire and emergency services, or are they OK with sticking with the status quo? Each person faces a…
SPRINGFIELD – Things are looking up for the Thurston volleyball team, which just clinched the Class 5A Midwestern League championship with a straight-set victory at home last over Springfield. But the Colts have bigger fish to fry. The last time…
COTTAGE GROVE – Diane Patterson says she’s been touring more lately than ever before. That’s understandable. After all, she is the Folkgoddess. “I went to college at UC Davis, and there’s this Whole Earth festival that I played for like…
COTTAGE GROVE – Carter Bengtson is running away and hiding from all of his competition. The Cottage Grove junior, who’s ranked No. 1 among the state’s Class 4A cross country runners after placing sixth in the state as a sophomore,…
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield brought plenty of sizzle to Friday night’s rivalry game against Thurston. But along with that sizzle, there was a heaping helping of fizzle, as the Millers self-destructed at a troubling rate, falling 34-13 at Silke Field. The…
COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Grove High School was on dreadful streak, having lost 29 of its last 30 football games – including the last 17 in a row. New Lions head coach Steve Turner sensed that his team was getting…
EUGENE – Few people get a chance to live out their dream. Dyrol Burleson is one of those lucky people. Because the former Cottage Grove High School star was so dedicated and so determined and so doggone good at distance…
CRESWELL – After enduring a decade-long football playoff drought, this was the season Creswell expected to bust down the door and crash the postseason party. The Bulldogs are still hopeful of receiving an invitation. But after Friday night’s 37-6 loss…