Ron Hartman - Reporter

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…

CRESWELL – As they enter into a new football season, the Creswell Bulldogs are using their own version of the Dewey Decimal System. Let’s call this one Dewey 2.0. One steady tradition throughout coach Scott Worsham’s tenure has been outstanding…

SPRINGFIELD – It would be one of the understatements of the year to say that Thurston boys soccer coach Jake Bonnett is glowing with optimism about the upcoming season.  The first game at home against Cottage Grove was weeks away…