Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – They always say that the breaks even out in sports. When the bounces don’t go your way one game, just be patient, because your luck is certain to change. The Creswell boys have endured so many tough breaks,…
CRESWELL – It’s not official, so no need to start throwing any big celebrations just yet. But the Creswell girls basketball team is going to state. The Bulldogs solidified their status by pulling away from Harrisburg with a suffocating defense,…
BRADLEY COOK / Flashbox Studio – Thurston’s Mike Simons was recently named coach of the year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Associations. SPRINGFIELD – There must be some kind of “secret sauce” to get…
RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO – Sequel performs this past Friday at the Axe & Fiddle. COTTAGE GROVE – For the Eugene-based band Sequel, there’s something about the Axe & Fiddle that keeps them coming back for more. “There’s a community here…
RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO – Creswell’s Kendyl Whitson goes in for an easy basket at Pleasant Hill on Friday night. CRESWELL – As the high school basketball season heads into the homestretch, both Creswell teams have been focused on that pot…
CRESWELL – The Creswell girls are on a pretty amazing run. It’s not really reflective in their won-loss record, but it definitely shows in their play on the basketball court. The Bulldogs’ week started with a 51-49 overtime loss at…
After AJ Hodge’s 65-foot shot was ruled to be just a fraction of a second after the first-quarter buzzer, one could have looked upon that as being a bad omen for the Bulldogs. As it turned out, Friday night’s ending…
Ron Hartman Years ago, whenever Jack Harbaugh was teaching his young sons about life as a football coach, he had a favorite saying that both boys heard hundreds of times, frequently when they were enjoying their lunch, which typically was…
RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO Emme Whitson, right, scores two of her season-high 22 points. Like a fine-running economy car taking a mountainous journey, the Creswell girls basketball team conserved its energy on Wednesday, Jan. 19, against Pleasant Hill, outlasting the Billies…
RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTOCreswell’s Carson Williamson makes a layup. CRESWELL – Oftentimes during Creswell’s recently completed football season, junior quarterback Connor Hanson would awaken the Bulldogs from their doldrums whenever they needed a jolt. Last Wednesday night, Jan. 19, as the…