Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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…
COTTAGE GROVE – Kevin Nichols, bass player for Ida Jane & The Weekend Gardeners, says he came up with the name of the band because “gardening is something we all like to fiddle around with a little bit.” OK, so…
Mark Malefyt performs at the Brewstation on Saturday, Jan. 8. RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO COTTAGE GROVE – Life experiences. Mark Malefyt has enjoyed – and endured – his fair share of them. As a singer-songwriter, he loves being able to share…