COTTAGE GROVE – Thank goodness for silver linings.After losing both games of its own holiday tournament, the Cottage Grove girls could find some solace in knowing they are indeed growing and improving as a team.Stayton (5-1) rolled to a convincing 50-15 victory Thursday, Dec. 22 over South Umpqua to take[Read More…]
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Surf’s up: Military, waves, shape Runyon’s way of life
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — As a kid growing up in Creswell, Clint Runyon was often told he should break the family mold and not join the military. His dad was a Vietnam veteran and both grandfathers had fought in World War II. There are so many better things to do with[Read More…]
Owens powers Lions with Top 3 finish
EUGENE – Cottage Grove’s Jaden Owens and Carter Bengtson made a bit of history Saturday as they placed 3rd and 6th, respectively, at the Class 4A state cross country meet at Lane Community College. It was the first time that the school had two individuals place in the top 10[Read More…]
Norm Few turns 92
CRESWELL – Even at age 92, Norm Few has a knack for remembering people’s names. There’s a method to his madness, though. “I’ll see somebody and they’ll say, ‘I bet you don’t remember me,’ I’ve got this all figured out, I’ll say, ‘How much you wanna bet?’ and if that[Read More…]
Diverse musical styles meld in Bielanski performance
COTTAGE GROVE – Many longtime rock ’n’ roll fans – particularly here in the Pacific Northwest – would rank the Beatles and Nirvana as two of the greatest – if not the greatest – bands of all time. They certainly represent two extremely diverse musical styles and two completely different[Read More…]
Difficult to top
COTTAGE GROVE – David Jones and Blaze Birge, a married couple who founded the Flynn Creek Circus 20 years ago in Anderson Valley, Calif., had their own international trapeze act, but recently put that aside for something less dangerous – they throw knives at each other, and Blaze even throws[Read More…]
Creswell falls despite Hanson’s Heroics
CRESWELL – If this were a 15-round boxing match – and at times Friday night it certainly felt like one – Creswell went toe-to-toe with defending Class 3A state champion Siuslaw, even winning the majority of the early rounds. The host Bulldogs threw some real haymakers – Connor Hanson[Read More…]
Thurston set for rival Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – You could say that Thurston’s 42-21 victory Friday night over Crater was a snap. All three Crater touchdowns came as the result of issues with Thurston’s punt team. Two balls were snapped over the punter’s head, while another line-drive punt by the Colts was caught on a dead[Read More…]
Bulldogs cruise while facing tests on, off field
CRESWELL – Last week was sort of a topsy-turvy week at Creswell High School. First, athletic director Brandon Standridge tested positive for Covid, then head football coach Scott Worsham joined him on the sidelines after also testing positive. “It’s been lingering all week, it really takes your breath away,” Worsham[Read More…]
Thibodeaux gets yuks at Oktoberfest
COTTAGE GROVE – The German beer was flowing, people were mingling and dancing, and everybody was chuckling as Kelly Thibodeaux played “Ain’t No Crocodile” during Saturday’s annual Oktoberfest celebration co-hosted by the Axe & Fiddle and the Brewstation. “A lot of people come up and ask, ‘Do you really have[Read More…]
