PLEASANT HILL – Anna Baltrusch, one of the most-decorated high school girls volleyball coaches in Oregon during her tenure at Creswell High School, said she was often beset with one question from boys. “Boys forever would ask me, ‘Why can’t we play volleyball? Why isn’t there a league for us?’”[Read More…]
Author: Seth Thompson
Creswell girls’ defense drives playoff run
CRESWELL – After losing their first battle against Coquille to open the season, the Creswell Bulldogs girls avenged that loss Saturday night, winning 61-41 to advance to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. According to head coach Tyler Hollingsworth, the win was a testament to how far the team has[Read More…]
Creswell girls keep pedal to the metal, rout Harrisburg
CRESWELL – The Bulldogs girls basketball team continues to have Harrisburg’s number this season as they earned their second 20+ point win over the Eagles with a final score of 66-39 last Friday. Creswell’s defense was stout, turning Harrisburg turnovers into easy looks on the other end all night. “We[Read More…]
Billies boys, girls sweep Bulldogs
CRESWELL – It might have been the quintessential high school basketball doubleheader last Tuesday at Creswell High School – particularly if you’re supporting the Pleasant Hill Billies boys and girls teams, who won their games in the Bulldogs’ gym. “It’s huge. It’s huge for us to get the win here[Read More…]
Creswell boasts cutting-edge facility, made to order by UO
CRESWELL – “The Jake” opened this past October for the University of Oregon at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell. The facility – formally named Peter & Jan Jacobsen Oregon Golf Teaching Facility – offers indoor/outdoor capabilities for training during any type of weather. “Coach Casey Martin brought it up,[Read More…]
Millers’ season ends in 1-point loss to Lebanon
SPRINGFIELD – The No. 4 Springfield Millers were riding high as they went into halftime up 13-0 against the No. 13 Lebanon Warriors in the first round of the state playoffs. Springfield’s lead soon vanished however, as Lebanon scored all of 14 of its points in consecutive offensive plays in[Read More…]
Billies, Bulldogs volleyball set to clash in state quarterfinals
The Pleasant Hill Billies volleyball team has had the Creswell Bulldogs’ number this season, sweeping the Bulldogs in both of the matches they’ve played. As both teams advanced last Saturday night, they’ll face off in the quarterfinals early Friday morning for a third and final time. “We don’t just play[Read More…]
Billies eyeing playoffs: Pleasant Hill beats rival Creswell, 27-14
CRESWELL – Last season the Creswell Bulldogs football team marched into rival Pleasant Hill’s home and won 14-7 in a rain-soaked rivalry win. This season the Billies returned the favor, winning 27-14 at Creswell last Friday night – eliminating Creswell from playoff contention while keeping their postseason hopes alive with[Read More…]
Thurston inches closer to league title after dominant win
On the first stormy Friday night lights of the season, the Thurston Colts took their home field for the final time in the regular season to take on the South Eugene Axe. The Colts raced out to a 35-0 halftime lead and finished with a 42-0 win, moving to 5-2[Read More…]
Bulldogs focus on finishing stretch after losing fifth straight, 41-6
CRESWELL – With only three games remaining in the 2023 season, Creswell Bulldogs head coach Scott Worsham is looking ahead to competing in the final games – an outlook one might expect after a 41-6 loss to Sisters this past Friday, the team’s fifth straight defeat. “I told them there’s[Read More…]