■ SPRINGFIELD: The No. 2 Millers (13-1) have two games this week. On Tuesday, the Millers travel to their rival, No. 18 Thurston (5-8). On Friday, the Millers host No. 29 Ashland (3-11). It would be a shock if they…

RECAPS ■ SPRINGFIELD: The Millers competed in the Nick Lutz Invitational last weekend. The girls placed 11th with 60 points and the boys placed 16th with 53. Haley Siders (125) was the lone first placer for the Millers last weekend.…

Girls basketball team begins league play with loss Seth ThompsonThe Chronicle THURSTON – Thurston faced Eagle Point in both teams’ Midwestern League opener on Thursday night, with the Colts falling to the Eagles 51-41 in girls basketball. Both teams entered…

■ SPRINGFIELD: The Millers boys and girls travel to the Nick Lutz invitational at Siuslaw to compete on Friday-Saturday. They’ll face off against Amity, Churchill, Coquille, Cottage Grove, Dayton, Elmira, Gilchrist, Gold Beach, Junction City, La Pine, Mohawk, Newport, North…

Seth ThompsonThe Chronicle CRESWELL – The Creswell Bulldogs hosted the No. 6 in Class 4A North Bend Bulldogs on Friday afternoon. North Bend entered this game 8-1, with its only loss coming to the No. 6 team in Class 5A,…

■ SPRINGFIELD: The No. 2 Millers (9-1) returned from break last week with two games. On Monday, Dec. 29 the Millers beat No. 9 Summit (7-4) 69-49 before taking down No. 17 Crescent Valley (4-6) 55-32 on Tuesday. Springfield has…

SPRINGFIELD (9-1) ■ Tipping off: In their final games before Midwestern League play begins, the No. 2 Millers face two Class 4A teams. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Millers travel to No. 11 Cascade (4-6) before hosting No. 1 Stayton…

RECAPS ■ THURSTON: The Colts boys won and the girls took fourth at the NW Duals Tournament on Dec. 29-30. On the boys side, Samuel Greenstreet (106), Lukas Salas Sanchez (113), Michael Salas Sanchez (120), Owen Ragonesi (126), and Ivan…

GIRLS BASKETBALL CONFERENCE PREVIEWS SPRINGFIELD ■ The No. 3 Millers have dominated non-league play to start the season. After their victory in the Tarkanian Classic tournament in Las Vegas, the Millers are 7-1 with just over a week to go…

SPRINGFIELD ■ Tipping off: The No. 3 Millers (7-1) faced No. 9 Summit (5-3) on Monday, Dec. 29 and played No. 19 Crescent Valley (3-4) on Tuesday. Both games happened after The Chronicle’s deadline. The games were the Millers’ first…