SPRINGFIELD – If there’s one thing Alan Embree knows how to do, it’s win. Embree, in his first season at the helm of the Springfield Millers baseball team, has won at pretty much every level there is. The former left-handed pitcher won a state title at Prairie High School in[Read More…]
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Creswell, Pleasant Hill boys volleyball ‘emerging’ as competitive, good time
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…]
HSSZ: Week of April 25 Capsules
THE MAIN EVENT: BASEBALL #10 LA PINE (10-7) AT #2 PLEASANT HILL (13-3)■ Game facts: Doubleheader on Friday, April 26 at 2 and 4:30 p.m.■ Leading off: The Billies face off with La Pine this week in a series between two of the top three teams in the Mountain Valley[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill’s Caden Richardson wins Athlete of the Week
Colts softball team ‘found the mix’
SPRINGFIELD – On March 26, the Thurston Colts softball team lost two games at the North Medford Spring Break Tournament and fell to 2-6 on the season. Since that day, the Colts have won six straight, allowing only 14 runs and winning those six games by a combined run margin[Read More…]
CG Special Olympics bring home medals
Nick Frost, Gary Hilgendorf, Cedar Panella, and William Craft earned the gold medal for the 3-on-3 basketball tournament during the 2024 Special Olympics Oregon Winter Regional Games tournament at Medford on March 9. The team is coached by Ron Gernhardt and John Baker. Cottage Grove’s individual skills athlete – Mari[Read More…]
HSSZ: Week of April 18 Capsules
THE MAIN EVENT: BOYS VOLLEYBALL CRESWELL (1-0) AT PLEASANT HILL (0-1)■ Game facts: Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m., PHHS■ Setting up: The Creswell and Pleasant Hill boys volleyball teams face off for the first time as boys volleyball gets its first season of being an “emerging sport” underway. The[Read More…]
Thurston’s Bailey Tovey wins Athlete of the Week
FLAG BEARERS: Creswell dominates girls flag football debut against Sheldon, Thurston
CRESWELL – Creswell High School held its inaugural girls flag football games last Wednesday as the Bulldogs hosted Thurston and Sheldon in a night of games. Not even the quintessential Oregon spring downpour could dampen the spirits of the athletes, with Creswell going 2-0 and Thurston ending 1-1 in the[Read More…]
Pacheco’s pitching, hitting has Lions off to best start in program history
COTTAGE GROVE – Despite being over an hour inland, the tides are turning in Cottage Grove; for the Lions softball team — of course. Cottage Grove hosted Sweet Home last Tuesday in its final non-league game of the season, winning 9-2 and moving to 7-2 on the season – the[Read More…]
