PLEASANT HILL – Pleasant Hill football coach Jeremiah Heacock resigned after the end of the 2024 season, athletic director Kyle McClain and Heacock confirmed. There was no official date on the resignation, and the position was posted on the Pleasant Hill School District website on Dec. 4, 2024. “I appreciate[Read More…]
Sports Zone
Gavin helps lift Billies past Oakers
PLEASANT HILL – An electrified gym on Friday night – featuring many in the Pleasant Hill community wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with “Easton Bounds” and a “No. 11” on the back – watched a growing Billies boys team end a successful preseason against visiting Class 2A powerhouse Oakland, struggling in[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill girls roll into league play
PLEASANT HILL – After an up-and-down start through non-league play, the Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team found itself on a three-game winning streak heading into Friday’s game against Oakland. Despite trailing by 9 points at halftime, the Billies dominated the second half to win 41-29. The Billies outscored the[Read More…]
Matt Hartner Memorial Volleyball Classic gets underway Friday
SPRINGFIELD – One of the region’s premier MLK weekend club tournaments – the Matt Hartner Memorial Volleyball Classic – kicks off this weekend in Springfield and Eugene after the ice storm canceled last year’s event. The event has featured up to 264 high school teams from Washington, Oregon, Canada, Idaho,[Read More…]
HSSZ Results and Schedules: Jan.16 edition
RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALLTuesday, Jan.7Cottage Grove 63, Newport 53Creswell 87, Glide 15Cascade 81, Springfield 45Mountain View 57, Thurston 53Thursday, Jan.9Creswell 64, Lowell 29Friday, Jan. 10Marist Catholic 59, Cottage Grove 38Pleasant Hill 61, Oakland 59Thurston 71, Eagle Point 56 GIRLS BASKETBALLTuesday, Jan.7Cottage Grove 52, Newport 39Creswell 42, Glide 21Springfield 46, Cascade 41Mountain[Read More…]
HSSZ Recaps & Previews: Jan.16 edition
Boys Basketball RECAPS ■ Cottage Grove boys opened Sky-Em League with a loss to the Marist Spartans 59-38. Trevor Cooper was the lead scorer with 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Following was Nathan Lemon with 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. ■ Creswell boys downed the Class[Read More…]
HSSZ results & schedules: Jan 9 edition
BOYS BASKETBALL Friday, Jan. 3 ■ Phoenix 73, Cottage Grove 54 ■ Creswell 57, North Bend 55 ■ Pleasant Hill 63, Catlin Gabel 44 ■ Willamette 53, Springfield 40 ■ Sheldon 60, Thurston 59 GIRLS BASKETBALL Thursday, Jan. 2 ■ Pleasant Hill 48, Corbett 39 Friday, Jan. 3 ■ Thurston[Read More…]
HSSZ basketball recaps & previews: Jan. 9 edition
Boys basketball previews #15 COTTAGE GROVE (5-6) ■ Tipping off: The Lions head into their first Sky-Em League game of the season against No.4 Marist Spartans. The Spartans (6-3) roll into league from the momentum of winning the Battle of 1-5 and a successful preseason. This will be a tough[Read More…]
The Main Event: #2 Pleasant Hill vs. #3 Oakland Friday, Jan. 10
■Just the facts: The Billies (10-2) play host to the Class 2A powerhouse Oakers (10-1) on Friday, Jan. 10 at Pleasant Hill 7:30 p.m., completing their non-league schedule. ■ Tipping off: The Billies finish preparation for league competition with a home game against the highly regarded Oakland Oakers, a “tough,[Read More…]
‘Scrapping’ Bulldogs run into tall trouble
CRESWELL – The Creswell girls basketball team fell to the Sutherlin Bulldogs 40-27 on Friday, extending a five-game losing streak. Coach Tyler Hollingsworth recognized a silver lining. “A hard-fought game, right?” Hollingsworth said. “The effort was tremendous. We were fighting, scrapping, and clawing. That’s what I was looking for.” ‘Christmas[Read More…]
