Category Sports Zone

Billie girls finish perfect MVC season

PLEASANT HILL – One year ago the Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team was finishing a 6-11 regular season in which it went 2-6 in league play and missed the playoffs. Fast-forward 12 months and the Billies finished this regular season at 21-1 and 12-0…

Bulldog boys clinch regular-season crown

CRESWELL – The Creswell Bulldog boys basketball team clinched the Mountain Valley Conference championship last week with a 60-41 home win over Sisters. The win also avenged Creswell’s sole conference loss, the cherry on top of an incredible regular season. It was the first conference…

HSSZ: Weekly Previews + Results/Schedules

Boys Basketball Cottage Grove – The Main Event10-11, ranked #20In the bonus: Cottage Grove has a huge matchup tomorrow against No. 13 Marist Catholic. The Lions can’t automatically qualify for the playoffs, but a win over Marist could be enough to push Cottage Grove into…

Bowden, 2002 wrestling team join Thurston HOF

SPRINGFIELD – Where does one begin when trying to rank Gary Bowden’s accomplishments as a wrestling coach? Tough question.  But his favorite team? That’s a pretty easy call. It’s the 2002 Thurston state championship team, which was honored Saturday night during the 7th annual Thurston…

HSSZ: Weekly Basketball Previews

Boys Basketball Cottage Grove10-9, ranked #17In the bonus: The Lions are in third place in the Sky-Em League heading into the second-half of league play. Staying in the third spot would most likely mean an away play-in game, but grabbing the second spot would switch…

HSSZ: Recaps + Results/Schedule

Boys Basketball ■ Cottage Grove: Cottage Grove’s onlygame last week wasa 66-46 loss at No. 15Marist. Junior GannonLeach led the way forthe Lions with 17 points, Brennen Murphy had 9, and Ethan Petersen had 7.■ Creswell: The Bulldogs had a 2-0 week, beating rival No.…