Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Cottage Grove: 3-11, ranked #31■ In the bonus: Cottage Grove, on a seven-game losing streak, has a much-needed 10-day break after its loss to Hidden Valley. Head coach Pete LeMay can use this time to continue the growth of a young and inexperienced team. The…
BOYS BASKETBALL ■ Cottage Grove: The Lions went 1-1 at the Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover event, beating Phoenix 62-61 before falling to No. 15 Mazama 74-61. Brennen Murphy and Cole Kishen led the way against Phoenix with 20 and 19 points, respectively. Murphy added 12 rebounds and…
CRESWELL – Creswell boys basketball beat rival Pleasant Hill 56-54 Tuesday night in a back-and-forth affair that lived up to the top-10 matchup hype. The Bulldogs (10-2), ranked #8 going into the game, beat the 5th-ranked Billies (11-2) despite a furious comeback attempt late. “We…
Grant Starck, former Thurston Colt and son of Thurston head coach Justin Starck, decided to transfer from Nevada to Oregon State for next season. Starck was a three-star offensive tackle out of high school and started all 12 games for Nevada this season en route…
GIRLS BASKETBALL ■ Cottage Grove: The Lions had a tough week, going 0-3 at the Stayton Holiday Classic. The Lions fell to host No. 15 Stayton 30-23, Class 3A No. 11 Jefferson 38-29 and Sweet Home 45-28. Freshman Mariah Bailey and junior Payton Anlauf led…
GIRLS BASKETBALL Cottage Grove Lions: 3-9, ranked #31In the bonus: Cottage Grove finds itself on a five-game losing streak, but has three non-league games to get back on track before Sky-Em play begins. Head coach Pete LeMay continues to get great production from freshman Mariah…
COTTAGE GROVE – With a 5-4 record, the Cottage Grove Lions aren’t exactly a high-flying bunch. It was refreshing, though, for the Lions and their fans to see senior star Brennen Murphy earn his wings again. Murphy scored a career-high 30 points on the first…
GIRLS BASKETBALL ■ Springfield: Springfield finished its road trip to Arizona for the Nike Tournament of Champions. After falling to Christ the King of New York last Monday, the Millers lost a close game 38-33 to Salpointe Catholic of Arizona. Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam had 12…
COTTAGE GROVE – Thank goodness for silver linings.After losing both games of its own holiday tournament, the Cottage Grove girls could find some solace in knowing they are indeed growing and improving as a team.Stayton (5-1) rolled to a convincing 50-15 victory Thursday, Dec. 22…