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Pleasant Hill Billies at Creswell Bulldogs Game Facts: Girls volleyball, Thursday, Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. at Creswell What2Know: A battle of undefeated ranked teams meet in a Mountain Valley Conference match.. The Bulldogs beat the Billies both times last season. The Bulldogs went on to…

The week ahead: Football

Thurston (0-1) at Summit (0-1) Game facts: 7:15 p.m. in Bend What2Know:The Colts lost a heartbreaker last week to Wilsonville, but they don’t have time to wallow over that loss as they have another tough matchup at Summit, a team that reached the 6A quarterfinals…

The week ahead: Fall sports

VOLLEYBALL ■Cottage Grove has a busy week of non-league matchups ahead, hosting Hidden Valley tonight and 2nd-ranked Cascade on Tuesday. The Lions then travel next Thursday to face Klamath Union. ■Fourteenth-ranked Thurston has a heavy week of travel ahead. The Colts travel to Ashland tonight…

Thurston falls in OT thriller

Colts storm back, lose 38-35 in OT to Wildcats SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston Colts fell at home to the Wilsonville Wildcats 38-35 in overtime Friday night in a rematch of last year’s 5A semifinal matchup.  The Colts came into the season with only three returning…

HS SPORTS ZONE: FALL SEASON PREVIEWS

VOLLEYBALL CRESWELL BULDOGS Head coach: Anna Baltrusch … 26th year at Creswell … 601-207 overall coaching record2021 season: 17-9 overall … Semifinalists in Division 3A state playoffs … 2nd in Mountain Valley League Team history: 25 total playoff appearances … Last playoff appearance in 2021Returning…

HS Sports Zone: Football Preview Capsules

GAME OF THE WEEK Thurston Colts (0-0) vs. Wilsonville Wildcats (0-0)Game facts: 7 p.m. at Thurston High SchoolWhat2Know: A rematch of last season’s semifinal matchup, the Colts host the Wildcats to kick off the 2022 season. Last November both teams entered the semis undefeated, but…

HS Sports Zone: Week ahead in Fall Sports

Note: The first full week of competitions starts this week. Rankings are official OSAA preseason rankings and are based on divisions. Thurston and Springfield are in Class 5A, Cottage Grove is in 4A, while both Creswell and Pleasant Hill are in 3A. VOLLEYBALL■ Cottage Grove…

HS Sports Zone: Week in Review

VOLLEYBALL■ Eleventh-ranked Thurston went 0-2 at home before posting a 2-1 record at the Mountain View Invite tournament on Friday. They then traveled to 6th-ranked Ridgeview on Monday and took the Ravens down in a tight five set match (25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 26-28, 15-9).■ Pleasant…

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