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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

COTTAGE GROVE – “The Three Amigos of Pleasant Hill” was a smash hit back in the day. Perhaps this is premature to say, but “The Three Amigos of Pleasant Hill, The Sequel” already seems to be in the embryonic stages.  This is Jessica Crawford’s fifth…