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The Creswell girls – playing at the state level for the first time – got tripped up under the bright lights, losing 39-32 to 16th-seeded Oregon Episcopal in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A high school basketball tournament at Marshfield High School in North Bend…

Brick Kaylee Annis and Averie Stockwell won 5A state wrestling titles for the Thurston girls, while Creswell’s Brielle Brick earned second place after finishing fourth in 2020.  Competing Thursday at Culver High School, Annis won at 105 pounds, pinning West Albany’s Richi Campbell in 3…

MIKE EYSTER/THE CHRONICLE – Noah Montoya, a Farmington, Utah, native, recorded two doubles over the weekend. SPRINGFIELD – Kai Keamo, who recorded a save in Bushnell’s first victory in program history two weeks ago earned his first win in 4 1/3 innings of relief on…

ALESHA CULP / PHOTO CHS girls varsity basketball team. Emme Whitson scored 24 points, including a steal for a layup that tied the game with 11 seconds left in regulation, as Creswell rallied to defeat host Douglas in the first round of the girls Class…

MIKE EYSTER / PHOTO – Jeff Fripp hits the first home run in a home game during the Beacons’ first game Friday at Hamlin Sports Complex in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD – It wasn’t exactly like everyone’s head movie when it comes to imagining a baseball team’s…

Tyler Hollingsworth had been hoping his Creswell girls would be battle-tested if they were lucky enough to reach the state tournament.  The coach got his wish … on both counts. Thanks to Saturday’s 30-28 nail-biter of a victory over visiting Harrisburg in a league playoff…

BRADLEY COOK / Flashbox Studio – Thurston’s Mike Simons was recently named coach of the year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Associations. SPRINGFIELD –  There must be some kind of  “secret sauce” to get 35 girls out to wrestling…

RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO – Creswell’s Kendyl Whitson goes in for an easy basket at Pleasant Hill on Friday night. CRESWELL – As the high school basketball season heads into the homestretch, both Creswell teams have been focused on that pot of gold at the end…

CRESWELL – The Creswell girls are on a pretty amazing run. It’s not really reflective in their won-loss record, but it definitely shows in their play on the basketball court. The Bulldogs’ week started with a 51-49 overtime loss at Harrisburg (18-1), but they bounced…