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Golfers, sponsors asked to step up ‘fore’ CHS sports

CHS teacher Stan Mercer competes in a previous Big Dawg Golf Tournament. File Photo CRESWELL – Sixteen hole sponsors are already onboard, and excitement is building among local sports fans and golf enthusiasts for this year’s Big Dawg Golf Tournament, a fundraiser supporting Creswell High…

Help Bulldogs ‘end(zone)’ childhood cancer

CHS football seniors (from left) Jesse Whipps-Schnelle, Nick Kubishta, Dallton Dewey and Logan Johnson are leading the Bulldogs’ drive to help St. Jude score a victory over pediatric cancer. GINI DAVIS/The Chronicle CRESWELL – Whenever they take the field, the Creswell Bulldogs football team always…

Lady Dawgs net key volleyball win

Creswell defensive specialist Sarah Lanz collected 35 digs Tuesday against Portland Christian. GINI DAVIS/THE CHRONICLE It took a five-game battle on the road, but the Creswell Lady Bulldogs got the job done, defeating defending 2A state champion Portland Christian, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 25-27, 15-10 in…

Speedway playing host To ISCS championship

Cottage Grove – Cottage Grove Speedway returns for a three-night event beginning Friday, Aug. 30, Saturday the 31 and Sunday Sept. 1. It will be the championship weekend for the Interstate Sprint Car Series. Kage Karts kick the weekend off for their final race 2019…

Real-time stats this fall from CHS football

About six years ago, two men at ESPN had a vision to serve high school sports fans in much the same way the company was delivering the most comprehensive sports data to college and pro sports fans. Ultimately, ESPN decided to go in another direction,…

Coach Baltrusch ‘set’ for 500th volleyball win

Anna Baltrusch coaches the Lady Dawgs to their second-place finish in the 2015 3A State Tournament. Photo courtesy of Anna Baltrusch Ask Anna Baltrusch, set to begin her 23rd season as Creswell High School’s head volleyball coach, knows what it takes to be a successful…

Baders ‘feel the heat’ at BMX Worlds

The Bader family in front of Gravensteen Castle in Ghent, Belgium. From left: Ace, mom Hannah, Zane, dad Todd and Sage. Photo Provided Record-breaking heat eclipsed the main event as two of Creswell’s three Bader brothers, Zane, 15, and Sage, 13, competed with Team USA…

All-session’ tickets now available

File photo Ticket packages featuring all sessions for the Eugene-hosted 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track & Field can be purchased at TrackTown20.com. Fans also can buy the all-session tickets by calling 1-800-932-3668, or in person at the University of Oregon Athletics ticket office…