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SPRINGFIELD competed in the Tod Surmon tournament last Friday. The boys and girls teams both finished in 18th place, scoring 15.5 and 14 points, respectively. Aleida Martinez Contreras (235) and Jules Starnes (130) got fifth and sixth place, respectively for the girls. THURSTON’S boys and…

■ SPRINGFIELD competes in the Cottage Grove Invitational this weekend on Friday and Saturday. Competing alongside the Millers is Butte Falls, Central Linn, Churchill, Creswell, Douglas, Elmira, Glide, Gold Beach, Junction City, Klamath Union, Lakeview, Madras, Marshfield, McMinnville, Myrtle Point, Nestucca, North Bend, North Lake,…

COTTAGE GROVE – The No. 15 Cottage Grove Lions lost to No. 4 Marist 67-50 on Friday night, falling to 10-6 on the season and third place in the Sky Em League. The Lions struggled from long range on Friday, managing to make 1-of-12 3-point…

COTTAGE GROVE – Early in the third quarter of Friday’s boys basketball game between No. 24 Cottage Grove and No. 3 Marist Catholic, Spartans junior guard Brodey Drennan went for a reverse layup. Lions junior Trevor Cooper attempted to block the shot, but Drennan made…

THURSTON defeated Springfield 83-20 on Tuesday. Thurston had six players with seven or more points, led by Lucas LaBounty’s 22. The Colts took a 24-7 first-quarter lead and never looked back. Noah Solo scored 15 of the Millers 20 points. Thurston defeated Mountain View 72-21…

SPRINGFIELD: The No. 2 Millers (15-1) continued their dominance last week. The Millers took down No. 15 Thurston (6-9) 63-35 on Tuesday before beating No. 30 Ashland (3-12) 96-15 on Friday. The wins extended the Millers’ winning streak to 14 games. The Millers continue to…

SPRINGFIELDTipping off: The No. 2 Millers (15-1) travel to No. 17 North Eugene (9-8) on Tuesday before hosting No. 3 Crater (14-3) on Friday. Friday’s matchup against the Comets will be particularly interesting as the two teams have been neck-and-neck in the Midwestern League all…

THURSTON (12-4, 4-0)■ Tipping off: Thurston, No. 4 in Class 5A, has two league matchups this week. The first is on Friday, at 7 p.m. against No. 13 Ashland (11-5, 2-2), who is hoping to snap the Colts’ nine-game winning streak. The Colts have won…

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers girls took second (84.5) while the boys finished sixth (116) at the Willamette Invitational last Saturday. All eight of the Millers’ girls placed within the top four of their weight class. Haley Siders (125), Jules Starnes (130), and Sadie Garcia (170) were…