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CG girls hoops can’t overcome Spartans’ pressure

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…

Boys basketball recaps

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…

Girls basketball recaps

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…

Boys basketball previews

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…

Girls basketball previews

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…

Boys and girls wrestling previews

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers will face off in the Tod Surmon Tournament this Saturday. The Millers will face Beaverton, Central, Churchill, Dayton, Glide, Marshfield, McMinnville, McNary, Mountainside, Newport, Philomath, Sheldon, South Albany, South Eugene, and Thurston. Vincent Andrews (138) and Haley Siders (125) have been dominant…

Boys and girls wrestling recaps

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…

Creswell girls lose by one in overtime

CRESWELL – Creswell lost at home 57-56 in overtime to Cascade on Saturday in its final non-league game of the season. The Bulldogs trailed 24-17 at halftime; it was the largest lead for either team. The Bulldogs made a 9-0 run to start the third…