Category Sports Zone

RESULTS BOYS WRESTLINGWednesday, Dec. 17■ Springfield vs. Churchill in Dual Meet, TBD■ Thurston vs. Eagle Point, 7 p.m.Friday, Dec. 19■ Springfield at Coquille HS Holiday Send-off, noon.Friday-Saturday, Dec. 19-20■ CGHS at Grants Pass Winter Kickoff at Grants Pass HS, 11 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 20■ Thurston at…

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALLTuesday, Dec. 9■ Sweet Home 66, CGHS 32■ Pleasant Hill 64, Sutherlin 30■ Creswell 59, Central Linn 30■ West Albany 48, Thurston 45Thursday, Dec. 11■ Pleasant Hill 63, Santiam Chr. 51Friday, Dec. 12■ Springfield 73, Dallas 54■ Cascade 61, Cottage Grove 48■ Creswell…

EUGENE – Saturday’s “Return of the Mac” showdown between Pleasant Hill and Ridgeview was the two-week tournament’s featured attraction because of the coaching matchup: former University of Oregon stars Luke Jackson and Maarty Leunen were revisiting the scene of their climb to notoriety.  In the…

COTTAGE GROVE VS. CASCADE ■ Just the facts: The Lions (0-2) will play host to the Cougars (0-1) on Friday, Dec. 12 at 7:15 p.m.  ■ Tipping off: These teams faced off last year, with the Cougars beating the Lions 84-63. Cottage Grove has had…

RECAPS ■ THURSTON: The Thurston Colts opened their 2025 wrestling season at the Kenny Cox Memorial Tournament last weekend. Here, to say the Colts crushed their competition might be an understatement. In total Thurston had 16 first-place finishes across the boys and girls side out…

RECAPS ■ THURSTON: The Colts beat Roseburg 35-32 last week.Ashtyn Bellmore and Addi Nelson led the way for Thurston with 11 and 9 points, respectively. While Thurston got the win, its 3-point shooting will need work as the team shot 3-of-20 from beyond the arc…

RECAPS ■ THURSTON defeated Central 62-41 on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in its season opener. Lucas LaBounty led the Colts with 22 points. Ridge Lindsay, Leo Filipe, and Treyson Hill all scored in double figures as well. The Panthers lack of depth hurt them; four players…

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers girls basketball team opened its 2025 season at Marist Catholic on Wednesday, dominating the second half. After exiting the first half with a six-point lead, the Millers turned up the heat and finished with a 34-point victory, 66-32.  “We talked…

THURSTON VS. SHELDON ■ Just the facts: The Class 5A Colts take on the Class 6A Irish at McArthur Court at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 ■ Tipping off: Teams from different classes facing off is a theme of the eight-game slate at McArthur…