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EUGENE – The Cottage Grove cross-country boys and girls teams had dedicated their Monday morning runs during the summer to the spectacle of Dorena Lake each week. The engulfing foliage, the shimmering reflection on the water, and the shy wildlife – it all served as…

CLASS 5AFOOTBALLMIDWESTERN ALL-LEAGUE Offensive Player of the Year:■ Justin Fisher, Sr. RB, ThurstonDefensive Player of the Year:■ Cruz Gray, Sr. LB, ThurstonCoach of the Year:■ Justin Starck, Thurston FIRST TEAM■ Justin Fisher, Sr. RB, Thurston■ Cruz Gray, Sr. LB, Thurston■ Emmit Distefano, Jr. QB, THS■…

The Class 4A Cottage Grove Lions lost 3-1 to Astoria in the first round of Class 3A playoffs on the road. It’s the first time the team earned a playoff spot (not play-in) in four years. The Class 3A Pleasant Hill Billies upset No. 15…

Cottage Grove went 0-2 in their last regular scheduled games against St. Mary’s Medford and Gladstone. St. Mary’s Medford is a Class 3A private school that has gone 9-3-1 in Class 3A. These last two contests were unrankable and were to give the Lions more…

Cottage Grove lost to the Crescent Valley Raiders 49-25. After a close first half, the Raiders won at Don King Field thanks to several big offensive performances. Carlos Ochoa rushed for 107 yards and one TD on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing…

In the end of girls soccer, Class 3A Pleasant Hill won its first round against Salem Academy at home on Saturday. Senior Trinity Smead scored in the 60th minute with an assist from midfielder Zoe Dilts to win 1-0. Senior captain Kenna Caldwell-Copeland had 4…

All 14 of Thurston’s runners competing at the Midwestern League championships on Wednesday qualified for state. Both the boys and girls teams earned third-place finishes, with the boys scoring 74 and the girls 76. The boys had two top-10 finishers in Owen Smith (16:18.60) and…

CRESWELL — Under what felt like a monsoon, the No. 6-seeded Creswell Bulldogs boys soccer team dominated No. 13-seeded Valley Catholic Valiants 3-1 in the Class 1A/2A/3A second-round playoff match Wednesday night, advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time in a decade. “Last two…

THURSTON — The No. 7-seeded Thurston Colts girls soccer team fell 2-1 to the No. 10-seeded Canby Cougars in the first round of Class 5A playoffs Tuesday night, but in first-year head coach Browning Stupp’s debut season, the Colts’ future looks bright. “The way these…