BOYS & GIRLS DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS  ■ Just the facts:  Thursday-Saturday … Class 4A-4 Sky-Em, Marist Catholic HS (CGHS) …Class 3A-SD1 Special District 1, Siuslaw HS (CHS & PHHS) … Class 5A-2 Midwestern League, Springfield HS (SHHS & THS). ■ The skinny: The top two finishers…

Baseball Recaps ■ COTTAGE GROVE ended its season last week, going 2-1 in out-of-league games. They lost Tuesday 4-2 to Tillamook. Despite trailing 3-0 for the majority of the game, the Lions rallied to score two runs in the top of the sixth and seventh…

Results Baseball Tuesday, May 13 Tillamook 4, Cottage Grove 2 Sisters 3, Creswell 2 La Pine 6, Pleasant Hill 1 North Eugene 13, Springfield 1 Wednesday, May 14 Sunset 4, Thurston 3 Friday, May 16 Cottage Grove 11, Klamath Union 8 Klamath Union 9, Cottage…

CRESWELL – Boys volleyball is thriving in its fourth season, with participation and team numbers skyrocketing, more advanced teams, and a higher level of competition. It’s no surprise that the Creswell Bulldogs, led by Anna Baltrusch –who has led generations of Bulldog volleyball players in…

Club sports are winding down this spring. In its second year, Thurston flag football ended its season undefeated at 14-0 with a league title. Last year, they finished third in the league. “It was a whole lot of fun,” said head coach Justin Starck. “We…

#24 ELMIRA AT #15 CRESWELL  ■ Just the facts:  The Falcons are 8-14 and the Bulldogs are 13-10. … Doubleheader … Start times are 2 and 4:30 p.m.  ■ Leading off: The Bulldogs close out the Mountain Valley Conference and their season against Elmira on…

BASEBALL RECAPS ■ COTTAGE GROVE went 0-3 against Junction City last week. On Tuesday, they lost 10-0 to the Tigers. The Lions had 3 hits overall. Micah Spear went 2-for-3 and Evan Emmick went 1-for-2. The Lions lost 7-3 in Game One of their doubleheader…

RESULTS BASEBALL Tuesday, May 6 ■ Junction City 10, Cottage Grove 0 ■ Creswell 6, Pleasant Hill 1 ■ Thurston 13, Springfield 0 Wednesday, May 7 ■ Santiam Christian 8, Pleasant Hill 7 Friday, May 9 ■ Junction City 7, Cottage Grove 3 ■ Junction…

SPRINGFIELD – Ron and Melinda Molony have spent the past dozen years visiting baseball diamonds to watch their grandsons. From T-ball to Babe Ruth, Regionals and a couple of World Series, and more recently, Thurston High School and PK Park, if Maddox or Connor Molony…