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RESULTS SCHEDULES Football Football Friday, Aug. 29Mountain View 42, Springfield 13Thurston 48, Caldera 17 Friday, Sept. 5North Marion at Cottage GroveGervais at CreswellSutherlin at Pleasant Hill Thurston at Silverton *All games at 7 p.m. Boys soccer Boys soccer Saturday, Aug. 30North Salem 2, Thurston 0 Friday, Sept.…

Class 3A Special District 3 might as well be completely renovated for the 2025 high school football season. With Cottage Grove moving back to Class 4A after its undefeated regular season last year in Class 3A, Harrisburg moving down to Class 2A after 10 years…

THURSTON – Last season came to a crushing halt for the Thurston Colts. After a season riddled with injuries, they suffered a 42-18 setback to state runner-up Mountain View in a game in which coach Justin Starck was forced to play most of his JV…

SPRINGFIELD – After a 2-7 season in which they finished seventh in Special District 4 and missed the postseason, it might appear the odds are stacked against the Millers making a return to the playoffs.  Adding to the challenge is the fact that Springfield opens…

COTTAGE GROVE – With a one-and-done Class 3A season in 2024, the Cottage Grove Lions face the lofty challenge of returning to Class 4A this year. Despite the unpredictability ahead, though, Steve Turner, in his third year with the Lions, remains staunchly grounded in his…

CRESWELL – When Covid hit in 2020, Sarah Hanson and her daughter, Piper, had to turn their home into a volleyball court. “I would go over there and they are in the living room, Sarah hammering balls at Piper,” recalled Anna Baltrusch, Sarah’s mom. “I…

Carter Bengtson wasn’t born to run, it was just something he chose to pursue.  And when Carter Bengtson puts his mind to something … well, let’s just say you don’t want to be part of the opposition.  After dominating the Class 4A state cross country…

Area boys soccer teams recorded plenty of accolades last season. The challenge this year is to repeat the regular-season success – and go even deeper in the postseason. The Springfield Millers finished 2024 with a 7-7-1 record and first in the Midwestern league. The Class…

None of the local teams won their conferences last season, but multiple schools earned a playoff spot.  This season, more-experienced teams should challenge for league titles and make deeper postseason runs. Despite missing the playoffs last season under first-year head coach Taylor Graham, Springfield (4-7-2)…