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Spring sports recaps: May 1

BASEBALL RECAPS ■ COTTAGE GROVE went 0-3 last week against Marshfield and goes into the third week of Sky-Em league with a 0-6 record. It started with their 13-3 loss on Tuesday when the Pirates scored nine runs from the second to the fourth innings.…

Results and schedules: May 1

RESULTS BASEBALL Tuesday, April 22 ■ Marshfield 13, Cottage Grove 3 ■ Creswell 7, La Pine 3  ■ Pleasant Hill 22, Harrisburg 2 ■ Thurston 9, Eagle Point 7 Wednesday, April 23 ■ Pleasant Hill 13, Glide 2 Friday, April 25 ■ Marshfield 7, Cottage…

Building the ‘Billies baseball’ legacy

PLEASANT HILL – After the Pleasant Hill Billies baseball team fell to the Creswell Bulldogs 12-10 in Game One of its doubleheader, first-year head coach Boone Casarez pulled his team together for a long huddle before Game Two.  With his players clustered around him, he…

Drifters add firepower to lineup with Molony

SPRINGFIELD – It’s likely the biggest signing in Drifters history: Connor Molony – a standout pitcher at Thurston High School – will be joining the team for their fourth season. The right-hander has been on two Class 5A state championship teams with the Colts, who…

The Main Event: Cottage Grove Softball

#16 MARSHFIELD (7-6) at #19 COTTAGE GROVE (5-6)  ■ Just the facts:  Friday, April 25….Doubleheader games at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. ■ Leading off: The Lions invite Marshfield to their field on Friday for a late afternoon doubleheader. The No. 16 Pirates (7-6) and the…

Baseball, Softball recaps & previews

Baseball Recaps COTTAGE GROVE went 0-3 last week against the North Bend Bulldogs. It started on Tuesday when North Bend pulled away with a 14-0 victory, when the Bulldogs made 9 runs within the third and fourth innings. In Game One in their doubleheader on…

Results and Schedules

RESULTS BASEBALL Tuesday, April 15 ■ North Bend 14, Cottage Grove 0 ■ Creswell 13, Harrisburg 1 ■ Pleasant Hill 13, Elmira 3 ■ Springfield 7, Eagle Point 6 ■ Thurston 6, North Eugene 0 Friday, April 18 ■ North Bend 8, Cottage Grove 2…

Colts open league play with victories

THURSTON — After a successful non-league season, featuring a 3-2 record coming out of a competitive tournament in Arizona, the Thurston Colts baseball team had yet to face an early-season scare.  They opened Midwestern League play at Churchill on April 9 with an 8-1 victory,…

Spring sports notebook: Coaching carousel, Heacock back at Thurston

Springfield area schools have witnessed several coaching changes this season. Thurston assistant football coach Chase Beach has chosen to take over Creswell’s football program as head coach. This fills in the vacancy left by Scott Worsham, Creswell’s former head coach of eight years.  Following Creswell,…

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