BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS ■ Cottage Grove beat North Bend 65-58 at home last Tuesday. Trevor Cooper crashed the scoreboard with 27 points and 9 rebounds. Following him was Josh Bruner with 15 points and Nathin Lemon recorded 12.  ■ Creswell lost to Harrisburg 45-44 on…

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Jan.21Cottage Grove 65, North Bend 58Pleasant Hill 77, La Pine 30Thurston 80, Springfield 39Wednesday, Jan.22Harrisburg 45, Creswell 44Friday, Jan.24Creswell 75, Elmira 54Pleasant Hill 64, Sisters 45Ashland 67, Springfield 41 GIRLS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Jan.21North Bend 49, Cottage Grove 41Pleasant Hill 53, La…

The Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team took care of business on Friday night, crushing the Creswell Bulldogs 44-21. For the Billies, it was a particularly great showing on the defensive end as they notched a plethora of turnovers and held the Bulldogs to just…

PLEASANT HILL – The long-anticipated showdown between crosstown rivals Creswell and Pleasant Hill didn’t live up to its billing. This one was all Billies. An overflow crowd looked on as Pleasant Hill pummeled Creswell 73-43 in Luke Jackson’s first game as head coach of the…

Pleasant Hill head coach Jessica Crawford revealed at the Matt Hartner tourney on Sunday that Billies volleyball player and daughter Claire Crawford verbally committed to Cal Poly Humboldt – a Division II university in Northern California – in December. She officially signed last Thursday, Jan.…

JUNCTION CITY – The Cottage Grove Lions boys basketball team went into Friday night winless in Sky-Em League play at 0-2. Looking to secure their first league win, the Lions traveled to Junction City to face the Tigers.  Thanks to a barrage of 3s early…

WILSONVILLE, Ore. – The Oregon Athletic Officials Association (OAOA) and the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) are recruiting officials for the high school spring sports seasons.  Registration for new officials opened this week and there is an immediate need for umpires in baseball and softball.…

BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS ■ Creswell was upset by Sisters last week, losing 43-41, and then lost to No.1 Westside Christian on Monday 60-42. Against the Outlaws, senior Tyler Whitson led with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Following was Luke Bailey with 10 points. Against the…

RESULTS  BOYS BASKETBALL Friday, Jan. 17  ■ Cottage Grove 66, Junction City 59 ■ Sisters 43, Creswell 41  ■ Pleasant Hill 49,  Harrisburg 35 ■ Eagle Point 66, Springfield 53 ■ Thurston 70, Crater 47  Saturday, Jan. 18 ■ Pleasant Hill 59, Burns 46 Monday,…