Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
#2 Pleasant Hill vs. #3 Oakland Friday, Jan. 10 ■Just the facts: The Billies (10-2) play host to the Class 2A powerhouse Oakers (10-1) on Friday, Jan. 10 at Pleasant Hill at 7:30 p.m., completing their non-league schedule. ■ Tipping off: The Billies finish preparation…
CRESWELL – The Creswell girls basketball team fell to the Sutherlin Bulldogs 40-27 on Friday, extending a five-game losing streak. Coach Tyler Hollingsworth recognized a silver lining. “A hard-fought game, right?” Hollingsworth said. “The effort was tremendous. We were fighting, scrapping, and clawing. That’s what…
SPRINGFIELD – Friday night’s 60-59 overtime loss to Sheldon was painful in a number of ways for the top-ranked Thurston Colts boys basketball team. For starters, they lost what seemed like an insurmountable 18-point lead. It was their second straight loss, and it came against…
THE MAIN EVENT: BOYS BASKETBALL #1 THURSTON VS. #32 SHELDON■ Just the facts: The Colts (9-0) face the Fighting Irishmen (6-5) … Friday, Jan. 3 at Thurston, 7 p.m….Tickets: $15 for family, $6 single adults, and $4 for students.■ Tipping off: The Colts face 6A…
Boys Basketball Recaps ■ Cottage Grove went 2-1 at the Stayton Holiday Tournament last weekend. They lost their first game against out-of-state team Yreka, Calif., 64-61. Trevor Cooper led the Lions’ offense in all three games. Against Yreka, he had 26 points. Following was Landon…
■ Colts double up, capture another Class 5A state baseball crown The Thurston Colts became only the 15th school in Oregon history to win back-to-back state baseball titles, blanking No. 4-ranked West Albany 2-0 in a rematch of 2023’s state championship game. Thurston scored both…
Boys Basketball Recaps ■ Cottage Grove went 2-1 at the Battle of 1-5 Tournament last weekend, winning the consolation bracket. In its 63-48 loss against Stayton, there were two leaders for Cottage Grove: Nathin Lemon with 18 points and Josh Bruner with 10 points. In…
RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALLTuesday, Dec. 17Silverton 55, Springfield 42Thurston 64, South Eugene 51Thursday, Dec.19 to Saturday, Dec.21Battle of I-5Cottage Grove (won consolation bracket)Creswell (2nd place)Pleasant Hill (3rd place)Stayton 63, Cottage Grove 48Cottage Grove 65, Douglas 37Cottage Grove 71, Hidden Valley 64Creswell 62, Douglas 51Creswell 57, Stayton…
EUGENE – The Creswell boys had a successful showing in last weekend’s Battle of I-5 Holiday Basketball Tournament behind Tyler Whitson’s hot hand before losing for the first time this season in the title game to host Marist Catholic, 52-41. Pleasant Hill, meanwhile, used its…