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COTTAGE GROVE LIONS ■ Home games: 1375 S. River Rd. ■ Head coach: Nathan Rheuban’s third year at Cottage Grove (15-32 record) ■ 2024 season: 7-18 overall … 0-12 in league … 5th in Sky-Em League  …       No. 28 in Class 4A…

McMINNVILLE – Despite their tumultuous season with a loaded schedule, the Millers still shot for the stars at the 5A Girls Basketball State Championships – confident in their ability to make some noise on the all-state scale. They ended the season with the same seed…

McMINNVILE – Just how crazy was the Class 5A boys basketball state tournament this past weekend? For starters, the underdogs – the teams with the less-favorable seeds – won seven of the 11 games at Linfield University, including Saturday’s championship game, when 9th-seeded La Salle…

COOS BAY – It was the stuff dreams are made of. Trailing by 13 points midway through the second quarter, Pleasant Hill stormed back to defeat Valley Catholic in a dramatic finish at the 3A Boys State Basketball Championship.  Unfortunately for the Billies, that game…

COOS BAY – This was supposed to be a rebuilding season for the Creswell boys basketball team.  But for those who haven’t been paying close attention, they don’t do rebuilding seasons at Creswell these days … and that goes for both the boys and girls…

THURSTON – The Thurston Colts boys basketball team – riding high on a 12-game winning streak – went into Saturday’s playoff game against No. 15 Centennial blazing hot. They did not expect the Eagles to be equally en fuego. The higher-seeded Colts trailed most of…

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield girls basketball team, after battling through injuries and illness in the last week – and a 30-point loss to No. 1 Crater – still stamped their ticket to the state tournament after beating Crescent Valley 54-45 last Friday. It wasn’t without…

RESULTS BOYS Thursday, Mar.6 ■ Pleasant Hill 61, Creswell 47 Friday, Mar.7 ■ Cascade Christian 74, Creswell 60 ■ Pleasant Hill 46, Valley Catholic 42 ■ Springfield 54, Crescent Valley 45 Saturday, Mar.8 ■ Westside Christian 65, Pleasant Hill 47  ■ Thurston 50, Centennial 48…

No. 2 THURSTON (22-3) vs No. 7 SUMMIT (18-8) ■ Tipping off: After a nailbiter against No. 15 Centennial, Thurston faces No. 7 Summit. The close finish might have been a wake-up call for the Colts, who had an undefeated run in the Midwestern League.…