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PLEASANT HILL – Pleasant Hill athletic director Kyle McClain confirmed on Jan. 24 that the Billies “have their guy” and have hired Kenny Koberstein from South Eugene as the new head football coach for the Billies.  “Koberstein brings a wealth of experience, passion, and a…

COTTAGE GROVE – The Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA) football ad hoc advisory committee submitted a final recommendation on Jan. 23 to move Cottage Grove’s football program back to Class 4A from Class 3A.  The committee submitted its final recommendation to the executive board, which…

ELMIRA – The Creswell girls basketball team downed the Elmira Falcons 41-33 on the road on Friday, highlighting a competitive midseason comeback with an eight-game winning streak and a 4-0 start to Mountain Valley Conference play. This revival aligned with head coach Tyler Hollingsworth’s goals…

PLEASANT HILL – Is there a reason why Gavin Inglish’s scoring average is down this season? Of course, there is. After averaging around 22 points per game in his sophomore and junior seasons, Pleasant Hill’s 6-foot-3 senior guard is averaging a shade under 20 points…

CG LIONS AT McARTHUR COURT DUALS ■ Just the facts:  Thursday, Jan. 30 at McArthur Court at the University of  Oregon … 5:30 p.m. ■ Tickets: $5 for adults, $3 for students, $20 for families, under 6 and veterans free. ■ Starting off: Cottage Grove…

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…

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…

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…