Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
PLEASANT HILL – After an up-and-down start through non-league play, the Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team found itself on a three-game winning streak heading into Friday’s game against Oakland. Despite trailing by 9 points at halftime, the Billies dominated the second half to win…
PLEASANT HILL – An electrified gym on Friday night – featuring many in the Pleasant Hill community wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with “Easton Bounds” and a “No. 11” on the back – watched a growing Billies boys team end a successful preseason against visiting Class…
PLEASANT HILL – Pleasant Hill football coach Jeremiah Heacock resigned after the end of the 2024 season, athletic director Kyle McClain and Heacock confirmed. There was no official date on the resignation, and the position was posted on the Pleasant Hill School District website on…
BOYS BASKETBALL Friday, Jan. 3 ■ Phoenix 73, Cottage Grove 54 ■ Creswell 57, North Bend 55 ■ Pleasant Hill 63, Catlin Gabel 44 ■ Willamette 53, Springfield 40 ■ Sheldon 60, Thurston 59 GIRLS BASKETBALL Thursday, Jan. 2 ■ Pleasant Hill 48, Corbett 39…
BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEWS #15 COTTAGE GROVE (5-6) ■ Tipping off: The Lions head into their first Sky-Em League game of the season against No.4 Marist Spartans. The Spartans (6-3) roll into league from the momentum of winning the Battle of 1-5 and a successful preseason.…
#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…