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EUGENE – Ryan Thomas, a sophomore for the Pleasant Hill Billies, claimed one of the marquee individual titles after pulling off an upset to win the Class 3A girls 100-meter dash at the Oregon School Activities Association State Track & Field Championships last weekend. “I’m…

PLEASANT HILL – The Pleasant Hill Billies softball team battled through more than just a challenging on-field schedule this year; the team’s season took an unexpected turn when Steve Williams, the head coach last season and most of this season, stepped down at the beginning…

PLEASANT HILL – It was all right there for the taking. The Pleasant Hill Billies baseball team was set up for a conference title – what would be its second in three years – after winning Game Two of a doubleheader over No. 7 La…

SPRINGFIELD – The 2nd-ranked Thurston Colts baseball team cruised into their third-straight quarterfinals with a 10-0, 5-inning victory over No. 15 Central in the 1st round of the Class 5A playoffs. After leading 1-0 midway through the 4th inning, the Colts blew the game wide…

PLEASANT HILL – Luke Jackson – perhaps best known locally as the leader to Creswell’s state 2000 basketball title, in addition to the school’s all-time leading scorer – is the new coach for the Pleasant Hill boys basketball team.  “It was mixed emotions at first…

SPRINGFIELD – If there was a Midwestern League dictionary, the definition for “dominance” would surely read: “Thurston baseball.” After a series sweep over No. 10 Crater last week, the Colts clinched their sixth straight league title, and have won 48 straight league games dating back…

BEAVERTON – The Creswell Bulldogs girls flag football team’s reward for going undefeated in their league was to be one of eight teams to travel to the Nike Headquarters last Saturday to compete in the state tournament. The tournament was hosted at Nike as the…