Category Sports Zone

Repeat feat? Millers facing early challenges
SPRINGFIELD – There are quite a few reasons why being back-to-back champs – in any sport, at any level – is such a tall task. The Springfield Millers girls basketball team is finding out what challenges they’ll have to face in their repeat attempt as…

Creswell boasts cutting-edge facility, made to order by UO
CRESWELL – “The Jake” opened this past October for the University of Oregon at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell. The facility – formally named Peter & Jan Jacobsen Oregon Golf Teaching Facility – offers indoor/outdoor capabilities for training during any type of weather. “Coach…

HSSZ: Week of Jan. 11 Capsules
THE MAIN EVENT: MATT HARTNER MEMORIAL VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC ■ What2Know: Matt Hartner Memorial Volleyball Classic. Saturday, Jan. 13 – Monday, Jan. 15. … Games at the Bob Keefer Center in Springfield , The University of Oregon’s Moshofsky Sports Center, and Mac Court – Student Rec…
Creswell’s Tyler Whitson wins Athlete of the Week

HSSZ: Week of Jan. 4 Previews
THE MAIN EVENT – GIRLS BASKETBALL WILLAMETTE AT SPRINGFIELD■ Game facts: Class 6A No. 6 Willamette (7-4) at 5A No. 4 Springfield (7-4); Wednesday, Jan. 3, 6:45 p.m.■ Tipping off: The Millers host the Wolverines in a matchup between the two top Lane County teams.…

HSSZ: Week of Jan. 4 Recaps
Historic performance Pleasant Hill’s Gavin Inglish broke the school record by scoring 56 points in a 78-61 win over St. Mary’s in the Christmas Classic at Cascade Christian on Dec. 23 – after The Chronicle’s early deadline due to Christmas. Pleasant Hill’s previous points record…
Cottage Grove’s Mariah Bailey wins Athlete of the Week

Milestones & Memories
The Chronicle’s Pierre Weil recaps the biggest high school sports stories in the southern Willamette Valley through 2023: Springfield girls get their revenge ■ The Springfield Millers girls basketball team took down Crescent Valley 44-29 in the Class 5A title game on March 10. The top-ranked…
