Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
THE MAIN EVENT: GIRLS BASKETBALL ■ Game facts: Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 6:45 p.m., SHS■ Tipping off: The defending-Class 5A state champion Millers host Canby to open the season. Canby went 16-9 last season and made the postseason. Springfield coach Joe Williamson is unsure if…
SPRINGFIELD – When Grant Meadors made his debut at Autzen Stadium during Oregon’s spring game in April, his first kickoff went out of bounds. “That was the most nervous that I have ever been,” the UO kicker said. Meadors’ nervousness was understandable because he would…
SPRINGFIELD – The Drifters, a summer collegiate wood-bat baseball team playing at the Hamlin Sports Complex, released its upcoming schedule that includes a June 4 home opener against Yakima and home games against seven-time and reigning West Coast League champion Corvallis on June 21 and…
WILSONVILLE – The Thurston-Wilsonville football matchup is one of the best non-league rivalries in 5A football in recent memory. Top-ranked Wilsonville, which had won the past two regular-season meetings, added another chapter by ending Thurston’s three-game postseason head-to-head streak with a 49-21 victory Friday in…
HILLSBORO – The Cottage Grove Lions boys soccer team battled all the way to the Class 4A state title match but came up just short, losing 2-1 in extra time against No. 4 Newport on Saturday at Liberty High School. The runner-up finish is the…
PLEASANT HILL – For a couple of members from Creswell’s 2004 state championship basketball team, Sunday’s first-ever Creswell-Pleasant Hill alumni basketball doubleheader was an awesome trip down the Billies’ lane. For Pleasant Hill’s Braedyn Cantrell, the star of the day with 44 points, it was…
FOOTBALL CLASS 5A Coach of the Year: Justin Starck (THS) Offensive Player of the Year: Connor Dye (SHS), Sr.Defensive Player of the Year: Sam Keen (SHS), Sr. FIRST TEAMOL/DL Sam Keen (SHS), Sr.; OL Micah Hanna (THS), Sr.; OL/DL Nate Williams (SHS), Sr.; OL Brando…
Weekly tidbits from around our area teams’ conferences: Chase, Marist lose state title on penalty kicks ■ No. 1 Marist fell 5-4 in penalty kicks in the Class 4A girls soccer title match against No. 2 North Marion at Liberty High School on Saturday. After…