Category Sports Zone

COTTAGE GROVE – Within minutes of each other, something terrific – and something terrible – both happened Tuesday night at Cottage Grove High School.  First, the host Lions (14-2-1) continued their improbable run through the Class 4A boys soccer playoffs, defeating The Dalles 3-1 to…

EUGENE – Cottage Grove High School junior Carter Bengtson went into the cross country state championship on Saturday at Lane Community College as the clear favorite to bring home the Class 4A boys individual title. Not even a rainstorm could stop him from completing his…

SPRINGFIELD – “We’re No. 2!” isn’t exactly what any team shoots for at the start of the season, or celebrates afterward. But for the Pleasant Hill volleyball team, reaching the championship match at the state tournament for the first time in nearly 30 years provided…

EUGENE – When Noah Blair connected with Walker Bonar on a 97-yard touchdown pass for the game’s opening score Friday night, you got the sense that it was going to be a night to remember. It was a rainy night … and the two Thurston…

SPRINGFIELD – The No. 4 Springfield Millers were riding high as they went into halftime up 13-0 against the No. 13 Lebanon Warriors in the first round of the state playoffs. Springfield’s lead soon vanished however, as Lebanon scored all of 14 of its points…

COTTAGE GROVE – Forgive Carter Bengtson for not turning backflips after Cottage Grove’s 4-2 rain-soaked victory Saturday night over Estacada in a Class 4A state quarterfinal playoff game. It was fellow junior teammate Armando Legorreta who did a backflip after connecting on a penalty kick…