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HSSZ: Playoff Previews + Results/Schedules
Boys Basketball Creswell: 20-4, ranked #7In the bonus: Creswell’s dominant second-round victory sets up a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday in Coos Bay with No. 2 De La Salle North Catholic (23-3). Despite the No. 2 seed, DLSNC actually won its league, going 3-0 against No.…

Wrestling notebook: Grove’s Palluck finishes undefeated year
CG’s Palluck wins title Cottage Grove’s Allison Palluck won the girls 115-pound championship in the girls 1A-4A competition. Palluck, a sophomore, moved to 26-0 on the season with the win. Palluck beat Scappoose senior Courtney Hall in the finals by Decision (6-4). Creswell, Pleasant Hill…

Thurston boys, girls finish second at state
PORTLAND – The Thurston boys and girls wrestling teams competed at the State Wrestling Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Both teams entered the event ranked No. 1, but finished the championships in second place, bringing silver trophies home…

Annis earns milestone victory as Thurston’s first 3-time champ
PORTLAND – Thurston High School has one of the more storied wrestling programs in the state, yet senior Kaylee Annis accomplished something no other Thurston wrestler has ever done. On Sunday morning, Annis beat Mia Pedersen of Redmond to become the school’s first three-time state…

Perfect ending: Springfield girls flawless in league
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers girls basketball team finished their perfect league season last week, beating rival Thurston 63-33 and Eagle Point 57-33. After the home rivalry win last Tuesday, the Millers cut the net down off the basket, a long-standing basketball tradition. “It means…

Thurston’s Kolton Malone wins Athlete of the Week
Thurston’s Kolton Malone became a two-time state championship on Sunday, beating Derek Sossie of West Albany by decision (6-1). Malone’s victory also put him at 35-0 on the season. See photos from Malone’s championship win below.

Springfield’s Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam wins Athlete of the Week
Springfield’s Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam makes her return as Athlete of the Week after a 24 point, 5 steal and 3 assist performance in the Millers’ 76-41 win over Churchill last week. Romero-Ah Sam, the reigning Class 5A player of the year, has led Springfield to…

Colts boys wrestling win 4th straight district title
SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston boys wrestling team earned the Midwestern League title last week, beating out Crater and Eagle Point to clinch its fourth consecutive league championship. The Colts came into the meet as the favorites, but performing up to par as the favorites isn’t…
