Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
EUGENE – The Cottage Grove Lions’ boys cross country team won the Sky-Em league championships on Thursday at Lane CC thanks to four top-10 finishers. Senior Jaden Owens, the Lions best runner all season, took second place with a time of 16:28.50, while sophomores Carter…
The stage was set for a quarterfinal volleyball showdown between rivals Creswell and Pleasant Hill. That is, until Siuslaw got in the way. The No. 15 Vikings upset No. 2 Pleasant Hill in a five-setter on Saturday, eliminating the Billies and ending their 14-game win…
SPRINGFIELD – There’s something poetic about a team playing smash-mouth football for three quarters, then dancing to ‘Party in the USA’ by Miley Cyrus between the final two quarters. While it might not be as storied of a tradition as ‘Shout’ in Autzen Stadium, the…
Playoff Previews: (10) Springfield at (7) Silverton, Friday at 7 p.m. What2Know: The Millers (6-3) made the playoffs for the first time since 2015, and their reward is a trip to Silverton (6-3) to face the defending champs. Silverton has struggled recently however, losing its…
FOOTBALL VOLLEYBALL ■ Cottage Grove (4-18, 1-7): After going 15-7 and making the quarterfinals last season, the Lions lost seven seniors and struggled this season, going 4-18 and 1-7 in league, while finishing ranked No. 23. Cottage Grove did make the play-in game, but got…
The Thurston High School boys soccer team has had a rough time as a program recently. The team hasn’t made the playoffs in almost 15 years, and hasn’t had a winning record since 2007. In March of this year, however, the school announced Jake Bonnett…
PLEASANT HILL – Friday nights have been dry up until this point in the season, and the first rain-soaked game of the year didn’t disappoint as the Creswell Bulldogs made the short trip up to Pleasant Hill and beat the Billies 14-7 on a night…
CRESWELL AT LA PINE ■ Game facts: 7 p.m. Thursday at La Pine, 51633 Coach Rd. … Bulldogs (5-3); Hawks (7-1)■ What2Know: After Creswell’s messy win at Pleasant Hill, the Bulldogs travel to face the top team in the Mountain Valley Conference. As the Bulldogs…
VOLLEYBALL ■ No. 2 Pleasant Hill heads into the playoffs as one of the favorites. The Billies have a bye and will host on Saturday against the winner of the Vale/Siuslaw first-round game. Pleasant Hill is 2-0 against Siuslaw, but has not played Vale this…