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Billies VB knocks off No. 1 Sisters

PLEASANT HILL – The Pleasant Hill Billies volleyball team officially announced themselves as 3A contenders on Monday after upsetting the No. 1 team in the state, the Sisters Outlaws. The win extended the Billies win streak to 11, including three in the past week over…

THE WEEK AHEAD: Fall sports

The Main Event Eagle Point at Thurston girls soccer ■ Game facts: Saturday, Oct. 15, 1 p.m . at the Les Schwab Sports Park, Springfield■ What2Know: No. 4 Thurston hosts No. 15 Eagle Point in a Midwestern League matchup. The Colts have been led all…

THE WEEK AHEAD: Football

Springfield Millers (4-2) at Willamette Wolverines (3-3) Game facts: 7 p.m. in Eugene What2Know: The Millers kept pace in the race for the Midwestern League title after their win last week. Springfield travels across the river to face Willamette in a game it should win.…

Football Recaps

Marist Catholic 49, Cottage Grove 13 ■What2Know: Cottage Grove fell to No. 3 Marist Catholic, moving the Lions to 0-6 on the season. Despite the loss, the Lions have shown lots of improvement, especially on the offensive side of the ball. After going scoreless the…

Fall Sports Recaps

VOLLEYBALL ■ No. 6 Creswell lost last Tuesday to rival No. 5 Pleasant Hill. In the loss Lizabelle Osborn had 15 kills, 9 digs and 2 blocks, Hope Ukolov had 6 aces and Kimberlee Kelsey 23 assists. The Bulldogs rebounded the next night and swept…

Creswell falls despite Hanson’s Heroics

CRESWELL – If this were a 15-round boxing match – and at times Friday night it certainly felt like one – Creswell went toe-to-toe with defending Class 3A state champion Siuslaw, even winning the majority of the early rounds.   The host Bulldogs threw some…

Colts, Millers could see playoff rematch

SPRINGFIELD – Thurston and Springfield high schools are separated by less than six miles. The competitive distance between the programs, however, has been a virtual gulf since 2015, the last time the Millers beat the Colts in football. Last Friday might have been Springfield’s best…

The week ahead: Football

Creswell Bulldogs at Sisters Outlaws Game facts: 7 p.m. at Sisters HS, 1700 W. McKinney Butte Rd. … Bulldogs (3-2); Outlaws (2-2) What2Know: The Bulldogs suffered a hard-fought loss last week against the defending champion Siuslaw Vikings. The loss makes this week’s league matchup at…

The week ahead: Fall sports

VOLLEYBALL ■ No. 5 Creswell has its final two road games of the season this week, both rematches of earlier-season games. The Bulldogs face No. 11 Siuslaw on Tuesday before traveling to No. 1 Sisters next Thursday. Sisters handed the Bulldogs a 3-1 loss earlier…