Tyler Hollingsworth had been hoping his Creswell girls would be battle-tested if they were lucky enough to reach the state tournament.  The coach got his wish … on both counts. Thanks to Saturday’s 30-28 nail-biter of a victory over visiting Harrisburg in a league playoff…

BRADLEY COOK / Flashbox Studio – Thurston’s Mike Simons was recently named coach of the year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Associations. SPRINGFIELD –  There must be some kind of  “secret sauce” to get 35 girls out to wrestling…

RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO – Creswell’s Kendyl Whitson goes in for an easy basket at Pleasant Hill on Friday night. CRESWELL – As the high school basketball season heads into the homestretch, both Creswell teams have been focused on that pot of gold at the end…

CRESWELL – The Creswell girls are on a pretty amazing run. It’s not really reflective in their won-loss record, but it definitely shows in their play on the basketball court. The Bulldogs’ week started with a 51-49 overtime loss at Harrisburg (18-1), but they bounced…

After AJ Hodge’s 65-foot shot was ruled to be just a fraction of a second after the first-quarter buzzer, one could have looked upon that as being a bad omen for the Bulldogs. As it turned out, Friday night’s ending was their worst nightmare.  Santiam…

MIKE EYSTER/PHOTOS Hamlin Sports Complex is ready to take its place among other iconic sports venues in southern Lane County. The new home of the Bushnell Beacons and Springfield Drifters was made possible by visionary leaders. SPRINGFIELD – Autzen Stadium. Matthew Knight Arena. Hayward Field.…

SPRINGFIELD – The area’s amateur baseball scene took a big step forward in positioning itself as a force in American Legion with the announcement that the Eugene Challengers and Springfield Timbers were merging to form one American Legion Baseball program in Lane County. Both Boards…

Tyler Vanderhoff and Nicole Dobler, on the Les Schwab Sports Park field at the Bob Keefer Center, are combining their passions for sports and business. ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO When Tyler Vanderhoff graduated from North Eugene High School in 2009, he was not sure if he…

Pleasant Hill’s cheer team competed in its first Game Day event this past weekend in Roseburg. Front row, from left: Morgan Perkins, Isabella Navarro, and Madi Hardy. Back row, from left: Morgan Jorgensen, Katelynn Litson, coach Tangeila Clark, Callie Buffan, and Caedence Wheaton. Photo provided