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Creswell boys, girls crush Elmira in Game 1

Cunningham CRESWELL – Creswell basketball coaches Jesse Thomas and Tyler Hollingsworth can only hope that Tuesday’s opening-game action is a harbinger of things to come. The boys, after leading by only a point early in the third quarter, pulled away for a 67-40 victory at…

Whitson sets tone for upbeat outlook

Whitson When Breanna Dapron blew out her ACL on March 27, it cast quite a shadow over the Creswell campus. The always-competitive – and usually great – volleyball team ended the season on a downward spiral without its leader and heavy hitter. And there were…

Creswell’s Cunningham a ‘coach on the court’

Cunningham Carter Cunningham is a different breed of athlete.  “He’s a Coach’s Hall of Famer,” Creswell basketball coach Jesse Thomas said. “The kind of kid every coach dreams about coaching.” As the senior captain – and one of only two seniors on the roster –…

OSAA says Season 3 sports won’t have state tournaments

EMMA ROUTLEY/ THE CHRONICLECOVID-19 regulations require only six tennis players allowed at a time in the building. Officials with the Oregon School Activities Association said after its Executive Board work session today it would not stage “culminating week” events at the state level and instead…

Hanson, Bulldogs win in OT

Three weeks into the regular season – in this most irregular of any season – Creswell’s young football team has two shutouts, the latest coming Friday night at Linn County as sophomore quarterback Connor Hanson darted 17 yards for a touchdown in overtime, lifting the…