Girls basketball team begins league play with loss Seth ThompsonThe Chronicle THURSTON – Thurston faced Eagle Point in both teams’ Midwestern League opener on Thursday night, with the Colts falling to the Eagles 51-41 in girls basketball. Both teams entered the game at .500 –…

RECAPS ■ CRESWELL defeated Cottage Grove 71-32 on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Mason Schartz showed what his return means for the Bulldogs, as he scored 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point range and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. The Bulldogs…

RECAPS ■ SPRINGFIELD: The No. 1 Millers (11-1) went 2-0 last week, propelling them to the top spot in the Class 5A rankings. On Tuesday, the Millers beat 4A No. 12 Cascade (4-7) 57-52 to push the Cougars’ losing streak to five games. On Monday,…

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Jan. 6 ■ Creswell 71, Cottage Grove 32■ Cascade 60, Springfield 48 Thursday, Jan. 8 ■ Thurston 91, Eagle Point 39 Friday, Jan. 9 ■ Marshfield 67, Cottage Grove 52■ Pleasant Hill 66, Oakland 45 Saturday, Jan. 10 ■ Creswell 100,…

■ SPRINGFIELD: The Millers boys and girls travel to the Nick Lutz invitational at Siuslaw to compete on Friday-Saturday. They’ll face off against Amity, Churchill, Coquille, Cottage Grove, Dayton, Elmira, Gilchrist, Gold Beach, Junction City, La Pine, Mohawk, Newport, North Lake, Pleasant Hill, Sheldon, Sheridan,…

BOYS WRESTLING Tuesday, Jan. 13 ■ Pleasant Hill at Tri-Dual at Pleasant Hill HS, 5 p.m.■ Thurston at JV/Novice Match Night at Harrisburg HS, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 ■ Thurston vs. Springfield Dual BWR Meet at SHS, 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16 ■ Pleasant…

RECAP ■ SPRINGFIELD: The Millers competed at Sheldon HS last week in the Sheldon Invite. Here, Matteo Buhr was a standout, getting first in the Male 500 Free, and second in the Male 100 Fly. Ben Cook took first place in the Male 200 IM,…