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Flag football ‘Raiders’ win league, top playoff seed

Photo provided/Shawn Hittenberger The Creswell ”Oakland” Raiders – a flag football team of Creslane fourth graders that competes in a Eugene-Springfield area NFL Flag Football league – won its last two regular-season games May 19 to finish at the top of their league and secure…

Equestrians place in state’s top five in three events

The CHS equestrian Freestyle Fours drill team captured second place at the OHSET State Championships. From left: Jane Marquess, Levi Bones, Grace Haga and Ashley Anderson. Photo provided/Monica Marquess Equestrian athletes representing Creswell High School placed second in two events and fourth in another during…

Speedway set for Marvin Smith Memorial Grove Classic

The Memorial Day weekend features a full schedule of events at Cottage Grove Speedway, starting Friday, May 24, with a pre-race party followed by two full nights of racing Saturday and Sunday. The historic quarter-mile clay oval will host one of the biggest, and most…

Creswell Raiders waving the ‘flag’ for youth football

Creswell Raiders Back row, left to right: Tyler Lamborn(Assistant coach), Bryce Lamborn, Shawn Hittenberger (Head coach) Front Row, left to right: Pierce Wilnau, Carter Cook, Andrei Donaryi, Jay Peters, David Boyd, Tyler Hittenberger, Logan Tripp. Photo provided/Shawn Hittenberger It’s not football season, you say? Well,…

Bulldogs take big bite of SD4 tourney

During the district track championships, eight Bulldogs qualified to compete in the state 3A championships this weekend. From left: District Champion Nick Bronson, Payden Criddle, District Champion Gauge Smith (with the Bulldog boys’ district championship trophy), Christian Tucker, Josiah Lee, Andrew Cox, Kendyl Seiber and…

Sports Schedule – May 16, 2019

Baseball Wednesday, May 15 Santiam Christian at Creswell, 4:30 p.m. La Pine at Pleasant Hill, 4:30 p.m. Softball Wednesday, May 15 Santiam Christian at Creswell, 4:30 p.m. La Pine at Pleasant Hill, 4:30 p.m.

Girls softball secures trip to state playoffs

After dropping two close games the week, the Lady Bulldogs secured a state playoff berth and sole possession of second place in league play with only two games remaining by downing host La Pine 5-2 on May 6 and visiting Pleasant Hill 10-7 on May…

19th-ranked Bulldogs shut out by conference foes

Creswell’s Abby Mercer golfs to an eighth-place finish during the 4A/3A/2A/1A SD-3 District Tournament at Emerald Valley. Photo provided/Stan Mercer With only two games remaining in the baseball season, the Bulldogs – winless in league play at 0-10 and still ranked 19th in 3A state…