GIRLS BASKETBALL CONFERENCE PREVIEWS SPRINGFIELD ■ The No. 3 Millers have dominated non-league play to start the season. After their victory in the Tarkanian Classic tournament in Las Vegas, the Millers are 7-1 with just over a week to go until Midwestern League games begin.…

BOYS BASKETBALL CONFERENCE PREVIEWS SPRINGFIELD The Millers (1-6) are No. 30 in Class 5A. Apart from an impressive 19-point victory over Dallas, it has been a familiar story for the Millers. A -23.1 net rating – which measures margin of victory or defeat per game…

SPRINGFIELD ■ Tipping off: The No. 3 Millers (7-1) faced No. 9 Summit (5-3) on Monday, Dec. 29 and played No. 19 Crescent Valley (3-4) on Tuesday. Both games happened after The Chronicle’s deadline. The games were the Millers’ first after winning the Tarkanian Classic…

COTTAGE GROVE ■ Tipping off: The Lions (1-7) are No. 29 in Class 4A. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Lions welcome the Creswell Bulldogs (5-3). On Saturday, Dec. 20, these two teams matched up in the consolation bracket of the Battle of I-5 Tournament. The Bulldogs…

Seth Thompson The Chronicle PREVIEWS Cottage Grove: The Lions compete in the Phil Smith Memorial Invite in Junction City on Friday, Jan. 2 for the girls, and Saturday, Jan. 3 for the boys. Here, the Lions will compete alongside Elmira, Junction City, Marshfield, North Eugene,…

RESULTS GIRLS BASKETBALL Sunday, Dec. 21 ■ Skyview 62, Thurston 26 Monday, Dec. 22 ■ Forest Grove 45, Thurston 30■ Springfield 65, Owyhee (ID) 44 Tuesday, Dec. 23 ■ Springfield 68, Dublin (CA) 40 SCHEDULES GIRLS BASKETBALL Monday, Dec. 29 ■ Summit at Springfield, 6:45…

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Monday, Dec. 22 ■ Molalla 62, Springfield 34■ Central 58, Thurston 55 Tuesday, Dec. 23 ■ Thurston 64, West Linn 46 Saturday, Dec. 27 ■ Thurston 74, North Medford 65 Sunday, Dec. 28 ■ Thurston 62, Grants Pass 27 SCHEDULES BOYS BASKETBALL…

BY ELI THOMASTHE CHRONICLE CRESWELL – An atmospheric river hit Lane County on Thursday, but it blew through the Cottage Grove High School basketball gym early in the fourth quarter of the Battle of I-5 Tournament boys semifinal game between Marist Catholic and Creswell on…

CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT COTTAGE GROVE – Nate Farrell, a former multisport athlete for the Lions and a member of the 2017 state title football team, has been named head coach of the football program, said Garrett Bridgens, the school’s athletic director. Bridgens said the hiring…