Seth ThompsonThe Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – The Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team traveled to Cottage Grove to face the Lions on Thursday to kick off the Battle of I-5 Tournament. Confidence was high. In the end, the Class 4A Lions reigned supreme, beating the…

BOYS BASKETBALL RESULTSThursday, Dec. 18 ■ Cottage Grove 70, Brookings-Harbor 40■ Pleasant Hill 47, Cascade 35■ Bend 66, Springfield 36■ Tualatin 79, Thurston 58■ Creswell vs. Newport, canceled (weather) Friday, Dec. 19 ■ Marist Catholic 57, Creswell 48■ Pleasant Hill 60,Cottage Grove 50 Saturday, Dec.…

Eli Thomas BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS THURSTON defeated South Eugene 69-61 on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Lucas LaBounty led the Colts with 23 points. Treyson Hill added 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, while Leo Filipe scored 15 points. Add in Ridge Lindsay’s 11 points, and…

2025 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ■ 1/02/25 Trevor Cooper, boys basketball, Cottage Grove■ 1/09/25 Noah Blair, boys basketball, Thurston■ 1/16/25 Lucas LaBounty, boys basketball, Thurston■ 1/23/25 Darissa Romero-Ah Sam, girls basketball, Springfield■ 1/30/25 Claire Crawford, girls basketball, Pleasant Hill■ 2/06/25 Michael Salas Sanchez, boys wrestling,…

GIRLS BASKETBALL Thursday, Dec. 18 ■ Cottage Grove 54,Pleasant Hill 39■ Creswell 58,Brookings-Harbor 39 Friday, Dec. 19 ■ Cottage Grove 38,Brookings-Harbor 36■ Marist 40, Pleasant Hill 35■ Springfield 49, Liberty (NV) 47■ Creswell vs. Newport, canceled (weather) Saturday, Dec. 20 ■ Creswell 62, Cottage Grove…

GIRLS BASKETBALL RECAPS ■ SPRINGFIELD: The No. 4 Millers (5-1) face No. 8 Summit (5-2) on Monday, Dec. 29. For the Millers, this matchup comes just under one week after their appearance at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas. This match will likely be a…

Chronicle staff report WILSONVILLE – The Oregon School Activities Association approved changes to classifications and league lineups on Monday, Dec. 15. The OSAA executive board and delegate assembly both voted to approve the changes that go into effect for the 2026-30 seasons. The association will…

Solo, Henderson lead Springfield boys to first victory BY ELI THOMASTHE CHRONICLE SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Millers guard Lejhaun Henderson grabbed the basketball in the backcourt and immediately lifted his gaze and raced toward the rim. Henderson had multiple Dallas Dragons defenders ahead of him, but…

By Seth ThompsonThe Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Lions girls basketball coach Kim Beer and his team were on a roll entering their fourth game of the season last Wednesday night against Cascade. With landslide victories in all three of their prior games – with the…