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Boys basketball previews

THURSTON (17-5, 9-1) ■ Tipping off: The Colts have their final regular-season game on Friday against No. 16 Ashland (13-9, 4-6) at 7 p.m. The Colts will honor their four seniors: Lucas LaBounty, Logan Piquette, Rylan Sharp, and Malachi Perez. If the Colts beat Churchill…

Girls basketball previews

SPRINGFIELD Tipping off: The No. 2 Millers (21-2) complete their regular season this week with two games. First, the Millers host No. 16 North Eugene (12-11) on Tuesday, past The Chronicle’s deadline, before traveling to No. 3 Crater (20-4) on Friday. Friday’s match against Crater…

Boys basketball recaps

■ SPRINGFIELD lost to Ashland 67-59 on Friday. Lejhaun Henderson, Noah Solo, and Brady Lo’ser combined for 47 points with 17, 16, and 14, respectively. Henderson was efficient, shooting 5-of-8 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. . ■ THURSTON defeated Springfield…

Girls basketball recaps

Millers still unbeaten; Creswell wins title ■ SPRINGFIELD: The No. 2 Millers (21-2) went 2-0 last week. On Tuesday, the Millers beat No. 18 Thurston (8-14) 57-23 at home before traveling to No. 28 Ashland (4-17) on Friday to win 79-14. Despite the Millers remaining…

Boys and girls wrestling recaps

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers boys competed in the Midwestern League Districts in Ashland last weekend. They finished sixth out of seven with 43 points. Two wrestlers placed for the Millers at districts – Vincent Andrews (138) who placed fourth, and Dominic Jacobson-Marshall (150) who placed sixth.…

Boys and girls swimming recaps

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers competed in the Midwestern League Districts two weeks ago on Friday, Feb. 13. The Millers boys earned second place and the girls took third. The team scores combined together to give the Millers an overall placement of second. Mateo Buhr was a…

Cheer recaps

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers competed in the Class 5A Coed Cheerleading State Championships two weeks ago on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Millers finished ninth out of 10 with 51.5 points. The Millers got 12 points for their band dance & fight song, 24 points for crowd…

Bushnell adding wrestling

EUGENE – Bushnell University officials announced that the Beacons will add men’s and women’s wrestling programs in the fall of 2027. The participation rates among high school wrestlers was a driving force behind the decision, school administrators said. High School wrestling participation nationally is at…

Bulldogs girls defeat Billies, finish 1st in MVC

CRESWELL – Fourth-ranked Creswell (18-6) defeated rival Pleasant Hill (16-8) on Friday night 45-20, securing first place in the Mountain Valley Conference standings for the regular season. The Bulldogs were in control against the eighth-ranked Billies en route to their eighth consecutive victory. Bulldogs coach…