Area cross-country teams ran their last regular season meets last week, as runners clock key times in preparation of league championships. In Class 3A Pleasant Hill and Class 5A Springfield and Thurston competed in the Umpqua Invite last Wednesday. On the girls side, Thurston won…

Area girls soccer teams finished out league last week and await their postseason seedings. In the Sky-Em League, Cottage Grove ended it by defeating Junction City 3-0 on Monday and losing to North Bend 3-1 on Wednesday. Against Junction City, Brielle Engle scored two goals…

Area volleyball finished league last week and Class 3A begins playoffs this week. Cottage Grove wrapped up Sky-Em by defeating North Bend 3-0. The Lions rallied to a third place finish in league this year. The No. 19 Pleasant Hill earned second place in the…

In are boys soccer last week, Cottage Grove ended Sky-Em with style, defeating Junction City 9-1 and North Bend 4-1 last week. The victories boosted their ranking in Sky-Em and the Lions sit comfortably in the No. 2 spot at 5-3. The second-place finish in…

CRESWELL — The Creswell volleyball team entered Wednesday’s home playoff match expecting another sweep in front of its home crowd. Instead, the No. 25 Warrenton Warriors upset the No. 13 Bulldogs 3-2, ending the Bulldogs’ season — and their postseason hopes — in abrupt fashion.…

PLEASANT HILL – The scene had all the drama of a Friday Night Lights episode. The 14th-ranked Pleasant Hill Billies were facing No. 7 Sisters; both programs tied atop the Class 3A Special District 3 standings; each team with a first-year head coach, fresh identity,…

CRESWELL – How does one put the proper finishing touch on a 33-year coaching legacy? Well, for Brandi Wittenborn, it’s going out on top. And that’s what the Creswell boys soccer team started for their coach last Thursday, defeating Central Linn 3-1 at Markley Field…

EUGENE – The electrified Thurston Colts entered Floyd Halvorsen Field on Friday looking to reclaim the Midwestern League and redeem themselves against the Churchill Lancers after their 32-13 loss at The Barn last season. And after a physical first-half battle the Colts pulled away, persevering…

COTTAGE GROVE – Carter Bengtson is running on the collegiate level, but that doesn’t mean anyone has lowered the bar for Cottage Grove’s cross country program. The Lions hosted their annual Bramble Scramble this past Saturday where nine high schools competed in the varsity boys…