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CRESWELL — The No. 3-seeded Creswell girls soccer team survived a soggy second round Class 1A/2A/3A playoff at Markley Field on Tuesday night, holding off the No. 14-seeded Blanchet Catholic to 1-0 to stay on track for a deep state playoff run. “I think in…

CRESWELL – The Pleasant Hill Billies extended their winning streak to seven games on the strength of a powerful running game led by Jacob Neely, defeating rival Creswell 42-20 in a Special District 3 game at Markley Field on Friday – crashing Creswell’s homecoming party.…

THURSTON – The Springfield boys soccer team defeated Thurston 2-0 last week, and hoped the victory would lead to a Midwestern League title for the second consecutive year. “Winning this game and winning the next game against Crater on Saturday can hopefully give us more…

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Drifters announced their 2026 schedule this past Thursday – featuring 29 home games and a trip to Victoria, British Columbia, to face the HarbourCats on June 12. “I think it’s really exciting to get to go to Canada this year,” said…

In Class 4A football last week, Sweet Home defeated Cottage Grove 48-7, which was a boost for the Huskies after recently dropping two games. Meanwhile, Cottage Grove dropped its seventh game in a row. Chunk plays were the key to success for the Huskies, including…

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 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…

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…

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…