#23 CRESWELL (5-6) at #27 PLEASANT HILL (4-5)  ■ Just the facts: A Mountain Valley Conference doubleheader … 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. ■ Leading off: The Bulldogs and the Billies face off in a Mountain Valley Conference doubleheader this Friday. Both teams have struggled in…

Baseball Recaps ■ COTTAGE GROVE fell behind Sweet Home 7-6 after Sweet Home scored a last-minute run in the top of the eighth inning. The Lions attempted to rally at the bottom and Evan Emmick scored a single and was able to advance to second…

RESULTS BASEBALL Tuesday, April 8 ■ Sweet Home 7, Cottage Grove 6 ■ Thurston 8, Churchill 1 Wednesday, April 9 ■ Santiam Christian 6, Creswell 1 ■ Cascade 5, Pleasant Hill 1 Friday, April 11 ■ Glide 5, Creswell 4 ■ Glide 8, Creswell 7…

SPRINGFIELD – For a team that has won a grand total of three games over the past four seasons, Springfield High School is one lucky baseball program.  Life on the field has shifted quite dramatically now that Kyle Casperson has taken the reins as head…

PLEASANT HILL – Early mistakes led to an early end to Pleasant Hill’s first softball game of the season last Friday.  When Billies pitcher Kendall Carey got a groundout and a strikeout on the first two batters she faced, things were off to a good…

#19 CHURCHILL (3-4) AT #5 THURSTON (6-2) ■ Just the facts:  A double-header with games at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 12. … Tickets: $15 for family, $6 for adults, $4 for students. Seniors and under 6 free. ■ Leading off: The…

BASEBALL RECAPS ■ Cottage Grove won 2-1 at Creswell on April 1 as Micah Spear threw a seven-inning no-hitter. He struck out 12 Bulldogs. Catcher Anthony Eubanks scored a run after reaching base on a walk. The Lions then won another 1-run game, beating Glide…

RESULTS BASEBALL Thursday, April 3 ■ Thurston 13, at Caldera 3 Friday, April 4 ■ Cottage Grove / Yoncalla 3, Glide 2 ■ Dallas 16, Springfield 3 Saturday, April 5 ■ Pleasant Hill 12, Newport 11 ■ Harrisburg 9, Cottage Grove / Yoncalla 8 Monday,…

SPRINGFIELD – Providing home-cooked meals, family getaways, and a consistent place to sleep are normal things for a mother to do, but how does one receive them while hundreds of miles away from home? For a select few Springfield Drifters alumni, Sarah Keepers provided all…