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Club sports are winding down this spring. In its second year, Thurston flag football ended its season undefeated at 14-0 with a league title. Last year, they finished third in the league. “It was a whole lot of fun,” said head coach Justin Starck. “We…

#24 ELMIRA AT #15 CRESWELL  ■ Just the facts:  The Falcons are 8-14 and the Bulldogs are 13-10. … Doubleheader … Start times are 2 and 4:30 p.m.  ■ Leading off: The Bulldogs close out the Mountain Valley Conference and their season against Elmira on…

BASEBALL RECAPS ■ COTTAGE GROVE went 0-3 against Junction City last week. On Tuesday, they lost 10-0 to the Tigers. The Lions had 3 hits overall. Micah Spear went 2-for-3 and Evan Emmick went 1-for-2. The Lions lost 7-3 in Game One of their doubleheader…

RESULTS BASEBALL Tuesday, May 6 ■ Junction City 10, Cottage Grove 0 ■ Creswell 6, Pleasant Hill 1 ■ Thurston 13, Springfield 0 Wednesday, May 7 ■ Santiam Christian 8, Pleasant Hill 7 Friday, May 9 ■ Junction City 7, Cottage Grove 3 ■ Junction…

SPRINGFIELD – Ron and Melinda Molony have spent the past dozen years visiting baseball diamonds to watch their grandsons. From T-ball to Babe Ruth, Regionals and a couple of World Series, and more recently, Thurston High School and PK Park, if Maddox or Connor Molony…

PLEASANT HILL – Tuesday, April 29, was a typical spring day, with crisp, blue skies and the Pleasant Hill Billies taking on Sisters in a league softball game. The Billies entered the contest 3-10 and the Outlaws were 2-14. Not much was on the line. …

THURSTON – Thurston High School officials announced Monday that Kayla Devereaux would be the school’s new girls volleyball coach.  It’s a return to the Thurston family.  Devereaux, a Thurston alumn, played collegiate volleyball at Bushnell University following her prep career with the Colts. Devereaux played…

#22 THURSTON AT #19 CRESWELL  ■ Just the facts: Thurston is 5-7; Creswell is 12-1 …Thursday, May 8…7:30 p.m. start. ■ Leading off: The Bulldogs play their last regular-season game against the Colts. The Bulldogs, coached by the decorated Anna Baltrusch, have lost only one…

Baseball Recaps ■ COTTAGE GROVE went 0-3 against No. 1-ranked Marist Catholic last week. It started with an 11-0 loss on Tuesday, where the Lions went hitless with no runs. Marist Catholic’s pitchers Raith Huffman and Grady Hazen combined for nine strikeouts. Then, the Lions…