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BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS ■ Cottage Grove lost to No. 2 Marshfield 60-49 last Tuesday. Nathin Lemon led the way with 19 points and 5 rebounds against the Pirates. Following him was Landon Vaughn with 10 points. Young talent Trevor Cooper owned the boards with 11…

SPRINGFIELD – The top-ranked Thurston Colts boys wrestling team went into the Class 5A-2 Midwestern League Championships at Springfield High School on Saturday with five consecutive trophies on its shelf. And after 10 hours of battling, the Colts made it a six-pack. Thurston advanced through…

CRESWELL – For Pleasant Hill, it was the culmination of a perfect regular season in the Mountain Valley Conference.  For Creswell, it was the perfect chance to knock off its crosstown rival, which is ranked No. 2 in the state.  The Bulldogs played well enough…

CRESWELL – Heading into Friday night’s league championship game, Creswell coach Tyler Hollingsworth was a little more optimistic than usual about his team’s chances. During basketball practice about two weeks earlier, Hollingsworth’s girls asked if he had ever won a league title.  “Nope!” he said.…

SPECIAL DISTRICT 3 ■ Just the facts: Saturday, Feb.22 at North Eugene… 9 a.m. Tickets: Adults are $10, students $5, and a Family Pass is $25. Seniors and 6-and-under are free. ■ On the mat: Thurston girls and their other 5A league opponents wrestle for…

BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS ■ Cottage Grove lost to Marist Catholic 75-46 Monday night. Trevor Cooper led the Lions with 14 points and 9 rebounds. Following him was Josh Bruner with 11 points. ■ Creswell knocked down Elmira 56-46 on Tuesday. Senior Tyler Whitson recorded a…

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb.11Creswell 56, Elmira 46Friday, Feb.14Pleasant Hill 51, Creswell 47Eagle Point 61, Springfield 57 Thurston 56, Crater 43Saturday, Feb.15Pleasant Hill 69, La Pine 32Monday, Feb.17Marist Catholic 75, Cottage Grove 46Creswell 88, La Pine 30 GIRLS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb.11Creswell 53, Elmira 42Friday, Feb.14Creswell 33,…

THURSTON – Browning Stupp, a veteran soccer coach from Texas, was hired to take over the Colts girls program, Thurston athletic director Justin Starck said.  “I’m very excited about him,” said Starck, who also serves as head coach of the football team. “He has a…

SPRINGFIELD – A winless Springfield boys basketball team played host to the out-of-league, winless Dallas Dragons on Saturday night, competing in the first half before losing 77-60. “This one’s new for me,” coach TC Combs said about the Millers 0-18 season. “I haven’t had this…