PLEASANT HILL – Luke Jackson – perhaps best known locally as the leader to Creswell’s state 2000 basketball title, in addition to the school’s all-time leading scorer – is the new coach for the Pleasant Hill boys basketball team.  “It was mixed emotions at first…

SPRINGFIELD – If there was a Midwestern League dictionary, the definition for “dominance” would surely read: “Thurston baseball.” After a series sweep over No. 10 Crater last week, the Colts clinched their sixth straight league title, and have won 48 straight league games dating back…

BEAVERTON – The Creswell Bulldogs girls flag football team’s reward for going undefeated in their league was to be one of eight teams to travel to the Nike Headquarters last Saturday to compete in the state tournament. The tournament was hosted at Nike as the…

COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Grove High School held its annual Wally Ciochetti Invitational for track & field last Friday, with some of the top competition in Class 4A in attendance. One of those attendees was Cottage Grove junior Carter Bengtson, who set a personal-record 4:06.56…

SPRINGFIELD – The season’s not over, but there’s reason to celebrate for the Springfield Millers softball team. From 2012-23, Springfield averaged 1.5 wins per season, and had four winless seasons. This season, though, the Millers are up to seven wins after going 3-3 in their…