Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
PORTLAND – While the Thurston Colts girls were securing a state title, the boys team earned its second-straight Class 5A silver trophy, finishing second with 202 points compared to Dallas’ 219.5. Thurston took a first-day lead with 121 points ahead of Dallas’ 110.5, but couldn’t…
THE MAIN EVENT: GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL No. 10 Central (15-9) at No. 5 SPRINGFIELD MILLERS (17-8)■ Tipping off: The Millers begin their title defense this week as the Class 5A playoffs start Saturday. The Millers host No. 10 Central, though the game time on Saturday…
SPRINGFIELD – The top teams in basketball’s Class 3A Mountain Valley Conference (MVC) gathered last Saturday for the league tournament to decide playoff teams and seedings. The Creswell Bulldogs were the key beneficiaries on the day as the boys team took down Sisters 54-40 for…
The Springfield Board of Education approved money to convert the football fields at Springfield and Thurston high schools to artificial turf at its Feb. 12 meeting. Both schools requested the turf fields due to the deterioration of the grass fields during football season. In the…
SPRINGFIELD – Losing close games is never fun. Losing close games where you had a fourth-quarter lead is less so. Yet, for the Thurston Colts boys basketball team, having a fourth-quarter lead over No. 2 North Eugene both times the teams played this season has…
This week’s High School Sports Zone capsules contain: The Main Event, boys and girls basketball previews, a conference call, results/schedules, and recaps from last week’s basketball, swimming, and wrestling competitions. THE MAIN EVENT: WRESTLING ALL-CLASS STATE TOURNAMENT■ What2Know: 2024 state wrestling championships, Feb. 22-24 at…