Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
COTTAGE GROVE – Saturday night’s Battle of I-5 Holiday Tournament girls final was quite a test of wills. Crosstown rivals Pleasant Hill and Creswell weren’t backing down from one another. Ultimately, the Billies were able to stand up to that test, winning 53-46 behind Claire…
CRESWELL – Any team that has hopes of contending late in the season for a league or state title hopes to be battle-tested early in the season. Mission accomplished for the Pleasant Hill boys basketball team as the Billies won three close games in as…
BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEWS Pleasant Hill Billies boys: 7-1, ranked #2 ■ Tipping off: The Billies boys team, fresh off a Battle of I-5 Tournament win, head down to Medford for the Cascade Christian Tournament. Pleasant Hill opens against No. 13 Catlin Gabel on…
PLEASANT HILL – You might say that athletics is in Kyle McClain’s blood. McClain, the athletic director at Pleasant Hill High School since the beginning of the 2022 school year, is the grandson of Dick McClain. Grandpa McClain was the founding athletic director at Linn-Benton…
SPRINGFIELD – After losing their opener by 20 points to Parkrose, the Thurston Colts boys basketball team has won four in a row by a combined margin of 76 points. Last Thursday’s 72-59 win over Class 6A Willamette exemplified just why the Colts have started…
Three area teams help kick off inaugural I-5 Holiday Tournament. WHAT TO KNOW■ The Battle of I-5 Holiday Tournament makes its debut this weekend at three of our schools. Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill, along with Marist Catholic, host four other Class 4A and below…
BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEWS Springfield Millers: 1-4, ranked #29■ Tipping off: Springfield tries to stop a three-game skid at Class 6A Grants Pass on Thursday. The Millers have struggled offensively at times so far, scoring less than 40 points twice in five games. The defense has…