Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – Monday night’s 68-52 loss to Class 2A No. 1 Western Christian proved much of what Creswell boys basketball coach Jesse Thomas suspected. The Bulldogs won the Mountain Valley Conference and finished 4th in the state last season, but the loss of four senior…
PLEASANT HILL – The new-look Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team got off to a tough start to the season, losing 62-41 at preseason No. 2 Amity last Wednesday. Fourth-ranked Pleasant Hill bounced back in a big way in its first home game under first-year…
Editor’s note: Below are the weekly capsules for the Dec. 7 edition of the High School Sports Zone. Included in the capsules are: Boys and girls basketball previews and recaps, wrestling recaps, the conference call, and results/schedules for all area teams. THE MAIN EVENT: BOYS…
SPRINGFIELD – Sometimes, heartbreak is the best motivator. Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam got her heart broken on March 12, 2022 when the 7th-ranked Springfield girls basketball team fell to No. 9 Crescent Valley 50-39 in the Class 5A state championship game. “After the loss (in 2022),…
OREGON – Two new in-game rules that will shake up prep sports are debuting this season for Oregon high school basketball teams. Each season the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), an organization that the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) gets its rulebooks…
COTTAGE GROVE LIONS ■ Head coach: Seth Hutchison, 6th year, 36-72 overall ■ 2022-23 season: 10-15 overall, 2-6 Sky-Em League, ranked #22, Lost in Play-In at North Marion State titles: 1 (1991) ■ School colors: Dark Blue and Gold Top Returners ■ Gannon Leach, Guard,…
COTTAGE GROVE LIONS ■ Head coach: Pete LeMay, 2nd year, 4-19 overall ■ 2022-23 season: 4-19 overall, 1-7 Sky-Em League, ranked #31, Missed playoffs ■ State titles: 1 (2010) ■ School colors: Dark Blue and Gold ■ Returning starters: 3 Top returners ■ Mariah Bailey,…
BOYS & GIRLS WRESTLING CAPSULES COTTAGE GROVE LIONS■ Head coach: Charlie Kent, 1st year■ 2022-23 season: Boys 7th in league. Girls 26th in league.■ School colors: Dark Blue and GoldTop boys returners■ Nathan Abrams, Sr., 285-lb weight class, 2022/23: 2nd-place in Sky-Em League■ Carter Bengtson,…