■ SPRINGFIELD: The No. 2 Millers (22-3) suffered their first Class 5A loss on Friday, going 1-1 on the week. On Tuesday, the Millers beat No. 16 North Eugene (16-16) 80-16 before falling to No. 4 Crater 62-56 on Friday. The Millers have been in…

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers sent two wrestlers to state, Vincent Andrews (138) for the boys, and Haley Siders (125) for the girls. Unfortunately for the Millers, neither wrestler placed. Andrews finishes the season 34-13 while Siders finishes 26-9. COTTAGE GROVE: Jeffrey Conklin (132) capped off his…

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Drifters past and present players popped this past week, highlighted by a historic performance from local standout Dylan Carson (2024, ’25). Carson, a Churchill High graduate, had a record-setting performance for Bushnell on Saturday, going 8-for-9 with 5 home runs, 12 RBIs…

EUGENE – The parking lots around the Morse Center – a 2,100-seat all-purpose arena on the Bushnell University campus, were packed Saturday for the Mountain Valley Conference Championship boys basketball game between Creswell and Pleasant Hill. Inside the gym, the atmosphere crackled with tension as…

THURSTON (17-5, 9-1) ■ Tipping off: The Colts have their final regular-season game on Friday against No. 16 Ashland (13-9, 4-6) at 7 p.m. The Colts will honor their four seniors: Lucas LaBounty, Logan Piquette, Rylan Sharp, and Malachi Perez. If the Colts beat Churchill…

SPRINGFIELD Tipping off: The No. 2 Millers (21-2) complete their regular season this week with two games. First, the Millers host No. 16 North Eugene (12-11) on Tuesday, past The Chronicle’s deadline, before traveling to No. 3 Crater (20-4) on Friday. Friday’s match against Crater…

■ SPRINGFIELD lost to Ashland 67-59 on Friday. Lejhaun Henderson, Noah Solo, and Brady Lo’ser combined for 47 points with 17, 16, and 14, respectively. Henderson was efficient, shooting 5-of-8 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. . ■ THURSTON defeated Springfield…

Millers still unbeaten; Creswell wins title ■ SPRINGFIELD: The No. 2 Millers (21-2) went 2-0 last week. On Tuesday, the Millers beat No. 18 Thurston (8-14) 57-23 at home before traveling to No. 28 Ashland (4-17) on Friday to win 79-14. Despite the Millers remaining…

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers boys competed in the Midwestern League Districts in Ashland last weekend. They finished sixth out of seven with 43 points. Two wrestlers placed for the Millers at districts – Vincent Andrews (138) who placed fourth, and Dominic Jacobson-Marshall (150) who placed sixth.…