PLEASANT HILL 25, SALEM ACADEMY 10 What2Know: The Billies hosted Salem Academy in a Saturday morning game, and took care of business in a smoky home opener. A team that didn’t win all of last season now starts this one 2-0. Pleasant Hill’s defense was able to force multiple Crusader[Read More…]
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Fall sports recap
Volleyball ■ No. 15 Thurston won two road games, defeating North Salem 3-1 and Ashland 3-0. ■ Springfield had two tough, hard-fought losses. The Millers fell in four sets to No. 12 Marist Catholic, and three sets to Mountain View. ■ No. 8 Pleasant Hill handled 15th-ranked La Pine in[Read More…]
The week ahead: Football
Creswell Bulldogs vs. Corbett Cardinals Game facts: 7 p.m. at Creswelll … Bulldogs (1-1); Cardinals (0-2). What2Know: The Bulldogs were shut out last week by a talented Santiam Christian team. They should have a great chance to bounce back this week in their last non-conference game of the season against[Read More…]
The week ahead: fall sports
VOLLEYBALL ■ Second-ranked Creswell will look to stay undefeated with a tough week ahead. The Bulldogs host #3 Siuslaw tonight before playing the Salem Academy tournament Saturday. Creswell then returns home on Monday to face #7 Sisters. ■ Ninth-ranked Pleasant Hill will travel to Harrisburg Monday before returning home to[Read More…]
High drama in Thurston’s football opener
SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston Colts football team has had a historic run the past few seasons, but returned only three starters for this season. That means many players were making their first start on Friday night against a veteran Wilsonville Wildcats team. In a rematch of a 2021 state semifinal[Read More…]
Billies bully Lions: New era dawns at Pleasant Hill
COTTAGE GROVE – Jeremiah Heacock spent 21 years as an assistant coach at state powerhouse Thurston High School, playing in four state title games and winning two. So when he took over this year as head coach at Pleasant Hill, everyone was curious to see if he could inject a[Read More…]
Fall Sports Recaps
RESULTS VOLLEYBALL Tuesday, Aug. 30■ Pleasant Hill def. Cottage Grove 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-9)■ Corvallis def. Springfield 3-1 (24-26, 25-12, 26-24, 25-21)■ Creswell def. Coquille 3-1 (20-25, 25-19, 25-10, 25-22)■ Creswell def. Lowell 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 1-0)Thursday, Sept. 1■ Creswell def. Cottage Grove 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-13)■ Lakeridge def. Thurston[Read More…]
Football Recaps
CRESWELL BULLDOGS 47, JEFFERSON LIONS 7 What2Know:The Bulldogs won at Jefferson for the second year in a row, and dominated on both sides of the ball Friday. Creswell recorded 309 yards of total offense and six interceptions for the defense. Creswell took an early lead, scoring 21 points in the[Read More…]
The Main Event
Pleasant Hill Billies at Creswell Bulldogs Game Facts: Girls volleyball, Thursday, Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. at Creswell What2Know: A battle of undefeated ranked teams meet in a Mountain Valley Conference match.. The Bulldogs beat the Billies both times last season. The Bulldogs went on to the state semifinals, while the[Read More…]
The week ahead: Football
Thurston (0-1) at Summit (0-1) Game facts: 7:15 p.m. in Bend What2Know:The Colts lost a heartbreaker last week to Wilsonville, but they don’t have time to wallow over that loss as they have another tough matchup at Summit, a team that reached the 6A quarterfinals last season before moving down[Read More…]