High School Sports Zone December 26 – January 2

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тЦа Colts double up, capture another Class 5A state baseball crown The Thurston Colts became only the 15th school in Oregon history to win back-to-back state baseball titles, blanking No.…
Milestones & memories
тЦа Colts double up, capture another Class 5A state baseball crown The Thurston Colts became only the 15th school in Oregon history to win back-to-back state baseball titles, blanking No.…
HSSZ Results & Schedules: Jan.2 edition
THE MAIN EVENT: BOYS BASKETBALL #1 THURSTON VS. #32 SHELDONтЦа Just the facts: The Colts (9-0) face the Fighting Irishmen (6-5) … Friday, Jan. 3 at Thurston, 7 p.m….Tickets: $15…
HSSZ Results & Schedules: Jan.2 edition
THE MAIN EVENT: BOYS BASKETBALL #1 THURSTON VS. #32 SHELDONтЦа Just the facts: The Colts (9-0) face the Fighting Irishmen (6-5) … Friday, Jan. 3 at Thurston, 7 p.m….Tickets: $15…
HSSZ Recaps & Previews: Jan.2 edition
Boys Basketball Recaps тЦа Cottage Grove went 2-1 at the Stayton Holiday Tournament last weekend. They lost their first game against out-of-state team Yreka, Calif., 64-61. Trevor Cooper led the…
HSSZ Recaps & Previews: Jan.2 edition
Boys Basketball Recaps тЦа Cottage Grove went 2-1 at the Stayton Holiday Tournament last weekend. They lost their first game against out-of-state team Yreka, Calif., 64-61. Trevor Cooper led the…
‘Deep’ Colts boys win; girls finish 2nd
THURSTON — Thurston wrestling played host to its annual LaMont Simons Dual Tournament on Saturday and the boys team managed to sustain its undefeated streak, winning against Churchill, Mountain View,…
‘Deep’ Colts boys win; girls finish 2nd
THURSTON — Thurston wrestling played host to its annual LaMont Simons Dual Tournament on Saturday and the boys team managed to sustain its undefeated streak, winning against Churchill, Mountain View,…
Battle-tested: Marist boys take I-5 title
EUGENE – The Creswell boys had a successful showing in last weekend’s Battle of I-5 Holiday Basketball Tournament behind Tyler Whitson’s hot hand before losing for the first time this…
Battle-tested: Marist boys take I-5 title
EUGENE – The Creswell boys had a successful showing in last weekend’s Battle of I-5 Holiday Basketball Tournament behind Tyler Whitson’s hot hand before losing for the first time this…
HSSZ Results & Schedules: Dec. 26 edition
RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALLTuesday, Dec. 17Silverton 55, Springfield 42Thurston 64, South Eugene 51Thursday, Dec.19 to Saturday, Dec.21Battle of I-5Cottage Grove (won consolation bracket)Creswell (2nd place)Pleasant Hill (3rd place)Stayton 63, Cottage Grove…
HSSZ Results & Schedules: Dec. 26 edition
RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALLTuesday, Dec. 17Silverton 55, Springfield 42Thurston 64, South Eugene 51Thursday, Dec.19 to Saturday, Dec.21Battle of I-5Cottage Grove (won consolation bracket)Creswell (2nd place)Pleasant Hill (3rd place)Stayton 63, Cottage Grove…
HSSZ Recaps & Previews: Dec. 26 edition
Boys Basketball Recaps тЦа Cottage Grove went 2-1 at the Battle of 1-5 Tournament last weekend, winning the consolation bracket. In its 63-48 loss against Stayton, there were two leaders…
HSSZ Recaps & Previews: Dec. 26 edition
Boys Basketball Recaps тЦа Cottage Grove went 2-1 at the Battle of 1-5 Tournament last weekend, winning the consolation bracket. In its 63-48 loss against Stayton, there were two leaders…
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Top-ranked Colts boys overwhelm Ridgeview

The No. 1-ranked Thurston boys basketball team played its home opener against the visiting Ridgeview Ravens without its star player and dealt with some “early-season jitters” in the first half, but settled in for a 59-48 victory Friday night. 

Senior Nate Stiffler – 2023-24’ Midwestern League “Player of the Year,” 1st-team all-league and 2nd-team all-state – had been dealing with a finicky injury in the last week. One that caused him “soreness” and made it “hard for him to move the way he wants to” despite the evidence of nothing broken or sprained.

Coach Blaine Liberatore emphasized the need to monitor Stiffler’s mysterious injury on a day-to-day basis and bring him back cautiously to ensure he is healthy for the long run.

“We’re trying to be precautionary with it,” Liberatore said. “Knowing that our league is tough, and we have a holiday tournament down in Medford, that’s gonna be tough. So we’re just kind of going day by day, trying to not sacrifice the long run for the short.”

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