High School Sports Zone February 13

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The Chronicle’s Athlete of the Week:

Winner of The Chronicle’s Athlete of the Week:
Nathin Lemon – Cottage Grove Boys Basketball

Lemon, a senior returning from a major knee injury last year, lit up the scoreboard with 31 points against the Junction City Tigers last week. He’s made 47 3-pointers and 138 field goals for the season totals thus far.

Millers boys find way to persevere

SPRINGFIELD – A winless Springfield boys basketball team played host to the out-of-league, winless Dallas Dragons on Saturday night, competing in the first half before losing 77-60. “This one’s new…

Millers boys find way to persevere

Golden boot? Coach from Texas taking over Colts’ girls soccer

THURSTON – Browning Stupp, a veteran soccer coach from Texas, was hired to take over the Colts girls program, Thurston athletic director Justin Starck said. “I’m very excited about him,”…

Golden boot? Coach from Texas taking over Colts’ girls soccer

THURSTON – Browning Stupp, a veteran soccer coach from Texas, was hired to take over the Colts girls program, Thurston athletic director Justin Starck said. “I’m very excited about him,”…

Football 2024 All-State Teams

Class 3A Second Team – Offense RB – Clayton DeWitt, Sr., Cottage Grove Second Team – Defense LB – Otis Hitt, Sr., Cottage Grove Honorable Mention – Defense…

Football 2024 All-State Teams

Class 3A Second Team – Offense RB – Clayton DeWitt, Sr., Cottage Grove Second Team – Defense LB – Otis Hitt, Sr., Cottage Grove Honorable Mention – Defense…

The Main Event: Boys Wrestling

THURSTON AT SPRINGFIELD Ñ‚Ð¦Ð° Just the facts: Saturday, Feb.15 at Springfield High School… 9 a.m. Tickets: Adults are $10, students $5, and a Family Pass is $25. Seniors and kids…

The Main Event: Boys Wrestling

THURSTON AT SPRINGFIELD Ñ‚Ð¦Ð° Just the facts: Saturday, Feb.15 at Springfield High School… 9 a.m. Tickets: Adults are $10, students $5, and a Family Pass is $25. Seniors and kids…

Recaps & previews; Feb.13

BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS Cottage Grove blew out the Junction City Tigers 73-54 at home last Tuesday. Nathin Lemon crashed the scoreboard with 31 points – his highest this season.…

Recaps & previews; Feb.13

BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS Cottage Grove blew out the Junction City Tigers 73-54 at home last Tuesday. Nathin Lemon crashed the scoreboard with 31 points – his highest this season.…

Results & schedules; Feb.13

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb.4 Cottage Grove 73, Junction City 54 Creswell 58, Sisters 54 Pleasant Hill 46, Harrisburg 43 Churchill 74, Springfield 44 Thurston…

Results & schedules; Feb.13

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb.4 Cottage Grove 73, Junction City 54 Creswell 58, Sisters 54 Pleasant Hill 46, Harrisburg 43 Churchill 74, Springfield 44 Thurston…

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Back to the future: Lions football returns to Class 4A

The Lions march back to 4A after an undefeated year at 3A in ’24. PHOTO PROVIDED / CGHS YEARBOOK

The Cottage Grove football team is on the move – again.

One year after moving from Class 4A down to 3A – and finishing the regular season undefeated – the Oregon Schools Activities Association (OSAA) voted on Monday, Feb. 3, to move the Lions back to Class 4A for next season.

Cottage Grove football coach Steve Turner, who had previously said he hoped his team would remain in Class 3A for at least another year, said he sees the OSAA decision as a positive challenge rather than a negative.

“In life, we don’t necessarily have control over outcomes,” he said. “This is one of those things that we don’t have control over. You can make it a negative, but you can also make it a positive. And that’s the idea going forward. We have to look at it as a positive deal.

“Life’s full of challenges, so we’re going to look at this as a challenge. Not that 3A wasn’t, but it’s getting us back to where we have been in the past. Now the challenge is for coaches as well as players and administration to continue to work to get kids to come out and play. As well as make the game fun for them,” Turner said.

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