High School Sports Zone February 20

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The Chronicle’s Athlete of the Week:

Winner of The Chronicle’s Athlete of the Week:
Hayes Valley – Cottage Grove Swimming

A multi-sport athlete, senior Hayes Valley earned an individual district title for the 100-yard backstroke along with setting the district meet record at North Bend last week.

Thurston boys wrestle way to 6th straight district title

SPRINGFIELD – The top-ranked Thurston Colts boys wrestling team went into the Class 5A-2 Midwestern League Championships at Springfield High School on Saturday with five consecutive trophies on its shelf.…

Thurston boys wrestle way to 6th straight district title

Boys Rivalry Recap: Billies, Bulldogs battle for position, pride on the court

CRESWELL – For Pleasant Hill, it was the culmination of a perfect regular season in the Mountain Valley Conference. For Creswell, it was the perfect chance to knock off its…

Boys Rivalry Recap: Billies, Bulldogs battle for position, pride on the court

CRESWELL – For Pleasant Hill, it was the culmination of a perfect regular season in the Mountain Valley Conference. For Creswell, it was the perfect chance to knock off its…

Girls Rivalry Recap: Bulldogs upend Billies

CRESWELL – Heading into Friday night’s league championship game, Creswell coach Tyler Hollingsworth was a little more optimistic than usual about his team’s chances. During basketball practice about two weeks…

Girls Rivalry Recap: Bulldogs upend Billies

The Main Event: Girls Wrestling

SPECIAL DISTRICT Just the facts: Saturday, Feb.22 at North Eugene… 9 a.m. Tickets: Adults are $10, students $5, and a Family Pass is $25. Seniors and 6-and-under are free…

The Main Event: Girls Wrestling

SPECIAL DISTRICT Just the facts: Saturday, Feb.22 at North Eugene… 9 a.m. Tickets: Adults are $10, students $5, and a Family Pass is $25. Seniors and 6-and-under are free…

Recaps and previews: Lions make a splash, Thurston cheer third at state and Allison Palluck returns to state wrestling

BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS Cottage Grove lost to Marist Catholic 75-46 Monday night. Trevor Cooper led the Lions with 14 points and 9 rebounds. Following him was Josh Bruner with 11 points…

Recaps and previews: Lions make a splash, Thurston cheer third at state and Allison Palluck returns to state wrestling

BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS Cottage Grove lost to Marist Catholic 75-46 Monday night. Trevor Cooper led the Lions with 14 points and 9 rebounds. Following him was Josh Bruner with 11 points…

Results and Schedules: Swimming state championships, Mountain Valley Conference playoffs and boys wrestling districts

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb.11 Creswell 56, Elmira 46 Friday, Feb.14 Pleasant Hill 51, Creswell 47 Eagle Point 61, Springfield 57 Thurston 56, Crater 43 Saturday, Feb.15 Pleasant Hill 69, La Pine 32 Monday, Feb.17 Marist Catholic 75, Cottage Grove 46 Creswell…

Results and Schedules: Swimming state championships, Mountain Valley Conference playoffs and boys wrestling districts

Millers boys find way to persevere

Senior Vinnie Trinka scored 28 points with three 3-pointers on Saturday. BOB WILLIAMS / CHRONICLE PHOTO

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 for me,” coach TC Combs said about the Millers 0-18 season. “I haven’t had this many losses in my entire life. As a coach, you do a lot of personal reflection during a winless season. It’s a foreign place that I’m unfamiliar with, but I’m trying to learn how to lean into it and find character-building aspects to this.”

Springfield athletic director Audrea Shelley said she scheduled this game only last week, creating a matchup between the No. 30 Millers and the No. 32 Dragons – both winless at the time.

“Neither team had a win this season yet,” Shelley said about the late-season matchup. “I had a spot to fill in the schedule and thought it could be a good opportunity for the Millers to get a chance (to win).”

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