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Fast company: Billies’ Thomas sprints to title

EUGENE – Ryan Thomas, a sophomore for the Pleasant Hill Billies, claimed one of the marquee individual titles after pulling off an upset to win the Class 3A girls 100-meter…

Fast company: Billies’ Thomas sprints to title

EUGENE – Ryan Thomas, a sophomore for the Pleasant Hill Billies, claimed one of the marquee individual titles after pulling off an upset to win the Class 3A girls 100-meter…

Billies softball goes back-to-back despite late-season coaching change

PLEASANT HILL – The Pleasant Hill Billies softball team battled through more than just a challenging on-field schedule this year; the team’s season took an unexpected turn when Steve Williams,…

Billies softball goes back-to-back despite late-season coaching change

PLEASANT HILL – The Pleasant Hill Billies softball team battled through more than just a challenging on-field schedule this year; the team’s season took an unexpected turn when Steve Williams,…

Billies baseball stumble late as postseason looms

PLEASANT HILL – It was all right there for the taking. The Pleasant Hill Billies baseball team was set up for a conference title – what would be its second…

Billies baseball stumble late as postseason looms

PLEASANT HILL – It was all right there for the taking. The Pleasant Hill Billies baseball team was set up for a conference title – what would be its second…

Colts roll into third-straight quarterfinals

SPRINGFIELD – The 2nd-ranked Thurston Colts baseball team cruised into their third-straight quarterfinals with a 10-0, 5-inning victory over No. 15 Central in the 1st round of the Class 5A…

Colts roll into third-straight quarterfinals

SPRINGFIELD – The 2nd-ranked Thurston Colts baseball team cruised into their third-straight quarterfinals with a 10-0, 5-inning victory over No. 15 Central in the 1st round of the Class 5A…

HSSZ Capsules – Week of May 23

THE MAIN EVENT: BASEBALL #15 CENTRAL (16-10) AT #2 THURSTON (24-3)Ñ‚Ð¦Ð° Game facts: Tuesday, May 21 at 5 p.m. at Thurston High School. Tickets: Adults $10, Students $6.Ñ‚Ð¦Ð° Leading off:…

HSSZ Capsules – Week of May 23

Creswell GOAT takes over Billies basketball program

By Pierre Weil / [email protected]

BOB WILLIAMS / CHRONICLE ARCHIVES. Luke Jackson speaks to the Pleasant Hill boys basketball team during a game last season.

PLEASANT HILL – Luke Jackson – perhaps best known locally as the leader to Creswell’s state 2000 basketball title, in addition to the school’s all-time leading scorer – is the new coach for the Pleasant Hill boys basketball team.

“It was mixed emotions at first because I’ll always be a Bulldog at heart,” said Jackson, a third-generation Bulldog. “It was a heart-wrenching decision just to … volunteer last year at Pleasant Hill. I certainly didn’t plan on ever becoming the head coach.”

Kyle McClain, Pleasant Hill athletic director, announced the decision in a press release last week, stating that Jackson was introduced to the team at lunch on Friday, where he “talked about giving a ‘perfect effort’ in everything that we do, whether on the court, in the classroom or in life.”

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