Creswell boys earn 4th place COOS BAY – The Creswell boys basketball team entered the Class 3A tournament as the 7th-seed, but left as the 4th-best team in the state,…
Creswell boys earn 4th place COOS BAY – The Creswell boys basketball team entered the Class 3A tournament as the 7th-seed, but left as the 4th-best team in the state,…
ANAHEIM – The Thurston Junior Cheer (TJC) team traveled to Anaheim, Calif. in late February to compete in the USA Junior Nationals competition. TJC sent two teams, Traditional Red and…
ANAHEIM – The Thurston Junior Cheer (TJC) team traveled to Anaheim, Calif. in late February to compete in the USA Junior Nationals competition. TJC sent two teams, Traditional Red and…
SALEM – The Springfield girls 8th grade basketball team traveled to Salem in late February and took home the state championship, playing eight games in three days to secure the…
SALEM – The Springfield girls 8th grade basketball team traveled to Salem in late February and took home the state championship, playing eight games in three days to secure the…
Girls Basketball Playoff RecapsSpringfield: The Millers beat No. 16 Ridgeview 50-34 in the first round of the playoffs. Springfield was led by JB Robinson with 16 points, 11 steals and…
Girls Basketball Playoff RecapsSpringfield: The Millers beat No. 16 Ridgeview 50-34 in the first round of the playoffs. Springfield was led by JB Robinson with 16 points, 11 steals and…
Creswell’s Connor Hanson wins this week’s Athlete of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a consolation finals win at the Class 3A State Tournament last weekend. After a quarterfinal…
Creswell’s Connor Hanson wins this week’s Athlete of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a consolation finals win at the Class 3A State Tournament last weekend. After a quarterfinal…
Thurston’s Kaylee Annis embraces head coach Mike Simons after her state championship victory.
PORTLAND – The Thurston boys and girls wrestling teams competed at the State Wrestling Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Both teams entered the event ranked No. 1, but finished the championships in second place, bringing silver trophies home to Springfield. While it wasn’t quite the result they were looking for, the Colts left the big stage with their heads held high knowing they’re one of the top programs in the state.
“If you get any trophy at the state championship, it’s amazing. Our goal at the start of the year was two blue (first-place) trophies, and we ended up with two silver trophies, so not too far off the mark,” Thurston head coach Mike Simons said. “I’m not gonna lie, I’m disappointed. But on the other hand, our kids wrestled really tough. I’m really proud of them.”
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