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CRESWELL – Hitting had been a strength for the Creswell Bulldogs during their four-game winning streak, but Thursday, pitching and defense carried the load in a 6-0 victory over South…
PLEASANT HILL (2-1, #9) Leading off: The Class 3A Billies will look to get back to a more normal kind of game after winning 44-25 their last time out.…
CRESWELL was 2-0 last week, both games coming on Thursday. In the morning, it defeated Oakridge 8-3. Sophomore Brenna Roat was 2-for-3 with a HR, 3 RBIs, and 3…
THURSTON (3-3, #6) Leading off: The Class 5A Colts are off to a slow start based on their own high standards. However, the last time the Colts started 3-3,…
THURSTON went 2-3 at the Coach Bob Tournament at Desert Mountain High School in Arizona last week. Teams from the western half of the U.S. came to the tournament.…
SPRINGFIELD – Bushnell pitcher Austin Wolfe (’25) struck out six batters and held Corban to two hits and one run across seven innings. Bushnell teammate Kai Keamo (’22) also put…
SPRINGFIELD: The Millers return seven golfers from last year when they placed fourth in the Midwestern League. Seniors Joshua Toensing and Weston Hosford lead the way along with junior…
THURSTON: Peyton Reed finished second in the league in doubles and fifth at state last year before moving to No. 1 singles this year. Mason Spain, a four-year varsity…
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Spring Sports Preview: Saunders aims for league, state titles

THURSTON – Grady Saunders has been playing above his age level since middle school, so Dennis Minium knew he didn’t have an average freshman arriving on the diamond in 2023.
“Oh yeah, I had high expectations for him after watching him play at the Babe Ruth level,” the Thurston baseball coach said. “I knew he was special and he has been a pleasure to coach.”
Saunders lived up to the hype right away when he hit a walk-off, inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the Colts to a 2-1 victory over West Albany at PK Park in the Class 5A final as a freshman. He helped the Colts repeat as state champions during his sophomore season and enters his senior year having led Thurston to a league title during all three of his seasons.
“The walk-off homer as a freshman was definitely the highlight of my career so far, but hopefully we can top it this year,” Saunders said.


















