High School Sports Zone April 24

High School Sports Zone
The Chronicle

Meet Pleasant Hill’s Boone Casarez;
Drifters’ Notebook

The Chronicle’s Athlete of the Week:

Kaylee Waller – Creswell Softball

Photo Credit / CHS SOFTBALL

A senior, Waller led the Bulldogs to victories in their doubleheader against Pleasant Hill last week. In Game One, she went 5-for-5, scoring four runs and driving in eight. In Game Two, she had a first-inning home run and scored two runs.

Building the ‘Billies baseball’ legacy

PLEASANT HILL – After the Pleasant Hill Billies baseball team fell to the Creswell Bulldogs 12-10 in Game One of its doubleheader, first-year head coach Boone Casarez pulled his team… Read more.

Building the ‘Billies baseball’ legacy

PLEASANT HILL – After the Pleasant Hill Billies baseball team fell to the Creswell Bulldogs 12-10 in Game One of its doubleheader, first-year head coach Boone Casarez pulled his team… Read more.

Drifters add firepower to lineup with Molony

SPRINGFIELD – It’s likely the biggest signing in Drifters history: Connor Molony – a standout pitcher at Thurston High School – will be joining the team for their fourth season. The… Read more.

Drifters add firepower to lineup with Molony

The Main Event: Cottage Grove Softball

#16 MARSHFIELD (7-6) at #19 COTTAGE GROVE (5-6) Just the facts: Friday, April 25…. doubleheader games at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Leading off: The Lions invite Marshfield to their field on… Read more.

The Main Event: Cottage Grove Softball

#16 MARSHFIELD (7-6) at #19 COTTAGE GROVE (5-6) Just the facts: Friday, April 25…. doubleheader games at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Leading off: The Lions invite Marshfield to their field on… Read more.

Baseball, Softball recaps & previews

Baseball Recaps – COTTAGE GROVE went 0-3 last week against the North Bend Bulldogs. It started on Tuesday when North Bend pulled away with a 14-0 victory, when the Bulldogs made 9 runs… Read more.

Baseball, Softball recaps & previews

Results and Schedules

RESULTS BASEBALL – Tuesday, April 15 North Bend 14, Cottage Grove 0 Creswell 13, Harrisburg 1 Pleasant Hill 13, Elmira 3 Springfield 7, Eagle Point 6 Thurston 6, North Eugene 0 Friday, April 18… Read more.

Results and Schedules

In case you missed it…

Colts open league play with victories

Right-hander Kyle Miller allowed seven hits and four runs while striking out eight and walking none in the Colts’ first game on Saturday. CRAIG STROBECK / CHRONICLE PHOTO

THURSTON — After a successful non-league season, featuring a 3-2 record coming out of a competitive tournament in Arizona, the Thurston Colts baseball team had yet to face an early-season scare.

They opened Midwestern League play at Churchill on April 9 with an 8-1 victory, then hosted the Lancers for a doubleheader Saturday.

The Colts had to edge out the Lancers 5-4 in the first game on Saturday, followed by a 4-0 win in the second game of the doubleheader.

“I feel like sometimes we’re a little bit complacent,” coach Dennis Minium said. “I think they come out, and they’ll think, ‘We’re Thurston — we’re going to take care of business.’ But we’re going to get everybody’s best game all year long. That’s something that we’ve got to work on. We have to think, ‘Hey, we have to improve in every inning of every day.’”