High School Sports Zone Dec. 18

Millers boys get first win in 22 months;

Lions girls fall to Cascade 63-47

Athlete of the Week

Pleasant Hill Boys Basketball – Doug Green

Green scored in double figures in all three games and led the team in scoring in both wins this week, including 21 against Sutherlin.

The Main Event

Top Stories, Recaps & More

By Eli Thomas

Millers’ offense comes alive

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Millers guard Lejhaun Henderson grabbed the basketball in the backcourt and immediately lifted his gaze…

By Seth Thompson

Lions girls basketball run into full-pressure defense

COTTAGE GROVE – Lions girls basketball coach Kim Beer and his team were on a roll entering their fourth game of the season last Wednesday night…

By Chronicle Staff Report

2025 fall sports all-state teams

GIRLS SOCCER CLASS 5A 2ND TEAM: Taylor Suiter, sophomore forward, Thurston. Delaney Antone, sophomore midfielder, Thurston. CLASS 5A 3RD TEAM: Emmie Gerdrum, sophomore forward, Thurston. Rosie Montes, junior defender, Thurston…

By Seth Thompson

Boys and girls wrestling recaps and previews

BOYS WRESTLING – Springfield vs. Churchill in Dual Meet, TBD. Thurston vs. Eagle Point, 7 p.m.Friday, Dec. 19. Springfield at Coquille HS Holiday Send-off, noon. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 19-20. CGHS…

By Seth Thompson and Eli Thomas

Boys and girls basketball recaps and previews

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL – Sweet Home 66, CGHS 32. Pleasant Hill 64, Sutherlin 30. Creswell 59, Central Linn 30. West Albany 48, Thurston 45. Thursday, Dec. 11 Pleasant Hill 63,…

In Case You Missed It

Millers get defensive in

opening victory

Marist guard Talia Tyner is surrounded by Springfield post player Liberty Smith (left) and guard Lia Jones. The Millers relied on a stingy defense in their season-opening win.
ADON ECCLES / CHRONICLE PHOTOS

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers girls basketball team opened its 2025 season at Marist Catholic on Wednesday, dominating the second half.

After exiting the first half with a six-point lead, the Millers turned up the heat and finished with a 34-point victory, 66-32.

“We talked at halftime, we’re making some mistakes and giving them easy opportunities. So we just changed a few things up on defense,” Springfield coach Joe Williamson said. “We knew that would be the difference maker, and the team kind of tightened up.”

While the defense played well in the first half and forced several turnovers, the second half is when the Millers truly shone. Springfield held Marist to only 10 points after the break, built on a stingy defense that featured a wealth of steals. Darissa Romero-Ah Sam, last season’s Midwestern League Defensive Player of the Year, led the charge.

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