High School Sports Zone Feb. 19



Creswell girls basketball clinches 1st in MVC standings; Creswell boys wrestling sends 3 to state tournament




Athlete of the Week

Creswell Girls Basketball – Raelee Green

The senior guard recorded 17 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 4 steals vs. Pleasant Hill.




Top Stories, Recaps & More

By Seth Thompson

CRESWELL – Fourth-ranked Creswell (18-6) defeated rival Pleasant Hill (16-8) on Friday night 45-20, securing first place in the Mountain Valley Conference standings for the regular season. The Bulldogs were…

By Eli Thomas

CRESWELL – Senior Night. Rivalry game. An unbeaten record on the line. The stakes could not have been higher for Friday’s matchup between the Pleasant Hill Billies and Creswell Bulldogs…

By Ron Hartman – Reporter

CRESWELL – By sending three wrestlers – juniors Micaiah Cranson and Javier Bautista, and senior Brandon Church – to the state tournament, Creswell’s wrestling team came up big at the…

By Seth Thompson

THURSTON – As the wrestling postseason comes into focus, coach Mike Simons Colts’ boys and girls continue to dominate the picture. The Thurston boys’ only loss this season came vs.…

By Chronicle Staff Report

SPRINGFIELD –As the first full weekend of college baseball wraps up, there are 92 former and current Springfield Drifters on rosters at 52 colleges across all levels of competition. It…

By Eli Thomas

PLEASANT HILL defeated Sisters 65-61 in double overtime. Landen Melvin led the Billies with 26 points and Noah Johnson scored 16 and made four 3-pointers. Will McDonnell led the…

By Eli Thomas

PLEASANT HILL (20-4, 10-0) – Tipping off: On Saturday, the Billies host the winner of Wednesday’s league playoff matchup between Creswell and Elmira. The Billies have won both matchups this…

By Seth Thompson

SPRINGFIELD: The No. 2 Millers (19-2) won their only game last week, beating No. 16 Eagle Point (11-9) 66-32 on Thursday. The Millers have not lost to a Class 5A…

By Seth Thompson

SPRINGFIELD (19-2, 8-0) – Tipping off: The No. 2 Millers have two games this week. Tuesday, the Millers host No. 18 Thurston (8-13). The Millers then travel to No. 29…

By Seth Thompson

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers girls competed in the Class 6A and 5A Special District 4 regionals last weekend, finishing in 13th place with 48 points. Haley Siders (125) was the…

By Seth Thompson

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers boys compete in the Midwestern League Districts on Saturday at Ashland HS. Competing alongside the Millers will be Ashland, Churchill, Crater, Eagle Point, North Eugene, and…




In Case You Missed It

LANDEN’S LEAP: PHS senior leading Billies

PLEASANT HILL – One could say that Pleasant Hill senior Landen Melvin has a flair for the dramatic.

Or, that he’s incredibly clutch.

More evidence came last Friday against the La Pine Hawks in the Billies’ home gym for Senior Night. Late in the game Melvin jumped into the passing lane, intercepted an opponent’s pass, and saw open court ahead. He measured his steps and rose up to emphatically dunk the ball with his right hand for an exclamation point on the Billies’ 80-49 victory.

The late-game highlight would rate highly on the “cool” scale, but doesn’t hold a candle to some of the other heroics the 6-foot-1 guard has had in recent weeks. Late in a close game against Harrisburg, Melvin noticed that the Eagles defenders were playing overly aggressive.



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