High School Sports Zone Jan. 15



Thurston easily handles North Eugene;

Colts fall to the Eagles

Photos by Craig Strobeck / THE CHRONICLE



Athlete of the Week

Cottage Grove Wrestling – Jeffrey Conklin

Conklin (138) improved to 25-0 on the season at the Special District 2 Duels last week, earning four wins. Before the season began, coach Charlie Kent noted, “Jeffrey sets the tone. He’s a quiet leader but a fantastic kid to coach and know.”




Top Stories, Recaps & More

By admin

EUGENE – Thurston defeated North Eugene 65-47 on Tuesday night in a boys basketball…

By Seth Thompson

THURSTON – Thurston faced Eagle Point in both teams’ Midwestern League opener on Thursday night, with the Colts falling…

By Eli Thomas

COTTAGE GROVE – Aaron Merrill, a 37-year coaching veteran who led South Eugene High School’s junior varsity team the past two years, has been hired as Cottage…

By Eli Thomas

CRESWELL defeated Cottage Grove 71-32 on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Mason Schartz showed what his return means for the Bulldogs, as he scored 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting from…

By Eli Thomas

SPRINGFIELD: The No. 1 Millers (11-1) went 2-0 last week, propelling them to the top spot in the Class 5A rankings. On Tuesday, the Millers beat 4A No.…

By Chronicle Staff Report

BOYS BASKETBALL – Tuesday, Jan. 6 Creswell 71, Cottage Grove 32; Cascade 60, Springfield 48. Thursday, Jan. 8 Thurston 91, Eagle Point 39. Friday, Jan. 9 Marshfield…

By Seth Thompson

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers boys and girls travel to the Nick Lutz invitational at Siuslaw to compete on Friday-Saturday. They’ll face off against Amity, Churchill, Coquille, Cottage Grove, Dayton, Elmira,…

By Chronicle Staff Report

BOYS WRESTLING – Tuesday, Jan. 13 Pleasant Hill at Tri-Dual at Pleasant Hill HS, 5 p.m. Thurston at JV/Novice Match Night at Harrisburg HS, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 …

By Chronicle Staff Report

SPRINGFIELD: The Millers competed at Sheldon HS last week in the Sheldon Invite. Here, Matteo Buhr was a standout, getting first in the Male 500 Free, and second…


Creswell Cheer earns 3rd place

The Creswell Cheer kicked things off at Thurston’s “Colt Cheer Challenge” on Jan. 10.The Bulldogs compete in the Game Day Competition, which includes a three-minute routine requiring a band, situation cheer, a crowd leading cheer, and a school fight song.

Upcoming events:

■ Jan. 17: Sweet Home High School

■ Jan.31: Roseburg High School




In Case You Missed It

Kinney, Nguyen powering Creswell girls basketball

Creswell Bulldogs forward Elliette Kinney (11) looks to shoot inside. Creswell Girls Basketball defeated North Bend 45-44 in non-league action at Creswell High School January 3, 2026. Photos by Craig Strobeck / THE CHRONICLE

CRESWELL – The Creswell Bulldogs hosted the No. 6 in Class 4A North Bend Bulldogs on Friday afternoon. North Bend entered this game 8-1, with its only loss coming to the No. 6 team in Class 5A, Crook County.
Now, North Bend sits at 8-2.

Creswell escaped on Friday, winning 45-44, rallying from a rough first half when the Bulldogs trailed the first two quarters. When Creswell finally took the lead in the second half, North Bend never got it back.

“That first quarter wasn’t very good,” Creswell coach Tyler Hollingsworth said. “We were finding a way to claw back in the second quarter, but it still wasn’t great. The third quarter, we were able to settle down and do what we wanted defensively, and I think some of that attributes to the game being faster and we got them a little bit more fatigued. But they came out guns blazing, so we’ve got to give them lots of credit for putting all that pressure on us.”



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