High School Sports Zone March 12



Springfield girls cruise in first playoff game;

Creswell, Pleasant Hill boys split 4th place




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By Eli Thomas

SPRINGFIELD – The No. 2 Springfield Millers took control of their first-round playoff matchup immediately this past Saturday. Darissa Romero Ah-Sam’s smooth perimeter shooting, along with a stifling defense that…

By Ron Hartman – Reporter

COOS BAY – As the No. 4 seed, Pleasant Hill went to Coos Bay with high hopes, expecting to make some noise in the 3A Boys State Basketball Tournament. In…

By Seth Thompson

THURSTON – The No. 4 Thurston Colts took down No. 13 Ridgeview (13-12) 57-40 on Friday in the first round of the OSAA Class 5A state playoffs.While they ended the…

By Ron Hartman – Reporter

COOS BAY – It was the dream matchup that nobody thought would materialize. But it was really happening. Creswell against Pleasant Hill. On the final day of the 3A Boys…

By Ron Hartman – Reporter

COOS BAY – Creswell seniors Elliette Kinney and Kylie Leonard were not going to end their high school careers with a whimper. So they made sure to…

By Eli Thomas

COSS BAY — The 7th seed Creswell Bulldogs went into halftime against the 2nd seed Cascade Christian Challengers relatively optimistic. They had scored 14 points, a first half season-low and…

By Ron Hartman – Reporter

COOS BAY – The Pleasant Hill girls knew they needed a miracle in their game against Amity on Thursday – and a miracle happened! It just wasn’t the kind the…

By Knight Jarecki

DRIFTERS DEBRIEF There weren’t many college pitchers better than Drifters right-hander Jack Klee this weekend, as the Chemeketa product threw his first career shutout on Saturday for the Storm. Klee,…

By Steve Mims FOR THE CHRONICLE

CRESWELL – Not many people would have expected Calvin Green to play in multiple USGA national championships when he arrived at Thurston High School. The Springfield native played basketball and…

By Eli Thomas

 McMINNVILLE – Two red-hot teams faced off in the Class 5A quarterfinals on Thursday at Linfield University. Either…





In Case You Missed It

Thurston boys pin down

elusive team title

Coach Mike Simons (fourth from right, kneeling) joins his state title-winning Colts boys wrestling team – the first since 2003. SETH THOMPSON / THE CHRONICLE

PORTLAND – Two weeks ago, Thurston coach Mike Simons said it would be a “disappointment” if the Colts took anything other than first place at both the Midwestern League district meet and the OSAA Class 5A boys wrestling state championships.

After coming in second place to Crater at both events last season, the Colts were tired of finishing second. Its coach and competitors were eager to end the state title drought that has gone on for two decades.

While they already avenged the losses to Crater at this year’s district meet, the job wasn’t finished. The Colts needed the championship – and got it. Thurston came out victorious, edging Crater 291-283 in a rematch of last year’s top two teams.

While the Colts never trailed on Saturday, Crater stayed close behind all night. Ultimately, the wrestler who swung the match was Colts 150-pound senior Bill Matheus.



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