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THURSTON – It might be appropriate to look ahead for the Colts baseball team – the two-time defending Class 5A state… Read more.

Managing expectations

THURSTON – It might be appropriate to look ahead for the Colts baseball team – the two-time defending Class 5A state… Read more.

Recaps and Previews

RECAPS Baseball Cottage Grove started its season 2-0-1 last week, beginning with a 6-6 tie with Harrisburg on Tuesday. Nolan Spear had two runs and four walks. He also allowed one… Read more.

Recaps and Previews

RECAPS Baseball Cottage Grove started its season 2-0-1 last week, beginning with a 6-6 tie with Harrisburg on Tuesday. Nolan Spear had two runs and four walks. He also allowed one… Read more.

Results and Schedules

RESULTS BASEBALL Thursday, March 20 Creswell 10 Douglas 6 Cottage Grove 10, Klamath Union 6 Cottage Grove 5, Klamath Union 2 Monday, March 24 Pleasant Hill 4, Sutherlin 1 Silverton 29, Springfield 0… Read more.

Results and Schedules

Results and schedules: End of winter sports, spring sports roll in

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Thursday, March 13 Summit 54, Thurston 46 Friday, March 14 Thurston 50, Crescent Valley 49 Saturday, March 15 West Albany 58, Thurston 47 GIRLS BASKETBALL Wednesday, March 12 South Albany 59, Springfield 36 Thursday,… Read more.

Results and schedules: End of winter sports, spring sports roll in

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Class 3A: Billies boys top public school, #2 overall

Billies players (from left) Gavin Inglish, Jamon Heacock, and Isaiah Wilson with their silver medals at state. JOSIE HEACOCK / PHOTO

COOS BAY – It was the stuff dreams are made of. Trailing by 13 points midway through the second quarter, Pleasant Hill stormed back to defeat Valley Catholic in a dramatic finish at the 3A Boys State Basketball Championship.

Unfortunately for the Billies, that game was on Friday night in the semifinals. They still had to play about 24 hours later in the title game, and their dreams of a state title turned into a nightmare. Top-seeded Westside Christian (24-3) took control early and won 65-47 over No. 2-seeded Pleasant Hill.

“I’m just proud of these kids. They gave it everything they had, but we just didn’t play a fundamental game and we have to live with it,” Pleasant Hill coach Luke Jackson said. “It should have been closer. We didn’t settle down and we kept turning it over and not relying on our fundamentals and our game plan. I kept calling all the timeouts I could, but that’s what happens when you play like that.

“Second place is a big deal, though, and that’s just the way it is. We went all the way through the season without losing to a 3A team until the championship game and that’s a big accomplishment. I’m really proud of the kids – all of them. Every single kid made a difference. Some had to sacrifice, some played through injuries, and some played through sickness.

We’ll be back, we’ll find a way; we have a bunch of young kids.. … You’ve gotta give (Westside) credit, they’re a great team. We just couldn’t execute (Saturday night).”