High School Sports Zone November 20

Colts football falls to Churchill in state semis;
Springfield Drifters name Jake Willard GM

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Presented by: Cody Fleming, State Farm Agent

Thurston High School Football

This week we honor the Thurston football team, which won its league championship and reached the state quarterfinals. Offensive, Defensive, and Coach of the Year awards went to the Colts.

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By Seth Thompson

Drifters introduce Willard as GM

SPRINGFIELD – The Drifters named Jake Willard their new general manager Monday. Willard – who has spent the past six years with TrackTownUSA and the Prefontaine Classic – takes over…

By Seth Thompson

Churchill rushes past Thurston in state playoffs

ADON ECCLES / CHRONICLE PHOTO Senior Caleb Jones (left) reacts after Thurston’s season-ending loss to Churchill last Friday in the state playoffs.

By Chronicle Staff Report

Two Lane Titans earn All-American honors at NWAC

EUGENE – The Lane Community College Titans men’s and women’s cross country teams finished second and fourth, respectively, at the 2025 Northwest Athletic Conference Championships in Spokane Valley, Wash., on…

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Notebook: Class 5A State Champs – Thurston & Springfield

Carson Buergey of Thurston competes in the 2025 OSAA boys 5A cross country championships at Lane Community College, November 8, 2025.
Photo by Craig Strobeck for The Chronicle

Thurston coach Devin Vanscoy stated last week that the girls team was hoping to place within the top eight, and that Carson Buergey on the boys hoped to finish within the top five overall racers at the Class 5A cross country state championships. They came close.

The girls placed ninth and Buergey (15:51.35) finished 11th on Saturday.

“For Carson I really think he ran as hard as he could and, you know, did well for how he felt, but he said he was flat the whole time,” Vanscoy said. “So our goal was top five for sure, and maybe an outside chance of winning. So I know he’s disappointed, but 11th place is still nothing to put your head down about.”

Similarly, the boys team as a whole placed 11th with a score of 236. While it wasn’t what the team wanted, Vanscoy thought there were bright spots to point out. Luke Bauer (17:56.01), who set a PR after having surgery earlier in the year, finished 73rd.

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