High School Sports Zone September 11

High School Sports Zone
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Friday night lights begin; let the mud fly at Ultimook

Athlete Of The Week

Carson Buergey – Thurston Cross Country

Carson Buergey won first in the Ultimook race out of 191 runners and recorded Thurston’s fastest time in history at 15:10 on the slowest course of the season.

Top Stories, Recaps & More

Despite loss, Creswell soars
CRESWELL – With a new athletic director, a new head coach, several new players, and a new field, why wouldn’t the Creswell Bulldogs start their 2025 season off with some… Read more.
Despite loss, Creswell soars
CRESWELL – With a new athletic director, a new head coach, several new players, and a new field, why wouldn’t the Creswell Bulldogs start their 2025 season off with some… Read more.
Billies debut: Toughness, determination
PLEASANT HILL – “2016.” It’s painted on Pleasant Hill’s locker room wall – a reminder of the last time the Billies had a winning season and made the playoffs in… Read more.
Billies debut: Toughness, determination
PLEASANT HILL – “2016.” It’s painted on Pleasant Hill’s locker room wall – a reminder of the last time the Billies had a winning season and made the playoffs in… Read more.
Thurston’s Buergey breaks Colts record at Ultimook; fall sports roundup
Cottage Grove, Pleasant Hill and Thurston competed in the Ultimook Race last weekend. For the boys team, Cottage Grove won fourth, Pleasant Hill took 16th and Thurston 10th. For the… Read more.
Thurston’s Buergey breaks Colts record at Ultimook; fall sports roundup
Cottage Grove, Pleasant Hill and Thurston competed in the Ultimook Race last weekend. For the boys team, Cottage Grove won fourth, Pleasant Hill took 16th and Thurston 10th. For the… Read more.
Weekly fall sports results and schedules
RESULTS & SCHEDULES – Football – Friday, Sept. 5 Cottage Grove 34, N. Marion 14; Gervais 40, Creswell 6; Sutherlin 28, Pleasant Hill 21; Silverton 35, Thurston 6. Friday, Sept. 12 Cottage Grove at Coquille; Creswell at… Read more.
Weekly fall sports results and schedules
RESULTS & SCHEDULES – Football – Friday, Sept. 5 Cottage Grove 34, N. Marion 14; Gervais 40, Creswell 6; Sutherlin 28, Pleasant Hill 21; Silverton 35, Thurston 6. Friday, Sept. 12 Cottage Grove at Coquille; Creswell at… Read more.


In case you missed it…

Teams have a ball at
Pleasant Hill

Second annual North Star Volleyball Jamboree at Pleasant Hill high school on
August 28, 2025. Credit Craig Strobeck/The Chronicle

PLEASANT HILL – “Why do you play volleyball?” asked Lauren Anderson, director of the Warsaw Sports Business Center at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business. She was speaking to a room full of Thurston, Pleasant Hill, Creswell, and Cottage Grove volleyball teams at Pleasant Hill’s Student Center on Thursday.

The room fell quiet, but one-by-one, a couple of hesitant hands crept up, and answers varied from among community, camaraderie, and confidence.

Then it was the coaches’ turn. They voiced their love and passion for the sport, the beauty of it, and the special relationships with their players.

Suddenly, a room full of rivals found a deep sense of shared unity – one of resilience, personal growth, and women’s empowerment in their sport.

“You don’t think of it like you’re learning life skills,” said Anderson, who served as head coach of the Lake Oswego High School girls lacrosse program for 17 years and has held several leadership roles with USA Lacrosse and the Oregon Girls Lacrosse Association. “But the way you guys communicate with each other, stand up for each other, fight for each other, that sense of not only being the best personally, but competitive as a team – those are all skills that are fabulous for you for your whole life.”

The second annual North Star Volleyball Jamboree was the first opportunity this season for area schools to put on their uniforms and compete. After an inspiring speech from Anderson – and lunching on Papa Murphy’s Pizza and bundt cakes from Nothing Bundt Cakes, the teams embarked upon five one-set matches.

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