High School Sports Zone 11/3

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EUGENE – Cottage Grove’s Jaden Owens and Carter Bengtson made a bit of history Saturday as they placed 3rd and 6th, respectively, at the Class 4A state cross country meet…

10 Nov 2022

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Owens powers Lions with Top 3 finish

EUGENE – Cottage Grove’s Jaden Owens and Carter Bengtson made a bit of history Saturday as they placed 3rd and 6th, respectively, at the Class 4A state cross country meet…

10 Nov 2022

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Bulldogs eliminated in quarterfinals

The Creswell Bulldogs volleyball team, ranked No. 7 in 3A, took 7/8th in the state tournament last weekend after falling to Siuslaw and Santiam Christian. The Bulldogs advanced to the…

10 Nov 2022

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Bulldogs eliminated in quarterfinals

The Creswell Bulldogs volleyball team, ranked No. 7 in 3A, took 7/8th in the state tournament last weekend after falling to Siuslaw and Santiam Christian. The Bulldogs advanced to the…

10 Nov 2022

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Colts survive West Albany, rainstorm

SPRINGFIELD – You’ll hear a lot of coaches describe the playoffs as a “survive and advance” endeavor. In a game with sheets of rain throughout, that’s exactly what the Thurston…

10 Nov 2022

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Colts survive West Albany, rainstorm

SPRINGFIELD – You’ll hear a lot of coaches describe the playoffs as a “survive and advance” endeavor. In a game with sheets of rain throughout, that’s exactly what the Thurston…

10 Nov 2022

Colts survive West Albany, rainstorm

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SPRINGFIELD – You’ll hear a lot of coaches describe the playoffs as a “survive and advance” endeavor. In a game with sheets of rain throughout, that’s exactly what the Thurston Colts football team did. The Colts were tested for the full 48 minutes on Friday, but a late field goal block by Kodi Wardlaw allowed Thurston to escape against West Albany 13-12 and advance to the second round.

“It feels really good to move on,” said Justin Starck, Thurston head coach. “The kids showed a lot of grit and determination.”

Starck has coached Thurston since 2003, and said he’s never had a team play in conditions like those last Friday. Couple that with Thurston’s grass field, and it was a muddy, run-heavy game. West Albany rushed the ball 45 times, and the Colts ran 41 times.

“One-hundred percent because of the rain – 100%,” Starck said of the playcalling.

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