PLEASANT HILL – Heading into Pleasant Hill’s softball doubleheader against No. 16 Creswell last Tuesday, the Billies were in a dead heat with No. 9 Harrisburg for the Mountain Valley Conference title. Needing two wins to secure the title outright, Pleasant Hill did just enough, taking down the rival Bulldogs[Read More…]
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May Sports Notebook: Thurston golf takes fourth at state
CRESWELL – The Thurston boys golf team took fourth place at the State Championships last week. The tournament was held at Emerald Valley Golf Course in Creswell on Monday and Tuesday, with the Colts taking fourth in the team standings for the second straight year. Junior Peyton Wiedenmann led the[Read More…]
HSSZ: Baseball and Softball capsules + results/schedules
Baseball Creswell: Creswell finished its season with two losses at rival No. 12 Pleasant Hill, ending its season at 5-17 and missing the playoffs. Evan Jenkins led the way against Pleasant Hill, finishing Game One with 3 Ks, 1 hit and 1 run, and Game Two with 1 hit and[Read More…]
Death notices: week of May 25
BRAWN — Richard Sumner Brawn, 90, of Yoncalla, Ore. passed away on May 11, 2023. A memorial service was held on May 20 at Drain Church of Christ. WHITLING — Kurt Lee Whitling, 60, of Eugene, Oregon, passed away on May 16, 2023. THOMPSON — Lorraine Yvonne Thompson, 93, of Cottage Grove,[Read More…]
Fifty First Names, May 25
Noel Nash, publisher Among the reasons my wife and I purchased The Chronicle was a desire to invest in our communities, to uplift and edify through accurate storytelling and credible coverage. Perhaps no month more than this May has demonstrated that commitment. For instance: We relaunched Roast, Toast & Boast[Read More…]
Police logs: week of May 25
Springfield Police Department MONDAY, MAY 15 (71 total calls) Top calls: Dispute (7), Theft (5), Animal cruelty (4) 2:42 am: DUII, Bob Straub Pkwy./Main St. 4:01 am: Driving while suspended, 10th St./Northridge Ave. 10:53 am: Stolen vehicle, 176 S. 53rd St. 11:03 am: Criminal mischief, 5984 Lilac Ln. 11:13 am:[Read More…]
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Thurston’s Breanna Raven wins Athlete of the Week
Raven is the defending state champion in the 200m, long jump and triple jump. After defending her league titles last weekend, she now leads the team into the state championship this weekend. See photos below of Raven at a meet earlier this season. Photos by Bob Williams.
Survivors, community reflect on Thurston Shooting
THURSTON — Each day, 12 children die and 32 more are injured from gun violence in America. Twenty-five years ago at Thurston High School, two more names – 16-year-old Ben Walker and 17-year-old Mikael Nickolauson – were added to the nearly 900 students who have died by gun violence at[Read More…]
Murphy pacing contending Lions
COTTAGE GROVE – Brennan Murphy, a standout performer on Cottage Grove’s boys track and field team, completed a record-breaking day at the Wally Clochetti Invitational at CGHS on Saturday, becoming only the second athlete in school history to run the 400-meter dash in less than 50 seconds. His final time[Read More…]