Lions Football Looking for New Leader
The Cottage Grove Lions football team will be looking for a new head coach to lead the program into 2023 and beyond. This comes after coach Joe Polamalu resigned as head coach last week.
Updated: 4 days ago
CGHS Alum wins Masters World Championship in Weightlifting
Hopkins won gold in the IWF Masters World Championship in December and set a new U.S. record in the clean-and-jerk. Hopkins also won the national championships in April and took gold in the Masters Pan American Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico in June of 2022.
Updated: 1 week ago
Warriors and Eagles Clash in Battle of Top Teams
With the North Douglas girls’ basketball team off to a strong start to its season, the team faced off with the Damascus Christian Eagles last week in a matchup of top 1A teams; the Eagles were ranked No. 3 in the OSAA and the Warriors were ranked No. 2.
Updated: 1 week ago
North Douglas Boys Team Getting Defensive
After starting its season at 3-4, the North Douglas boys basketball team has gotten defensive. Literally.
Updated: 1 week ago
Lions, Warriors, and Bulldogs head to Nick Lutz Memorial Wrestling tournament
Wrestling teams from Cottage Grove as well as Creswell and North Douglas traveled over to the coast to participate in the Nick Lutz Memorial wrestling tournament, held in Florence.
Updated: 1 week ago
2022 Sports Rewind
Following the events of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 saw a gradual return to normalcy for sports in Cottage Grove and beyond. In this region of the state, the 2022 sports season saw records broken, state championships falling just out of reach, and long struggling programs rise out of their difficulties. The Sentinel takes a look back at the top sports stories of 2022 as athletes and coaches ready themselves for 2023.
Updated: 3 weeks ago
Raven and the Luckcuck Duck
"Cook has a series of stories written down about one particular dog he is fond of, Raven, a black lab. “I like to call them the ‘when all is lost’ stories. Over the 13 years I had the dog, there was 30 plus things that I remember, where I wouldn’t necessarily call them miracles, but a normal person would walk away and say this can’t be done."
Updated: 2 months ago
Lions boys finish 8th, girls take 7th at XC state championships
The Lions boys made history by having two individual runners place in the top 10, while also finishing in the top 10 in the first back-to-back seasons at state since 1968-69 with their eighth-place finish. Their female teammates also came into the weekend ranked outside the top 10 but put together a strong finish to finish seventh overall —which is the second-best finish in school history.
Updated: 2 months ago
Anna Baltrusch keeps Bulldogs Volleyball rolling
Baltrusch was named to the position in 1996 and has only taken one year away from the program, and that was when she coached the eighth-grade team. Like many other times in that span, yet again she led the team to the playoffs this year.
Updated: 2 months ago
Warriors on the hunt for second straight championship
Last Wednesday, Oct. 26, the North Douglas Warriors volleyball team began their hunt for a second 1A state championship when they hosted the Lost River Raiders, who made the 3 ½ hour road trip for the first round of the playoffs.
Updated: 2 months ago
Middlefield superintendent earns honors
One of the men’s club members nominated Vandehey while a city worker wrote a letter further advocating for him to win the award. Cottage Grove Public Works Director Faye Stewart called to tell Vandehey he had won and congratulated him.
Updated: 2 months ago
War Eagles going to battle for playoffs
In the 2A Special District 3 League, the War Eagles are looking to make the playoffs.
Updated: 3 months ago
Aqua Lions Water Polo Team looking to finish season strong
The Cottage Grove Water Polo teams played their first home games of the season against the Willamette Wolverines on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Updated: 3 months ago
Jaden Owens named OSAA athlete of the week
Jaden Owens, a senior on the Cottage Grove cross country team, has been named the OSAA Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 10-16, an award earned by athletes across 1A-6A among all sports.
Updated: 3 months ago
Lions soccer continues push for playoffs
The Cottage Grove boys’ soccer team, who appears to be in a battle with Marshfield for second place in the Sky-Em League, needed to take care of business against the last-place North Bend Bulldogs in order to maintain their positioning in the league.
Updated: 3 months ago
Annual soccer game honors Tim Eckstine
Tim Eckstine lived a short, but extortionary life. Friends and family recently gathered to honor him by playing the game he loved.
Updated: 4 months ago
Tiffanie Williams of Cottage Grove takes home Emerald Valley USBC Bowler of the Year award
Over the years, several Cottage Grove bowlers have been honored by the Emerald Valley USBC.
Updated: 6 months ago
Local church gym looks to resume community use
Local church has offered a spot for residents to take advantage of an indoor gymnasium.
Updated: 6 months ago
Cottage Grove and Creswell host ‘World Athletics Championships’ teams
Team Botswana Athletics and Finland race teams find hosts in South Lane communities
Updated: 6 months ago
South Lane Ballet Academy dazzles at Bohemia Park
Teachers and dancers put their hard work on display during recitals at Bohemia Park.
Updated: 6 months ago
SVA summer season takes off
South Valley Athletics (SVA) summer season for kids has arrived.
Updated: 6 months ago
Wild West Shootout arrives in CG
Jesse Williamson claims second victory of the week.
Updated: 7 months ago
Covered Bridge Pickleball Jamboree held
The 1st Covered Bridge Brewing Pickleball Jamboree was held Sunday June 19th
Updated: 7 months ago
BMX track officially returning to Cottage Grove
The ‘Row River BMX group’ has gotten the green light from City Council to develop a BMX track on Row River Road.
Updated: 7 months ago
‘He had the heart of a lion’
May 12, 2022 — Wally Ciochetti’s impact still felt
Updated: 8 months ago
Lane Community College names new cross country coach
New track coach for LCC
Updated: 5 years ago
Marc Scott rules 10K in day one of NCAA Championship
Day one of NCAA Championships
Updated: 5 years ago
Gary Roberts wins director of the year
CGHS's Roberts wins athletic director of the year
Updated: 5 years ago
Lion track teams make school history
Track teams bring home back-to-back championships
Updated: 5 years ago
Ciochetti Invitational held at Cottage Grove High School
Boys take home second place
Updated: 5 years ago
Brett Ollivant preps to leave CGHS
After years as a Lion athlete, Ollivant says goodbye to the gold and blue as he prepares to graduate this June
Updated: 5 years ago
Lions fall to Junction City in doubleheader
“We pitched and played defense well, giving up three runs and five runs”, Lions coach, Dan Geiszler said. “Normally we are going to be right in the game and have a chance to win.”
Updated: 5 years ago
THOUSANDS ROLL INTO EUGENE FOR ROLLER DERBY TOURNAMENT MAY 5-7
When the whistles blow on May 5th, the Lane Events Center will transform as the Big O Roller Derby Tournament kicks off its 6th year.
Updated: 5 years ago
Cottage Grove Speedway is Celebrating The Class of 2017 with Grad Night at the races!!
Cottage Grove Speedway is Celebrating The Class of 2017 with Grad Night at the races!!
Updated: 5 years ago
Bulldogs steal bases, game from Lions
Despite a rally, the Lady Lions could not come back against Sutherlin
Updated: 5 years ago
Take advantage of free fishing days April 22-23
ODFW announces free fishing days for 2017
Updated: 5 years ago
10th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Around the Corner
The new class to be inducted to the hall of fame
Updated: 5 years ago
Lions start road trip 1-2, split doubleheader with Sisters
Lion's start road trip
Updated: 5 years ago
Senior send-offs continue
Hannah Albrecht continues The Sentinel's series on seniors who have spent their high school careers as Lion athletes. During her four years at Cottage Grove High School she's participated in track, volleyball, basketball and soccer and she's excelled in a
Updated: 5 years ago
Cottage Grove Speedway is Gettin Dirty on Earth Day!!
Gettin Dirty on Earth Day
Updated: 5 years ago
Goodbye to our seniors
Kory Parent kicks off a season-long send-off for our seniors.
Updated: 5 years ago
Coach Kyle Temple headed to UCC
After three years, Temple will join UCC's team.
Updated: 5 years ago