Sports & Recreation

Covered Bridge Regatta expands to 2 days

Friday, March 9th, 2012, 10:50am

A local regatta that attracts hundreds of rowers and more than 30 rowing clubs from around the Pacific Northwest to Dexter Reservoir has expanded to 2 days for its 18th year.

Due to increased popularity, Covered Bridge Regatta has been extended to two days this year: Saturday, April 14, and Sunday, April 15, 2012.

Racing on Saturday begins at 7:30 a.m. and continues all day, then starts up again on Sunday at 8 a.m.

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Cottage Grove hosts Oregon Gran Fondo bike ride June 2

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff

Friday, March 2nd, 2012, 2:51pm

From a press release

Bicyclists of all abilities will gather in Cottage Grove the weekend of June 2 for competition and recreational riding at The Oregon Gran Fondo.

Elite and recreational bicyclists will participate in a traditional European event that includes a variety of courses and social riding alongside competitive, chip-timed racers.

In addition to rides through countryside and forests, the event features charity breakfasts, free camping for registrants at Bohemia Park in historic downtown Cottage Grove, an expo, raffles and prizes, and post-ride refreshments including a beer garden.

Gran Fondo traditionally means "big ride." It originated in France and Italy where bicyclists of all ages were invited to ride a stage of one of the professional grand tours, such as the Tour de France.

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State to release salmon in Coast Fork to create rec fishery

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff

Monday, February 27th, 2012, 11:25am

From ODFW

For the first time in more than three decades the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will release a substantial number of spring chinook salmon into the Coast Fork Willamette River in hopes of establishing a recreational fishery between Cottage Grove and Springfield.

The department plans on March 12 to release about 210,000 chinook salmon smolts into several reaches of the Coast Fork Willamette downstream of Dorena and Cottage Grove reservoirs to the river’s confluence with the Middle Fork Willamette in Springfield. If this initiative is successful, anglers could be pulling adult hatchery spring salmon out of the Coast Fork Willamette when the fish return as adults in 2014.

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CG boys claim 2nd in Sky-Em

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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, 10:24am

JUNCTION CITY - Cottage Grove rallied from a 10 point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Elmira 61-57 to claim second place in the Sky-Em League on Tuesday at Junction City High School.

Mikah Reed put the Falcons up 51-41 in the fourth quarter. He scored 11 for Elmira.

But the Lions closed to within 56-55 on a bucket by Brad Miller. Miller cut down the baseline, took a no-look pass from Tanner Gates and layed it in. Miller scored 17 points.

The Lions took a 59-56 lead on four free throws. Elmira went to the line with the opportunity to cut the lead to one. Reed made the first, but missed the second. However, Jessep Fay got the rebound, but missed the put back. Jordan Yoss grabbed the board for the Lions.

The two teams had identical 7-3 records heading into the game. With the win, the Lions earned the second seed out of the Sky-Em League.

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Creswell beats rival Harrisburg

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012, 1:50pm

Creswell (12-5) junior Trent Pruitt brought a packed Dawg House to its feet with a fastbreak slam dunk in the first quarter as the Bulldogs took care of 3A PacWest rival Harrisburg (15-10) on Monday night, 58-50.

Pruitt scored a game-high 17 points.

Earlier in the night, the Creswell girls knocked off the Eagles 55-46.

>>> More video from the game

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Springfield wins 7th co-ed cheer championship in a row

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Monday, February 13th, 2012, 11:01am

Springfield wins 7th co-ed cheer championship in a row

Springfield High School won a 7th co-ed cheerleading state championship in a row, edging out rival Thurston High School by a fraction of a point.

Sweet Home won the 4A large division, edging South Umpqua in 2nd, Brookings-Harbor in 3rd and Cottage Grove in 5th.

North Douglas won the 3A/2A/1A division, with Creswell in 3rd and Oakland in 5th.

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Dorris Ranch closed weekdays through fall starting Feb. 20

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Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 10:04am

Dorris Ranch closed weekdays through fall starting Feb. 20

From Willamalane

For the next nine months, Dorris Ranch will be closed to the public on weekdays beginning Monday, Feb. 20, due to construction of a new section of path along the Middle Fork of the Willamette River.

Construction will involve moving heavy equipment throughout the park and orchards. For safety reasons the highly popular park will be closed Monday through 5 p.m. Friday and will reopen at 5 p.m. Friday through 9 p.m. Sunday.

The new section of the Middle Fork Path will extend from the newly constructed bridge at Quarry Creek around the butte to Dorris Ranch, where it will connect to the existing Dorris Ranch path system.

The project is expected to be completed by Oct. 31.

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