QuickTake:

A pair of Lane County rivalry games highlight a busy week for prep girls basketball.

A pair of girls basketball games Tuesday, Jan. 27, highlight in-county rivalries and feature teams battling near the tops of their respective conferences.

In the 5A-2 Midwestern League, Springfield travels to North Eugene for a 7 p.m. Tuesday tipoff. The Millers (3-0 league, 14-1 overall) are a half-game behind league leader Crater (4-0, 13-3), but the Highlanders (3-1, 9-7) are lurking right behind in third place.

In the 3A-4 Mountain Conference, second-place Pleasant Hill (3-0 league, 13-3 overall) hosts third-place Creswell (2-1, 11-6) Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Both teams trail first-place Sisters (3-0, 14-3) in a competitive conference with five of its six teams boasting winning records.

Here’s the rest of this week’s girls basketball lineup:

Schedule

Thursday, Jan. 22

  • North Medford at Willamette, 6 p.m.
  • Mountain View at Thurston, 6:45 p.m.
  • Mapleton at Eddyville Charter, 7 p.m.
  • Mohawk at Siletz Valley, 7 p.m.
  • Triangle Lake at McKenzie, 7 p.m.
  • Yoncalla at Crow, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 23

  • Oakridge at Trinity Lutheran, 5 p.m.
  • North Eugene at Eagle Point, 5:30 p.m.
  • Ashland at Springfield, 5:30 p.m.
  • Baker at Junction City, 5:45 p.m.
  • Pleasant Hill at Sisters, 5:30 p.m.
  • Siuslaw at Coquille, 5:30 p.m.
  • Bonanza at Lowell, 5:30 p.m.
  • Churchill at Crater, 6 p.m.
  • Elmira at Creswell, 6 p.m.
  • South Medford at South Eugene, 6:15 p.m.
  • Roseburg at Sheldon, 6:45 p.m. 
  • Marist Catholic at Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m. 

Saturday, Jan. 24

  • Baker at Marist Catholic, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 27

  • Siuslaw at South Umpqua, 5:30 p.m.
  • Lowell at Oakridge, 5:30 p.m.
  • Thurston at Churchill, 6 p.m.
  • South Eugene at Sheldon, 7 p.m.
  • Springfield at North Eugene, 7 p.m.
  • McKenzie at Mohawk, 7 p.m.
  • Eddyville Charter at Triangle Lake, 7 p.m.
  • Alsea at Mapleton, 7 p.m.
  • Siletz Valley at Crow, 7 p.m.
  • Marshfield at Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m.
  • North Bend at Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
  • Creswell at Pleasant Hill, 7:30 p.m.
  • Harrisburg at Elmira, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 29

  • Crow at McKenzie, 7 p.m.
  • Mohawk at Eddyville Charter, 7 p.m.
  • Mapleton at Triangle Lake, 7 p.m.

This week’s scores

Wednesday, Jan. 21

  • Pleasant Hill 56, La Pine 12
  • Creswell 49, Harrisburg 40
  • Triangle Lake 35, Siletz Valley 32

Tuesday, Jan. 20

  • Sheldon 44, Willamette 25
  • Sprague 67, South Eugene 35
  • Springfield 63, Thurston 35
  • North Eugene 59, Churchill 20
  • Junction City 45, Marshfield 19
  • Marist Catholic 40, North Bend 33
  • Sisters 40, Elmira 27
  • Bonanza 60, Oakridge 18
  • Lowell 46, Culver 33
  • Mapleton 70, McKenzie 21

Monday, Jan. 19

  • Powers 58, Mohawk 23

Saturday, Jan. 17

  • Cascade Christian 57, Creswell 56 (OT)
  • Crow 40, Riddle 21

Friday, Jan. 16

  • North Medford 58, South Eugene 32
  • Grants Pass 53, Sheldon 47
  • South Medford 58, Willamette 16
  • Crater 61, Thurston 19
  • North Eugene 63, Ashland 34
  • Springfield 56, Eagle Point 21
  • North Bend 45, Cottage Grove 42
  • Marist Catholic 56, Junction City 26
  • Pleasant Hill 35, Harrisburg 28
  • Sisters 45, Creswell 39
  • Elmira 65, La Pine 16
  • Lost River 56, Lowell 29
  • Culver 55, Oakridge 28

Thursday, Jan. 15

  • Sutherlin 55, Siuslaw 24
  • Alsea 48, Crow 38
  • Mapleton 63, Siletz Valley 15
  • Eddyville Charter 49, McKenzie 28
  • Triangle Lake 40, Grand View Christian Academy 25

Standings

6A-7 Southwest Conference

TeamLeagueOverall
South Medford4-013-2
Grants Pass 3-18-8
Roseburg2-19-6
Sheldon1-212-3
North Medford1-22-13
Willamette 1-36-10
South Eugene0-33-12

5A-2 Midwestern Conference

TeamLeagueOverall
Crater4-013-3
Springfield3-014-1
North Eugene3-19-7
Eagle Point1-27-8
Churchill1-24-13
Ashland0-33-11
Thurston0-45-9

4A-4 Sky Em League

TeamLeagueOverall
Marist Catholic3-09-3
North Bend2-113-3
Cottage Grove2-110-5
Junction City1-35-11
Marshfield0-33-11

3A-4 Mountain Valley Conference

TeamLeagueOverall
Sisters3-014-3
Pleasant Hill3-013-3
Creswell2-111-6
Elmira1-29-7
Harrisburg0-313-5
La Pine 0-33-13

3A-5 Far West League

TeamLeague Overall
Coquille1-010-4
Sutherlin1-010-6
Glide1-08-6
Siuslaw 0-15-11
South Umpqua0-11-11
Douglas0-11-12

2A-6 East Cascades Conference

TeamLeagueOverall
Trinity Lutheran3-09-7
Lost River 2-18-8
Bonanza2-17-8
Lowell1-28-8
Culver1-24-8
Oakridge0-32-11

1A-3 Mountain West League

TeamLeagueOverall
Mapleton 2-010-5
Alsea2-09-4
Mohawk1-013-2
Triangle Lake1-07-9
Siletz Valley1-26-4
Eddyville Charter0-13-13
Crow0-27-7
McKenzie0-22-10

Mike McInally is a Pacific Northwest journalist with four decades of experience in Oregon and Montana, including stints as editor of the Corvallis Gazette-Times and the Albany Democrat-Herald.