Author Archives: Gary Haliski

Volunteer Pirates are painting plywood with primer and the finishing coat of paint this week.  If you live near the stadium please put on your paint proof clothes and join us at Susick Stadium to finish 200 sheets of plywood … Continue reading →

200 sheets of plywood are waiting to be painted by faithful Pirate volunteers. Wear your best painting clothes to Susick Stadium next week, Tuesday, July 30 through Sunday, August 4.   Please contact Boyd Bjorkquist if you are able to help.  … Continue reading →

Concrete work began earlier this month for the Raise the Roof project.  Concrete was poured above the upper seats (see photo with rebar) to establish the foundation for the press boxes and viewing rooms. Concrete was also poured below the … Continue reading →

Phase 2 – Raising the Roof – begins this week. Scott Partney Construction will be pouring 30 yards of concrete this week for the settings that will support the roof. The roof should be installed sometime between late June and … Continue reading →

The winter term sports season is not quite over and it has been quite the success so far. Both the boys and girls basketball teams will be making a trip to the state tournament this Thursday. The girls were undefeated … Continue reading →

Pirates return to semifinals this week. If you are near Cottage Grove this Saturday, November 17th, drop by Cottage Grove High School and watch our #4 ranked Pirates take on #1 Banks.  Game time is 5:30.  Cottage Gove built a … Continue reading →

It’s been a great season at Pirate Palace as both the boys and girls basketball teams completed perfect records in league (10-0) and advanced to the state playoffs. The girls are 22-2 on the season and ranked number one in … Continue reading →

We’ve been quiet on the fundraising front since our successful fall campaign.  Adding to the success of our fundraising campaign was the Pirate football team bringing home a second place state trophy.  That’s a good fall season.  But wait, there’s … Continue reading →

What better day to honor another Pirate great, Norm Hill, than a day after our Pirates secure our first state championship game appearance since 1994.  The Pirates (11-0) will play last years state runnerup Cottage Grove (11-0) next Saturday at … Continue reading →

Tom Crabtree was inducted into the original class of the MHS Hall of Fame in 2003, a group that included Steve Prefontaine, Mel Counts, Fran Worthen, Bruce Hoffine and Pete Susick.  The following is from his Hall of Fame induction. … Continue reading →