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It was a year to remember for top high school sports teams throughout the Eugene-Springfield area.
On the girls side, several squads took home state titles throughout the 2025-26 season, while many others delivered deep postseason runs and podium performances.
Now, it's time for you to decide which was the best of the best.
Vote for who you think should be The Register-Guard 2025-26 girls team of the year, sponsored by Active Chiropractic.
Nominees for the 2025-26 Register Guard Girls Team of the Year are:
Information about each team is listed below. Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at registerguard.com/sports. The poll closes at noon Sunday, July 5.
It was a year of redemption for Marist Catholic volleyball, which captured the Class 4A state title and finished a dominant year 21-1. The Spartans' triumph in the title match came on the heels of an agonizing loss to Marshfield in the 2024 championship.
More: 'No fear, just family'; How Marist Catholic volleyball bounced back to win state title
Led by a strong nucleus of talented seniors and freshmen, Sheldon made its first run to the Class 6A state semifinals in four years. The Irish captured the Southwest Conference championship and finished with a 28-6 overall record.
More: Boosted by 'relentless' star freshmen, Sheldon volleyball is chasing lofty goals
It was a historic year for South Eugene girls water polo. The Axe captured their first-ever state title — and did so in comeback fashion — when they defeated Lakeridge 10-3 in the championship match.
More: How South Eugene girls water polo captured long-awaited state title
In the final season of coach Brandy Wormdahl's historic career, North Eugene surged to the Class 5A title game before falling to state champion Bend in a 1-0 nail-biter. The Highlanders ran the table up until that point and finished the year 17-1.
More: Camden Dewitt's 'unbelievable' goal lifts North Eugene girls soccer back to 5A state final
The Marist Catholic girls soccer dynasty rolled on last fall as the Spartans won their third title in four years. Marist Catholic beat The Dalles/Dufur, 2-0, in the Class 4A final to cap off a 17-1-1 season.
More: Marist Catholic girls soccer captures second straight state title with win over The Dalles
Despite landing at No. 7 in the final coaches poll of the season, the South Eugene girls cross-country team shattered the form charts with a second-place finish at the Class 6A state championships — matching the second-best placing in program history. The Axe squad of Eva Johnson Hess, Madison Zemper-Prill, Julianne Bawden, Alaya Drummond, Frances Blake, Eleanora Dimen, and Cora Ludwig also completed a historic 1-7 sweep at the Southwest Conference championships.
More: South Eugene girls cross-country shatters form charts at state meet
One of the more historically dominant girls basketball programs in the state produced one of its best-ever seasons in 2025-26. Springfield won the Midwestern League title in a loaded conference and ran all the way to the Class 5A state title game before falling 51-48 to West Albany in a thrilling championship matchup. The Millers finished the year 25-4.
More: Hall, Filipe lift Springfield girls to dramatic 5A state semifinal win
After emerging as league champions from a loaded Mountain Valley Conference, the Bulldogs earned the No. 4 seed at the Class 3A state tournament and surged to the state semifinals. That squad featured many overlapping contributors from Creswell's state semifinal soccer team.
More: Up-tempo Creswell girls basketball emerging as state title contender
The Eagles nearly captured the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state title, placing second with 122 points. That was just 10 fewer than state champion La Grande. Eden Ridgley (100 pounds) and Paxton Steele (110) each won individual state titles for Harrisburg.
A late surge from Junction City's talented group of jumpers and sprinters propelled the Tigers to second place at the Class 4A state championship meet. They racked up 63.5 points — just 10.5 fewer than state champion Klamath Union.
Jarrid Denney is a sports reporter for The Register-Guard. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X @jarrid_denney
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Vote! Who is The Register-Guard high school girls Team of the Year?
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On the girls side, several squads took home state titles throughout the 2025-26 season, while many others delivered deep postseason runs and podium performances.
Now, it's time for you to decide which was the best of the best.
Vote for who you think should be The Register-Guard 2025-26 girls team of the year, sponsored by Active Chiropractic.
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Nominees for the 2025-26 Register Guard Girls Team of the Year are:
- Marist Catholic volleyball
- Sheldon volleyball
- South Eugene water polo
- North Eugene/Triangle Lake soccer
- Marist Catholic soccer
- South Eugene cross-country
- Springfield basketball
- Creswell basketball
- Harrisburg wrestling
- Junction City track and field
Information about each team is listed below. Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at registerguard.com/sports. The poll closes at noon Sunday, July 5.
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Marist Catholic volleyball
It was a year of redemption for Marist Catholic volleyball, which captured the Class 4A state title and finished a dominant year 21-1. The Spartans' triumph in the title match came on the heels of an agonizing loss to Marshfield in the 2024 championship.
More: 'No fear, just family'; How Marist Catholic volleyball bounced back to win state title
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Sheldon volleyball
Led by a strong nucleus of talented seniors and freshmen, Sheldon made its first run to the Class 6A state semifinals in four years. The Irish captured the Southwest Conference championship and finished with a 28-6 overall record.
More: Boosted by 'relentless' star freshmen, Sheldon volleyball is chasing lofty goals
South Eugene water polo
It was a historic year for South Eugene girls water polo. The Axe captured their first-ever state title — and did so in comeback fashion — when they defeated Lakeridge 10-3 in the championship match.
More: How South Eugene girls water polo captured long-awaited state title
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North Eugene/Triangle Lake soccer
In the final season of coach Brandy Wormdahl's historic career, North Eugene surged to the Class 5A title game before falling to state champion Bend in a 1-0 nail-biter. The Highlanders ran the table up until that point and finished the year 17-1.
More: Camden Dewitt's 'unbelievable' goal lifts North Eugene girls soccer back to 5A state final
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Marist Catholic soccer
The Marist Catholic girls soccer dynasty rolled on last fall as the Spartans won their third title in four years. Marist Catholic beat The Dalles/Dufur, 2-0, in the Class 4A final to cap off a 17-1-1 season.
More: Marist Catholic girls soccer captures second straight state title with win over The Dalles
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South Eugene cross-country
Despite landing at No. 7 in the final coaches poll of the season, the South Eugene girls cross-country team shattered the form charts with a second-place finish at the Class 6A state championships — matching the second-best placing in program history. The Axe squad of Eva Johnson Hess, Madison Zemper-Prill, Julianne Bawden, Alaya Drummond, Frances Blake, Eleanora Dimen, and Cora Ludwig also completed a historic 1-7 sweep at the Southwest Conference championships.
More: South Eugene girls cross-country shatters form charts at state meet
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Springfield basketball
One of the more historically dominant girls basketball programs in the state produced one of its best-ever seasons in 2025-26. Springfield won the Midwestern League title in a loaded conference and ran all the way to the Class 5A state title game before falling 51-48 to West Albany in a thrilling championship matchup. The Millers finished the year 25-4.
More: Hall, Filipe lift Springfield girls to dramatic 5A state semifinal win
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Creswell basketball
After emerging as league champions from a loaded Mountain Valley Conference, the Bulldogs earned the No. 4 seed at the Class 3A state tournament and surged to the state semifinals. That squad featured many overlapping contributors from Creswell's state semifinal soccer team.
More: Up-tempo Creswell girls basketball emerging as state title contender
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Harrisburg wrestling
The Eagles nearly captured the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state title, placing second with 122 points. That was just 10 fewer than state champion La Grande. Eden Ridgley (100 pounds) and Paxton Steele (110) each won individual state titles for Harrisburg.
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Junction City track and field
A late surge from Junction City's talented group of jumpers and sprinters propelled the Tigers to second place at the Class 4A state championship meet. They racked up 63.5 points — just 10.5 fewer than state champion Klamath Union.
Jarrid Denney is a sports reporter for The Register-Guard. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X @jarrid_denney
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Vote! Who is The Register-Guard high school girls Team of the Year?
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