Colts, Axemen battle for second place.Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard South Eugene and Thurston both suffered their lone loss of the season to fifth-ranked Sheldon. The Axemen and Colts both bounced back with a victory over North Eugene. Now the two will face off tonight at 7 at South Eugene in a Midwestern League football game with playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. implications as the schedule winds down to the final month of the regular season. Tenth-ranked South Eugene came back from its 34-28 loss to Sheldon with a 41-13 victory over North Eugene on Oct. 7. "Our kids are pretty resilient See resiliency. , and they just made too many mistakes against Sheldon in the fourth quarter," said South Eugene coach Chris Miller Chris Miller is the name of:
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