The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ soccer team, looking to qualify for a state playoff berth for the first time since 2011, is still not certain where or when it will play when the Class 3A/2A/1A state playoffs start Sat., Nov. 1 or Tues., Nov. 4. The Chieftains (7-3-3,[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
Volleyball Team Ends Season This Week
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High volleyball team will play its final three matches of the season this season. This season is the first season of a rebuild with returning coach Joe Kolkow, valuable experience even if the win-loss record hasn’t reflected the work. The Chieftains fell at home to[Read More…]
Chieftains Already Playing Like A Playoff Team
Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ soccer coach Clyde Fields will not discuss playoffs and his team’s possibilities therein, especially during what has become the most successful of his three seasons with the Chieftains. The Chieftains (6-3-2, 6-2-1, heading into their Oct. 14 match at Coquille), though, played their two[Read More…]
Chiefs Fall To No. 1, Still In Big Tie For Second
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High football team didn’t get to do much of what it wanted against Lost River, the No. 1 team in the Chieftains’ 2A District 5 and statewide in Class 2A, but Coach Mike Braxton said his team, for the most part, maintained healthy players out[Read More…]
Victim’s Identity Released In Main Street Fatal Accident
The Jackson County Medical Examiner released the name of the man killed following an auto accident on Main Street in downtown Rogue River on Thurs., Oct. 2 Glen Minnick, 71, of Grants Pass, apparently lost consciousness while driving, his vehicle hitting an unoccupied car parked in front of Tarasco’s Mexican[Read More…]
Junior Chieftains 4-0 After Shutout At St. Mary’s
Another game, another shutout for the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High middle-school-level football team. The Junior Chieftains got touchdowns from five different players, and, for the fourth time, allowed no points, winning 44-0 at St. Mary’s on Wed., Oct. 8. The Junior Chieftains are 4-0 going into their final game[Read More…]
EVFD Addressing ISO Rating
Evans Valley Fire District Chief Tom Davidson said that the district had finished the paperwork for a review of its ISO rating, the rating from the Insurance Services Office that assesses a community’s fire preparedness. The rating is shown as one as best, 10 as worst. The chief announced the[Read More…]
Handsome Wins Far West Futurity In Thriller
Handsome, with jockey Oscar Penado, won the $85,000 Far West Futurity finals race, the featured race on Sun., Oct. 12, at Grants Pass Downs. Handsome, trained by Adrian Gonzalez, won the 400-yard race in 20.189 seconds, nipping You Tuber, the first of three horses in the finals race trained by[Read More…]
26th EVFD Spaghetti Feed Is Biggest Yet
What was once a small, local fund-raising effort for the Wimer area’s volunteer fire department has become a must-attend event, in which you can not only get good pasta for $10 but also a chance to win valuable donated prizes. The 26th annual Evans Valley Fire District Auxiliary Spaghetti Feed[Read More…]
Driver Dies Following Downtown Accident
A 71-year-old male experienced a medical emergency that took his life while operating his vehicle at the intersection of Main and Oak Streets in downtown Rogue River at about 4:30 p.m., on Thurs., Oct. 2. The man apparently lost consciousness while driving, and the vehicle hit an unoccupied car parked[Read More…]