Freshman Trevor Dirks was a late addition to the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ golf team, but he quickly showed up as the Chieftains’ top player through its early tournaments. At the team’s final regular season tournament before its district tournaments next week, Dirks was the best player on[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
Braxton Blast, Chiefs Sweep KU
In her team’s first games in nearly two weeks, Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball coach Jill Westlake said the goal for her was patience. They also made sure they played fundamentally solid softball and pushed through just their third doubleheader of the season when they faced non-league, Class 4A[Read More…]
Seniors-Sophomore Win At Powder Puff
Last year, the Junior-Freshman team won the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High Powder Puff Football Game with a miracle play: Carly Blankenship’s 90-yard interception return in overtime. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to believe sudden tweaks in the rules might have been put in place to ensure[Read More…]
Garden Club Plant Sale
Members of the Rogue River Garden Club and people interested in their lawns and gardens in the area couldn’t have been more pleased with the turnout, particularly at the first part of the day, for the club’s annual Spring Plant Sale at the Rogue River Assembly of God Parking lot[Read More…]
Council Holds Back FEMA Vote Again
As City Administrator Ryan Nolan had advised Mayor Pam VanArsdale and the Rogue River City Council at the council’s previous workshop session, the city council voted to hold back its vote to adopt flood plain standards that reflect a 2016 Biological Opinion that demanded the Federal Emergency Management Agency impose[Read More…]
Seniors Edge Freshmen In Volley Buff
In the 2025 Rogue River Jr. Sr. High Volley Buff tournament, Seniors Rule! The Senior class in the all-male, four-set volleyball beat the Freshman class team 24-21 in an exciting championship game. The seniors beat the sophomores 25-9 in the teams’ opening set, and the freshmen won the junior class[Read More…]
Chieftain Boys Ninth In Pair Of Tourneys
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ golf team finished ninth in a pair of tournaments last week, in Medford at Centennial Golf Club on Wed., April 23, and at its District 3 Championship Preview meet at Bandon Crossing Golf Club on Thurs., April 27. At Centennial, freshman Trevor Dirks[Read More…]
Howard Finishes Year On Strong Note
Victoria Howard, the freshman who made up Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s equestrian team during the Oregon High School Equestrian Teams (OHSET) Southern District season, finished her season on a strong note, improving on three individual events. She also had a chance to improve on the fourth-place finish she and[Read More…]
Chieftains Look For First SOC Wins Vs. St. Mary’s
A program like Cascade Christian can counteract all the momentum a team is trying to establish itself and get its feet underneath, particularly when hitting the ball. The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team faced its toughest challenge of the season in its three-game Southern Oregon Conference series against[Read More…]
Garden Club Plant Sale Saturday
The Rogue River Garden Club’s spring plant sale is set for Sat., May 3, at 270 West Evans Creek Road, at the Rogue River Assembly of God. Starter vegetable plants, plants for ground cover, perennial annuals, roses, buses, trees and house plants. Visitors might also find yard art and garden[Read More…]