After hosting its own girls and junior varsity boys’ scramble at Laurel Hill Golf Course on Tues, Feb. 14, the Rogue River boys’ golf team and two girls played at the Bruin Classic at Salmon Run in Brookings on Thurs. April 16. The Chieftains took, as its boys’ foursome, Joey[Read More…]
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Chief Girls Third At Brookings
Carmen Brown, a junior, had a big day for the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ track and field team, particularly anchoring the Chieftains’ win in the 4×400 relay and placing in the top six in three other events at the 20-school Brookings-Harbor Rotary Invitational meet on Saturday, April 18.[Read More…]
Chiefs Draw Tough First Matchup vs. Bruins
Already reeling to a 3-7 start that was clearly not in their or coach Derek Nelson’s plans heading into their Class 3A Southern Oregon Conference season, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball program’s last one for a while, the Chieftains appear to have drawn the shortest straw by drawing[Read More…]
Softball Team Shows Grit
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team might struggle through this season of transition. Still, even with the changes in position, particularly in the pitching circle, the Chieftains have enough experience and grit not to let go of games. The Chieftains (4-11, 0-3) lost their first Class 3A Southern[Read More…]
Chief Teams, Several Bests At Bonanza
The Rogue River track and field teams showed more of that potential that early marks this year and marks at the end of last season hinted at, with the Chieftain boys’ and girls’ teams each taking fourth place at the 13 (boys’) and 14 (girls’)-team Antler Invitational at Bonanza on[Read More…]
Allen, Fithian Lead Chieftains At Invitational
Rilee Allen and Nicholas Fithian had Rogue River’s best scores at the 18-hole Laurel Hill Invitational at Laurel Hill Golf Course, the Chieftains’ home course, on a sunny and warm afternoon on Tues, April 7. Allen was ninth out of the 12-person girls’ field, shooting a 106 moving twice through[Read More…]
Pitcher Buzzes Chiefs In Rain-Shortened Pair
In the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team’s planned doubleheader at Thomas Artoff Field, only the Chieftains’ second home date this season on Fri., April 10, the team tried to play two games against Sutherlin before an expected afternoon rainstorm threatened to wash it away, the Chieftains were able[Read More…]
Chiefs Get Done Before Rain Hits
By presciently moving up the start of their would-be non-league doubleheader, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team was able to get at least one game played against Sutherlin in the Chieftains’ home opener on Fri., April 10. The Chieftains mounted a slight rally in the bottom of the[Read More…]
SVA Students Put Tiny Treasure Trade On The Map
In the middle of February, students from South Valley Academy, all in fifth and sixth grade, attended the Rogue River School Board meeting and presented perhaps the sunniest idea. Corey Greeley, in sixth grade, and Alaska Radant, a fourth grader, along with their canine pal Tarmac, the school’s therapy dog,[Read More…]
Land Stands Out In First RR Golf Meet
Senior Joey Land led Rogue River in its first boys’ golf competition of the season, a four-school, six-team meet at Grants Pass Golf Club on Mon., March 30, with a 132 score over the 18 holes. Junior Mattias Rillo shot a 137, and Julian Inman rounded out Rogue River with[Read More…]