Fate can be cruel even in high school girls’ soccer. All the while, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. girls’ soccer team, virtually assured of reaching the state playoffs for the second year in a row with a squad with 17 returning players and five experienced seniors, had been considering where[Read More…]
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Scott Throws, Catches Touchdowns vs. Culver
Culver, the No. 4-ranked team in Class 2A, finished an unbeaten 9-0 season with a 58-14 victory against Rogue River on Fri., Oct. 30. The Bulldogs, who won the 2A District 5 title when they dispatched La Pine and St. Mary’s on consecutive weekends earlier this month, host Rainier in[Read More…]
Chiefs’ Hearts Broken In Boys’ Soccer Playoff
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ soccer was one man and two minutes, 30 seconds, from its first trip to the first-ever Class 2A/1A state playoffs, the program’s first in nine years. The Chieftains had a 2-1 lead in their District 3 tie-breaking playoff against Umpqua Valley Christian, a[Read More…]
Threat Reported To Bus Driver At RRJSHS
A threat reported to a bus driver before school on Thurs., Oct. 29, triggered an immediate safety response at Rogue River Junior Senior High School. “We received notification from our transportation department that a threat was reported to a bus driver indicating a potential safety risk to students and staff[Read More…]
RR School District Sees 26-Student Increase
Don Sweeney, the Business Manager for the Rogue River School District, echoed information most of the school principals in his district shared during the September Rogue River School Board meeting, announcing that enrollment had risen by 26 students since the first day of school. The district has a total enrollment,[Read More…]
Chieftain Boys’ Soccer Playoff Tonight At Crater High
The Rogue River JSHS boys’ soccer team is playing Umpqua Valley Christian in a tie-breaking Class 2A-1A District 3 playoff match tonight (Thursday, October 29th) at Crater High’s Dutch Meyer Stadium, with kickoff at 7 p.m. The winner of the match moves into a Class 2A-1A state playoff match on[Read More…]
School District Faces Reality Of Division 22 Standards
Dr. April Harrison, the Rogue River Schools Superintendent, told the district’s Board of Directors at its Tuesday, Oct. 20, meeting that she and her staff examined and considered the Division 22 standards for the first time in the opening weeks of the school year. The Division 22 standards are baseline[Read More…]
Short-Handed Chiefs Fall In Fourth At La Pine
In a game that they needed to win to stay in the Class 2A football playoff race, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High team hung tough with No. 7 La Pine on the road, on the Hawks’ Senior Night, never more than a touchdown away until a disastrous fourth quarter.[Read More…]
Friend Steps Down From The School Board
Heather Friend, who has served as chair of the Rogue River School Board since 2024, announced at the board’s October monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, that she is stepping down from the board to devote more time to family and due to other life changes that have occurred since[Read More…]
Chief Girls Play The Final Match
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High volleyball team ended its season against Lakeview at James Martin Court on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Chieftains were looking for their first win in 2A East Cascades League play in the season finale. The score was not available by press time on Tuesday, Oct.[Read More…]