The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High Volleyball team opened 3A Far West League play at Coquille on Tues., Sept. 12, but before that, they played their pre-conference matches last week. The Chieftains (0-4), who haven’t played a home match and won’t until their sixth match and second FWL match, lost[Read More…]
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Report Of Gun At School Found Out To Be False
Staff and school administrators at South Valley Academy and officers from the Rogue River Police Department were tasked with hearing testimony from several students following a report that a student had brought a firearm to the school on Wed., Sept. 6. SVA principal Cecil Felkins received the report at 4:20[Read More…]
Boys’ Soccer Team Early Lessons In First-Week Losses
In its return to competitive soccer, the Rogue River boys’ soccer team probably didn’t anticipate seeing their first two matches ending early due to the eight-goal mercy rule, but second-year coach Tom Bigboy said he could see improvement from the Chieftains’ opening game against District 5 opponent North Valley on[Read More…]
Chieftains 0-2, See Glide At Home Sept. 14
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. volleyball team has two more non-league matches this week before it starts 3A Far West League next week. The Chieftains fell in a non-league match against FWL rival South Umpqua in Douglas County on Tues., Aug. 29. The Lancers won 25-21, 25-18, 25-11. Junior Nova[Read More…]
Chieftains Outlast Waldport
Add a season-opening game, with a rainstorm that fell through the entire first quarter, with 13 combined fumbles and 22 penalties, and that alone has the sound of what might be described as a sloppy, early season that both teams might view and pick apart on film and try to[Read More…]
RR Girls’ Team 4-0 Win Vs. Lancers
No matter the competition, a positive result for a Rogue River girls’ soccer program that had been dormant since 2019 was cause for celebration when the Chieftains, in their opening match in front of home supporters at Beck Field, beat South Umpqua 4-0 on Thurs., Aug. 31. An exceedingly young[Read More…]
Chieftains Start Strong, Fall In Opener At RVA
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High volleyball team was the first of the Chieftain teams to see competition in the new school year, and the Chieftains responded by winning their first set against Class 1A Rogue Valley Adventist. The host Hawks (2-0) came back win the final three sets to[Read More…]
Smoke Forces RRJSHS Fall Events To Be Moved
Fall sports teams at Rogue River Jr/Sr High School started their seasons having to deal with a problem that can sometimes be a constant in the Rogue Valley – forest fire smoke. With the Air Quality Index (AQI) above 50 in the area, each of the four Chieftain fall sports[Read More…]
Evans Valley Celebrates 100th Birthday
People from all over the Evans Valley and beyond, generations who attended Evans Valley School in the 88 years it was a school in the Rogue River School District, returned to the campus on Sat., Aug. 26, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. About 50 people met for the potluck-style picnic[Read More…]
District Chooses Firm To Manage Bond Projects
The Rogue River School Board voted to hire the architectural and construction project management firm Klosh Group, Inc., as the managing entity for the projects associated with the district’s bond levy that was approved in May at the board’s Tues., Aug. 15 meeting. More than 57 percent within the district[Read More…]
