Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s golf teams and visiting Illinois Valley’s tried something for its Tues., April 23, play at Laurel Hill Golf Course in the Rogue River Invitational. It used match play, the head-to-head competition in which players vie for each individual hole. Rogue River coach Rob Isom said[Read More…]
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Braxton Leads Chieftain Football Program
Mike Braxton arrives at a time when a fresh start might be in order for Rogue River Jr. Sr. High football. The program is looking for its first winning season since 2017, but, in particular, since the 2020-21 version of a football season, the numbers have gone down, and the[Read More…]
Chieftain Softball Drops Third Straight After North Valley Sweep
Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s softball team, after sweeping Coquille and with its 5-1 start in Class 3A District 3, was ranked as high as No. 7 in the state last week. That was before a loss at Etna, Calif., that they had chances to win that dropped the Chieftains[Read More…]
Alden Takes Second, Fourth At Coquille Twilight
Reagan Alden continues to post solid marks through her freshman season with the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High track and field team. She achieved two personal-best marks with her three top-10 finishes at the Coquille Twilight meet on Fri., April 12. She had the Chieftains’ best finish of the afternoon[Read More…]
Junior Chieftain Boys Win Pair Of SOMSAC Track Meets
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High middle school-level boys’ track and field team earned eight first-place finishes to easily win its division of an eight-team Southern Oregon Middle School Athletic Conference (SOMSAC) meet at White Mountain Middle School in White City on Thurs., April 11. The Junior Chieftains topped the[Read More…]
Chieftains Fifth At Boys’ District Pre Meet
Behind senior Gavin Snow’s 85 and junior Johnny Artoff’s 89, Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s boy’s golf team finish fifth at the Class 3A/2A/1A District 3 Boys’ District Preview Tournament at Eagle Point Golf Club on Thurs., April 11. Bandon, the District 3 runner-up last year, won the tournament with[Read More…]
Rogue Unit One Of Oregon’s Best Bets For Turkeys
The 2024 spring wild turkey hunt is underway, and the Rogue Unit is one of the best in the state for success. About 57 percent of the land in the unit is public, which means a lot of area to roam without needing to seek permission. Some private properties enrolled[Read More…]
Chiefs Can’t Hold Knights Back After Five-Run Lead
Even spotted a five-run lead, with a senior starter on the mound, against a team that hadn’t won a league game before the day you happen to be playing it, you still have to play full seven innings to be sure of anything. Having lost the first game in their[Read More…]
Etna Stops Chiefs’ Winning Streak
Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s softball team saw its longest win streak of the season end, at three games, after a 6-4 loss at Etna, Calif., on Tues., April 9. The Chieftains (6-3) had a 3-1 lead in the second inning, lost it when Etna tied and then took the[Read More…]
RR Players In Top Five At Stone Ridge
In their first 18-hole tournament of the season, Rogue River Jr. Sr. High players finished top-five in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Eagle Point on Mon., April 1 The Chieftain boys finished third out of four teams, five total, while the Rogue River[Read More…]