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…]
Sports
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…]
Regulated Hunting Is Good For Wildlife
A new Michigan State University study found that regulated sport hunting can be a powerful driver of wildlife recovery and biodiversity. While that may take some by surprise, the study — authored by University Programs Fellow Dr. Jacob Hill, Dr. Kenneth F. Kellner, and Dr. Jerrold L. Belant (Boone and Crockett Chair of[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…]
BLM To Host 40th Annual Table Rocks Free Weekend Hike Series
The Bureau of Land Management, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, will host its 40th annual spring series of free guided weekend hikes at the Table Rocks. The series also coincides with the Nation’s 250th anniversary and the BLM’s 80th anniversary, highlighting the role of public lands in our Nation’s[Read More…]
Chieftains Have Seven Second-Place Finishes
In its first meet in 16 days and first since Spring Break, Rogue River athletes presented progressive results, well in keeping with where they are, with a good basis toward future growth, at the Coquille Twilight Meet on Fri., April 3. Behind a pair of top-five finishes for both Reagan[Read More…]
Chiefs Earn Second-Game Win
With one win in a key doubleheader, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team may have turned around its season. In its first action since its March 26 Spring Break loss at Glendale, the Chieftains suffered their fourth straight loss in the 17-7 first game of its Fri., April[Read More…]
Chieftains Hold On Against Douglas
The trick for the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team, while it’s getting its all-new pitching corps brought up to speed, seems to be jumping out to a big lead early so it can weather opponents’ big innings whenever they come up. The Chieftains (3-5) put together their third[Read More…]