Supporting area bait shops, sporting goods stores and other local businesses is absolutely essential for the Oregon outdoors lover. Sure, it’s tempting to buy things cheaper from chains or online, but you won’t get personalized service from knowledgeable staff. Buying local also contributes to the economic health of your area,[Read More…]
Sports
Chief Boys Fall To 4A Mazama
With a year under its belt, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ soccer team has a better handle on not only playing as a team but also working at being a soccer team. The Chieftains are nearly starting over, with 12 new players to go with six returnees from[Read More…]
RR Girls Challenge 4A Mazama, Come Up Short
In the second year of the reborn program, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ soccer team is still uniformly young, but it may be tuned finer toward its goals of becoming competitive again. The Chieftains return ten players from last year’s 17-player roster, but this year’s team has even[Read More…]
Chiefs Pick Up Net Win
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High volleyball team was able to bounce back from its season-opening loss on Aug. 30 to pick up its first season victory four nights later. The Chieftains have a chance to put themselves in the best position ever for league play this year, the new[Read More…]
Chieftains Win At Monroe In Lighting-Shortened Opener
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High School varsity football team experienced, probably, the fastest game in program history during its opener at Monroe on Fri., Sept. 6. While the skies were clear in southern Benton County at the 7 p.m. Kickoff, clouds rolled in and brought with them thunder and[Read More…]
Radar Fastest Horse In Downs’ Championship Trials
With jockey Oscar Villa aboard, Radar had the top time among the 18 horses in the trials for the 2024 Championship Challenge for quarter horses during the opening-day races at Grants Pass Downs on Sun., Sept. 8. Radar, a five-year-old gelding bred in Idaho, won the sixth race, covering the[Read More…]
New Chieftains Team Falls In Opener
If the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High volleyball team looks like a nearly brand-new team, it almost is. The Chieftains saw six players from last year’s team graduate last June, with two others choosing not to play. That leaves three players from last year’s varsity roster and only two players[Read More…]
Sixth Annual Pikeminnow Roundup Is Underway
Anglers hoping to win gift cards, fishing rods, gear and other prizes have until Sept. 21 to compete in the sixth annual Rogue River Pikeminnow Roundup, which began Sunday. Only pikeminnow caught in the Rogue are eligible for the contest. This is a different format then the Northern Pikeminnow Sport[Read More…]
Recreational Trails Program Accepting Grant Applications
The Recreational Trails Program is accepting grant applications through Nov. 15 for the approximately $1.6 million in grant funds available for the 2024 grant cycle. Grants are available for trail construction, heavy restoration, trailhead facilities, trail building and maintenance equipment, land or easement acquisitions, safety and education, trail assessments for[Read More…]
Chieftains Start Well At Lowell Jamboree
New Rogue River Jr. Sr. High School football coach Mike Braxton said he was especially encouraged by how it did in limited scrimmage-style action against four Class 2A teams at the Lowell Jamboree on Sat., Aug. 31. The Chieftains, who open Fri., Sept. 6 at Monroe, outscored a field that[Read More…]