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Relay victory vaults Phoenix into second

GRESHAM — A personal-best relay leg by Alyse Darnall came at just the right time for the Phoenix girls swim team Saturday and earned the Pirates a second-place trophy at the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state championships.

Simms, Grizzly boys capture fifth at state

GRESHAM — Gus Simms placed second in the 100-yard butterfly, sixth in the 500 freestyle and swam the anchor leg for two Ashland relay teams that finished in the top four to help the Grizzly boys place fifth at the Class 5A state swimming...

Sapienza, Simms, Darnall in hunt for state crowns

Her events may have changed, but Breanna Sapienza's dominance has stayed the same.

Sapienza, Darnall punch tickets to state swim meet

NORTH BEND — Cascade Christian junior Breanna Sapienza and Phoenix junior Alyse Darnall both secured state berths with winning efforts, and the Pirate boys went home with the team title in the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A District 4 Swim Championship finals...

North Medford in second at wrestling regional

CENTRAL POINT — North Medford's wrestlers produced in a big way Friday at the District 4 Regional Championships.

Harding, Simms lead Ashland boys to victory

ASHLAND — Cole Harding and Gus Simms won two events apiece and Taos Cadarette-Stewart added a first- and second-place finish to power the Ashland High boys swim team past Henley, Phoenix and Cascade Christian in a nonleague four-way Wednesday at...

Crater's Thomas claims Reser's title

HILLSBORO — It's never an easy road at the Reser's Tournament of Champions, the unofficial all-classification wrestling state tournament, but Crater wrestler Tyler Thomas certainly had the deck stacked against him more than some at Liberty High...

Jovanovic, Almanza lead way for North Medford swimming

Grace Jovanovic helped the North Medford girls swim team secure second place in a three-team meet at Rogue Valley YMCA on Saturday.

Crater takes second at Oregon Classic

REDMOND — An impressive run at the Oregon Wrestling Classic came up just short for fifth-ranked Crater on Saturday at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center.

Ashland swimmers pull off sweep at three-way meet

ASHLAND — Senior Gus Simms and sophomore Cole Harding won two events apiece to power the Ashland High swim team to a pair of dual meet victories over Grants Pass and Crater, Tuesday at the Southern Oregon University pool.

January 2013

Ashland boys sweep four-team dual meet

ASHLAND — Senior Gus Simms and sophomore Cole Harding won two individual events apiece and helped Ashland sweep the relays as the Grizzly boys went 3-0 in a four-team dual swim meet Wednesday at the Southern Oregon University pool.

Local swimmers shine in Rogue Valley invite

ASHLAND — The Phoenix girls swim team composed a record-setting performance in the 200-yard medley relay and South Medford's Kaylee Cooper broke a meet record that she set last year in the 11th annual Rogue Valley Invitational at Southern Oregon...

December 2012

Grizzlies pull off sweep in 3-way meet

ASHLAND — Gus Simms and Cole Harding won two individual events apiece for the Ashland High boys and Maddy Longshore had a big day for the AHS girls as the Grizzlies swept a three-way dual against North Medford and Cascade Christian Wednesday at the...

Comets fare well at Coast Classic

NORTH BEND — Crater turned in a respectable showing with six placers to highlight the local contingent at the Army Strong Coast Classic wrestling tournament at North Bend High.

Darnall, Speaks lead Pirate girls to third place

GRANTS PASS — Alyse Darnall had a hand in four victories and Lauren Speaks was in on three to lead the Phoenix girls in a five-way swim meet at the Grants Pass YMCA Kickoff Invitational Tuesday.

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Schauffler accepts football job with Mustangs

Forced out as the head football coach at Eagle Point High in January, Jacob Schauffler wasn't sure what direction he would go in the early aftermath...