Kris Henry
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...
Track Story Archive
Mejia blazes to record
Carmen Mejia doesn't know what it's like to run from behind in her new favorite track event.
Cascade Christian sweeps
LAKEVIEW — Brandon Williams and Gracie Bevan were key figures as Cascade Christian captured the boys and girls championships at the Class 3A track and field District 1 Regional.
Challengers off to a good start at regional meet
LAKEVIEW — Cascade Christian boys and girls had a successful afternoon during the first of two days at the eight-school Class 3A District 1 Regional track and field championships Friday.
All Out
There is little to support the notion that high school senior Blake Spencer sat through a middle school social studies class as a motivational tactic for track and field's postseason.
Carlson, Turituri claim SWC district titles
ROSEBURG — North Medford qualified three track and field athletes to next week's Class 6A meet and nearly saw one school record fall during Thursday's Southwest Conference district meet at Roseburg High.
Cascade Christian girls claim SCH title
MERRILL — Cascade Christian's girls team won the Southern Cascade Hybrid championship, and the Challenger boys were second to host Lost River on Saturday.
McKelvey leads Ashland girls past Eagle Point
ASHLAND — Sophomore thrower Kelsey McKelvey won both the discus and the javelin to lift the Ashland High girls to an 81-49 victory over Eagle Point in a lightning-shortened track and field dual Wednesday at Ashland High School.
Victory at GP Rotary
GRANTS PASS — North Medford's Devyn Baldovino and South Medford's Carmen Mejia took different approaches in winning their respective 800-meter races at the Grants Pass Rotary Invitational Saturday.
Mejia to the max
Two years ago, Carmen Mejia was ascending bumpy climbing walls and scaling mountainous monuments.
Panthers, Cavers split in SWC meet
GRANTS PASS — The South Medford and Grants Pass track and field teams settled on a split at their Southwest Conference meet on Wednesday.
May 2013
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Stephanie Croy
April 2013
Locals pick up victories in North/Ashland invite
Ashland's Mischa Kirby pushed all the way to the finals in the No. 2 singles bracket before falling 6-0, 6-1 to South Salem's Gordon Burnham in the 12-school North Medford-Ashland Tennis Invitational on Saturday at North Medford High.
Top dog at Newland
In a matter of seconds, Andy Merriman went from underdog to top dog.
Local athletes sign with colleges
Sarah Kapple's best days as a runner should be in front of her.
Taking a stand
CENTRAL POINT — No sooner had the heavy steel ball hit the dirt with a thud did eyes widen and heads turn.
Tornado strong at Oregon Relays
EUGENE — North Medford's Halley Folsom finished in third place in the 300-meter hurdles and Blake Spencer improved on his state-best mark in the 800 during the Oregon Relays in track and field action at Hayward Field on Saturday.
Black Tornado, Panthers split at SWC meet
The North Medford track teams settled on a Southwest Conference split at North Medford High on Wednesday.
Cascade Christian excels at Glide track meet
GLIDE — The Cascade Christian boys had a huge day at the Maynard Mai/Glide Invitational track and field meet Saturday.
Black Tornado blows past Ashland in dual meet
The North Medford track and field teams scored dominant wins over Ashland in a nonleague meet at Bowerman Field on Wednesday.The Black Tornado boys cruised 124.5-20.5, while the girls won 89-54.
Speedy NV twins in class by themselves
MERLIN — There's fast and then there's the D'Arpino twins.
North boys capture team crown
The pole vault was like the Energizer Bunny. It just kept going and going and going.
South boys prevail at Roseburg meet
ROSEBURG — South Medford's boys track and field team received a pair of individual victories from Ethan Cannon and Kyle Larson to cruise by Roseburg but the Panthers girls came up shy in a tight meet Wednesday at Roseburg High.
March 2013
North Medford, Crater split Southwest Conference meet
CENTRAL POINT — North Medford's Aaron Browne-Moore won two events to help the North Medford boys track and field team top Crater 252-192 in a Southwest Conference meet at Crater High on Wednesday.
Cascade Christian boys, girls sweep Crusader Relays
Cascade Christian won both the boys and girls team event at the Crusader Relays Friday at St. Mary's High.
May 2012
It's a Snow job at state meet
EUGENE — One thing about Eagle Point track and field athletes, they don't shrink from a challenge.
Ashland's Jackson returns to winner's circle
EUGENE — Sam Jackson missed out on a trip to the track and field state championships last year.
Clutch throw brings Holmes another 5A title
EUGENE — Tyrone Holmes took a deep breath, bent over and stretched nervously, then popped up.
Holmes aims to defend state shot-put title
To give an indication of the commanding presence Tyrone Holmes has in track and field, Eagle Point's Jef McClellan recounted a sight at last week's District 1 championships in Bend.