PREP FB: Crater clings to playoff hopes with win at Roseburg

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... South Medford falls at GP; Cascade Christian, Ashland, St. Mary’s romp. Crater took a big step toward securing a berth in the Class 5A football state playoffs Friday night at Roseburg, using a pair of special teams touchdowns and some late-game stops on defense to earn a 34-26 victory in Midwestern League play.

Klamath Basin roundup: Tulelake's undefeated run ends with forfeit

The Tulelake High football team saw its undefeated run come to an end this week in perhaps one of the cruelest ways possible. The Honkers had to forfeit Friday night’s California Interscholastic Federation Northern Section Division I 8-man game at Chester because of a lack of players. Tulelake, which...

Prep Football: Week 8 Douglas County Preview

It’s Week 8 of the Oregon prep football season and there are plenty of big matchups on the schedule for Douglas County schools as the season winds down. Joey Keeran from The Score and Gloria Coleman from NRToday.com have a preview of the matchups.

Weisgerber leads No. 2 Raider men to victory at Blazing Tiger

ASHLAND, Neb. — The No. 2-ranked Southern Oregon men's cross country ensured its final regular season meet and Midwest trip was well worth the travel, winning the Blazing Tiger Classic in dominant fashion at Mahoney State Park. The Raiders scored 73 points to second-place Mid America Christian's 115 while...

Pioneering Speed: 55 Years of the Historic Pioneer Road Run

The Pioneer Road Run, founded in 1971, is hitting 55 years old this yearand is the oldest road race in Southern Oregon. Join the next one on November 14th in Phoenix, Oregon. This is a chip timed event and results from previous years are available to peruse. This has always been a pretty fast course with two distances – a 5k and 9M – both complete with out and backs and loops starting and finishing at Phoenix High School.

Raiders knock No. 5 College of Idaho out of 1st place

ASHLAND – A month after letting a lead slip away in the teams' first meeting, No. 24-ranked Southern Oregon didn't just exact revenge on No. 5 College of Idaho – the Raiders did it in a hurry on Friday night at Lithia Motors Pavilion. A 25-20, 26-24, 25-23...

Faught, Davenport spur record night at Crater Twilight

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Crater’s cross country runners took exclusively to the track Monday night at Dutch Meyer Field, and the sizzling pace set by Garrett Faught and Brynn Davenport provided a new note in the program’s history books. Faught smashed a 4-year-old meet record for...

Volleyball Recap: Ashland wins Marshfield tournament

Ashland beat The Dalles to win the Marshfield tournament on Saturday while all three local schools reached the championship bracket in the 16-school event. Marshfield beat Junction City in the quarterfinals, a good win for the Pirates since they lost both regular-season matches against the Tigers. But Marshfield was knocked out in the semifinals by The Dalles, who lost in the championship match to Marist Catholic at last fall’s state tournament. Coquille lost in the first round of bracket play to North Eugene 25-12, 25-18. The Red Devils have lost just one regular match but have lost in the first round of bracket play in all three of their tournaments. The Highlanders are in first place in the Class 5A portion of the Midwestern League hybrid. North Bend was beaten by Ashland in the quarterfinals. SKY-EM LEAGUE: North Bend swept Cottage Grove last week, 25-13, 26-24, 25-18. The Bulldogs fell on the road to Junction City 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 25-22. Marshfield lost both its matches at home, falling to Marist Catholic 25-15, 25-18, 25-12 and losing to Elmira 25-14, 25-23, 25-22. Marshfield remained in third place at 6-5 in league play, a game in front of Elmira. North Bend is

PREP FB: Crater, South Medford fall shy; Ashland, Cascade Christian prevail

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With very little wiggle room to qualify for the 16-team field for the Class 5A football state playoffs, Crater missed out on a big opportunity to strengthen its case Friday night in a 20-13 loss to Churchill in Central Point. The Comets built a...

High school football: Sheldon shakes off sluggish start to thump South Medford

This story has been updated with additional scores from Friday games. Since last year’s 2-7 frustration, Sheldon football has grown in leaps and bounds. Despite a season-opening loss to 5A Thurston, the Irish have surged toward the top of 6A and back toward normalcy in Eugene. But for a...

College of Idaho takes over 2nd half to trip up SOU

ASHLAND – College of Idaho scored two unanswered goals early in the second half and left Laurel Field with a 2-1 Cascade Conference win against No. 15-ranked Southern Oregon on Saturday afternoon. JP Warnell gave SOU (9-3-1 overall, 5-3-0 CCC) a 29th-minute lead by going one-two with Agustin Gannat,...

Scuffle breaks out at girls high school soccer game, GPHS to investigate

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - A fight broke out during a girls soccer game between Grants Pass and Ashland. NewsWatch 12 received footage of the incident. The original video is from Table Rock Sports and shows multiple angles of what happened. From a second camera angle on the opposite side of...

Olympic Champion Jade Carey to Help Welcome Rogue Valley Families to New Medford Gym

Chelsea Shaw’s next chapter in gymnastics is taking shape in the Rogue Valley, where the former University of Oregon acrobatics and tumbling coach has founded The Club Athletics. Olympic champion Jade Carey will join her October 24 for a grand-opening celebration introducing local families to the new gym. The...

Construction closing Quail Point Golf Course for 6 Months

MEDFORD, Ore.–The Rogue Valley Manor-owned Quail Point Golf Course in Medford is closing later this month for about 6 months for a major construction project. The manor is building 18 new cottages, a sales center, a brand-new golf clubhouse and café, and a pro shop. It’ll be called Fairway Village.

Medford Rogues Enter New Era of Baseball With Coaching Change and Conference Move for 2027

The Medford Rogues are charting a new course for summer collegiate baseball in Southern Oregon, appointing veteran coach Matt Tomlin to lead the organization into the 2027 season as the franchise prepares to leave the Pacific Empire League and become a founding member of the Far Western Conference. The two...

OSAA sanctions girl's high school flag football

From the 960 Sports Desk – 10/12/26

Derrick Cox rushed in the winning score in the third overtime to lift his Henley Hornets (3-1; 5-1) past the Ashland Grizzlies (1-2; 2-4) on Friday night 19-13. Cox had a hand in all three Henley scores on the night, including a rushing touchdown in the first quarter to take an early lead. Midway through the second quarter, Teagan Marple returned an interception for a score, tying the game at seven, which would remain until overtime. The teams traded scores in the first overtime period, as Saxon Brock and Jesse Smith scored touchdowns for their team. In the second overtime, both defenses stood tall. In the final overtime period, Cox dropped back to pass as a hole opened up in the middle. He took an express route to the win. Cox finished with 131 passing yards and completed 10-of-20 passes. AJ Patzke carried the ball 17 times for 73 yards. Moving forward, Henley will take on the Marshfield Pirates (2-4) in a nonleague match.

SOU running back Fresh Ison makes a career day at home even falling to Simpson

SOU football dropped another heartbreaker at home this weekend against Simpson, but running back Fresh Ison rushed for a career-high 212 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries.

Crater girls set team time record in winning Clovis title

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Damon, Davenport, VanWart post top-6 marks to help Comets establish course record. With a confidence that only continues to build with each outing, the Crater girls cross country team recorded another milestone Saturday by claiming their second major California event — breaking the team time record in the process at the 47th annual ASICS Clovis Invitational.

South Medford cheerleaders mentor children through special cheer camp

South Medford and young athletes showed off their hard work during a halftime performance. The fundraiser will help cover costs for a cheer competition hosted at South in January.