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Heater getting PT at Cal

Former Ashland High star Brenna Heater is getting on then court for the Cal Bears, who are 14-10 (8-5 Pac-10) after beating Washington in overtime last week. Heater has played in 15 of Cal’s 24 games, with two starts. She’s averaging 2.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in 11.3 minutes. Cal hosts Oregon State tonight and [...]
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OSAA backpedals on team qualification issue

Cross country coaches and fans from across the state, including Ashland High’s own running guru Bob Julian, were up in arms over the OSAA’s decision to possibly eliminate team qualifying from the state championships (golf was the other sport mentioned). Their complaints were apparently heard, because the OSAA is now reconsidering that move. Here’s the e-mail [...]
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Grizzlies win, but Gida hurt

Staff reports Ashland built a big lead then held on for a 57-42 Southern Sky Conference win over Mazama despite the loss of standout Allison Gida to a knee injury at the end of the first half Friday at Klamath Falls. Gide hyperextended her left knee with 1.7 seconds left as she went for a steal, said [...]
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Ashland girls settle for second

WILLAMETTE 47, ASHLAND 35 — At Coos Bay, third-ranked Willamette remained undefeated with the victory in the championship game of the South Coast Les Schwab Tournament on Wednesday. The Wolverines (10-0) are the Class 5A defending state champions. Ashland (7-5) stayed with Willamette until a 32-second stretch in the second quarter, when Alyssa Worthen made three of [...]
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Grizz boys take fourth

Here’s the story. Check back for info on the AHS girls, who were playing Willamette in a tournament final.   By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings The Ashland High boys basketball team suffered a mild case of the winter road trip doldrums on Wednesday, but snapped out of it just in time to beat Summit for the second time [...]
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Speer story to run Tuesday

For those that read the teasers at the bottom of B1 every day, our feature on Southern Oregon senior forward Jacki Speer, originally scheduled to appear in Monday’s edition, has been bumped to Tuesday. Sorry. It was a writer-editor miscommunication. The story, by Josh McDermott, should be a good one, however. Speer is leading the [...]
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Grizz girls ranked No. 10

The Ashland High girls basketball team is ranked No. 10 in the latest coaches poll, released earlier today. The ranking is the last of the year. The Grizzlies (5-4) probably helped their chances of being ranked in the top 10 last weekend, when they beat first Summit and later North Medford to snag their fifth straight Ashland [...]
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Speer’s amazing start

Perhaps lost in the ho-hum sludge that is preseason basketball, Southern Oregon forward Jacki Speer is quietly – if that’s even possible, considering – off to a phenominal, off-the-charts start to her senior season. Nationally, SOU’s inside powerhouse ranks fourth in scoring (21.47 ppg), first in rebounding (15.20) and seventh in blocked shots (2.33). Speer also [...]
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Welcome home, Grizzlies

Yes, I’ve seen the new and improved Mountain Avenue Gym, through a foggy window, which graced a sturdy and unfortunately locked door. Even still, I’ll concur with the feelings of those who have seen the finished product – notably the Ashland High basketball coaches and AD Karl Kemper. It does indeed look spectacular, especially compared [...]
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Grizz girls lose tough one

Ashland blew a 19-2 lead Friday night in a 59-58 overtime loss to Silverton. There was some good news, however. 1. It was a nonconference game, which means it’s not worth getting worked up over, and … 2. It’s the second to last time the Grizzlies will play at Ashland Middle School (Ashland hosts West Albany [...]
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