By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings Defending 800-meter state champion Sam Jackson is the only Ashland High athlete who will be favored to snag an automatic berth to state when the District 1 track and field meet begins today at Summit High School in Bend. The two-day event marks the first gathering of Special District [...]
Friday was a terrible day for me. First, our milkman nearly blew a gasket when he discovered that I brought the wrong number of bottles for our weekly pickup (“Now we have to do ANOTHER lid switch”). Then, my editor brought to my attention two typos – I somehow placed a needless apostrophe into the [...]
In case you missed it, this story by Kris Henry of the Mail Tribune describes the confusing world Oregon baseball coaches live in. One season, a bat is legal, and the next it’s not. There’s a list. Better keep that list handy, lest you face South Medford, whose assistant coach works at Cascade Athletic Supply [...]
The short answer is no. Yes, I realize 11 wins in a row is impressive no matter who you’re beating. But it’s worth mentioning that the Ashland High baseball team, which improved to 17-1 with today’s sweep of Eagle Point, is probably benefiting from its unfortunate status as an unofficial independent. Technically, the Grizzlies compete [...]
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Former Ashland High volleyball star Taylor Hartrick, who graduated from AHS in 2009 and attended the University of Hawaii-Hilo on a volleyball scholarship, is back in Ashland and considering joining the Southern Oregon University volleyball team. Hartrick was a ferocious middle blocker for the Grizzlies, earning the Southern Sky Conference player of the year award [...]
Rolling Stone: Best Raider ever? Lindsey Stone makes her case, picking up her third Cascade Conference player of the year award and leading the SOU women’s volleyball team back to the NAIA National Championships final site. More remarkable, Stone’s fantastic senior season came after a year-long hiatus from volleyball. Every second counts: The Ashland High [...]
So many moments, I needed to divide it into parts: Kickin’ it: Months before “The (x-country) Decision” Sam Jackson uses a spectacular 100-meter sprint at the end of the 5A 400-meter state championship race to grab the gold. His move buries four rivals and gives Jackson an epic victory at Hayward Field. Jackson’s time of 1:57.16 goes down [...]
No, the Tidings will not dedicate a sports section this week to “the best Ashland sports stories of 2010,” but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a list in my head. Wait a minute … this is a blog. Almost anything can go here. So, here’s my list, in no particular order. So close, yet: [...]
Western Washington junior forward Rory Blanche, who starred for the Ashland High Grizzlies as a senior in 2006-07, is blossoming into a dual-threat for the Vikings. Blanche has started all nine games and is averaging 12.7 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds. That first number could go up soon since Blanche, who owns a sweet [...]
