Monthly Archives: June 2008

Good time had at Cota golf tourney

By Tim Trower | Published: June 22, 2008 | Comments closed
By TIM TROWER It was quite a sight. Two former NFL players on the tee box, their jaws set tight, fists clenched, grunting, strutting, giving themselves spirited, ego-boosting pep talks. “I’m the best,” said one. “No one’s better than me,” said the other. “I’m gonna dominate this game,” said the first. On went Chad Cota and Alex Molden, working themselves [...]
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Ode to Rocco

By Tim Trower | Published: June 17, 2008 | Comments closed
By TIM TROWER It was hard not to root for Rocco Mediate as he valiantly tried to tame the Tiger. Mediate is an everyperson’s person, a guy you could see bellying up for a cold one and chatting away with whomever happened to be around. He’s you and me, only a much better golfer. He resonates with the masses. What [...]
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Roger, NOT over and out

By Tim Trower | Published: June 6, 2008 | Comments closed
By TIM TROWER Anyone who saw the piece I wrote for Wednesday’s paper on Roger Craig might wonder how I could possibly have more to say. I know there are people on the copy desk scraching their heads. Long stories kind of creep up on you, especially the “life-and-times” pieces, as a co-hort calls them. I [...]
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Those are the breaks

By Tim Trower | Published: June 1, 2008 | Comments closed
By Luke Andrews For the second time this week we witnessed a disputed call directly affect the outcome of a playoff game for a local team.   On Tuesday, the North Medford baseball team trailed Tigard 4-3 in the final inning of a semifinal game with sophomore Matt Maurer on third and no outs. Maurer attempted to [...]
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