Monthly Archives: April 2009

Now that’s fast

By Tim Trower | Published: April 29, 2009 | Comments closed
This from the in-case-you-missed-it department: Kellie Schueler of Summit High in Bend showed us that her dominating performance 1 1/2 weeks ago at the Crater Rotary Classic was just a preview of what was to come. The junior sprinter wowed the crowd at last weekend’s Oregon Relays at Hayward Field in Eugene by covering the [...]
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A par 4 disguised as a 3

By Tim Trower | Published: April 25, 2009 | Comments closed
Just got home from work and have the Nationwide Tour event in Valdosta, Ga., taped, hoping to see Jason Allred. I don’t think I will, but this one hole got my attention. It’s a par 3, 252 yards! I laughed out loud when the announcer said, “It’s a reachable par 3.” The group I see, [...]
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Former SOU star Helfrich eyes Oregon position

By Tim Trower | Published: April 23, 2009 | Comments closed
Mark Helfrich, who was born in Medford, starred at Marshfield High in Coos Bay and became a record-setting quarterback for Southern Oregon University, will interview for the offensive coordinator position at Oregon next week. It’s the same position he holds now at Colorado. Here’s an excerpt from a story we had in August 1997 after Helfrich [...]
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Allred plans to get back to basics

By Tim Trower | Published: April 22, 2009 | Comments closed
I finally caught up with Jason Allred as he prepares to play in his first pro golf event this season, the South Georgia Classic in Valdosta, Ga. It’s a Nationwide Tour event. Allred has had a chance to reflect on the past couple years because he hasn’t been in competition to speak of since Q [...]
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Some records will be hard to break

By Tim Trower | Published: April 20, 2009 | Comments closed
It was no small feat to break records at the Crater Rotary Track and Field Classic Saturday at Crater High. The things been going on for 37 years, and there are still some marks almost as old as the meet itself. Crater’s Kayleigh Tyerman got one in the girls 1,500, running 4:41.20 to break a [...]
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Beavers land top-flight hoops recruit

By Tim Trower | Published: April 17, 2009 | Comments closed
There’s been some anticipation about what kind of talent Oregon State basketball coach Craig Robinson could attract with his successful debut season with the Beavers and his relationship to President Obama. Results are starting to come in. Robinson announced on Wednesday the signing Jared Cunningham to a letter of intent. Cunningham is a 6-foot-3 point guard [...]
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As we pinch, track takes a hit

By Tim Trower | Published: April 15, 2009 | Comments closed
We got to talking about the way we’re handling — the way we’ve reduced — track results, going with only the winners on weekday dual and three-way meets. It’s not a move that thrills track followers, and we’ve heard from a few. The reason we did that is because we’re making cuts in a number [...]
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Hear the Roseburg-North baseball game online

By Tim Trower | Published: April 13, 2009 | Comments closed
For those unable to make it out to North Medford High, the Roseburg-North Medford Southwest Conference-opening baseball game Tuesday can be heard online via a Douglas County Web site. Go HERE to check it out. Save the link for future use, as other games involving Rogue Valley teams will be found there when playing Roseburg.
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Thoughts from a sports editor on his way out

By Tim Trower | Published: April 11, 2009 | Comments closed
I just came across a bit of interesting news. A fellow I was to room with at the recent Associated Press Sports Editors judging for the national contest is no longer in the business. Chris Iott of the Citizen Patriot in Jackson, Mich., took a buyout recently. He and I met at the convention in [...]
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Previews for SWC baseball and softball coming

By Tim Trower | Published: April 10, 2009 | Comments closed
A reader wondered when we’d have preview stories and capsules for Southwest Conference baseball and softball and Southern Sky Conference softball. They are in the works and will run before the league openers. In the case of SSC softball, that’s tomorrow, when defending league champ Ashland visits defending Class 5A state champ Crater for a [...]
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