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SOU runner Frantz will be our Sports Chat guest
Southern Oregon University’s Seena Frantz, an All-American cross country runner, will be the featured guest Friday on the Mail Tribune Sports Chat. Frantz will join MT reporter Dan Jones for an interactive session at noon. Log on to www.mailtribune.com/mtsportschat to listen and participate with questions of your own.
Frantz, a former Ashland High standout, earned All-American [...]
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Thoughts on OSAA changes and our series
I’ve gotten some comments on the OSAA stories we’ve been running. Here’s a few:
“Good stories but the whole concept is absurd. Are they league games, are they not league games? Virtually everyone gets into the state playoffs. It seems to me the conference schedules have lost all of their value. A five-class system was the [...]
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Let us know what you think about OSAA changes
The OSAA’s tinkering with classifications, alignment, power ratings, playoff bracketing, et al., has us venturing into uncharted territory, from those scheduling the games to those coaching the games to those playing the games to those watching the games to those covering the games.
There are quirks, certainly. The hybrid system, rating of teams, the funky Ashland-Eagle [...]
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Speedway’s John Skinner on Sports Chat
We lost Southern Oregon football coach Steve Helminiak due to practice commitments today, but John Skinner of Southern Oregon Speedway will pinch hit and talk about what’s happening at the dirt track oval as the season winds down.
Join John and reporter Dan Jones at noon at www.mailtribune.com/mtsportschat. It’s live so you can jump in with [...]
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AJGA first round in the books
The first round is in the books at the American Junior Golf Association tournament at Centennial. First-round play was suspended because of lightning in the area Tuesday. It resumed this morning with about half the 132 players having to go back out.
Jake Knapp’s 66 held up as the leading boys score.
When the girls finished this [...]
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Wu has solid round to open AJGA event
Dylan Wu of Medford shot a 1-over-par 73 today in the first round of the American Junior Golf Association tournament at Centennial Golf Club. It put him in a tie for 19th place in the early going. Wu had a morning tee time. Kevin Murphy of Rogue River was -1 through nine holes and should [...]
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Roseburg ousted from Legion World Series
We’ve gotten a call or two wondering why we don’t report on Roseburg in the American Legion World Series. I believe the suggestion is that it’s sour grapes on our part because Roseburg ousted the Medford Mustangs at state. Actually, the reason is, Roseburg isn’t in our coverage area and we don’t follow the team. [...]
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SOU’s Lindsey Stone to guest on Sports Chat Friday
After a week’s hiatus because our intrepid Sports Chat host, Dan Jones, was on vacation, the online show returns Friday with Southern Oregon University volleyball player Lindsey Stone as the guest. She’s a fitting subject because the Raiders open the season on Monday and, well, her story is a compelling one.
She starred at Ashland High, went to Oregon to play, returned [...]
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Ashland’s Kendall gets first professional action
Ian Kendall saw his first action as a professional recently. The recent Ashland High graduate pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays’ minor league rookie team Saturday against the Orioles farm team.
Kendall, a fifth-round draft pick, gave up three runs, including one earned, on two hits in the eighth inning of a Gulf Coast League game. [...]
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Sophomore Thomas named Ducks’ starting QB