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Medford’s Jaida Ross is going to Paris Olympics; 3rd in shot put trials
EUGENE, Ore. – A Medford native has earned a trip to this month’s Olympics in Paris, after finishing in third in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic Trials. At the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials on Saturday in Eugene, Jaida Ross qualified after making a 19.6 meter throw in the women’s shot put final.
Medford native wins two fishing titles in BAM Pro Tour Championship
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Medford native wins two consecutive Bass Angler Magazine (BAM) Pro Tour Championship titles. After a journey of over a thousand miles, Colby Pearson had his first tournament win in Arizona in April. This made the Southern Oregon angler the first-ever BAM Pro Tour champion at...
Del Norte Little League All Stars, 10-12 Baseball
The Del Norte Little League 10-12 All Stars competed in the District Eight Tournament that started Friday, June 14 in Medford. Del Norte opened up the tourney vs. the Medford Nationals with a 28-1 win. Del Norte pitchers Colt Presler, Chase Bachmann. Damien Parras and Trevon Barber all pitched for Del Norte, giving up only two hits. In Game 2, on Saturday, DN played Brookings and again came out on top, 28-2. Game 3 Del Norte played Gold Valley and was victorious 11-1, Ernesto Gamez, Damien Parras and Colt Presler tosses a combined no-hitter. DN played in the Championship game, winning 16-6. The State Chamionship will be played July 20. Manager Tyler Backmann expressed his pride with the youngsters. “ They came out swinging. We had 73 hits over shortened games.”
Dates Set For Fred Brownfield’s Northern Speedweek
ALGER, Wash. — Fifty-Five Promotions has announced the revival of Fred Brownfield’s Northern Speedweek Tour. In a respectful tribute to the late Fred Brownfield, whose contributions significantly shaped dirt-track racing in the region, the group sought and received approval from Debbie Brownfield to honor his legacy and naming the tour after him.
Official weigh-ins for local fighters ahead of combat sport event
MEDFORD, Ore. – On Friday, the Arena Wars combat sports promotion held their official weigh ins for Saturday’s fight night. Fighters made their way to the Trophy Club Bar and Grill in Medford, to step on the scales. The weigh ins are important because it determines if a fighter is eligible to fight. They have to weigh in at their weight division limit and cut several pounds to do so.
Klamath Falls Falcons close out Coach K Classic with lopsided victory
Inside-the-park home runs from Ryan Glidden and Marcos Ulloa-Ford, coupled by four RBIs from Carson Siems and three more from Ian Meyer, helped the Klamath Falls Falcons snap a four-game losing streak with a 14-1 victory over the Salem Dodgers on Sunday in the Coach K Classic at Lithia & Driveway Fields in Medford.
USL Power Rankings: The coaching carousel begins, Phoenix Rising plummet & more from Week 17
17 weeks down, 17 to go. It’s the exact midpoint of the USL regular season, and two coaching changes marked the occasion in style. Morten Karlsen was the first to go, leaving the Orange County job amicably to return home to Denmark. Karlsen was appointed to the job partway through 2023 and quickly turned a struggling unit into a title contender. His success in the Championship ultimately earned him a promotion to a European job.
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