Ashland senior Justine Bowen-Jones returns a high backhand during the first set of her 6-2, 6-4 loss to North Medford freshman Erin Chamberlain, Tuesday, in the No. 1 singles match at Hunter Park. Ashland Daily Tidings/DENISE BARATTA
Morin an honorable mention Marla Morin, the junior post who had a breakout 2001-02 season in leading the Ashland girls basketball team to the Class 4A state playoffs, received honorable mention status Tuesday on the Oregonian's all-state team.
March 19: Grizzlies' errors lead to 4-1 loss ROGUE RIVER - The Rogue River Chieftains scored all the runs they would need - three - in the first two innings, including a first-inning solo home run by Kristi Fredericks, in a 4-1 non-league softball win over Ashland High on Monday.
March 19: Locals do well, earn gold in ski nationals TAHOE, Calif - Rogue Valley nordic skiers made their mark recently in the Masters National Championships at the Tahoe cross country and Royal Gorge cross country ski areas.
March 18: Grizzlies stay hot at the plate ETNA, Calif. - The Ashland baseball team went out with a bang at the Etna Tournament Saturday, scoring seven runs in the second inning and out-hitting Trinity 12-2 in a dominating 11-2 victory.
March 18: SOU softball team opens with split Freshman Haley Varley's two-out, seventh-inning, bases-loaded single allowed the Southern Oregon University softball team to salvage a doubleheader split against Northwest Christian College at Raider Field on Saturday.
March 18: SOU Track and Field At Arcata, Calif. - The Raiders had 12 first-place efforts, including two each by Richard Bailey and Nicole Robertson, at the Humboldt Open Invitational Saturday.
March 18: SOU Tennis At Portland, the Raiders women's tennis team earned road victories over Pacific and Lewis and Clark over the weekend to snap a two-match losing streak and improve to 8-3.
March 16:Four is enough for Grizz The Ashland girls softball team only managed to get three hits Friday afternoon against non-league rival Henley. In the frigid weather conditions, three hits were all the Grizz girls needed to win the game 4-1, after a four-run fifth inning.
March 16:AHS splits baseball doubleahder At Etna, Calif., the Grizzlies looked mortal for the first time at the Etna Tournament, splitting a doubleheader Friday on Day 1 of the two-day affair.
March 16:Raiders fall to Wildcats on the road McMINNVILLE - The Southern Oregon University tennis team dropped four of six singles matches and three of four doubles matches in a 7-3 loss to Linfield Friday.
March 15: Ashland's Skinner steps down John Skinner resigned as head coach of the Ashland boys basketball team Tuesday, AHS Athletic Director Jim Nagel said today.