With six returning starters and some promising newcomers joining the program, the Roseburg High softball team believes it’s capable of making a postseason run this spring.
WINCHESTER — Taylor Stricklin’s time as a member of the Umpqua Community College women’s basketball team is coming to a close.
Both the boys and girls basketball teams from Days Creek are heading to the Class 1A state tournaments in Baker City this week.
Roseburg High School is bringing home its sixth consecutive Class 6A state wrestling title.
The bottom line: It goes in the books as a victory for the Roseburg Indians.
It took a village to get William Byrd to the finish line of the Rocky Raccoon 100-mile endurance race in Huntsville, Texas.
DAYS CREEK — It’s certainly a unique arrangement James Ellis has during the winter sports season.
RIDDLE — In a Class 1A Skyline League boys basketball matchup between two division leaders, Riddle and Umpqua Valley Christian played a highly-entertaining game Tuesday night.
Kaden Seely was unable to walk, tie his shoes or put socks on in the final months of his sophomore year at Roseburg High School.
DRAIN — Natalie Thompson stays busy as a student-athlete at North Douglas High School.
Hunter Agsten was missed for Roseburg’s last home swim meet Thursday against Sheldon at the YMCA of Douglas County.
Roseburg High School’s career boys basketball scoring record was within reach for Collin Warmouth on Tuesday.
Girls have been wrestling in Douglas County high schools since Asia DeWeese, the current Umpqua Community College women’s coach, joined Sutherlin’s team in 1986.
The first message sent across the Southwest Conference came from Robertson Memorial Gym on Friday night.
SUTHERLIN — Sutherlin’s Bryce Olsen pinned Siuslaw’s Elijah LaCosse in 1:42 to win the 132-pound bracket at the Sutherlin Wrestling Classic on Saturday.
SUTHERLIN — Sutherlin’s girls basketball team had to fight to keep its lead, but was able to hold on for a 57-51 win to open Far West League play Tuesday evening.
GLENDALE — No girls basketball team, no problem.
WINSTON — Douglas fended off a South Umpqua rally early in the fourth quarter, sinking eight free throws down the stretch to notch a 64-54 victory on Friday night in the Far West League boys basketball opener.
WINSTON — The South Umpqua girls basketball team made some big plays in crunch time and left the Douglas gym with a satisfying win on Friday night.
OAKLAND — The Glide boys basketball team couldn’t shake Bandon on Friday night, thanks to some 3-point shooting by the Tigers.
OAKLAND — The Oakland High girls basketball team shook off a shaky start and dropped No. 1 Kennedy from the ranks of the unbeaten on Friday night.
Roseburg High senior Zack Mandera made it official Thursday night.
WINCHESTER — Garrett Russell is feeling healthy, and has been an impact wrestler in his first season with the Umpqua Community College program.
Having to cut weight to wrestle at 184 pounds took the fun out of wrestling for Max Hane during his redshirt junior season at Southern Oregon University.
Roseburg led for more than 25 minutes in Tuesday’s nonconference girls basketball game against Ashland, but ultimately fell 41-37 at Stewart W. Robertson Memorial Gymnasium.
Roseburg High’s girls basketball season started with a 46-33 nonconference loss to Eagle Point on Wednesday at Robertson Memorial Gym despite a strong defensive effort by the Tribe.
Pacific won the Class 1A boys basketball state title — and the Skyline League crown — before graduating five seniors at the end of last season.
Skyline League play promises to be competitive again, at least for four Douglas County schools.
Roseburg High’s bowling teams are aiming for spots in the High School State Championship in February at AMF Firebird Lanes in Salem.
When you’ve been coaching as long as Mike Pardon has — and been snake-bit to the extent Roseburg High has experienced in recent years — it’s easy to understand a cautious level of optimism for a new season.
Artificial turf at Roseburg’s Legion Field is getting closer to reality.
On Monday, Jeff Smith will start his 17th season of basketball coaching duties at Glide High School.
GLIDE — There’s not much better than football practice in the brisk chill of a November evening.
It’s that time of the year where every opponent is a good one and most of the time is a fresh one.
Greg Gibby hasn’t stepped on the floor or field in a Roseburg High uniform in his four years at the school, but the senior may have been the most influential member of both the football and boys basketball programs the school has had.
Pink uniforms or pink accessories are a pretty common sight at sporting events in October — breast cancer awareness month.
TRI CITY — Before Sydnie Johnson delivered the first serve of the match, Irrigon had the appearance of a team that would be scrappy, but unlikely to derail South Umpqua from its pursuit of a Class 3A playoff victory.
