Am. Athlete: Daniel Shao and Sherry Hu
TALENT, Ore. – Moving from one city to another can be tough. Moving to a different country can be frightening, but local couple, who moved to Medford from St. Louis last June, knows just how to make...
View ArticleAmateur Athlete: Jerome Lee
MEDFORD, Ore. – After time in the service and a long career in the mills, at 78 year-old, Jerome Lee would just assume sit back in his easy chair. Instead, he’s bowling at a level above people half...
View ArticleAmateur Athlete: River Davis
ASHLAND, Ore. — Two years ago, River Davis reached the 5A State Tennis Tournament. The next season, she didn’t return. Instead, she spent the year in Japan. “I definitely wanted to experience what it...
View ArticleAmateur Athlete: Torgerson Brothers
WHITE CITY, Ore. — Indy Car racing can wait. Dirt cars will come. For Austin and Ashton Torgerson, right now i’ts all about go-karts. “It’s pretty fun,” said Austin. “You’re not going to be good your...
View ArticleAmateur Athlete: Halley Folsom
MEDFORD, Ore. — On April 19th at the Oregon Relays in Eugene, Halley Folsom gave the 800 meter run a try. She had raced the 800 once before and won, but this was not Halley’s main event. “We knew she...
View ArticleParagliding Becomes a Lifelong Passion
TRAIL, Ore. — Several years ago, Donneta Grizzell started skydiving, and later encouraged her husband Ryan to come along. Ryan was afraid of heights, but cautiously agreed to try it. When he did, that...
View ArticleAmateur Athlete: Mike Wheeler
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — The Speed Sport Challenge at Millbridge Speedway featured Outlaw Spring Karts on one of the sport’s biggest stage and many of racing’s big names. Mike Wheeler was not one of...
View ArticleAmateur Athlete: Byron Higinbotham
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Byron Higinbotham is not an actual ninja based on traditional standards, but he sure looks like one on the Higs Gym obstacle course in Central Point. “I was really interested in...
View ArticleAmateur Athlete: Scott Richter
MEDFORD, Ore. — Scott Richter is listed at 6’5″, 290 lbs. He’s the physical prototype of a high school lineman, but stereotypes can be deceiving. “For me personally, I don’t think football is life,”...
View ArticleAmateur Athlete: Motade Atanda
ASHLAND, Ore. — It’s a bit disconcerting for SOU’s opponents when Motade Atanda rises for the attack. Maybe it’s the nearly four kills per set, or maybe it’s the lightning speed on her finish. “She...
View ArticleAmateur Athlete: Troy & Lokai Wohosky
MEDFORD, Ore. — For Troy Wohosky, boxing was always a family affair. “When I was young, what linked me to my grandpa was he was always talking about boxing and he was in boxing, and it inspired me,”...
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