Jr. Eagles softball doing it right

You could make a pretty good argument for the Junior Eagles 12U softball team having a great season. At 21-0, you could make the case in just about any way you wanted. Those numbers are a great argument that this team is something special. Coach Dave Stephens is pretty excited about this team, as much…

Eagles softball now 13-10

The Eagle Point High School softball team fared a little better against Roseburg’s Makinna Akers Saturday. But only a little. Akers limited the Eagles to three hits in both games of a douple header at EPHS as the Indians won 6-0 and 16-0. She held Eagle Point to one hit in a 5-0 victory earlier…

Local youth sets hi goals high, and then he meets them

Finding a student with a perfect 4.0 GPA is one thing, finding one who is also the state champion heavyweight wrestler and third in the nation in the schoolboy/girl division is another. Then add to that, one who is the world record holder in the deadlift (for his age bracket) who also holds the state…

Eagles score big, but still lose one

By Frank Marksman For the Independent Eagle Point put up 28 runs in a double header with Ashland on April 13—yet won just one of the two games. In the first game at North Mountain Park, Eagle Point scored four runs in the first inning on the way to a 14-4 win in a game…

Prospect drops 2 to Bonanza

By Shelli Lass For the Independent Prospect hosted Bonanza in a double header on April 13. Bonanza takes the first game in 5 innings with a 10 – 0 score. Joli Hobbs bounced one over the fence for a stand-up double and Miranda and Halee Hedgpeth each had a single in game one. Bonanza takes…

Champion Raceway’s Opening Event Stopped by Inclement Weather

Jerry Cochrane takes off from the staring line during the preliminary time trials.

Champion Raceway’s first street legal, test & tune event of the drag racing season happened on Saturday, April 6. Despite grey skies in the morning, the race drew a sizable crowd of competitors and spectators alike, so it was easy to tell people were excited. At the driver’s meeting, track official Mark Unger thanked everyone…

Eagle Point girls win first match

The Eagle Point girl’s golf team traveled to Bandon on Monday for a match vs. Gold Beach, Bandon and N. Bend which was held on Bandon Crossing GC. Under wet conditions the Eagle Point girls won their first meet of the season with a team score of 449 vs. 504 for Bandon and incomplete scores…

Pinkerton pitches perfect game for Prospect/Butte Falls team

Prospect/Butte Falls softball team shut out Illinois Valley by a final score of 26-0 in a 5 inning non-league game at Prospect. Junior pitcher Alee Pinkerton pitched a perfect game and struck out six. Prospect had a total of 25 hits. Pinkerton went 4 for 4 with four singles. Shawna Creech, Heather Lass and Joli…

Eagles softball suffers loss to Crater

The Eagle Point High School Softball team was unable to cash in on the few opportunities it had in a 3-0 loss to Crater High School on Tuesday, April 2. The Eagles had runners in scoring position in three different innings, but hit into three double plays and managed only two singles in the loss….

Eagles win three of four

Eagle Point won three of four games at the annual North Medford Spring Break Softball Tournament March 25 and 26. On Monday, the Eagles opened the tournament with a 8-0 win over North Valley before falling to Sheldon 12-2 later in the day. Eagle Point rebounded on Tuesday, beating Hidden Valley 9-3 and routing Springfield…