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Bend Rugby Headed to Nationals

The team’s undefeated league play was capped by a big win in the Pacific NW Division title game

Chris MillerApril 27, 2018September 17, 2024

Bend Rugby’s undefeated league play was followed up by a 58-point thrashing of the Boise Lions for the Pacific Northwest Division title. Bend won the game 70-12. Bend now travels to San Francisco to play in the Nationals, which starts April 28. Bend Rugby was started in 1975 when Keith Erickson and John Jeans founded […]

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Tetherow’s New Head Golf Pro Jake Edwards

A family-friendly atmosphere welcomes younger golfers

Jaclyn BrandtMay 25, 2016May 25, 2024

The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour is considered one of the most valuable audiences in sports, more likely to own second homes, use the advice of a financial advisor and invest more than $100,000. The demographics of PGA Tour viewers includes more C-suite executives and more women in top management positions. Yet, despite the value […]

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Women’s Rugby Gains Momentum

Bend Lady Roughriders reach regional playoffs

Brian JenningsApril 20, 2016June 1, 2025

“Rugby? I didn’t even know it existed in Bend,” says Mara Burnell in summarizing the common response when the sport is brought up in conversation. There is women’s rugby competition in Bend – and at a high level thanks to the Bend Lady Roughriders, whose following is growing as the sport becomes more popular. They […]

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Zach Emerson

The vanishing all-season athlete

Mike FicherFebruary 3, 2016April 8, 2024

Zach Emerson, a high school senior at Mountain View, is becoming an anomaly in the contemporary sports world–he plays football, soccer, basketball, and track and field. In an age of increasing athletic specialization, Emerson is an endangered species–the multi-sport athlete. (And a darn good one, too.) On the gridiron, Emerson was named on the 2015 class […]

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