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  • McKenzie Sports Report - December 5

    Cliff Richardson|Dec 5, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams host Oakridge on Wednesday, December 4. The Girls game tips off at 6:00 pm and the Boys game will start at 7:30 pm, The two teams travel to Nixyaawii Community School in Pendleton on Friday, December 6 and December 7 to participate in the Bouncin' Cancer Tournament. The Eagle Varsity Girls will open with the Stanfield JV team, 1:00 pm on Friday and play Pilot Rock at 9:00 am on Saturday. The McKenzie Boys will play Nixyaawii JV on Friday, 2:30 pm...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - November 28

    Cliff Richardson|Nov 28, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The fall athletic season has concluded and there are no scheduled contests this week. The opening contests for the Winter Basketball season are scheduled for Wednesday, December 4, at McKenzie with Oakridge. The Eagle Varsity Girls will tip-off at 6:00 pm and the Varsity Boys will follow with a 7:30 pm start. Championship Weekend On The Gridiron With the 2024 Cross Country and Volleyball Championships settled and safely etched in the record books, Football action wraps up this weekend around the...

  • McKenzie Sports Report

    Cliff Richardson|Nov 21, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Fall season has concluded. There are no contests scheduled this week. Grid Iron Championship Week We're down to seven high school football games in the State of Oregon and by the end of the week, seven new Championship teams will advance to their respective Title game and the other seven teams will not. The fact of the matter, however, is that all fourteen of the last fourteen school teams involved at this point are Champions in their own right and in the minds and hearts of their...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - November 14

    Cliff Richardson|Nov 14, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity 2024 Fall Sports season has concluded. There are no contests scheduled this week. The McKenzie School District will hold its annual Fall Sports/Academics Awards Banquet on Tuesday, November 12, at 5:30 pm in the High School cafeteria. Both High School and Middle School academic and athletic achievements will be honored. Will Meister Finishes 52nd At State Will Meister was McKenzie’s lone qualifier to the OSAA 2A/1A State Cross Country Championships held at Lane Community College l...

  • Blue River Work Day A Success!!

    Cliff Richardson|Nov 7, 2024

    The Blue River Work and Cleanup Day held last Sunday, November 3, was a rousing success. What started out as a your standard rainy and chilly November morning evolved into a warmer and appreciated sun-teasing day highlighted with much good work accomplished by the cheerful volunteers who answered the call from sponsor McKenzie Locals Helping Locals. The volunteer work crew represented the entire length of the McKenzie River Valley and included Antony Able, Melanie Brite, Mark Bruce, Don Dowe,...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - November 7

    Cliff Richardson|Nov 7, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The OSAA 3A/2A/1A State Cross Country Championships Meet will be held on Saturday, November 9, at Lane Community College. The 2A/1A Boys 5,000 meters race starts at 10:00 am, the 3A/2A/1A Girls 5,000 meters race at 10:35 am, and the 3A Boys 5,000 meters race will begin at 11:10 am. Will Meister Qualifies For State Championships Eagle Runs PR 7th Place District Time McKenzie's Will Meister is running the fastest cross-country times of his life. The Eagle junior set a new Personal Record time, just eight...

  • McKenzie Locals Helping Locals To Sponsor November 3rd Blue River Cleanup Day

    Cliff Richardson|Oct 31, 2024

    Fall Season has arrived armed some pretty decent rainy days putting to bed another long and dry fire season. If you recall, however, the Spring season was wet and warm and responsible for profuse vegetative growth, some still standing. Earlier in the summer, McKenzie Locals Helping Locals sponsored a Blue River Cleanup Day. Those efforts around the South end of town helped remove invasive Scotch Broom plantations and other invasive plants as well as pick up many, diverse scattered items remaining following the Holiday Farm Fire and initial...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - October 31

    Cliff Richardson|Oct 31, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Cross Country teams will participate in the Special District 4 Championships this Thursday, October 31, at Lane Community College. The Boys 2A/1A-SD4 Special District 5,000 meters race will start at 2:00 pm and the Girls 3A/2A/1A 5,000 meters race will begin at 2:45 pm. The McKenzie 2024 Varsity Volleyball and Football Seasons have concluded. There are no volleyball or football scheduled contests. The McKenzie School District will host its annual Fall Sports Banquet on Tuesday,...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - October 24

    Cliff Richardson|Oct 24, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Volleyball team hosts Triangle Lake on Tuesday, October 22, with match time set for 6:00 pm. The Eagle team hosts Siletz Valley on Thursday, October 24, and the first set is scheduled for 5:30 pm. The McKenzie Athletic Department will be honoring senior volleyball players on Thursday. The McKenzie Varsity Cross Country teams travel to Stewart Park at Roseburg on Wednesday, October 23, to compete in the Umpqua Invite. The Varsity Girls 5,000 meters race starts at 12:00 pm and the...

  • McKenzie Sports Report

    Cliff Richardson|Oct 17, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Volleyball team travels to Alsea on Tuesday, October 15, starting at 6:00 pm. The Eagles will host Triangle Lake on Tuesday, October 22, with match time again set for 6:00 pm. McKenzie's Cross Country teams travel to Harrisburg on Thursday, October 17, to participate in the Harrisburg Invitational 2024 meet. The Girls ' meters Varsity race starts at 5:00 pm, and the Boys ' K race will begin at 5:30 pm. The Eagle football team hosts Gilchrist on Friday, October 18. Kickoff is...

  • McKenzie Sports Report

    Cliff Richardson|Oct 10, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Volleyball team travels to Eddyville Charter on Tuesday, October 8, for a Mt. West League contest set for a 6:00 pm start. The Eagle team hosts Glendale on Saturday, October 12, in a non-league contest starting at noon. The McKenzie Varsity Six-man Football Team hosts Washington School for the Deaf (WA) in a non-league game on Thursday, October 10. Kickoff is at 4:00 p.m. The Eagle Cross Country teams travel to Seven Oak Middle School in Lebanon on Wednesday, October 9. The...

  • McKenzie Sports Report

    Cliff Richardson|Sep 26, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Volleyball team travels to Triangle Lake on Tuesday, September 24, for a match scheduled for a 6:00 pm start. The Eagle team also travels to Mapleton on Thursday, September 26, and that match will begin at 6:00 pm. The McKenzie Varsity Cross-Country teams travel to Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon on Friday, September 27, to compete in the Champs Invite, sponsored by East Linn Christian Academy. The 5,000-meter Varsity Girls' race starts at 4:30 p.m., and the 5,000-meter Varsity Boys'...

  • McKenzie Sports Report

    Cliff Richardson|Sep 19, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Volleyball team hosts Alsea on Tuesday, September 17, with match time set at 6:00 pm. The Eagles host Eddyville Charter on Thursday, September 19, and that match time is also set for 6:00 pm. The McKenzie Varsity Football team travels to Crow on Friday, September 20. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 pm. The Eagle Cross Country teams travel to Seaside on Saturday, September 21, to participate in the Three Course Challenge. Eagles Defeat Days Creek in Home Opener McKenzie’s Varsity S...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - May 16

    Cliff Richardson|May 16, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The Class 1A State Track and Field Championships are this Thursday, May 16, and Friday, May 17 at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon. This meet will conclude the 2024 McKenzie Varsity Track and Field season. Griffin Withalm Sprints To State McKenzie 4x100 m. Relay Qualifies McKenzie Track and Field student/athlete Griffin Withalm qualified for the 2024 Class 1A State Track and Field meet at Hayward Field next Thursday and Friday, May 16, and 17. Withalm qualified for both the...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - May 9

    Cliff Richardson|May 9, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Track and Field teams travel to Sutherlin High School on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, to compete in the 1A-SD2 and 3A-SD5 Championships. Field events start at 1:00 p.m., and track events begin at 11:00 a.m. McKenzie Boys/Girls Close At Home Win End Of The Season Meet At AMJ McKenzie’s Varsity Boys and Girls Track teams won their last meet at home, held at the iconic Aaron and Marie Jones Community Track and hosted by both the McKenzie Track and Field organization and M...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - May 2

    Cliff Richardson|May 2, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Track and Field Teams return home this week, Thursday, May 2, to participate in the McKenzie End of the Season meet. The meet will be held at Aaron and Marie Jones Community Track with field events starting at 4:30 pm and track events beginning at 5:00 pm. The Eagle Varsity teams travel to Gilchrist on Saturday, May 4, with field events beginning at 11:00 am and track events starting at 1:00 pm. Eagle Boys Seventh, Girls Eighth At MVC Track Meet The McKenzie Varsity Track and...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - April 25

    Cliff Richardson|Apr 25, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Track and Field teams travel to Creswell on Wednesday, April 24, to participate in the MVC meet. Field events will begin at 3:00 pm and track events will start at 4:00 pm. The Eagle teams travel to Legends Field, at Harrisburg High School, on Friday, April 26, to participate in the Harrisburg Twilight Meet. Field events start at 3:00 pm and track events begin at 4:00 pm. Eagles Run With Big Dogs In Redmond The McKenzie Track teams slipped over the Pass to Redmond last Wednesday,...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - April 11

    Cliff Richardson|Apr 11, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Track and Field teams travel to Mapleton on Thursday, April 11, to participate in the Mapleton middle-of-the-season meet. Field events start at 4:30 pm and the track events begin at 5:00 pm. The teams travel to LaPine on Saturday, April 13, to participate in the LaPine Invitational. Field events will begin at 10:00 am and track events will start at noon. McKenzie Boys Second/Girls Third At AMJ Aaron And Marie Jones Invitational The McKenzie Varsity Boys Track and Field team earned...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - March 28

    Cliff Richardson|Mar 28, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Track and Field teams will participate in the Aaron and Marie Jones Invitational track meet on Saturday, April 6. The AMJ Invite will be held at the Aaron and Marie Jones Community Track, with field events starting at 10:00 am and track events beginning at 11:00 am. McKenzie Community Track and Field host the AMJ Invite. McKenzie Track Opens Season At Reedsport McKenzie's Varsity Track and Field teams opened their 2024 season down South on the Oregon Coast last Thursday, March 14....

  • McKenzie Sports Report - March 14

    Cliff Richardson|Mar 14, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week McKenzie Winter sports has concluded. There are no contests scheduled. Mustang Power Dominates State Championships Close only counts in horseshoes. Excepting, it would seem, any horseshoes from Crane. To the point, the Mustangs of Crane recently roped and corralled all the Blue Trophies at the 2024 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A Girls and Boys Basketball State Championships. None of the games played were remotely close. In fact, out of 59 games played this season, the Crane girls and boys...

  • Mt. West League Routed Out Of State Playoffs

    Cliff Richardson|Feb 29, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Winter sports season has concluded. There are no contests scheduled. Mt. West League Routed Out Of State Playoffs Well, that didn't take long. The Mt. West League, arguably the weakest Class 1A Basketball League in the State, was a one-and-done show at the recent 2024 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union State Class 1A Basketball Championships First Round. The Boys First Round games took place around the State last Tuesday, February 20 and the Girls First Round games commenced last...

  • McKenzie Boys Basketball Wrap-up Season With A Win!

    Cliff Richardson|Feb 22, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week McKenzie Varsity Winter Sports have concluded. There are no contests scheduled. McKenzie Boys Basketball Wrap-up Season With A Win! The McKenzie Varsity Boys Basketball season has ended with the start of a win streak! The Eagles defeated the visiting Alsea Wolverines last Wednesday, February 14, 46-37, and on top of that, the celebration included Eagle Senior night. Seniors Salomon Acevedo, Thomas Hayes, and Griffin Withalm, and their teammates played with a heart on Valentine's Day and secured what's...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - Feb. 8

    Cliff Richardson|Feb 8, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams travel to Mapleton on Tuesday, February 6. The Boys' game tips off at 5:30 pm and the Girls' game follows at 7:00 pm. The two Eagle teams travel to Alsea on Thursday, February 8; with the Boys' game slated for a 5:30 pm start and the Girls' game to follow at 7:00 pm. McKenzie will travel to Triangle Lake on Saturday, February 10. The Girls' game is scheduled to begin at noon and the Boys' game will tip off at 1:30 pm. McKenzie Girls Fall To Eagles,...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - Feb. 1

    Cliff Richardson|Feb 1, 2024

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball teams host Eddyville Charter on Tuesday, January 30 with the Boys game starting at 5:30 pm and the Girls following at 7:00 pm. The Eagle Boys team travel to Siletz Valley on Thursday, February 3 for a game tipping off at 6:00 pm. The McKenzie Girls game with Siletz Valley has been canceled. The McKenzie teams host Triangle Lake on Saturday, February 3. The Boys game will begin at Noon and the Girls game will follow, starting at 1:30 pm. Eagle...

  • McKenzie Sports Report - Dec. 14

    Cliff Richardson|Dec 14, 2023

    McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams travel to Yoncalla on Thursday, December 14. Both games are currently scheduled for a 7:00 start, however, fans should check with McKenzie School District to confirm game times. Cougars Claw Eagles In Prospect The Prospect Charter Cougars entertained the visiting McKenzie Eagles last Tuesday, December 5, in a non-league boys and girls varsity basketball game. The Cougars are members of the Mt. Valley...

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