For the last two years we have watched the North Medford athletes make the 10 hour round trip from Southern Oregon to Portland for our elite events. Every weekend during the winter they have jumped in their car around 5-6 AM, and made the journey up north to compete against the top kids in the Pacific Northwest. To say it has been inspirational would be an understatement…
One of the top Juniors in the state, and a conference player of the year candidate down South is Nick Janakes (6-0 190 RB/S) of North Medford. He was an all league athlete on both sides of the ball as a sophomore and only got better this off season, with standout MVP type performances on the Barton Camp and Combine Tour. Janakes carried the ball…
There is as much respect given to the North Medford Football program, by us at NEI and Barton Football, as any team in the state. They went (2-8) last season and started 13 sophomores , while having one of the better 2015 classes in Oregon. Every weekend during the winter a group of NMHS athletes would make the trip from down south, and attend our winter elite…