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ESPN || Major League Baseball || NBA || NFL Mary Weinhold-Rogan and her daughter, Grace, embark on a training run on Thursday. Photo by Andy Atkinson Marathoner heads north to fight leukemia By DAVID PRESZLER In the midst of a long training jog, even the most dedicated of runners encounters moments of uncertainty. Wearily eyeing an approaching hill, the obvious question arises: Why am I putting myself through this? For Mary Weinhold-Rogan, the answer comes in faces. (More...)   Gutches could have Worlds at his feet By RANDY HAMMERICKSEN Since finishing seventh in his first Olympic Games last July in Atlanta, Medford wrestler Les Gutches has endured a series of frustrations. And pain. Gutches, 24, hopes his recovery from surgery last fall to repair a ruptured disc in his back will allow him to be at full strength Saturday when he competes in the finals of the Las Vegas USA Wrestling Freestyle World Team Trials at 85 kilograms (187.2 pounds). The event is being held at the Thomas & Mack Center on the Nevada-Las Vegas campus. (More...)   Wolcott didn't plan on recent promotion By RANDY HAMMERICKSEN The up-and-down professional baseball journey of Bob Wolcott is back on the upswing. The North Medford High graduate has been recalled by the Seattle Mariners 13 days after he was demoted to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Class Triple-A Pacific Coast League. (More...)   Black Tornado to play Beaverton for crown By FRANK SILOW North Medford has advanced to the Class 4A state championship softball game for the second straight year, but the Black Tornado has not completed its task. When second-ranked North (26-4) takes the field against Beaverton (26-3) at 4 p.m. Saturday at Erv Lind Stadium in Portland, only one thing will be on the players' minds. (More...)   Mail Tribune Home Page