Posted on October 4th, 2018 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: clouds, landscape, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Ashland from the Cascades

Ashlyn Flynn

@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @ashlynflynn0216

Posted on October 3rd, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens Nikon, ashlyn flynn, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, volleyball. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Ashlyn Flynn!

Coach Charlie Hall and Devvon Gage

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football #NAIAFootball #PlayNAIA @NAIA @CoachHall_SOU @DevvonGage

Massey was impressed with Marian’s win; they jumped three spots to #1. Morningside beat Hastings 65-0, putting them in a two-way tie with the idle Raiders for the #2 ranking. Although Rocky Mountain also had a bye week, Massey moved them up a spot to #7, meaning #2 will be traveling to play at #7 this Saturday. Massey gives the Raiders an 80% chance of winning and picks SOU by 11 points.

The new 2018 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll came out today. My prediction from Saturday was nearly correct. SOU did move up to #2. St. Francis came in it at #5 instead of #4. The Raiders received two first place votes, not enough to overcome Morningside’s 13. The coaches are predictable–move up so long as someone above you suffers a defeat, drop if you lose even if it was to a great team. Therefore, preseason rankings mean a lot in NAIA football. That hurt SOU last year, and may hurt Marian this year. If Marian and SOU win out, expect to see them in Ashland on December 1.

Posted on October 1st, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens Nikon, coach charlie hall, devvon gage, football, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on New rankings and poll

Gonzalo Garcia

@SOUMensSoccer @SOURaiders @G11Gonzo

Details here.

Posted on October 1st, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens Nikon, Gonzalo Garcia, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, soccer. Comments Off on Player of the Week

Zombie Apocalypse

“Brains! Brains! I want, live brain! Brains! Brains!”

Second trip up Mt. Ashland on the day for this guy

This guy deserved Daddy Ramen after he ran the course twice!

Cold, outdoor beer on a cold, windy day — yes, please?

Posted on September 30th, 2018 under only in ashland. Tags: fog, mt. ashland, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Mt. Ashland 5k, 2018 edition

@SOUAshland

Posted on September 30th, 2018 under only in ashland. Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, campus, grizzly peak, Nikon D750, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on Two years ago today…

Wyatt Hutchinson

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football #NAIAFootball #PlayNAIA @NAIA @Che55Che @wyatthutch7

Frontier Conference teams did not play today. Other NAIA games featured some upsetting results. #11 Baker lost. #9 Georgetown lost. #4 Lindsey Wilson lost. And the biggest of all? #1 St. Francis lost to #6 Marian.

It will be interesting to see what Massey (tomorrow) and the coaches (Monday) think of all of this. I’m guessing the coaches top five will change to:
#1 Morningside
#2 Southern Oregon
#3 Marian
#4 St. Francis
#5 Northwestern

If the above happens, and the Raiders win out, they will have home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Worst case scenario, for SOU, is if the coaches do something like this:
#1 Marian
#2 Morningside
#3 St. Francis
#4 Southern Oregon
#5 Northwestern

Posted on September 29th, 2018 under only in ashland. Tags: che che malot, football, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, sports photography, wyatt hutchinson. Comments Off on Upset Saturday

Maddy Spangler

Students are back on campus, and after a weekend where all teams were on the road, most are home this weekend. Smoke is supposedly clearing this afternoon.

Makayla Hoyt

Posted on September 28th, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: maddy spangler, Makayla Hoyt, Raider Athletics, soccer, sports photography, volleyball. Comments: 1

@SOURaiders @SOU_Softball @Kelsee_R

Posted on September 27th, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Kelsey Randall, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, softball. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Kelsey Randall!