Brien “Skinny” McKinney of 221Fly @ Britt (August 2017)

@brittfestivals

September 11th, 2017 | Tags: 221Fly, britt festivals, concert photography, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D750 | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Brien McKinney!

Holy Grail @ Musichead (August 2015)

It’s taken me over two years to get up this photo of Holy Grail. You’re welcome.

September 11th, 2017 | Tags: concert photography, holy grail, musichead, Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Holy Grail @ Musichead

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @tre_holmes @ArmandoGauger

EOU beat Western Montana today. Not much changed with Massey Ratings as SOU stayed put at #5. Massey was more impressed with Morningside’s win than Montana Tech’s victory over lowly Montana Northern so Montana Tech slid to #4 according to Massey.

Just a point of clarification… Several people said last week after this post that Massey doesn’t mean anything. It is true that Massey doesn’t mean anything in terms of who goes to the postseason or who gets home games in the postseason, but Massey means much more than the coaches’ poll in terms of predicting who will win games as I’ve documented many times over the years.

So what rankings do count? The extremely biased and inaccurate coaches’ poll is the only one that counts in the NAIA’s eyes. The first one comes out tomorrow (Monday, September 11). Based on what the coaches normally do, I believe Montana Tech will end up #5, Eastern Oregon will be ranked somewhere between #11 and #15, SOU will be somewhere between #14 and #18, and Western Montana will drop to somewhere around #20 or #21.

The Raiders will travel to Western Montana for next Saturday’s game. Massey has Southern Oregon as a 3-point favorite.

Update: How did I do?

September 10th, 2017 | Tags: armando gauger, devvon gage, football, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, sam woods, sports photography, tre holmes | Category: people | Comments (1)

September 10th, 2017 | Tags: Raider Athletics, volleyball | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on 3 years ago today…

Aldrick Rosas in 2013

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @Giants

While Rosas has played in many preseason NFL games (for the Titans last year and the Giants this year), his first regular season game will be today vs. the Dallas Cowboys. Game time is 5:30 on the west coast.

September 10th, 2017 | Tags: Aldrick Rosas, football, Raider Athletics, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Aldrick Rosas set for pro debut

Tanner Trosin

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @TannerTrosin

2-0 SOU beat the College of Idaho today, 41-25. Tanner now has 5 TD passes on the year with no interceptions.

September 9th, 2017 | Tags: football, Raider Athletics, sports photography, tanner trosin | Category: people | Comments Off on Trosin throws four TD passes

Jason Shelley and Bronsen Ader celebrate Ader’s 74-yard touchdown reception

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @itsbronsenADER @jasonshelley_

Massey Ratings has SOU as a 4-point favorite in today’s game at College of Idaho.

September 9th, 2017 | Tags: Bronsen Ader, football, Jason Shelley, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, sports photography | Category: people | Comments Off on Gameday!

Makayla Hoyt with the kill

@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @HoytMakayla

7 p.m. start at Ashland High School tonight against OIT.

September 6th, 2017 | Tags: Makayla Hoyt, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, volleyball | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Gameday!

Lake Street Dive (August 2017)

@lakestreetdive @brittfestivals

A year ago, I saw Lake Street Dive for the first time. A couple weeks ago, I saw them again.

September 5th, 2017 | Tags: britt festivals, concert photography, lake street dive | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Lake Street Dive @ Britt