Caleb Bell

Crater High School comes into today’s game at 5 p.m. at North Mountain Park with an eight-game winning streak. Ashland has only six conference games remaining (while Crater has nine). Three of those are head-to-head games between the Comets and Grizzlies. In the Midwestern League Ashland is three back of Crater in the loss column and two back of Marist. Ideally, they need a sweep of Crater, Crater to beat Marist a couple times, and Eagle Point to upset Marist once as well in order to win the league. The top six teams in the conference make the playoffs, and the top four get home games. The top two in the league get first round byes and likely home games deeper into the playoffs though.

April 26th, 2016 | Tags: ashland high school, baseball, NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens, Nikon D750, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on #7 Crater @ #5 Ashland today

Zach Beltz

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Kayleen Smith

Jessa Perkinson

Victoria Mackey

April 25th, 2016 | Tags: jessa perkinson, Kayleen Smith, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, softball, sports photography, track and field, victoria mackey, zach beltz | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Players of the Week

Tylor King

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Normally there are more judges than spectators when it comes to shot put. Not so yesterday at the Raider Invitational. Tylor King is also on the football team, and a large contingent of football players and other SOU athletes came out to support him. Having dozens cheer him on, Tylor nearly hit 55 feet. Even the shortest of his six throws traveled much farther than any of his competitors. He has a good chance to place at Nationals next month in Alabama.

SOU Raider Invitational crowd watching Tylor King shot put

April 24th, 2016 | Tags: chase cole, football, isiah carter, melvin mason, NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens, Raider Athletics, sam woods, sports photography, track and field, tylor king | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Shot put

Jessa Perkinson breaks SOU record in the 5k with a time of 17:12.31 while Coach Shannon Maas gives advice

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Events will be happening today (4/23/16) from 10 until 4 at Raider Stadium.

Eli Stillman won the steeplechase

Ashland-native Sydney Norvell took third in her first collegiate pole vaulting competition

More details here.

More photos here.

April 23rd, 2016 | Tags: eli stillman, jessa perkinson, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, steeplechase, sydney norvell, track and field | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on 2016 Raider Invitational

SOU Track and Field decathlete Joe Dotson

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The heptathlon is over, and favorite Tiana Thomas took first place again.

Freshman Joe Dotson of Southern Oregon is clinging to a slim second-place lead heading into the final events of the decathlon. Oregon Tech’s Seth Gretz, one of the NAIA’s top decathletes, has a large lead.

Tiana Thomas of College of Idaho won the heptathlon

April 22nd, 2016 | Tags: joe dotson, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, track and field | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on 2016 CCC Multi-Event Championship

2016 Rogue Valley Volleyball Club 18 Team

After narrowly missing out on qualifying for Nationals at the NCVA 2016 Golden State National Qualifier (RVC 18 lost only once to the eventual tournament champion), the RVC 18 Team comes into the larger Reno tournament as the #38 seed out of over 110 teams. The rankings will change rapidly and aren’t very reflective at this point as RVC 18 has beaten multiple times several teams that are higher ranked at the outset.

RVC 18 won their first contest of the tournament 25-11, 25-7.

April 22nd, 2016 | Tags: volleyball | Category: people | Comments Off on NCVA 2016 Far Western National Qualifier

Evergreen College’s Irene Moore placed second in the hurdles in the heptathlon

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The CCC heptathlon and decathlon are happening today and tomorrow at Raider Stadium in Ashland. You can watch the events live or follow the results online here.

Oregon Tech’s Seth Gretz won the 100m dash, while SOU’s Joe Dotson came in fourth, in the decathlon

April 21st, 2016 | Tags: joe dotson, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, track and field | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Cascade Conference Multi-Event Championships

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Next Friday night is the annual Red & Black Spring Game in Ashland. Today’s photo is from early in the 2015 season, another season that ended in a trip to the National Championship.

April 21st, 2016 | Tags: football, jeremy scottow, Raider Athletics, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

Nick Sanderson was the big contributor on offense and defense in the Grizzlies win over Churchill yesterday. He held the Lancers to just one run through five innings of work on the mound. His triple (and run scored) and RBI double in his first two at bats on the offensive side of things were the difference in the game.

Ashland will face Churchill twice more this weekend in Eugene. Next week AHS is back in town against Crater, who will likely come into that game riding an eight-game winning streak.

April 20th, 2016 | Tags: ashland high school, baseball, nick sanderson, NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens, Nikon D750, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Ashland now 12-3 after win