
Alejandro Sandoval
@SOUWrestling @SOURaiders @al3jandro4
Both the SOU men and women wrestlers will compete today (1/9/16) at Southwestern Oregon Community College.
January 9th, 2016 | Tags: Alejandro Sandoval, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, wrestling | Category: people | Comments Off on Wrestling in Coos Bay today

From Halloween six years ago in my pre-DSLR days.
January 8th, 2016 | Tags: clouds | Category: nature, only in ashland | Comments Off on Dark clouds

Demi Sahlinger
@SOURaiders @souwbb @DemiSahlinger10
I began hinting about it after the blowout victory over previously unbeaten Warner Pacific. The team is probably forbidden from talking or thinking about it at this point in the season. However, Massey not only picks football; they also pick women’s basketball (and a bunch of other things).
Massey says the SOU women’s basketball team isn’t going to lose another game this regular season.

Massey Rankings predicting NAIA women’s basketball (specifically the Southern Oregon Raiders)
The coaches have SOU at #12. Massey has them at #7.
January 7th, 2016 | Tags: basketball, demi sahlinger, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Massey predicts a 27-0 season for SOU

Paulla Pinheiro with the dig in 2014
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @paulla_op
Volleyball begins again in the Rogue Valley this Saturday. Ashland High School is hosting a jamboree on 1/9/16. The first real tournament for the Rogue Valley Volleyball Club (RVVCB) will be in Eugene from 1/16-1/18.
January 7th, 2016 | Tags: paulla pinheiro, Raider Athletics, sports photography, volleyball | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on TBT

Mark Morgan of Urinator
Music begins about 8. 21+ show.
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January 6th, 2016 | Tags: burney chair, club 66, concert photography, musichead, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D750, urinator | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Urinator and Weeed @ Club 66 tonight

Ashley Claussen is averaging over 20 points a game
@SOURaiders @souwbb
The #12 Raiders continued their winning ways this evening over #28 Oregon Tech. Why the coaches have SOU at #12, with only one other undefeated team (#1 Saint Xavier), is a mystery. The other question, which begins to loom large now that SOU has slaughtered 10-2 #24 Warner Pacific and beaten OIT on the road, is will the Raiders finish the regular season without a loss?
January 5th, 2016 | Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography | Category: people | Comments Off on 14-0

Carly Meister and Autumn Durand battle for a rebound against Warner Pacific
@SOURaiders @souwbb @ADurand25 @CarlyMeister34
After New Year’s Eve’s victories over Warner Pacific put both SOU teams into first place all by themselves, the Raiders will now hit the road and not play again in Ashland until January 23. Tonight’s games are in Klamath Falls against always tough Oregon Tech.
While the men have been champions of eking out victories by the narrowest of margins, the women have dominated their opponents. The transitive property doesn’t work very well for sports forecasting, but the women crushed Warner Pacific who beat the Owls in Klamath Falls so another victory seems very possible tonight.
BTW, new rankings come out later today. If the Lady Raiders aren’t in the top ten then the voting coaches haven’t been watching these games.

Alex Miller
January 5th, 2016 | Tags: alex miller, basketball, Carly Meister, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD | Category: people | Comments Off on Basketball hits the road

10-photo photomerge of Southern Oregon University during winter break
Winter term on the SOU campus begins today.
The building on the left is Computing Services. On the far right is the Hannon Library. Central Hall is also partially visible behind the trees.
For best results (as always), click on the image, and view it on a large monitor.
January 4th, 2016 | Tags: campus, grizzly peak, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D750, panorama, photoshop photomerge, snow, Southern Oregon University, winter | Category: only in ashland | Comments Off on Back to school

Sydney Mullings
@SOURaiders @souwbb @Tiani_Bradford @syddthaakiddd
Besides being the only unbeaten team in the conference, the SOU women’s basketball team is also winning their games by incredible margins. They win by an average of 37 points! 16 points was the margin of victory in their closest conference affair. The next four games are on the road, including 5-1 Oregon Tech and 5-1 Eastern Oregon. If they can win those two games then we can start talking about even crazy stuff, like a 27-0 regular season.

Tiani Bradford
January 3rd, 2016 | Tags: basketball, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, Sydney Mullings, Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD, tiani bradford | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Best team in the Cascade Conference

David Laney, shown here winning the 2013 Ashland Monster Dash 10k
@DavidLaney12
Details here.
January 1st, 2016 | Tags: ashland monster dash, lithia park, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, sports photography, track and field | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Ashland’s David Laney named 2015 Ultra Runner of the Year