SOU Softball
Julia Willison leads the Raiders with a .444 batting average, .611 slugging percentage, and .588 on base percentage

The Southern Oregon University Softball Team continued to surprise people with two wins against the conference-favorite Yotes yesterday in Ashland. They are now 7-1 in the conference, setting up a battle for first place in Monday’s doubleheader against 8-0 Oregon Tech.

March 23rd, 2014 | Tags: julia willison, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, softball, Southern Oregon University, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Raiders sweep #15 College of Idaho

SOU Softball
Karlie Stephens was effective against EOU in yesterday’s victory

March 22nd, 2014 | Tags: Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, softball, Southern Oregon University, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Raiders find themselves in second place and facing the #15 team in today’s DH

Two games today in Ashland (2 and 4). Two more tomorrow (11 and 1). Saturday’s games will be against conference favorite, College of Idaho. Friday’s foe is Eastern Oregon University. The location is University Field (corner of Iowa and Wightman).

March 21st, 2014 | Tags: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, softball, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, sulie augustine | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Let’s play four

State to State @ Club 66 in Ashland, Oregon (3/19/14)

State to State’s Patrick Morgan

State to State’s Michael Schneider

State to State’s Andrew Orvis

State to State’s Shea Stratton

March 20th, 2014 | Tags: club 66, concert photography, Nikon D600, state to state (band), Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on State to State @ Club 66

Southern Oregon University Men’s Basketball
#35 Eric Thompson

Last year he received Honorable Mention. He is moving on up. Hopefully next year he’ll make the first team while leading SOU to a conference championship and deep run in the tournament.

March 19th, 2014 | Tags: basketball, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Eric Thompson makes NAIA D II Men’s Basketball All-American Second Team

Oregon Ducks Baseball
Mitchell Tolman

Next Monday (March 24, 2014) during Spring Break the Oregon Ducks Baseball Team will be travelling down I-5 to Medford’s Harry & David Field for a workout, scrimmage, and a meet and greet with the fans.

March 19th, 2014 | Tags: baseball, eugene, Harry & David Field, medford, Mitchell Tolman, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, sports photography, UofO | Category: outside of ashland | Comments Off on Oregon Ducks Baseball Team in Medford next week

Southern Oregon Men’s Lacrosse

Southern Oregon Men’s Lacrosse
Harley Humphrey

Full rankings can be viewed here. Next game in Ashland is this Sunday (3/23/14) at 2 p.m. against UC Davis (an NCAA Division I school with more than 5X as many students as SOU).

March 18th, 2014 | Tags: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Southern Oregon Men's Lacrosse, Southern Oregon University, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments (1)

King Ghidora @ Club 66 (3/1/14)

March 18th, 2014 | Tags: club 66, concert photography, king ghidora, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600 | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on King Ghidora @ Club 66

SOU Men’s Basketball
Eric Thompson

The others were Jeff Bush, Tim Weber, and Woong Kim.

March 17th, 2014 | Tags: basketball, eric thompson, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Eric Thompson, and three other SOU athletes, named as NAIA Scholar Athletes for winter