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Saturday night and Sunday afternoon will wrap up the home games for the regular season for the SOU basketball teams. Incredibly, neither team has lost at home (Ashland High School). Their combined home record is 20-0. Not that the games haven’t been close. The women had to come from behind to beat Oregon Tech this past Tuesday. The men have turned nearly every game into a nail biter, and they rarely lead at half time.

The men should earn at least one home game in the Cascade Conference playoffs. They have to play conference-leading Northwest Christian on the road so achieving all home playoff games will take some work.

The women should have all home playoff games before the national tournament, where they will likely be a #2 seed.

Posted on February 12th, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, joel spear, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Regular season home finale weekend

Ashley Claussen

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Ashley Claussen was named the Cascade Conference “Player of the Week” for her performance this past weekend. Joel Spear received honorable mention.

Joel Spear

Posted on January 25th, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, joel spear, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Players of the Week

Ashley Claussen is averaging over 20 points a game

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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?

Posted on January 5th, 2016 under people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on 14-0

Ashley Claussen

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New coach, many new players, new season. Check ’em out at 5:30 today.

Posted on October 29th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: alex carlson, Ashley Claussen, basketball, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU Women’s Basketball begins

SOU women’s basketball – Carly Meister

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Southern Oregon was the only team in the CCC who had three players on the all-conference women’s basketball team the league announced today. Junior Carly Meister, senior Alexi Smith, and junior Ashley Claussen made the first team. Senior Kristen Schoenherr received honorable mention.

#44 Alexi Smith and #24 Ashley Claussen

Kristen Schoenherr with her family, Austin Dodge, and Coach Lynn Kennedy

Corban’s Tara Van Weerduizen, #33 pictured here, won the MVP award.

Posted on March 3rd, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Alexi Smith, Ashley Claussen, austin dodge, basketball, Carly Meister, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU lands most players on all-conference list

SOU softball – Kelsey Randall

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Kelsey Randall was named the Cascade Conference Player of the Week for going 17-for-33 with five extra-base hits and seven steals in her first week on the team.

Ashley Claussen picked up an Honorable Mention in basketball even though the Raiders played only one game. Going 5-for-6 from 3-point range in addition to leading the team with six assists can make that happen.

Southern Oregon University women’s basketball – Ashley Claussen

Posted on February 16th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, Kelsey Randall, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, softball, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on CCC Players of the Week

SOU men’s basketball -Ben DeSaulnier

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Just some photos today from the past couple nights (when the Raiders went 4-0) that have been cropped elsewhere on the internet.

SOU women’s basketball – Courtney West

Southern Oregon University men’s basketball – Eric Thompson

Southern Oregon University women’s basketball – Ashley Claussen

Posted on January 11th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, courtney west, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon AF‑S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD, the whole picture. Comments Off on The Whole Picture (part 11)

Former SOU women’s basketball player Allison Gida gets a hug and flowers from softball players during tribute to her father Stan

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I’m on a plane for Chicago today. Tomorrow is a big game for the SOU football program.

Today’s photos are from the previously mentioned halftime memorial for Stan Gida a few weeks ago.

SOU’s basketball teams are on a bus headed north on I-5. They have some big road games to open their CCC season tonight (Concordia) and tomorrow (Warner Pacific).

Posted on December 5th, 2014 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on Basketball road trip

SOU Women’s Basketball
Ashley Claussen

With Tuesday’s victory over Evergreen in Ashland, the Southern Oregon University Women’s Basketball Team earned the right to take on the #1 seed (Eastern) in the conference. The problem is that Eastern Oregon has a league best 12-1 home record. The good news is that SOU has a league best 10 wins on the road. It’s time for an upset in SOU’s favor.

Posted on February 28th, 2014 under people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU women face tough challenge on the road this evening