Myla Norvell serves for the Siskiyou Volleyball Club in the Ashland Middle School Large Gym

The Siskiyou Volleyball Club 16/17&Under Team coached by Alan Young won the 11-team Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Tournament held at Ashland Middle School yesterday despite losing more games than they won on the day. In the most unlikeliest of methods, they lost nearly all of their pool play games in the morning. In the afternoon they won two of three from their first two opponents (one who was undefeated to that point, Impact Volleyball Club from Medford I think). They then won two straight from Eclipse Volleyball Club in the Championship Game, another team who hadn’t lost and who had beaten Siskiyou two straight earlier in the day.

I think their overall record on the day was 7-8 in individual games, but they won the afternoon matches that counted the most.

Posted on January 21st, 2014 under people. Tags: ashland middle school, myla norvell, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, siskiyou volleyball club, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on Tournament Champions

Rodney Gardiner (OSF) performed a very moving piece

I will have another batch or two of these photos from today’s events coming soon…

2014 MLK Jr Holiday Celebration @ Ashland Armory
Line wrapped around building and some people were turned away for lack of seats

Crater Renaissance Academy

2014 MLK Jr Holiday Celebration in the Historic Ashland Armory

Posted on January 20th, 2014 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Ashland Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Ashland Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration 2014

SOU Men’s Basketball
Kyle Tedder

The unranked SOU Women’s Team takes on #20 Oregon Tech in Ashland at 5:30 p.m. (1/18/14)

The #7 Men’s Team follows at 7:30 as Oregon Tech’s Danny Miles (SOU class of 1967) goes for career win number 999.

Posted on January 17th, 2014 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, kyle tedder, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments: 1

Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Old Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery

Santa Barbara has the largest fig tree in the USA, but this isn’t it. The one pictured here is still a massive presence on the cemetery grounds of the Santa Barbara Mission.

Posted on January 8th, 2014 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, Santa Barbara, trees. Comments Off on Ficus macrophylla

Feliz Navidad from the friars of Old Mission Santa Barbara

Posted on December 27th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: ellie, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, ryan, Santa Barbara. Comments Off on Old Mission Santa Barbara Friars

snowy backyard in Ashland, Oregon

I’m sure it’s a white Christmas somewhere, maybe even in Ashland, but in Santa Barbara, no one even considers the thought. Today’s photo comes from the snow storm that hit Ashland almost three weeks ago. It still hadn’t fully melted when we left for California on December 21.

Posted on December 25th, 2013 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: christmas, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, snow, winter. Comments Off on White Christmas

Peabody’s Wayback

This is not what Ashland looks like at the moment. Today’s photo was taken back in January in the mountains to the east of Ashland. In fact, there is no snow in Ashland as I write this. However, the forecast is for snow so they have closed the schools.

Posted on December 6th, 2013 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, snow, sun star, winter. Comments Off on All schools are closed in Ashland today

Sylent Storm @ Musichead

Tomorrow night (11/15/13), beginning at 6 p.m., four bands will hit the stage in Medford. It has been a while (6+ months) since I’ve seen Witch Cult. Skelator and Machetaso Profano will be firsts for me.

Posted on November 14th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, musichead, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, sylent storm. Comments Off on Skelator / Witch Cult / Sylent Storm / Machetaso Profano @ Musichead

SOU Women’s Soccer

The Cascade Collegiate Conference Women’s Soccer Championship begins at 2 p.m. on Wednesday (11/6/13) in Ashland. The SOU Raiders will go up against the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers in the first round playoff game.

Posted on November 5th, 2013 under only in ashland. Tags: grizzly peak, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, soccer. Comments Off on Southern Oregon University Women’s Soccer Team hosts opening round of CCC Championship