Players of the Week
Corynn Kopra
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @RinnieThePoooh
Corynn Kopra and Ray Schireman were named CCC Players of the Week. Lauren McGowne received another honorable mention.
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Senior Day Curse? and rankings projections
Seniors Trevor Jones and David Weider (Helena, Montana)
@SOURaiders @SOU_Football
I missed yesterday’s football game, as I was in Portland at the OSAA 5A Volleyball Championship, so the loss was less painful. But has anyone else noticed that the SOU football team has lost three “Senior Day” games in a row? Over the past three seasons, the Raiders are 12-0 at home in games that weren’t Senior Day and 0-3 on Senior Day. Coincidence? I think so, but still…
Massey has dropped SOU in its rankings to #4. The coaches aren’t likely to be as kind. I’m predicting tomorrow’s top ten to look like this:
1. Morningside
2. Baker
3. Grand View
4. Doane
5. Saint Francis
6. Montana Tech
7. Southern Oregon
8. Marian
9. Tabor
10. Montana Western
Assuming SOU and Montana Tech win their final games, I’m predicting the final top seven to look like this:
1. Morningside
2. Baker
3. Grand View
4. Saint Francis
5. Montana Tech
6. Southern Oregon
7. Marian
If things end up this way SOU will likely get only one home game in the playoffs (unless two or more teams in the top five are upset in the first round).
SOU must win at EOU to make the playoffs. The winner of the Montana Tech vs. Montana Western game will also make the playoffs. Montana Western will not make the playoffs if they lose to Montana Tech.
SOU Wrestling
@SOUWrestling @SOURaiders @Sydney_Norvell
6:30 p.m. Friday – #12 Menlo at SOU – Riehm Arena
Last chance to watch wrestling at Riehm Arena, before it is demolished for the new facility, is tomorrow night. Both the women and men will be wrestling.
Early November in Ashland
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Ashland advances
Ellie Case with one of her 19 kills
@VolleyballGrizz
From the Medford Mail Tribune:
ASHLAND 3, SANDY 1: At Ashland, Ellie Case racked up 19 kills and five aces for Ashland, which dropped the opening set but rebounded for a 23-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-15 victory in the Class 5A state playoff home game.
The Grizzlies (22-7) advance to the state tournament and will open against second-seeded Lebanon at 3:15 p.m. Friday at Liberty High in Hillsboro.
Karlie Richardson accumulated 35 assists, five kills and four aces and Myla Norvell had 36 digs, five aces and three kills for the Grizzlies, who got 11 kills and three aces from Olivia Rooney.
The season continues…
2015 Ashland High School volleyball team celebrates win over Sandy to advance to the OSAA 5A Volleyball State Championship
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Crazy exciting volleyball game tonight
@SOURaiders @ashlynflynn0216 @RaiderVB
Well, at least last year’s contest was (see below), and just as much is on the line tonight, so I don’t see why tonight’s affair should be any different.
The entire season has been building up to this. Eastern Oregon is 21-2; Southern Oregon is 21-2. Need more be said?
7 p.m. start time. Don’t be late or there may not be any seats.
#1
#1 Julius Rucker Jr.
@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @Jrucker10
For the first time since the preseason poll, the NAIA football coaches (or at least the 15 with voting power) have selected SOU as the #1 NAIA football team. Ironically, it’s the first week that Massey has SOU as anything other than #1. Massey shows Reinhardt as their new #1 and SOU as #2. The coaches have Reinhardt at #6. Reinhardt has a bye week followed by their most difficult opponent, so far, Campbellsville on the road on 11/7. Reinhardt is still a 7-point favorite in that one. SOU is a 14-point favorite at Rocky Mountain this weekend.
The Whole Picture (part 18)
Courtney Macklin and Corynn Kopra covering Nila Lukens’ kill
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @RinnieThePoooh @nillawafer_8
After a sporting event that I’ve taken photos of, I usually do a quick run through of the pics and delete about half of them. The reasons for the deletions vary, but they usually consist of one or more of the following: subject out of focus, lack of action, awkward face, lighting that can’t be salvaged, lack of eyes/ball in frame, and/or already have a similar photo that is better.
When I first saw this photo, my finger went to the delete key since the potential subject (Nila) is out of focus. Then I paused a bit and looked at Courtney and Corynn. I immediately realized that they were the real subjects. I had prefocused on someone at the net before taking this, as it is extremely difficult to get a decent focus in gym lighting if you try to focus at the last second (especially when you are on the opposite side of the net from your subject).
I don’t know if I have any shots of really good “covering” that were intentionally set up that way, but this one looks like it was. Therefore, it became a keeper. Actually it’s one of my favorite volleyball shots due to its uniqueness. There are loads of great volleyball kill photos out there, but how many good shots of players covering a potential block do you see?
Raiders hold steady at #2
Joseph Lealofi a split second before sacking preseason All-American Mac Roche in SOU’s OT victory over Carroll College
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Not much to report on the new rankings as what I said yesterday came true. The coaches are bound and determined to keep Lindsey Wilson in the number one spot, even though they haven’t fared as well against their same opponents as Reinhardt. The coaches seem to care much more about a school’s history and current year record than actual performance, home field advantage, strength of schedule, and other factors (who a school lost to and how for starters) that should matter. Lindsey Wilson being the only top 8 team from last year to still be undefeated, despite their weak schedule, is the only thing keeping them on top. All of that will be mute if Reinhardt beats Lindsey Wilson this Saturday. But will that put Reinhardt in the #1 spot? No. Why? Because Reinhardt wasn’t a top team last year. Reinhardt will get to prove themselves in the playoffs. If they do well in this year’s playoffs, the coaches will love them next year. Make sense? No, I guess not.
For SOU it doesn’t really matter. Sure, being ranked #1 would be nice, but with the final game being played in Daytona again, both the #1 and #2 teams will get home field throughout the playoffs. If SOU can continue to win, they should end up in one of the top two spots in the final rankings. That said, Morningside is barely behind SOU in the #3 spot, and they have a much easier schedule than SOU from here on out. The coaches won’t consider that, and so Morningside could slip past SOU in the rankings at some point even without an SOU loss.