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“Live At The Armory” presents Michael Franti (11/11/14)
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Live at the Armory (sold out Michael Franti show)
More “Live at the Armory” shows are on the way. Check out the calendar here.
Jason Gallagher (Live at the Armory co-founder)
Autumn morning on the SOU campus
Burney Chair
@hemorageSF
Hemorage is back in town 11/12/14. Show starts at 5 p.m. at Club 66.
Hemorage, Burney Chair, Urinator @ Club 66 11/12/14
Raider Stadium football runout
@SOU_Football @SOURaiders
As mentioned previously, and as Hensley Ratings predicted, #4 Faulkner was beaten this past weekend. This means SOU will likely be the #4 team heading into their final game against Eastern Oregon. While a victory over Eastern will be no easy feat (Hensley rates them as #3 in the country even though the Midwest-biased coaches have them way back at #21), the Raiders have beaten them on the road already this year so Southern will be the clear favorite this Saturday at home.
If SOU wins they will have home field advantage for their first NAIA playoff game. Should they win that game, if the NAIA has any sense of fairness or justice, they may also have a home game in the quarterfinals given their likely rise to #4 on Monday, November 10.
Hang in there Raiders. Just five more wins to go until you are National Champions.
2014 Senior Night – SOU volleyball
(L to R) Paulla Pinheiro, Brookelynn Cole, Nikki Keller, Shelby Young, Motade Atanda, Kelsea MacPhee, Sam Boehnke
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SOU volleyball – Motade Atanda, Paulla Pinheiro, Sam Boehnke, Brookelynn Cole (seniors) Emma Gasman, Lauren McGowne (next year’s veterans)
Although the regular season is over, this season is far from over. The Cascade Conference and NAIA tournaments await.
St. Helens High School volleyball – Taylor Albertson
Congratulations to St. Helens High School for winning the 2014 5A Oregon State Volleyball Title today. Ashland High School lost to St. Helens just last week when I took this photo. Taylor Albertson was the star on that night for St. Helens, and the same was true today. She had 26 kills and 8 blocks in just four sets today. Her stats were probably similar against Ashland.
Some things to consider…
What if all of Ashland’s wins in tournaments had counted instead of just all of their losses? What if the state rankings were done based on complete data? What if Ashland’s wins against higher ranked teams meant something in the rankings? Instead, Ashland was stuck with a poor seed which meant the Grizzlies had to play the eventual state champion on the road in the single-elimination round of 16.
Ashland beat (on the road) teams that eventually came in 3rd, 4th, and 6th in the state. Ashland also beat Crater at home (and Crater will end up with a Top 8 ranking). Ashland never played the teams that came in 2nd and 5th.
So maybe Ashland would have finished near the top had they been given a fairer chance. Oh well; there’s always next year.
Ashland High School soccer keeper Tejas Leie Heyden
Thanks, in large part, to a heroic effort from Tejas this past Wednesday night, the Grizzlies will be playing again today in Woodburn. The AHS goalie held Liberty scoreless through regulation and two OTs. To top it off, he block two of their first four penalty kicks to send Ashland on to the next round of the Oregon state playoffs.
SOU volleyball – Paulla Pinheiro
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @paulla_op
Tonight’s come-from-behind victory against 3rd place Concordia had a familiar feel to it. The Raiders were down 2 games to 1 after getting hammered in the third set by Eastern Oregon University a little over a month ago. The same thing happened earlier this evening. With a flair for the dramatic, they came roaring back this time too for a five-set nail biter.
A win Saturday night (in Ashland @ 5 p.m.) means a bye in the first round of the Cascade Conference playoffs next week.
Southern Oregon University wrestlers Brock Gutches and Max Hane
@SOUWrestling
#2 SOU faces off against #10 Menlo following the volleyball game. Brock Gutches is ranked #1 in the country. The excitement may come at the end of the evening when two, Top-5 heavyweights (Scott Brasil and Clayton Burtis) go at it.
Ashland High School volleyball – Jordan Tilley
@JordanTilley505
Congratulations to Jordan Tilley and Hope Baldrica for being chosen all-league in their final year at Ashland High School. Hope will be playing volleyball at Colorado Christian University next year.