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.

Posted on November 8th, 2015 under people. Tags: football, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Senior Day Curse? and rankings projections

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @giddentn

Noon kickoff in Ashland.

Posted on November 7th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: football, Nikon D750, oshay dunmore, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Gameday

@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.

Posted on November 5th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, sydney norvell, wrestling. Comments Off on SOU Wrestling

Lauren McGowne

@courtney_setzer @SOURaiders @RaiderVB @LMcGowne @souwbb

Courtney Setzer

Lauren McGowne and Courtney Setzer were named Players of the Week for the Cascade Conference. Details here.

Posted on November 2nd, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, Courtney Setzer, Lauren McGowne, Nikon AF‑S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on Players of the Week

Coach Fozz encouraging hundreds of high school kids in Daytona, Florida to go to college

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @Coachfozz

A flashlight vigil will be held in Raider Stadium on Thursday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. for Coach Fozz’s son. You can help with the funeral costs here.

Posted on November 2nd, 2015 under people. Tags: coach ken fasnacht, football, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Kolton Howard Fasnacht Memorial

@LouieVHbk @SOURaiders @SOU_Football

This Saturday’s game wasn’t supposed to be the Big Game of the season. The Carroll game or maybe the final game at Eastern Oregon would have seemed to have been the Big Game before the season began. However, things aren’t working out that way. Montana Tech has been outstanding. They beat Carroll (twice!) and head into this Saturday’s game with the same record as the Raiders (7-1). The winner will likely win the conference and receive an automatic bid to the NAIA football playoffs. The loser will have to win their final game and merely hope to make the post season.

Posted on November 2nd, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: football, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Homecoming

Jacob Kaler, formerly of SOU, now with Simpson

@SOURaiders @KalerJacob

Today’s 2 p.m. game will feature Simpson’s leading scorer, Jacob Kaler (shown here playing against Simpson), who played for Southern Oregon the past three seasons.

Posted on November 1st, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU Men’s BB vs Simpson today

@SOUWrestling @SOURaiders @TrevorHancock11 @DevinPoppen @Sydney_Norvell

Wednesday night (11/4/15) begins the SOU wrestling season with the annual red and black intrasquad. This year will be the first that includes women wrestlers. Action begins at 6:30.

Latiana Tauaese, Sydney Norvell, Shawnee Wallace, and some of the other members and coaches of the Southern Oregon women’s wrestling squad

Posted on November 1st, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Latiana Tauaese, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, sydney norvell, wrestling. Comments Off on Wrestling season

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @RaiderVB @SOUWomensSoccer

Just some photos that, when published on souraiders.com, were missing balls, feet, or air under feet.

Some of you may have found your way here through the link on souraiders.com. I have had several people email me asking questions about buying prints or about finding all of my photos for a certain sport.

The photos I post here are a small fraction of the photos I actually have. If you would like to print any of the photos on this blog, you are welcome to do so at no charge. Be sure to click on the photo to get to the higher resolution size which will print with more quality. If you want to use them on the web (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), you are welcome to do so if you link back to traveljapanblog.com/ashland in the description of the photo. If you are using the photo in a newspaper or magazine, credit “Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo”.

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Posted on October 31st, 2015 under only in ashland. Tags: corynn kopra, football, Raider Athletics, soccer, the whole picture, volleyball. Comments Off on Whole pictures (19)