@SOURaiders @SOUWomensSoccer #Raiderup @kyliecakes18

Posted on September 1st, 2015 under people. Tags: kylie moltzen, Raider Athletics, soccer. Comments Off on SOU soccer home opener

Clayton Nadon takes to the sky in SOU’s 3-1 victory over Menlo at Notre Dame de Namur University

@SOURaiders @clay__10

I had a free day in the San Francisco Bay Area this past Thursday. Initially I thought I’d catch the Cubs-Giants game. However, only horrible seats remained, and the Giants had jacked up the prices to ridiculous levels.

As it so happened, the brand new Southern Oregon Men’s Soccer team were playing their second ever game in the area so I went to it instead. Turns out that was a great decision as SOU won, and the Cubs lost (I hate the Giants), so I got to drive home happy and with an extra $150 or so in my pocket.

The Raiders have four more games on the road before playing their first game in Ashland on September 18. It’s too early to get too excited, but their currently 2-0 team of mostly freshmen and no seniors may surprise some people.

Posted on August 29th, 2015 under people. Tags: Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on SOU Men’s Soccer

unedited jpg

Until last year I only shot in RAW for difficult lighting conditions. Now I only shoot in RAW, even for outdoor sports. Yesterday I was on the road, without a computer, so I shot in both RAW and jpg. I sent some jpgs in for quick publication, and they showed up in places like here and here.

Back on my computer today I had the chance to process the same RAW files.

edited RAW version of Clayton Nadon’s pass

unedited jpg

edited RAW version of Brendan Allen’s goal celebration

Posted on August 28th, 2015 under people, photography. Tags: brendan allen, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, raw vs. jpg jpeg, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on RAW vs jpg in outdoor sports photography

Kelsey Randall (#2) and Presley Lambert (#14)

@SOURaiders @Kelsee_R @SOUWomensSoccer @presleylambert

The Raiders begin their new season today on the road. They play at home against Oregon Tech on September 2 at 6 p.m.

Posted on August 20th, 2015 under people. Tags: Kelsey Randall, presley lambert, Raider Athletics, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU Women’s Soccer begin 2015 season

Southern Oregon University women’s soccer team had a combined 3.45 GPA for the year

@SOUWomensSoccer @SOURaiders

Details here.

Posted on July 16th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Kelsey Randall, kylie durant, kylie moltzen, lisa elledge, macaylea mitchell, megan mcarthur, megan smith, presley lambert, Raider Athletics, soccer, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on SOU’s Scholar Teams

Rocky Raider

SOU Women’s Soccer Coach Jenni Rosenberg hands out candy to kids at the Ashland 4th of July Parade

SOU business instructor Byron Marlowe runs down Main Street with fancy eyewear in the 2015 July 4 run

Southern Oregon University’s parade contingent descends on the plaza

Posted on July 7th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: ashland springs hotel, jenni rosenberg, July 4, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D750, parade, plaza, rocky raider, soccer, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on More 4th of July photos

SOU soccer – Kendra Madaras-Kelly

@SOUWomensSoccer @SOURaiders @kendra_mk13

Details here.

Registration here.

Posted on February 4th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Kendra Madaras-Kelly, Nikon 300mm f/4.0D ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU Soccer Camp in two months

@SOUWomensSoccer @SOURaiders @SOUWrestling

From the press release:

“Beginning in fall 2015, SOU will feature a men’s soccer team that will compete in the CCC and a women’s wrestling team to go along with the perennial power of a men’s squad.

SOU will join 198 other schools in the NAIA that already have men’s soccer. The eight-team CCC men’s soccer circuit hasn’t added a new member since Oregon Tech formed its program prior to the 2008 season, but will welcome the Raiders and Eastern Oregon’s start-up program in 2015.

“The women’s wrestling team will compete in the same tournaments as the men against women competitors from other colleges,” [Matt] Sayre said. “Women’s wrestling is a growing sport with more than 1,000 high school participants on the West Coast alone. This will be a great benefit to our University.””

Posted on January 8th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Raider Athletics, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, wrestling. Comments Off on SOU adds men’s soccer and women’s wrestling

SOU soccer scholar athlete – Elise De Jesse

@elisedejesse @SOUWomensSoccer @SOURaiders @SOUWrestling

As a member of the SOU faculty, nothing warms my heart more (other than maybe a national championship, go wrestling! get us another!) than scholar athletes. This past fall we had 13 of them. That’s right, not one or two but, 13 of them! Full details can be found here.

Posted on January 6th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Raider Athletics, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on 13 NAIA SOU Scholar Athletes