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Robert Stout & Stephanie Jurs mosaic in the entrance rotunda of the Hannon Library – Southern Oregon University
I have taken quite a few photos of the Hannon Library on the SOU campus over the years, but somehow this is only the second one to make it on the blog. Grizzly Peak can be seen covered in snow in the distance of today’s photo. I took this picture a year ago, and Churchill Hall was undergoing renovations at the time.
Eric Thompson of the SOU Men’s Basketball Team
The Southern Oregon University Men’s Basketball Team hasn’t had as many wins as this year in 65 years. If they win tonight, they will have their most wins ever in a season. A victory won’t be easy, though, as they are playing on the road against a higher-ranked team who has won eight straight games. Jeff Bush won player of the week honors last week in helping the Raiders upset Eastern Oregon University on the road.
Regardless of tonight’s results, the Raiders will be in the NAIA Division II National Tournament which begins next week in Branson, Missouri.
SOU’s Plunkett Center (home of the SOU Foundation) in the snow
The snow has all melted in Ashland now, but we are heading up to Mount Ashland for some fun in the snow today. Today’s photo was the scene on my way to campus this past Tuesday morning.
Kyle Tedder hits one of his five, 3-point shots to lead the Raiders to victory
The SOU Raiders Men’s Basketball Team is heading to Eastern Oregon for a semi-final playoff game in the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament this Saturday night. They should take me along as their record when I’m at their games is 9 – 0. Without me they are 14 – 8. Alas, I will be in Ashland this Saturday night.
Kyle Tedder has had an amazing season for the Raiders, leading the team in scoring and hitting over 45% of his three pointers on over 200 attempts. By comparison, only two guys in the NBA have higher percentages with this many attempts.
The final score last night was 100-88 over Portland’s Concordia University, but the game was closer than that until the final minute or two when Concordia had to go into foul mode.
Dex Daum of the SOU Raiders Men’s Basketball Team
The Southern Oregon University Men’s Basketball Team plays in the first-round of the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament in Ashland at the Bob Riehm Arena against Concordia University tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. Hopefully this won’t be their last home game of the season, but it likely will be–even with a win.
This Thursday, Southern Oregon University’s 2012 football team will be the subject of a documentary film. The poster around town advertising the premier of “Team of Firsts” features the above photo which I took last fall.
If you would like to attend the premier on February 21, 2013, head on down to Ashland Street Cinema on Thursday. The movie, produced by “Dose of Dopeness,” will show at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Melissa “Moe” Sweat dominated OIT to almost single handedly propel the SOU Raiders to victory a couple weeks ago
Friday and Saturday night basketball games at home this weekend for the Southern Oregon University teams. Friday night is Breast Cancer Awareness Night and Saturday is Senior Night as it will likely be the last home game of the season for the women’s team. The men will likely host at least one Cascade Conference playoff game beginning next week.
Southern Oregon University Men’s Lacrosse
I have never really watched lacrosse before, not even on TV. I wasn’t planning on watching lacrosse on Friday night either, but the parking lot was full for SOU wrestling so I had to park in the stadium parking lot. Walking to the Bob Riehm Arena from there meant walking through this lacrosse match. Things seemed really exciting, and I would have liked to have stayed longer; however, it was 35 degrees outside, and I came prepared with no coat, gloves, or long johns.
Austin Lobsinger of Simpson University tangles with SOU’s Hank Turner in the heavyweight bout
The 2nd-ranked Southern Oregon University wrestling team scored a 26-19 victory over Simpson University (Redding, California) last night in Ashland. Tonight at 6 p.m. the Raiders will host rival Pacific University (Forest Grove, Oregon) in the annual Senior Night dual.
Jeff Bush scores for the SOU Raiders
Last season, Oregon Tech was the #1 NAIA team in the country. This season they were ranked #2 early on, but SOU has beat them three times. Today’s sequence of photos is from the Raider victory this past Saturday night.