Panorama of Raider Stadium in autumn

Yesterday the Raiders found out that Rocky Mountain College will be forced to forfeit their prior victory against SOU due to an ineligible player when RMC squeaked out their 35-30 win back in August. RMC is appealing the verdict, but barring a change this means that SOU moves to 5-1 in the conference with a head-to-head matchup against the other 5-1 team (#7 ranked Carroll of Helena, Montana) in less than two weeks.

Posted on October 23rd, 2013 under only in ashland. Tags: autumn, football, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, panorama, photoshop photomerge, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU Football moves into a tie for 1st in the Frontier Conference

Melvin Mason turns the corner on his way for a touchdown against Montana Northern

The Southern Oregon University football team is back in the polls for the first time since narrowly losing each of their first three games of the season. They beat #18 Montana Northern with ease this past Saturday for their fourth win in a row to earn a #22 ranking in this week’s poll. They have four more games to crack the top 16 in order to be assured a post-season game (or more) in the NAIA Championship Series.

Austin Dodge was named NAIA (and Frontier Conference) Player of the Week (again).

Posted on October 21st, 2013 under only in ashland. Tags: football, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU Raiders back in the Top 25

SOU Volleyball vs. Corban this past weekend
Brookelynn Cole & Renee Yomtob

Southern Oregon University won in three straight sets by the way.

Posted on October 21st, 2013 under only in ashland, people. Tags: brookelyn cole, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, renee yomtob, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on I got it!

Montana State-Northern will be playing in the shadow of Grizzly Peak this afternoon

The SOU Raiders will be hosting the #18 team in the country today. A victory for the Raiders will put them in the Top 25. The weather will be perfect. Come on out to Raider Stadium, and bring your kids. If they are 12 and under, they will get in for free.

Posted on October 19th, 2013 under only in ashland, people. Tags: football, grizzly peak, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on Big football game today in Ashland

Emma Gasman

Northwest Christian comes to Ashland tonight to face the Raiders at 7 p.m. Tomorrow night at the same time will be Corban. Freshman middle Emma Gasman will look to extend her recent string of impressive outings. SOU is 7-3 in the Cascade Conference.

Posted on October 18th, 2013 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Emma Gasman, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, sigma 85mm f/1.4, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on SOU Women’s Volleyball at home the next two evenings

Due to a number of factors (Title IX, SOU having football and wrestling, limited budget, etc.) SOU has a Women’s Soccer Team but no Men’s Soccer Team (or baseball). However, there are various club sports like lacrosse, rugby, and men’s soccer.

I witnessed my first SOU Men’s Soccer Club game this past Sunday at U.S. Cellular field in Medford. Southern Oregon University beat Western Oregon University (Monmouth) 4-0. The third goal went like this…

SOU Men’s Soccer Club
Goal sequence

Posted on October 16th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: medford, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, U.S. Cellular Community Park. Comments Off on SOU Men’s Soccer Club

Touchdown Grizzlies!

Tonight the Grizzlies will play their second-to-last regular season home game in Ashland. With an undefeated record, they may have already played their toughest opponent (before the Oregon State Playoffs next month) in the game where I took today’s photo. Today’s pic comes from their win over Springfield a couple weeks ago.

Posted on October 11th, 2013 under only in ashland, people. Tags: ashland high school, football, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, sports photography. Comments Off on Ashland High School football vs. Sutherlin Bulldogs tonight

SOU Volleyball’s Paulla Pinheiro

Southern Oregon University’s Volleyball Team plays in the McNeal Pavilion in Ashland tomorrow night (10/11/13) at 7 p.m. The place will be packed as many fans of OIT come over from Klamath Falls so you may want to arrive a bit early.

Posted on October 10th, 2013 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on Home volleyball against Oregon Tech tomorrow night

Due to rather rigid software constraints on the souraiders.com website, some of my recent photos posted thereon have been clipped. Today you get to see the full photos, complete with feet and balls.

Southern Oregon University Women’s Soccer Team player Alyssa Bricker

Posted on October 8th, 2013 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, soccer, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on The whole picture