@ahs_baseball @CoachHall_Griz @Pfuller24

After completion of 3-0 sweep at the Greenway Baseball Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, the Grizzlies record now stands at 5-0 on the young season. The wacky OSAA rankings had them at #5 in the state before today’s win. The RPI rankings (which include strength of schedule) have Ashland High School as the #1 team in the state. Rankings won’t mean anything until another dozen games have been played though.

Ashland plays at winless Springfield before their next home game on April 2.

Posted on March 23rd, 2016 under only in ashland. Tags: ashland high school, baseball, NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens, Nikon D750, peyton fuller, sports photography. Comments Off on AHS baseball off to fast start

Tiana Brown

@tiiaannaa_ @SOURaiders @SOU_Softball

All games are in Ashland on the corner of Iowa and Wightman. The weather forecast is for mostly sunny with temps around 60 so come on out and support your #16-ranked Raiders.

Posted on March 23rd, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Raider Athletics, softball, sports photography, Tiana Brown. Comments Off on Softball weekend

2016 Southern Oregon University Men’s Lacrosse Team

@Taylored365 @SOULACROSSE

The Raiders lost, in the rain, to a very good 7-1 Sierra Nevada College team this afternoon. The next game is also at home, on April 3 against Portland State University.

Taylor Harrison

Posted on March 20th, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens, Nikon D750, Southern Oregon Men's Lacrosse, sports photography, taylor harrison. Comments Off on SOU Lacrosse goes to 7-2 on the year

Joel Spear

@SOURaiders @souwbb @DemiSahlinger10

To make the 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes list a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status.

Demi Sahlinger

Jordan West

Majerle Reeves

Justin Martin

Posted on March 16th, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, demi sahlinger, joel spear, jordan west, justin martin, Majerle Reeves, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on Basketball Scholar Athletes

Courtney Setzer had 17 points in just 21 minutes for the Raiders in the semifinals

@courtney_setzer @SOURaiders @souwbb #NAIADIIWBB

You can watch the game on ESPN3 here. RedZone Sports Bar, Omars, Northwest Pizza, and Medford’s Higher Education Center’s Presentation Hall will all have the game on as well. 5 p.m. PDT is the start time.

Posted on March 15th, 2016 under people. Tags: basketball, Courtney Setzer, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on National Championship tonight!

Carly Meister

@SOURaiders @souwbb #NAIADIIWBB @CarlyMeister34

Frequently you hear about in-state or inter-conference rivals, but the SOU-Marian rivalry is now turning into the national championship rivalry in the NAIA. SOU beat Goshen College tonight to advance to the national championship game against Marian on Tuesday. They did this without conference MVP Ashley Claussen. They did this with first-year coach Alex Carlson who is now 33-1, perhaps the best start to a coaching career in history.

SOU is 1-1 against Marian in national championship games. The Lady Raiders are going to tip the scales in SOU’s favor on Tuesday. Game time is 5 p.m. The game will be shown on ESPN3 or you can go to RedZone, Northwest, or Omars to watch. You may want to arrive early to avoid having to stand while you cheer the Raiders on to another national championship.

Posted on March 14th, 2016 under people. Tags: ashland high school, basketball, Carly Meister, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU vs Marian (part 3)

Ashley Claussen

@SOURaiders @souwbb

A strong 3rd quarter propelled the Raiders to the quarterfinals this afternoon. Details here.

Saturday’s game against Tabor will be shown at the RedZone at 4 p.m. Southern Oregon’s path to the championship may have become a bit easier as #1 seed St. Xavier and #2 seed Davenport both lost. The Raiders have the chance to get to the finals without facing a #2 or #1 seed. Today’s opponent, Briar Cliff, may have been the best team the Raiders will have to face before the finals. Massey thinks so anyway. Tabor won’t be easy, but they did lose to Briar Cliff earlier this season.

Posted on March 11th, 2016 under people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Elite 8

Majerle Reeves

@SOURaiders @souwbb #NAIADIIWBB

The Raiders made it past Clarke yesterday to advance to the Sweet 16. Details here.

Today’s game is at 3:15 against Briar Cliff. RedZone is the place to watch it. This could be Southern Oregon’s toughest opponent of the tournament until the semifinals. Briar Cliff is from Sioux City so it’s a home game for them. Even though they are a #4 seed (based on the coaches), Massey thinks they should have been a #2 seed. Massey has SOU as a 4-point favorite.

Speaking of Massey, yesterday’s game was almost perfectly predicted by Massey. Massey forecasted a final score of 85-67. The final score was 85-63. In the Briar Cliff game Massey predicted a final score of 74-71. The final score was 75-63. Massey went 7-1 yesterday, and the scores were nearly all spot on. SOU will happily take a 4-point win today.

Posted on March 11th, 2016 under people. Tags: basketball, Majerle Reeves, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Sweet 16 battle today

Tiani Bradford

@SOURaiders @souwbb #NAIADIIWBB @Tiani_Bradford

Asbury College just beat #2 seed St. Francis to pave a potentially easier road for Southern Oregon in the national tournament. Massey had St. Francis as the #5 team in the country, and SOU would likely have had to beat them to make it to the Final Four. Not any more.

First things first. First the Raiders need to defeat Clarke today. The game starts soon.

Posted on March 10th, 2016 under people. Tags: basketball, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, tiani bradford. Comments Off on Major upset may ease Raiders’ path to Final Four