SOU softball begins this week
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The first home game isn’t until March, but the Raiders will play a bunch of games in February, mostly in California, beginning Friday.
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Men’s basketball now 9 for 9 in close games
Jordan West
@SOURaiders
Massey gave the Raiders just a 35% chance of winning tonight’s game at Warner Pacific, but the Raiders are perfect in close games, and tonight was no exception. The final score was 78-76. More details here.
19-1
Autumn Durand
@SOURaiders @souwbb @ADurand25
Trailing by 19 early, Raiders still earn 19th victory of the season. Details here.
Ashland Little League sign ups
Ashland Little League softball
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Ashland Little League is offering two types of registration options this year. In person registrations are at the Senior Center at Hunter Park on the following dates and times:
Saturday, January 30 – Noon – 4
Sunday, January 31 – Noon – 4
Febuary 6 – Noon – 4
Online registration:
https://active.leagueone.com/Olr/Pages/Welcome.aspx?ClubId=14557
The deadline for online registration is 2/15/16.
The fee schedule for 2016 season:
Major & Minor League Fee – $105
Rookies League – $75
T-Ball – $25
Flat Family Fee (for those families registering 2 or more players) – $155
The online registration site accepts debit & credit cards, or you can select the option to pay by check, and mail a check to the P.O. Box.
Note for those families registering 2 or more players: If utilizing the online registration, you must register all children in the same session to receive the discounted family fee. Please email admin@ashlandoregonlittleleague.org if you encounter any issues.
Players of the Week
Ashley Claussen
@SOURaiders @souwbb @joelspear
Ashley Claussen was named the Cascade Conference “Player of the Week” for her performance this past weekend. Joel Spear received honorable mention.
Joel Spear
Doubleheader Sunday
@SOURaiders
There was a good-sized crowd last night at Ashland High School for the Raiders’ victories. Come on out this afternoon for today’s twin bill.
The games are exciting to watch for very different reasons. The 17-1 women dominate their opponents, and the 9-2 in-conference-play men find a way to win at the last moment. The men could just as easily be 5-6 as they’ve pulled off a win in four or five games that could have gone either way.
National Hug Day
Daniel Breaux and Grant Torgerson
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Second half of conference play
Tiani Bradford
@SOURaiders @souwbb @Tiani_Bradford
SOU’s basketball teams have now played each team in the Cascade Conference once. They will play them all again before the regular season is over.
Despite Saturday’s loss to Eastern Oregon University, the 16-1 women’s team is in a good position. They will face second place EOU and third place OIT at home in the second half. Massey has them as an 81-100% favorite in each of their remaining, regular-season games. Massey has them at #8, while the coaches have the Lady Raiders at #11. If they can win their final 10 games, and win the conference tournament (which will be in Ashland if they continue winning), they should have no problem getting back into the coaches’ top 8. A final ranking between four and eight means a #2 seeding in the national tournament. A #1 seeding (by virtue of a final ranking in the coaches’ poll between one and four) is unlikely after the loss to EOU.
Kenny Meyer
The men will need a better second half to win the conference, and it won’t be easy. They are currently in second place, but they must face Northwest Christian, Corban, and Warner Pacific on the road in the second half. At least they get Oregon Tech at home. Still, it will be difficult to make it through the conference with fewer than 4 or 5 losses.
Both teams will be at home (Ashland High School) this coming Saturday and Sunday.
Raider domination
Toria Bradford
@SOURaiders @souwbb @toriabradford23
The Raiders continued their winning ways tonight against College of Idaho. They are now 16-0. The only team that may have a decent chance of stopping them is Eastern Oregon University in La Grande on Saturday night. A win for the Raiders on 1/16/16, and what became a possibility after the Warner Pacific blowout a couple weeks ago will become a probability, a 27-0 regular season.
No conference team has played the Raiders very tough yet, with only EOU remaining. The Raiders will get Oregon Tech and EOU at home during the second half of the regular season.
SOU women’s basketball up to #8 in new poll
Courtney Setzer
@courtney_setzer @SOURaiders @souwbb
The new coaches poll has the last undefeated team in the #8 spot (up from #12 last week).
Here is where unbiased Massey Ratings have the 15-0 Raiders, #6:
Massey Ratings as of 1/12/16
A few things to note:
– Massey shows the Raiders with one loss since Massey counted the exhibition game against San Jose State (an NCAA D-I opponent).
– The Raiders need to get to a top four spot in the coaches poll by the middle of March in order to be one of the four #1 seeds in the national tournament. (12 more wins should get them there.)
– SOU’s strength of schedule (SoS) isn’t nearly as high as the other top 10 teams according to Massey. Concordia’s departure to NCAA D2 (and being replaced by 0-8 Walla Walla and 1-7 Multnomah in the Cascade Conference) isn’t helping.