Michael Dotson: June is a great month to get out onto local public lands and trails, and there are plenty of hiking options for folks to enjoy with a quick drive out of the Rogue Valley.
Summer activities begin Friday, June 14, when the Mt. Ashland lodge will open its restaurant and retail shop to the public every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day.
Track and field and bocce ball were the names of the games at the summer regional competitions hosted by Special Olympics Oregon on Saturday in Ashland, bringing together athletes from five Oregon counties to get together and get their game on.
After making a strong statement during Day 1 of the Class 5A/4A boys volleyball state tournament a day prior, Ashland kept the foot on the pedal Saturday to finish third in the championship bracket at Olympus Sports Center in Hillsboro.
Madonna (Mich.) knocked Southern Oregon out of the NAIA World Series with a 4-3 win on Saturday afternoon, deciding the game with a pair of fifth-inning runs at South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, Georgia.
The Raiders got to the NAIA Softball World Series as a No. 2 seed in the Opening Round for the first time since their initial run in 2017, cutting down top-seeded Marian (Ind.) for the second day in a row Thursday by a score of 9-2.
SOU softball: Katie Machado ensured a single small-ball run that launched SOU’s team towards a successful start; the Raiders are potentially two wins away from a return trip to the NAIA World Series
The Raider softball team, ranked No. 17 and fresh off an appearance in the Cascade Conference Tournament championship, is Indianapolis-bound to make its eighth consecutive appearance in the NAIA Championships Opening Round. Their first game is Monday, playing against Middle Georgia State.
For the past 36 years, it is safe to say how understated and not talked about enough how the Southern Oregon University football team has played a key role in developing football internationally. On Saturday night at Raider Stadium, the Raiders got a chance to put that attention in focus once again.
The enthusiasm around the Southern Oregon football team was palpable last fall when the Raiders ended head coach Berk Brown’s initial campaign by taking five of their last six games. The next phase begins with an opportunity as unique as any team in the country will get this spring: a matchup with Japan’s national collegiate powerhouse at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Raider Stadium.
With a 78-51 win Saturday, the No. 2-seeded Southern Oregon University Raiders women’s basketball team went to 33-0 on the year, matching the program’s single-season wins record and advancing to the final site in Sioux City, Iowa, for the first time since the NAIA’s two divisions merged and the bracket expanded to 64 teams three years ago.
For the fourth year in a row, the Southern Oregon women’s basketball team is through to the second round of the NAIA National Tournament. In Friday night’s 86-52 first-round win over UC Merced at Lithia Motors Pavilion, the Raiders made it look routine. The task gets taller, literally and figuratively, in Saturday’s 5 p.m. second-round matchup against No. 7 seed Wayland Baptist (Texas).
Oregon’s second-highest court affirmed Wednesday that the voter-approved gun control law Measure 114 is constitutional, potentially clearing the way for the law to take effect after being on hold for years because of a Harney County judge’s ruling.
The 12 wineries along the Bear Creek Wine Trail are teaming up to bring their best wines to the table for attendees of the inaugural Bear Creek Wine Trail Festival, with a chance to enjoy the scenic views and backdrop of Naumes Suncrest Winery in Talent.
Brilliantly acted and staged at the intimate Richard L. Hay Center at the Grizzly Peak Winery, Rogue Theater Company’s production of “Doubt,” as director John Sipes writes of the play, “serves as a cautionary tale, reminding us to be wary of the narrowness of moral certainty and encouraging us to embrace the ambiguity and uncertainty we so often face.”
Three guinea pigs had been left in Lithia Park, Ashland Community Service Officer Denise Aguilera was told when she was called to respond. The guinea pigs were left in a carrier “with a sign indicating ‘Free for the taking,’” Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara said in an email Wednesday.
(It’s free)
