Three long first-quarter touchdown plays positioned No. 8-ranked Montana Western to run away with its first-ever road win against Southern Oregon, 40-20, in the teams’ Frontier Conference West Division opener on Saturday at Raider Stadium’s Laurel Field.
For the fifth time in the last six years it has been handed out, a Southern Oregon University student has received the Oregon Sports Awards’ Small College Women’s Athlete of the Year award on Tuesday. Track and field star Abi Stevens was the latest honoree.
Dakota State’s Adrian Villanueva kicked a 35-yard field goal through the uprights with 12 seconds left to give his team an 11-10 win against Southern Oregon in Frontier Conference cross-divisional action Saturday afternoon at Brian Kern Family Stadium.
No. 7-ranked Montana Tech soundly beat Southern Oregon University 37-14 in NAIA football action Saturday in Ashland. The Orediggers improved to 4-0 and dropped the Raiders to 1-2 entering their final non-divisional game.
Ariel De Dios Cruz and Luis Siebenhaar scored two goals apiece as the Southern Oregon men’s soccer team poured it on in a 7-0 win against Simpson at Raider Stadium’s Laurel Field. The Raiders, after receiving votes in this week’s NAIA Top 25 coaches’ poll, put up their highest goal total in two years.
SOU’s football team kicked off its 2025 season with a commanding 59-0 win over Simpson — the Raiders first shutout and most lopsided win since 2023.
The Southern Oregon University Sports Hall of Fame will admit six new members this fall, welcoming more of the top performers in school history. The Class of 2025 is comprised of Eric Avalia, Brock Gutches, Matt McDowell, Max Perry, Kelsey Randall, and Eric Thompson.
Tickets to watch the 2025 Southern Oregon University football team go on sale next week. Last year’s season-ticket holders can renew their spots from Aug. 4 until Aug. 7. All season tickets (including those unclaimed by previous holders) and single-game tickets will be released on Aug. 7.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association stamped Sarah Kerling’s defensive excellence in center field with a Rawlings NAIA Gold Glove Award on Friday. Kerling, who was also selected this week to the NAIA All-America first team, is the first Southern Oregon outfielder and the third Raider at any position to receive the honor.
As Raider-clad fans waited outside Lithia Motors Pavilion Wednesday afternoon, sirens grew closer, heralding the arrival of the NAIA Champion Southern Oregon University softball team after a parade down Siskiyou Boulevard celebrating their fourth national championship in six years.
Hours after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from mobilizing 200 Oregon National Guard troops in Portland, the federal government began sending California National Guard troops to Oregon. Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday that she’s aware that 101 California troops arrived in Oregon via plane overnight and that more were on their way.
Kicked off by a “Wheely Fun Parade” and morning 10K, 5K and 1-mile races hosted by Southern Oregon Runners, the 54th annual Talent Harvest Festival brought thousands to the downtown core Saturday for a day of food, music and fun.
Three long first-quarter touchdown plays positioned No. 8-ranked Montana Western to run away with its first-ever road win against Southern Oregon, 40-20, in the teams’ Frontier Conference West Division opener on Saturday at Raider Stadium’s Laurel Field.
Fifty-seven horses and two donkeys currently are living out their lives in peace and comfort at Equamore Foundation’s sanctuary in an idyllic setting on Highway 66 just south of Ashland.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland following a challenge from the state and the city of Portland.
The 54th annual Talent Harvest Festival — the city’s biggest event of the year — kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday, featuring live music across six stages, family-friendly activities, and a “Wheely Fun Parade.”
(It’s free)
