If the first-ever three-way tie for the regular-season volleyball title left things feeling unsettled, Southern Oregon provided some resounding closure for everyone in the Cascade Conference Championships. After sweeping one co-champion in the tournament semifinals, the No. 7-ranked Raiders swept another in Saturday’s title match.
How’s your Monday going? Southern Oregon University football team players’ week got off to a good start. When they came in early Monday morning, each player found in their cubby a new pair of black Nike cleats, donated by Heisman Trophy-winner and quarterback for the Washington Commanders Marcus Mariota.
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.
An anonymous major donor to Southern Oregon University has committed $1 million toward a $3 million new softball complex that could be ready as soon as fall 2025 if plans to replace the current complex continue to move ahead as planned.
Students from three elementary schools cheered on the Southern Oregon University women’s basketball team to a 65-49 win Friday, Feb. 23, against Walla Walla. The Raiders beat Corban 71-55 Tuesday, advancing SOU to host No. 4 seed Eastern Oregon at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the conference tournament semifinals.
An enhanced law enforcement area for the south side of Ashland was approved Tuesday by Ashland City Council with one nay vote. The second ELEA for the south side, which will need a second vote before going into effect, was established under the same existing rules as the downtown ELEA.
Herbert Rothschild: It’s time to hear a Mexican perspective on immigration and drug trafficking. President Sheinbaum responds to Trump’s threats.
The Mississippi-based media chain that recently bought more than three dozen newspapers in Oregon and Washington has spent the two months since its acquisition pursuing job cuts and exploring other steps to save money. Five employees of the Rogue Valley Times were told Tuesday their last day of work would be Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the newspaper’s operations.
A tsunami warning was in effect for the Oregon coast from south of Florence and into northern California as far south as just north of Santa Cruz after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake was detected 45 miles southwest of Eureka, California, at 10:44 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Tsunami Warning center
It’s not a question of if water rates will go up, it’s a question of how much. Ashland City Council reviewed a study of the finances of its water system with an eye for how much rates will need to rise in the face of various coming changes during its Monday evening study session.
When you are not ready to adopt a dog but you miss dogginess, fostering is the perfect solution. And for folks who might want to take a smaller step than fostering, there is the Field Trip program: Take a foster dog for the day, or maybe just a hike.
(It’s free)
