
SOU alumnus named Oregon State inside linebackers coach
AJ Cooper, a key player for three of the most successful football teams in Southern Oregon University history, has been named inside linebackers coach for the Oregon State Beavers.
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AJ Cooper, a key player for three of the most successful football teams in Southern Oregon University history, has been named inside linebackers coach for the Oregon State Beavers.
If it wasn’t clear before Saturday, it is now: The Southern Oregon University football team is rejuvenated under first-year coach Berk Brown and his new staff, and the biggest building block yet, an upset of the No. 5-ranked team in the NAIA, is in place.
Southern Oregon has been at its best down the stretch, climbing up the Frontier Conference standings with wins in four of its last five games. Foiling No. 5-ranked College of Idaho’s title chances would be the cherry on top of a successful start to the Raiders’ new era. SOU and C of I kick off the regular-season finale at 1 p.m. Saturday at Raider Stadium.
No. 11-ranked Carroll (Mont.) turned Southern Oregon over on downs 8 yards short of the end zone in the final minute to escape with a 21-13 Frontier Conference win Saturday afternoon at Raider Stadium.
Southern Oregon and Carroll (Mont.) have produced more classics than any other Frontier Conference pairing since the turn of the century, but matchups in recent years lacked the extra kick of mutual significance. This week at Raider Stadium, that key ingredient is baked in.
A three-game winning streak is in the Southern Oregon football team’s sights as it travels to face last-place Montana State-Northern in a Frontier Conference game Saturday at Tilleman Field.
A 49-7 final score accurately reflected Southern Oregon’s thorough dominance of Arizona Christian on Saturday afternoon at Raider Stadium, where the rout was on by the middle of the second quarter of the teams’ first-ever matchup.
The clearest sign yet that Southern Oregon is rounding the corner appeared last week in the form of the team’s first road victory against a team with a winning record in five years. Back home this Saturday, the Raiders have a golden opportunity to pile on the momentum.
Senior running back Avery McCuaig scored three first half touchdowns and the Raider defense allowed only a field goal to lead Southern Oregon to a 23-5 victory over Rocky Mountain on Saturday in Billings, Montana.
Football: After facing its first deficit early in the second half, No. 11-ranked Montana Tech responded with touchdowns on three consecutive drives to defeat Southern Oregon 31-21 on Saturday afternoon at Raider Stadium.
A majority of some 380 striking nurses at Providence Medford Medical Center have rejected the health care system’s latest contract offer, joining thousands of other nurses around the state who remain on strike going into their fifth week. It is the largest healthcare worker strike in Oregon history.
Anima Mundi Productions presented internationally acclaimed Israeli cellist Amit Peled and leading Spanish concert pianist, Daniel Del Pino, in a memorable concert celebrating Jewish musical tradition presented through the Oregon Center for the Arts in the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall on Sunday.
Internationally acclaimed Israeli-American cellist Amit Peled, in town to perform a sold-out concert at Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall on Sunday, Feb. 2, gave a lively, entertaining and highly instructive master class at Ashland High School on Friday, Jan. 31.
This week’s heavy snowfall has made it difficult for birds to forage for food on the ground and even in the trees, and there are not many insects flying amid the flurries of snow. We contacted an expert for some tips on how to care for our local bird population.
The Friends of Hannon Library will host a panel discussion on “Information, Misinformation, and Disinformation” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. More and more, researchers, students, and citizens face a landscape of incomplete, incorrect and untrustworthy information.
Reader Photo: Diane Toth took this photo of finches on a line providing a collorful contrast to a gray snowy day while awaiting their turn at a snow-capped bird feeder.
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