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.
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.
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After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
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