It's SOC perfection for Grizz Maybe it was the energy with which the Grizzlies celebrated their Game 2 victory, or perhaps it was the emotional blast unleashed by Marla Morin's final, match-clinching stuff block. Then again, it could have been the post-match court rush led by the perpetually bonkers Ashland High fan section.
Oct. 24: Grizz trying to focus on Crater The Ashland High football team fully expects to play Roseburg on the last day of the regular season for a shot at a playoff berth that seemed like a pipe dream just seven days ago.
Oct. 23: Grizz dominate, settle for No. 3 seed The Ashland High boys soccer team came into Tuesday's regular season final match with Eagle Point needing a win to stay in contention for the No. 2 playoff seed out of the Southern Oregon Conference.
Oct. 22: Raider netters need wins to keep in CCC title hunt The 16th-ranked Southern Oregon University volleyball team plays just one match this week, but it's anything but a light week when the particular opponent happens to be archrival Oregon Tech.
Oct. 21: Team doesn't lose faith in Baker When you live and die in that vacuum of chaos between the hash marks, where the difference between success and failure can be anything from an ill-timed gust of wind to a poorly placed divot, words like "nervous" or "afraid" aren't really allowed to infiltrate your vocabulary.
Oct. 21: Baker's 38-yard field goal gives SOU a 17-14 win over Azusa Junior placekicker Steve Baker nailed a 38-yard field goal with 28 seconds remaining to lift the fifth-ranked Southern Oregon University football team over 14th-ranked Azusa Pacific University 17-14 in a battle of the NAIA's top independent teams, Saturday night at Raider Stadium.
Oct. 19: Homecoming kings Rock music is booming through the locker room, an Ashland quarterback is smiling, and Jim Nagel is concerned about whether or not he ran up the score.
Oct. 19: AHS boys water polo team grabs league title COTTAGE GROVE - The Ashland High boys and girls water polo clubs wrapped up their regular seasons Friday night, with decidedly different results but the same goals for the postseason.
Oct. 19: Correction The Tidings erroneously reported Friday that tryouts for the seventh-grade
AAU boys basketball team would be held Monday and Tuesday.
The seventh grade team tryouts were held last Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 14-15. Tryouts for the sixth grade AAU boys basketball team will be held this week, however, and are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday (Oct. 22 adn Oct. 24) in the Ashland Middle School medium gym from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. each night. Sixth grade boys interested in joining the team should plan to attend both sessions. As many as 20 boys will be selected.
Parents are encouraged to come to the gym at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday to meet the coaches and discuss the AAU program.
Oct. 18: Grizzlies clinch SOC volleyball title It was a little ugly, a lot one-sided and seemed to drag on at the end, but as far as the Ashland High volleyball team is concerned it's a work of art.
Oct. 18: Undefeated Azusa next up for SOU Jeff Olson has 10 minutes to talk, sounds pumped and is as open with the media as football coaches come, but he's not about to blurt out what everyone else in Raider land is thinking.
