Nov. 8: Raiders in San Diego: Make or break time The NAIA Championship Series doesn't begin until Nov. 23 on campus sites, but Saturday's contest at the University of San Diego is a make-or-break juncture in Southern Oregon University's 2002 football season.
Nov. 8: WBC ends SOU's playoff run For the third time in as many years, the Western Baptist women's soccer team ended Southern Oregon University's season with a victory in the Cascade Conference tournament semifinals 2-0 on Thursday.
Nov. 7: Grizz netters looking for state crown The team that's held itself to the highest standards since daily doubles, that's frowned upon its own play through most of a perfect 14-0 Southern Oregon Conference season, has finally declared itself up to speed.
Nov. 7: Black beats Red as SOU shows off 2002 squad As expected, the veteran-laden Black squad downed the freshmen and newcomer-dominated Red team 46-26 in Southern Oregon University's 32nd annual wrestling intrasquad dual at McNeal Pavilion Thursday night.
Nov. 6: PHS girls eliminated TALENT - The deer-in-the-headlights look of the fifth-ranked Phoenix girls soccer team took awhile to wear off in a Class 3A/2A/1A state playoff game on Tuesday.
Nov. 5: Season on the line Saturday for SOU harriers All of Southern Oregon University's 2002 cross country team's hopes and aspirations will hinge on performances at this Saturday's Cascade Conference and NAIA Region I championships hosted by the Raiders at Medford's Fichtner-Manwaring Park.
Nov. 5: Patton wins 50-55 singles title again Southern Oregon University women's tennis coach Gail Patton won the Grand Prix women's 50-55 singles championship last weekend and will represent the northwest in the national tournament, Nov. 14-17 in Texas.
Nov. 4: Ashland boys, girls miss trophy EUGENE - After winning both the boys and girls Southern Oregon Conference cross country district meet, the Ashland High harriers had high hopes of winning trophies in the state meet Saturday in Eugene.
Nov. 4: Grizz boys bounced from playoffs PORTLAND - It took 80 minutes of regulation play, 20 minutes of overtime and a sudden death shootout to decide Saturday's Class 4A first-round soccer playoff between the Ashland Grizzlies and the Cleveland Warriors.
Nov. 4: PHS Volleyball At Pleasant Hill, in a match of contrasting styles, Phoenix's high-octane offense overpowered Pleasant Hill's scrappy defense in a Class 3A state subtournament contest Saturday night.
Nov. 4: Penalties, late hit highlights Raiders' loss A ferocious late hit and several personal foul penalties highlighted a 69th Little Civil War that was anything but civil, but the result was the same: A Western Oregon University victory.
Nov. 2: SOU sets up big clash The 16th-ranked Southern Oregon University volleyball team set up Saturday night's first-place showdown with 13th-ranked Concordia Saturday night by sweeping Western Baptist College 30-26, 30-25, 30-20 at McNeal Pavilion Friday evening.
Nov. 1: AHS harriers want a trophy Fresh off their sweep of the Southern Oregon Conference district meet, the Ashland High cross country teams have set their sights a little lower for the state meet Saturday in Eugene.
Nov. 1: Grizz boys soccer thinking big The Ashland High boys soccer team doesn't know a whole lot about its first round opponent, but didn't sound too worried about the Cleveland Warriors either after Thursday's practice at North Mountain Park.
Nov. 1: Raiders, Wolves to renew old rivalry The Little Civil War may have lost some of its luster when Western Oregon University switched to NCAA Division II in 1997, but neither WOU nor Southern Oregon University will need that extra motivation come Saturday.
Oct. 31: Grizzlies eye playoff berth The up-and-down ride that has been the Ashland High 2002 football season will either grind to a halt or be extended Friday, and once again it all depends on what happens against Roseburg.
Oct. 30: Pirates rout Knights, advance to playoffs PHOENIX - The eighth-ranked Phoenix High volleyball squad used a balanced attack and a high serving percentage to beat North Valley 25-10, 25-18, 25-14 Tuesday night, and advanced into the state playoffs as the Skyline Conference No. 3 seed.
Oct. 29: CCC crown looms for Raiders The Southern Oregon University volleyball team's most anticipated home match in years plays out Saturday night when the 15th-ranked Raiders (17-3, 13-1) tangle with Cascade Conference leader and 13th-ranked Concordia University (16-2, 15-0).
Oct. 28: Raiders back in the race The Southern Oregon University women's soccer team capped its home season schedule with its second 3-0 Cascade Conference shutout victory in as many days Saturday, this time over sister school Eastern Oregon University.
Oct. 26: Bring on Roseburg The Ashland High football team has a post-win ritual: the final score of each Grizzly victory is branded (with ink) onto a wooden sword, which is then nailed to the locker room ceiling as the team chants in unison, "nail it, nail it" over and over again.
Friday, they did some more nailing, and not just after the game.
Oct. 26: Raider netters earn another easy win The 15th-ranked Southern Oregon University volleyball team tallied its eighth consecutive victory and 12th straight at home with a 30-22, 30-17, 30-26 Cascade Conference victory over archrival Oregon Tech, Friday night at McNeal Pavilion.
