Increasing inflation, AI, and streaming services are currently pressing issues of the collective American experience. These things can be a mixed bag. Inflation is causing the rise of basic necessities like housing and food to luxuries such as entertainment and…
Tag: NAIA
Newcomer Coach Weyhrich Leads Women’s Wrestling to NAIA National Championship – Exclusive Interview
The 2022-2023 Southern Oregon University Raiders women’s wrestling team celebrated their first NAIA National Championship title this year (scoring of the event can be found here.) The team was led by head coach Gabrielle Weyhrich. This was Weyhrich’s first year…
Interviews with Wrestling Coach Joel Gibson and Student-Athlete Evan Potter
Southern Oregon University Athletics Recently, the Siskiyou had a great opportunity to talk with head wrestling coach Joel Gibson and interview freshman Evan Potter. Gibson is a Southern Oregon native. He graduated from North Medford High School and then wrestled…
Softball Senior Weekend Ends With Wins
Southern Oregon University Athletics This last weekend Raider softball finished their regular-season games at home with a complete sweep of Corban. Their sweep of Corban put the Raiders on a 17-game-winning streak, which is the second-longest in team history. The…
Raider Softball Sweeps Warner Pacific
Photo by Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo Southern Oregon University Athletics In recent weeks, the Raider softball program has put up the mid-season fight. They split the series against Oregon Institute of Technology, who is ranked second in the nation…
Raider Softball Wins Series Versus Arizona Christian
Southern Oregon University Athletics. Image Credit Bob Palermini, www.palermini.com The Raiders hosted and won the non-conference matchup against Arizona Christian University (ACU) this past weekend, where they won two of the three games. The Raiders program is currently ranked 7th in the…
Women’s Softball: the first chance for a women’s national title
The game started at 7 a.m. Pacific Time, SOU (51-7) and No. 3 Oklahoma City (60-7). SOU took the first meeting, 4-2 on Monday night, but OCU set up another by defeating defending champion Science & Arts (Okla.), 3-1, in…
Track and Field Championship Day One: Perkinson Captures 10000m Crown
Today was the first day of the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Joe Dotson, decathlon, was the first Raider to compete — after five events he sits in tenth place with 3218 points, and only…
Hixon Bounces Back At Chico State Twilight
One of the NAIA’s most talented middle-distance runners, Jared Hixon, is finding his rhythm on the track once again. After a rough opening to his season, Hixon used a powerful kick to take the win in the 1500m last night,…
SOU Track Shines, Perkinson Sets School Record
Southern Oregon sophomore stud Jessa Perkinson’s dominance on the cross country course has seemingly carried over to the track, by way of her record setting performance yesterday. Competing against talent from the NCAA at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival,…