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--> --> Posted Monday, May 6, 2002 SOU title bid comes up short The Southern Oregon University softball team had already wrapped up a trip to the NAIA Region 1 playoffs, so what incentive did they have to play the Oregon Institute of Technology on Saturday at University Stadium? Bragging rights. SOU tracksters take men's and women's titles LA GRANDE - The Southern Oregon University track and field team captured 18 of 40 individual event titles Saturday en route to the school's third consecutive Cascade Conference men's and women's championships at La Grande. Ashland High's Titus Weston is tagged out on a failed suicide bunt in the third inning of Friday's doubleheader sweep by the Grizzlies over Klamath Union. AHS won 3-1 and 6-5 in the nightcap. Ashland Daily Tidings/AMY ALONZO May 4: Grizzlies sweep Pelicans, lead conference First, Bill Rowe got the revenge he wanted with his bat. Then, when that wasn't good enough, he used his arm to do it again. May 4: AHS has new girls basketball coach, await boys coach The new Ashland High girls basketball coach has been determined, the boys coaching position is still up in the air and a formal announcement naming both will be made May 13, AHS Athletic Director Jim Nagel said Friday. SOU Raider Club on track with fundraiser Southern Oregon University's annual Raider Club scholarship fund drive reached the halfway point this week well ahead of last year's record-shattering pace. May 4: Grizz girls golf team takes second, will play in state Sometimes second place is good enough. May 3: Silent but deadly Don't be fooled by Tiwana Merritt. May 3: Elliott nets four prep stars Southern Oregon University head volleyball coach Paul Elliott Thursday announced four prep stars will join the NAIA Region I champion Raiders this fall. May 2: Grizzlies shooting for state In its fifth year on the links, the Ashland High girls golf team surprised the Southern Oregon Conference by positioning itself for a shot at the state tournament. May 2: AHS softball team upends Crater The Ashland High softball team toppled Crater 1-0 for the second time this season in a non-conference game Wednesday at North Mountain Park. May 2: Erickson to hit Eagle Point links The Orange and Black Caravan Southern Oregon Golf Tournament, for Oregon State University supporters, will be held June 10 at Eagle Point Golf Course. May 1: Raiders hire McClure to coach `D' Former Southern Oregon University football player and position coach Shay McClure has returned to Ashland as the school's new defensive coordinator, Raiders head football coach Jeff Olson announced Tuesday. May 1: Ashland run to be held May 25 The 28th annual Ashland Run, a 4.8-mile up-and-down course, will be held at 8:30 a.m., May 25. May 1: Softball clash with OIT highlights big SOU weekend In one of the most remarkable stories in Southern Oregon University athletic history, the Raiders softball team will play for a Cascade Conference championship Saturday in just its second season of intercollegiate action. May 1: Hoops tourney hits Medford May 25 Basketball players of all ages and abilities are invited to play in the Southern Oregon 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament May 25-26 at Medford's Rogue Valley Mall. April 30: AHS bowler headed to nationals Ashland High senior Bianca Montagnino won the Oregon Coca-Cola Bowling Tournament of Champions scratch division at Salem's Fairfield Lanes Sunday to qualify for the USA Junior Gold National Bowling Championships in Florida July 7-12. April 30: Grizz girls golfers take second, boys finish last EAGLE POINT - The Ashland High girls golf team took second to Roseburg at the final all-Southern Oregon Conference regular season match Monday at Eagle Point Golf Course. April 30: AHS games re-scheduled The Ashland High baseball and softball teams will be playing league games Friday instead of Saturday this week, a scheduling change made to accommodate students who are planning on attending Friday night's prom. April 29: AHS tallies senior day split with Grants Pass The Ashland High softball team celebrated its senior day with a Southern Oregon Conference doubleheader split against Grants Pass Saturday afternoon at North Mountain Park. April 29: Raiders drop two, can still grab league title The Southern Oregon University softball team set a spate of school records in a 17-0 rout of last-place Albertson College at University Field Sunday afternoon, but only after a crucial 2-1 extra-inning setback in the opener. April 27: Improbable Raiders lead conference Apparently, the Southern Oregon University softball team isn't big on rules. April 26: Ashland Rowing Club to hold regatta Saturday The Ashland Rowing Club is inviting the public to attend its first annual Much Ado About Rowing Regatta Saturday at Emigrant Lake. April 26: McDermott to coach camp, individual lessons Southern Oregon University men's basketball coach Brian McDermott will hold his annual boys basketball camp June 17-21 at the Ashland Middle School, and is offering individual lessons May through November. April 26: Grizz boys basketball camp to be held in June The 2002 Grizzly Boys Basketball Camp for boys ages 8-14 will be held June 17-20 at Ashland High School. April 26: Spring Thaw Mountain Bike Festival coming The Southern Oregon Mountain Bike Association will hold the 11th annual Spring Thaw Mountain Bike Festival May 4-5 in Ashland. April 26: Women's football kicks off Saturday in Ashland The Oregon Thunder will host the first women's full tackle football game in Southern Oregon history at noon Saturday at Ashland High's Phillips Field. April 25: Rowe commits to UC Santa Barbara Ashland High baseball standout Bill Rowe has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of California Santa Barbara - an NCAA Division I school and member of the nine-team Big West Conference. April 24: Grizzlies move closer to SOC title; AHS roundup More dominant singles play plus a pair of big doubles wins equaled another breezy win for the Ashland High boys tennis team Tuesday. April 24: Rowing club places seven The fast-growing Ashland Rowing Club entered nearly 20 boats in the Covered Bridge Regatta April 13 in Dexter and came away with seven top-four places, including a trio of first-place efforts. April 23: Grizz boys pound Cavemen No contest. Email your... 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