Oregon Tech’s 2004 men’s basketball national championship team and four standout athletes have been selected for the university’s 2026 Athletic Hall of Fame class. The group will be honored Nov. 8 during a brunch at the Oregon Tech Campus Union.

Tickets for Southern Oregon University’s five-game home football schedule go on sale Aug. 6. Season-ticket and tailgate-pass renewals begin Aug. 3, with the Raiders set to host Western Oregon, Dakota State, Simpson, Arizona Christian, and College of Idaho.

Oregon Tech softball has signed three transfers to complete its 2027 recruiting class. The group includes two accomplished outfielders and a two-way player, all bringing championship experience and strong production from the two-year college ranks.

Southern Oregon University has named longtime Crater coach and athletic director David Heard its interim head women’s basketball coach for the 2026-27 season. Heard, an SOU alumnus, has assisted the Raiders with basketball operations and recruiting since 2023.

Oregon Tech men’s basketball coach Justin Parnell announced a nine-player recruiting class for the 2026-27 season, adding five transfers and four true freshmen to a Hustlin’ Owls roster aiming for a fourth-straight NAIA Tournament appearance.

Southern Oregon University will induct six new members into the SOU Sports Hall of Fame this fall, honoring Raider standouts from women’s basketball, softball, cross country, football, wrestling and volleyball during a Sept. 26 ceremony in Ashland, with recognition during Raider football.

Carlotta Kloppenburg-Pruitt has resigned as Southern Oregon University’s head women’s basketball coach after five standout seasons with the Raiders. She leaves SOU with a 134-31 record and will take over at her alma mater, Point Loma Nazarene University.

Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon University both earned the Cascade Conference Presidents Cup for Academic Excellence, recognizing strong student-athlete performance in the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year.

Oregon Tech softball coach Greg Stewart announced seven incoming freshmen have signed Cascade Conference Letters of Intent for the 2027 season. The class joins a Lady Owls program coming off a 43-10 season, a fifth straight CCC regular-season title and a 12th straight trip to the NAIA Championships.

Southern Oregon University softball wrapped up a standout 2026 season with a No. 5 national ranking, multiple All-America honors, two NAIA Rawlings Gold Gloves, an All-World Series selection and recognition for its sports information team.