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.

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 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.

Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon University both landed multiple NFCA regional softball honors following the 2026 season. Four Owls earned All-Region IV recognition, while SOU’s coaching staff was named Region III Staff of the Year and four Raiders were named all-region.

Southern Oregon University athletics received two major honors this week, with three Raider wrestling greats selected for the NWCA NAIA Hall of Fame and SOU’s athletic training staff named the Cascade Conference Athletic Training Staff of the Year.

Southern Oregon softball is headed back to the NAIA World Series after winning the Ashland Bracket championship, while Oregon Tech will play a winner-take-all game Thursday after falling to Our Lady of the Lake in Klamath Falls. The Raiders will return to Georgia to defend their national title, and the Owls still have a chance to join them.

Oregon Tech advanced to the Klamath Falls Bracket final Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Our Lady of the Lake at Stilwell Stadium. The Lady Owls scored early, then held off late pressure as Kristine Schmidt escaped a seventh-inning bases-loaded jam.

Southern Oregon University will celebrate its national championship beach volleyball team with a parade and trophy presentation Monday, May 18, in Ashland. The Raiders won the NAIA Beach Volleyball Invitational on April 25, capturing the program’s first national title in its fourth season.

Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon each opened NAIA Softball Championship Opening Round play with home-field wins Monday. The Lady Owls shut out Dickinson State in Klamath Falls, while the Raiders defeated Dordt in Ashland, moving both teams into Tuesday semifinal matchups.