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 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.