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.

The Medford Rogues went from an 11-game winning streak to a four-game skid last week before steadying themselves with a Father’s Day doubleheader sweep over the Solano Mudcats.

The Medford Rogues swept the Fresno A’s in a three-game weekend series at Harry & David Field, improving to 11-1 overall and extending their win streak to 11 games. Medford now turns toward games against the California Tigers and Solano Mudcats as Pacific Empire League play begins to take shape.

The Medford Rogues will trade their regular uniforms for pink jerseys Saturday night as Paint the Park Pink returns to Harry & David Field. The annual event, held with Providence Medford, raises awareness and funds for breast cancer programs and services through the Providence Leila J. Eisenstein Breast Center.

The Klamath County Sports Officials Scholarship Committee has awarded a record $5,500 to nine local high school student-athletes from Bonanza, Lost River, Mazama, Crosspoint, Henley and Lakeview. Since 2011, the program has awarded 124 scholarships totaling $43,650.

The Medford Rogues swept the Redmond Dudes in a three-game weekend series at Harry & David Field, winning 12-2, 4-1 and 7-3. Medford outscored Redmond 23-6 behind strong pitching, aggressive baserunning and key performances from Beau Blake, Daniel Behrmann and Anthony Thomas Jr.

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.

Henley baseball and softball each closed the 2026 season with deep OSAA state playoff runs, adding another strong chapter to two of Klamath County’s most consistent high school sports programs. Both teams reached the state quarterfinals, earned major Skyline Conference awards and placed multiple athletes on all-conference teams.

The Medford Rogues are off to a 3-1 overall start through their first four games of the 2026 season, showing early balance at the plate and on the mound before hosting the Redmond Dudes for a three-game weekend series at Harry & David Field.

Southern Oregon’s national title defense came to an end Monday at the NAIA Softball World Series in Columbus, Georgia. The No. 3-seeded Raiders lost 5-2 to Southeastern and 3-1 to Indiana Wesleyan, ending a 45-15 season and a 16-game winning streak.

The Medford Rogues open the 2026 season Thursday at Harry & David Field, launching a full summer of collegiate wood-bat baseball, theme nights, giveaways, fireworks and affordable family entertainment in the Rogue Valley.

Southern Oregon’s second game at the NAIA Softball World Series has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. PT Monday against Southeastern of Florida after thunderstorms continued to disrupt tournament play in Columbus, Georgia.

Southern Oregon opened its NAIA Softball World Series run with a 4-2 win over Cumberlands, extending the Raiders’ winning streak to 16 games. Severe weather in Columbus, Georgia, has since pushed SOU’s next game to Sunday against Southeastern or College of Idaho.