Competing against runners from 31 high schools from around Northern California and Southern Oregon, the Ashland Varsity Boys team placed 3rd overall in last Friday's Bill Springhorn Classic in Redding, CA. The Grizzlies were led by Bjorn Austbo, Liam Starr, Zeb LaCoste, Wessam Fathalla, Oliver Bonk, and Owen Taylor. Bjorn finished 9th and Liam 11th in a race of over 130 runners and earned medals for their efforts. The JV boys team had similar success placing 2nd as a team in their race. Led by 9th grader Diego Urrutia (3rd overall) and 10th grader Dakota Anderson-Casquiera (10th overall), other team members were Emmett Sible, Griffin McCollom, Kai Hendrix, and Wren Bywater. On the girls side, 9th grader Natalie Kupka finished 2nd and 11th grader Mackenzie Schmidt was 6th in the Varsity Girls race of almost 80 runners, while 9th grader Lyla Rose finished 6th overall in the JV Girls race. All three earned medals for their efforts.
In addition to parents and teammates, AHS runners were cheered on by Scott Studebaker, a member of the 1971 AHS XC State Championship squad coached by Bob Julian, Sr.
Cheer Informational Meeting
Tryouts starting Monday 8/19 for Fall Sports!!!
See you all athletes on the field!
Ashland hosted the Midwestern League Track & Field Championships last week, at SOU. The following athletes have qualified for the State Championships, held this Friday and Saturday at Hayward Filed, at the University of Oregon:
Girls Javelin Alexis Bakke, finished 2nd
Boys 200m Cole Beneventi, Finished 2nd
Caden Negra, finished 3rd
Boys 400m Caden Negra, Champion
Cole Beneventi, finished 2nd
Boys 4 x 100m Teddy Williams, Gavin White, Caden Negra, and Cole Beneventi, Champions, setting a new school record taking over 1st place on our leader board. This record has stood since 1998!
Congratulations and good luck at State!
Last week, our boys and girls tennis teams battled at the Midwestern League Championships. Our girls team were crowned League champions for the second year in a row! Congratulations to Veronica Miller and Claudia Stadtmueller who finished in 1st and 2nd at the meet. Congratulations also goes to our doubles team, Jane Cruce and Alice Pearson-Albano. They were crowned champions! Congratulations also goes out to our head coach, Martin Stadtmueller, who was awarded the Coach of the Year Award. Well done, Coach!
All four girls will be competing next weekend at the State Tournament. Good luck to you all!
The boys team battled ferociously at the district meet as well. The team was just four points shy of being league champions. Congratulations goes out to Gavin Connegy-Chang who made it to the semifinals and almost made it to the finals after a close, grueling match. Well done, Connor. Good luck at the State Tournament.
Emmy Head will be playing volleyball at the next level. She will be attending Los Angeles City College next fall! Congratulations, Emmy! Go Cubs!
Updates 4/22-27
Boys volleyball began its club season earlier this month. Last night was their first home game, against St. Mary’s. It was a tough battle, and I am confident the outcome will be in our favor the next time they face the Crusaders. The next home game will be May 2, at 6:45 pm.
Tennis Cancelled
Saturday's matches at Churchill and North Eugene have been cancelled due to the high probability of inclement weather.
Basketball All-Conference teams have been selected and we have a few basketball players that have been recognized for their achievements. For the girls team, Skyler McDonald has been selected Honorable Mention, and for the boys, JoJo Harrower has been selected 2nd Team and Jaydan Hermogenes has been selected Honorable Mention. Congratulations to all three basketball players!
Congratulations to Ashland’s Will Downs who placed for at the State Wrestling Championships! Congratulations, Will!
Congratulations to Ashland’s Aiden Espinoza who placed 5th in the 100 butterfly and 4th in the 100 Back stroke at the State Championships!
Congratulations, Aiden!
Spring sports tryouts for the 2023/24 season will begin on Monday, February 26. Please have registration and physical cleared before Monday's first practice. Please contact the head coach directly for more information:
Rosie Converse (Track & Field):
converserosie@gmail.com
Matt Preston (Boys and Girls Golf):
matthew.preston103@gmail.com
Jerrold Rountree (Baseball):
coachtree721@gmail.com
Jen Mendenhall (Softball):
jenmen86@gmail.com
Jared Meyer (Boys Tennis):
jaredrojo@gmail.com
Martin Stadtmueller (Girls Tennis):
martinizer@me.com
It's a great day to be a Grizzly!
Congratulations to Flannery Lundgren and Tessa Hobein!
These two student-athletes will continue their athletic journey in college. Flannery will be playing volleyball for Puget Sound, and Tessa will be a dual threat in volleyball and softball for Pacific University.
Attention:
Please look to your email regarding a message about our athletic trainer
BASKETBALL GAMES STREAMING LIVE!
I have some exciting news to share on behalf of our athletic program. Together with Hudl, we plan to offer a livestream of every home varsity game played in the gym.
If you can attend our games, we encourage you to do so. We want to give people who can’t physically attend our games the ability to tune in and support Grizzly athletics. With our livestream, working parents, faraway family members, alumni, and anyone else who wants to watch can support our athletes.
We will be selling pay-per-view passes on an annual, monthly, and single-game basis. A single-game pass will be $8, a monthly pass will be $15, and a yearly pass will be $75. These prices are intended to be similar to the costs of attending the game.
You can access our broadcast by going to fan.hudl.com, and search Ashland Grizzlies.
IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A GRIZZLY!
WRSTLING UPDATE:
Today's duals at Churchill have been cancelled due to weather.
Boys Basketball Update:
Today's games at Roseburg have been cancelled due to inclement weather.
2023 Raider Showcase Game Update:
There was a mistake with times posted. Below is the correct order of games today at SOU's Lithia Motors Pavilion:
10:30-Girls JV
12:00-Boys JV
1:30-Girls Varsity
3:00-Boys Varsity
$4 Adults, $2 Seniors and free for all students.
Buy tickets ahead of time at souraiders.com/tickets and save them to your phones to show when you enter.
We are a paperless ticket campus, so those that wait to buy tickets in person, will still have them sent to their phones.
Parking for today's games is free.
It's a great day to be a Grizzly!
2023 Raider Showcase
December 16, 2023
Lithia Motors Pavilion – SOU Campus
Phoenix vs. Ashland
10:30 a.m. – JV Girls
Noon – Varsity Girls
1:30 p.m. – JV Boys
3 p.m. – Varsity Boys
Admission Prices
$4 – Adult General Admission
$2 – Seniors
Free - All High School, Middle School, Elementary School students
NOTE: We will charge for all games, including JV games. Please advise parents
Parking
Parking fees will be waived.
Buy tickets ahead of time at souraiders.com/tickets and save to your phones to show when you enter.
We are a paperless ticket campus, so those that wait to buy tickets in person, will still have them sent to their phones.
Boys Soccer Playoff Update!
Boys soccer triumphed in last night's game, securing a decisive 3-0 victory over Bend High School! The team is now gearing up for the next challenge as they head to Summit High School for their playoff match this Saturday.
2023 OSAA BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS
AT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL | 2:00 PM Pacific
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/summit-high-school-bend-or/gam4a888c1303