ASHLAND – Tickets are on sale now for the 2017 Southern Oregon University Sports Hall of Fame Banquet.

The banquet will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, in the Stevenson Union's Rogue River Room on the SOU Campus. Attendees are asked to RSVP prior to the event and make a donation of $20, which can be paid the morning of the event. To RSVP, contact McKenzie Mason 541-552-6772 or masonm1@sou.edu.

This year's Hall of Fame class includes tennis trio Dick Blacksmith, John Popplewell and Ken Stevenson (1963-66), wrestling standout Joe Bold (1974-76), All-American heptathlete Jennifer Harman Adamy (1991-94), and the Raiders' memorable 2001 football team.

The Class of 2017 will also be honored at halftime of the SOU-Rocky Mountain football game, which kicks off later that day at 1 p.m.