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West Linn athletes go all out winning awards

Walker McCrae
June 11, 2013

Girls Lacrosse: Three Rivers League Kayla Bouchard, attack, 12, 1st Team All League Annie Longtain, midfield, 12, 1st Team All League Hanna Morford, midfield, 10, 1st Team All League Mariah Gatti, midfield, 11, 1st Team All League Megan Longtain, defense, 12, 1st Team All League Tara Sonnemaker, goalie,... Read more »

Miami Heat advance to third straight NBA Finals appearance

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Walker McCrae
June 5, 2013

“Too old, too worn down, not enough talent.” Those phrases have been used to describe the San Antonio Spurs, and every year they’re dead wrong. The Spurs swept the Memphis Grizzlies in four games to win the Western Conference and the ageless wonders of Tim Duncan, 37, Tony Parker, 31 and Manu Ginobili,... Read more »

West Linn Lions Lacrosse lose state title in a heartbreaker to the Lakeridge Pacers

Walker McCrae
June 3, 2013

The West Linn Lions Boys Lacrosse team (17-4, 8-2 Three Rivers League) took on the Lakeridge Pacers (20-3,10-0 TRL) with the Oregon High School Lacrosse Association state title on the line. It was an up and down game for the Lions, with moments of hope for a state championship. Unfortunately when the... Read more »

Mills announced as the new Athletic Director, resigns as baseball head coach

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Ben Jacobs
May 31, 2013

Today Kevin Mills was announced as West Linn High School’s new Athletic Director, replacing Rob Holdstom, who’s retiring after this school year closes. With Mills taking the Athletic Director job, he has stepped down from the head coach position of West Linn’s Baseball team.   “It was a... Read more »

Boys Lacrosse State Championship to be a battle of giants

Kenney Whitbey
May 30, 2013

The Oregon boys lacrosse championship will be a battle between giants as West Linn (17-4, second seed) and Lakeridge (20-3, first seed) duke it out. The West Lions Boys Lacrosse team cruised to a 17-9 victory in a quarterfinal battle against Jesuit (16-5, third seed) on Wednesday. After jumping to a... Read more »

Boucher, Guthner, Reicher and Leek represent West Linn in the OSAA track state tournament

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Christian Marvin
May 30, 2013

West Linn’s girls track team finished tied for 22nd out of a field of 37 girls track teams last Saturday, May 25 at the OSAA 6A State tournament, which was held at the University of Oregon. Although no representatives from the boys track team went to the tournament, the girls team was represented in... Read more »

Oregon tennis star Alex Rovello’s legacy lives on

Craig Wright
May 29, 2013

Oregon tennis history was forever changed by Alex Rovello, Cleveland High School standout and University of Oregon tennis star, when he became the first ever player in Oregon to win four state singles titles (2007-2010) during his high school career. Only one other player has ever accomplished the same... Read more »

Girls lacrosse wins state in a rematch with Lake Oswego

Walker McCrae
May 28, 2013

The West Linn Lions (17-1) girls lacrosse team waited a year to extract its revenge over rival Lake Oswego Lakers (12-3) and did so in bold fashion, winning 19-13 for the state title. Natalie Byrne, freshman, scored six goals, three in each half. Annie Longtain, senior, and Hanna Morford, sophomore,... Read more »

Girls Lacrosse advances to State for second straight year

Walker McCrae
May 23, 2013

The West Linn Lions girls lacrosse team defeated the Sunset Apollos 8-6 in what head coach Meg Elston called, “a head case game,” when talking with the press afterward. The Lions, ranked number one in the tournament, controlled the pace of the game in the second half. Mariah Gatti, junior, scored... Read more »

Students continue success in athletics with ten more athletes joining collegiate sports

May 22, 2013

As of Tuesday, there are ten more seniors to add to the list of student athletes moving up another level into the world of collegiate athletics. Those included in yesterday’s signings were: Tara Sonnemaker- Chapman College Jack McMenomey- Curry College Jarrod Howard- Lehigh University Julia Boyd-Helm-... Read more »

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