Walker McCrae
May 10, 2013
Glen Lee, the varsity head coach for the girls basketball team, resigned on Friday May 2, after a reign of 12 years. Lee has been a varsity head coach for over 20 years and coached the Central Catholic Rams before leading the Lions.. While at West Linn, Lee took a struggling program and led them to the... Read more »
Walker McCrae
April 1, 2013
Over Spring Break, the boys varsity coach, Eric Viuhkola, was awarded the 6A Coach of the Year after guiding the Lions to their first state title since 1997. “It’s nice to win this award, but winning the state title was a lot better. It also proves that what we’re doing with the basketball program... Read more »
Christian Marvin
January 16, 2013
Chip Kelly will leave the Oregon football program to join the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League as their head coach. Kelly had previously decided to stay in the NCAA with the Ducks after multiple NFL head coach offers, but changed his mind. Kelly was 46-7 in his four seasons at Oregon,... Read more »
Marija Jozic
March 23, 2012
Running along West A street in the frigid fall, a few brave souls travel together as an act of defiance to mother nature. It turns out not even the harshest of conditions can keep members of this year’s track & field team from training vigorously in the off-season. Feb. 27 marked the start... Read more »
Marley Young
January 18, 2012
After 25 years of coaching at West Linn High School, Ron Chappell announced to his players at a special meeting this morning that he would be retiring as Head Coach of the football team. After leading the team for 17 years, Chappell’s decision seems sudden. “Well, I’ve been coaching football for... Read more »
Sean Pebler
November 3, 2011
In a month that has been associated with turmoil for the Varsity Baseball Team, stability has returned with Kevin Mills, who was named new head coach on Friday, Oct. 28. Mills, who is also a math teacher at West Linn High School, was chosen by a committee consisting of parents, players and administration... Read more »
Christian Marvin
October 5, 2011
There is a new face leading the youthful Cross Country team. Jay Schrotzberger, assistant coach for the last two years, has taken over as head cross country coach. In his first year, he has been given the challenge of coaching a skilled, yet inexperienced team. Compared to last season, Schrotzberger... Read more »