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

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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 three events: the 400 meter, the 4X100 relay and the 4X400 relay. The girls were led by Cara Boucher, senior, and Juliana Guthner, freshman, who participated in all three events.

Boucher and Juliana Guthner, freshman, both ran the 400 meter dash in the preliminary race. Guthner finished the race with a time of 59.43 seconds, and Boucher ran the race with a time of 58.40 seconds, which was fast enough to advance to the finals. In the 400 meter finals, Boucher finished sixth with a time of 58.03 seconds.  Boucher said that the state meet was a strong finish for her and was a good way to wrap up the season.

Guthner, Boucher, Isabella Reicher, freshman, and Madison Leek, senior, made up the relay team that raced in both the 4X100 meter relay and the 4X400 meter relay. In the 4X100 meter relay, the team finished in seventh with a time of 48.86 seconds. In the 4X400 meter relay, the team finished fifth with a time of 3:53.64, which was a personal record for the team.

“In the district meet (a week before the state meet) we set the district record for the 4X400 meter race, so it was pretty cool to be able to beat that time at state,” Boucher said.

Even though the state meet was Boucher’s last track meet with WLHS, she is confident that the underclassmen will be able to fill leadership roles next season and perform well enough to make up for her and the other graduating seniors.

“We brought two freshmen to the state meet, so I think that shows that the team will still be strong without the seniors,” Boucher said.

The girls team representatives accumulated a total of nine points in the tournament, putting them in a tie with Lake Oswego, Thurston and Centennial for 22nd place. The top girls team was Lakeridge, who accumulated a total of 48.5 points.

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He aims, he shoots, he scores - basketball is one of many activities that Christian Marvin, junior and Athletics Editor, has an affinity for. In fact, a life full of friends, church and sports is one that he leads daily. With his hands full of engaging activities, in and out of school, Marvin looks forward to an exciting year.

This school year, Marvin has a full schedule on his hands. Physics is his favorite class because it is less rigorous than a handful of his other AP and Honors classes. He enjoys being on Amplifier because he “likes to write and there’s always something to do”.

Though he does not know exactly what path to take in the future, he does know that he wants to try his best in high school and start from there.

“I’m really want to get good grades this year, especially because I’m taking some hard classes,” Marvin said. “I also want to be more involved in service projects too.” At home, Marvin prefers to eat, relax and then do homework. He and his sister have two fish: Marvin’s is Flo, and his sister’s is King Triton. Despite his busy schedule, Marvin always finds time to spend for himself and with his family. Marvin enjoys eating chicken alfredo and drinking root beer and Dr. Pepper as well.

Out of school and home, Marvin is an avid participator in his church. Every Sunday, he teaches kindergarten at church, and attends youth group every Wednesday. In addition, Marvin also goes to Night Strike, a program in which he feeds homeless in downtown Portland.

“I like getting to play with the kids and teaching them,” Marvin said. “The kids are really fun and I like getting to know them.”

As for the sports aspect of his life, Marvin plays basketball. He prefers not to play on a school basketball team, but rather plays for enjoyment. Marvin’s specialty is shooting half-court shots and dunking on a ten foot net. He enjoys playing with friends because it is more fun, and there is a friendly competition.

Marvin hopes to complete his junior year and enjoy his last year in high school. He believes that can get through his high school life with the help of his family and friends. In all aspects of his life, he hopes to be successful and take the next step of his life.

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