Leading the lions through League
Anna Gay, Staff Reporter
October 27, 2019
Varsity volleyball has a new head coach, Emilie Wilmes. Even though she’s new to her position, she has had experience working with the past two head coaches, Carl Neuburger and Michelle Hoover. “It’s good,” Wilmes said. “I’ve been one of the assistants for the last two years.” ...
Girls soccer kicks off season with 7-0 win
Audrey Lippert, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2019
7-0 and 0-2 are the scores of the first two games of the season for the West Linn Lions girls soccer team. The Lions beat the McMinnville Grizzlies by a score of 7-0 to kick off the season at home, and lost to the Mountainside Mavericks at Mountainside a few weeks ago. The team is comin...
Lions defeated at home by Central Catholic Rams
Sydney McCrone, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2019
Pep bands, excited students, energetic cheerleaders and determined players. The first game of the season on Sept. 6 was a close game with the Central Catholic Rams, who ended up winning 35-27. With the Lions leading in the beginning of the fourth quarter, Central Catholic ultimately came back...
Everything you need to know about the upcoming football season
Orion Forest and Sam Misa
September 13, 2019
Football season is back. The West Linn Lions came out roaring in their first game but came up short against Central Catholic in the blackout game this past Friday. Don’t worry though, the Lions are not finished yet, and they still have the whole season to go. The band, cheerleaders, Debs, and s...
West Linn football kicks off a century of pride
Delaney Callaghan, Current Events Editor
September 11, 2019
Coach Viuhkola returns to lead the West Linn Basketball Team
Gavin Turner, Co-Opinions Editor
June 5, 2019
Every new year, changes are made to the basketball team. Seniors leave to college and JV players move up the ranks. However, this upcoming 2019-20 season, the team is hiring Eric Viukhola, who took time off from coaching the boys Varsity team. Coach Viuhkola always wanted a coaching position in the Three Ri...
Sailing: the newest sport seeking attention
Skylar Moore, Copy Editor
May 6, 2019
Our high school offers a variety of different sports and activities, but as of this spring another one has been added to the list: a sailing team. The unique sport of sailing was recently brought to West Linn by Ella Notdurft, sophomore who has been sailing with club teams for over six years now. Unl...
Coming out
Megan Riehle, assistant photo editor
April 16, 2019
In the study “Out On The Fields” nearly 9,500 athletes spoke about their experiences with homophobia in the sports community. This study showed that 72 percent of lesbians under the age of 22, do not come out to their teammates. In West Linn, sports play a huge part in the lives of teenagers,...
No horsing matter
Delaney Callaghan, People Editor
February 12, 2019
In high school, there are many different activities that students participate in, ranging from clubs to sports to volunteer work. For Kristen Epperson, sophomore, how she spends her time after school is in her barn with her horse, Rocky. “I’m riding five days a week for about an hour at a t...
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