![The teams prepare to start another play with just a few minutes left in the first half. The Lions were in the lead at halftime with a score of 27-0. At half time, the team went back to the locker rooms. “[We ate] orange slices,” Malos said. “[Then] our team came out and got the win.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_2385-1200x800.jpg)
![At the bottom of the third inning, the Lions are still scoreless. Rowe stands at home plate, preparing to bat, while Vandenbrink stands off to the side as the next batter up. Despite having the bases loaded, the team was unable to score any runs. “It’s just the beginning of the season. We’re just going to be playing out best by June, [and] that’s where champions are,” Rowe said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3077-1200x900.jpg)
It’s not often that West Linn has a bear scare, like the one we had on September 7, the first day of the year. Students had many different ideas about what the bear really was:
Brett Bushnell, freshman:
“I think it was a bear.”
Jessica Hodgen, sophomore:
“I’m not sure what it was, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t a bear.”
Ronnie Howard, junior:
“Joey Joyce.”
Evric Jenkins, senior:
“I think the bear was someone who saw a shadow and they freaked out.”