Girls Senior night ends on a sour note

Ben Jacobs
February 22, 2013

In the final home regular season game for the West Linn Lions (11-13, 5-5 Three Rivers League), seniors Julia Boyd-Helm and Megan Longtain were honored with a pregame ceremony to recognize all they had accomplished throughout their Lion basketball careers. Once the game began all the festivities died down and the visiting number one ranked Oregon City Pioneers (22-1, 10-0 TRL) did they have done to every other TRL team this year: win with style. When the final horn sounded the final score was 81-40.

For Boyd-Helm, her senior night ended early as she went out in the first quarter with an apparent ankle injury, finishing with two points.

“It was great for everyone,” Boyd-Helm said of her senior night. “I was a little disappointed because I twisted my ankle in the first few minutes and was out for the rest of the game.”

The leading scorer for the Lions was Sidney Kolasinski, sophomore, who poured in nine points. She was helped by eight points from both Genna Hughes, junior, and Morgan Haskin, junior.

For the Pioneers, who shot an impressive 59 percent from the field for the game, were lead by Johanna Paine, senior, with 13 points. She was helped by four other Pioneers in double figures including 12 points from Chelsi Brewer, senior.

Despite the loss the Lions qualified for the 32 team OSSA State tournament because they tied the Canby Cougars (11-10, 5-5 TRL) for third place, but the Lions have a higher RPI ranking than the Cougars so they qualified for the automatic bid into the tournament.

“I think we still have a chance to make it to the Rose Garden,” Ashley Johnson, junior, said.” We have been working really hard and I think we have what it takes to get there.”

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Ben Jacobs, Co-Editor-in-Chief

“College baseball? I think about it every day but if it happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t,” Ben Jacobs, senior said. Jacobs has been playing baseball since he was just five years old. Whether it’s playing baseball, football, fishing or backpacking Jacobs is always busy doing what he loves. Besides being very intelligent he is also a quick worker and has a passion for writing. Those attributes and the fact that he loves sports make him a great co-editor in chief for the Amplifier. Jacobs joined the Amplifier after being inspired by his cousin, a journalist at ESPN. Jacobs also hopes to become an athletics journalist or broadcaster, blending his love of sports and passion for writing. He would love to attend University of Washington in Seattle, Wash. due to its journalism program and sports programs. Not only does Jacobs love school, but he loves his family too. He especially admires his grandfather, “because he always supports me through thick and thin. He is so easy to talk to we’ll be talking for hours and it will just feel like a few minutes. Also he loves sports as much as I do” Jacobs said. However, he is not fully aware of the extent of his family roots and he hopes to travel to Russia to fully understand his ties. To meet his goal of going to Washington University Jacobs is taking two AP classes: he also has sports practice every day after school. When taking a break from school he enjoys fishing and backpacking on the weekends with his brothers Max, seventh grade, and Sam a sophomore. “It’s a great way to relax from the stress of school and sports” he said. Hoping to achieve his goals, Jacobs has worked hard throughout his career in both school and sports. Look forward to seeing Ben Jacobs announce the big game someday.