![MORE THAN A GAME. With two diving catches in the outfield, the Lions showed up defensively, aiding in their victory over the Pacers. One catch was made by Atwood, and the other by McGraw. Throughout the game, the Lions knew that it wasn’t just about their victory today. “I think [playing for cancer] makes it bigger than just a game,” McGraw said. “Knowing that you have a bigger impact in this world than just who you are as one person.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/I70A1454-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Students in the National Art Honor Society work on the Mount Hood mural on the window of SouthLake Church. The students brought a variety of paints and mixed their own custom colors. “Instead of brushstrokes, we’re doing more dabbing, because it gives [a] better impression of tree foliage, rather than looking like actual brush strokes, because if we’re painting trees, we need it to look like trees,” Crawford said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2397-1200x900.jpg)
West Linn Lions come out victorious over Central Catholic
The West Linn Lions Varsity Baseball team (5-4) defeated Central Catholic (5-2-1) 14-1 April 3, at home ending the game with the mercy rule.
After scoring a run in the bottom of the second, the Lions opened up the floodgates in the bottom of the third with six runs. Karsen Lindell, junior, drove in three runs followed by a two RBI single by Jackson Brooke, senior. The Lions scored again, with West Linn emerging on top 7-1 going into the fourth inning.
Central Catholic countered West Linn with one run in the fourth.
Lindell hit a home run followed by another one by William Matthiessen, sophomore, in the bottom of the fourth.
The Lions play McNary Celtics Thursday, April 7, at 5 p.m. at West Linn High School
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![MORE THAN A GAME. With two diving catches in the outfield, the Lions showed up defensively, aiding in their victory over the Pacers. One catch was made by Atwood, and the other by McGraw. Throughout the game, the Lions knew that it wasn’t just about their victory today. “I think [playing for cancer] makes it bigger than just a game,” McGraw said. “Knowing that you have a bigger impact in this world than just who you are as one person.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/I70A1454-1-600x400.jpg)
