![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 Boys Tennis starts season well with league opening win against Oregon City
With a goal of chasing down the rival Lakeridge Pacers the West Linn Boys Varsity Tennis team (1-0) opened up league play against the Oregon City Pioneers (0-1) and dominated, winning 6-2.
“We didn’t play well in first and second ranked doubles,” Ward Lewis, head coach, said. “The chemistry is not there yet.”
John Rowan, junior, and doubles partner Justus Gulbrandson, junior, won 6-0, 6-1 along with wins from singles player Mitch Tingey (6-2, 6-0), senior, Matt Perkins (6-0, 6-1), freshman, and Noah Archer (6-0, 6-0), sophomore, that helped push the Lions to victory.
“I think we can improve our consistency and perseverance as a team,” Rowan said. “But I really don’t see a whole lot of weak links on the team.”
“We have great team unity,” Lewis said. “We all like each other, we have great team captains in Mitch [Tingey] and Connor Houlette [junior].”
West Linn will take on the Canby Cougars today at 4 p.m. at West Linn High School.
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Before Walker McCrae, senior, realized his dream of becoming a sports manager, he was faced with one task, one court and one orange leather ball.
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