![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)
![All smiles. The group poses for a photo with last year’s book, “This is Our House,” along with their award for third Best in Show. Meikle, who was an Editor-in-Chief for the yearbook last year as well, holds both and stands at the center of the group. “That was an amazing feeling, going and grabbing the third place award,” Meikle said. “All of it paid off. I cried so much over that book, being able to receive [the award] was one of the highlights of my high school career, it was like the coolest thing ever.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/8bookpose_philly-1200x800.jpg)
Boys ski team places first overall; girls place sixth
On a cold, wet Saturday in January, the Boys and Girls Ski teams headed up to Mt. Hood Meadows for their weekly races. Lincoln High School and Catlin Gabel School hosted the meet on Shooting Star Ridge. Both the boys and girls teams took part in the giant slalom with the boys team (2-0) placing first overall in the event.
As a team, the boys posted a time of 1:32.34, over three seconds ahead of second place finisher Lakeridge. Trevor Maxwell, senior, recorded an individual time of 30.05 seconds (good for second individually), Chris McNabb, junior, had a time of 30.90 seconds (third individually) and Grant McDonald had a 31.39 second run (fifth overall). Maxwell finished just .35 seconds behind first place, but second overall was still enough to push the Lions into first place as a team.
The girls’ team highest finisher individually was Emily Jordan, junior, who placed 16th with a time of 37.92 seconds. Right behind Jordan was Ellery Ross, sophomore, who posted a 39.19 second run. As a team, the girls placed sixth overall with a time of 1:59.28 seconds.
This week’s race will be held Saturday at Mt. Hood Meadows on Easy Rider with the event being the slalom race. Lincoln and Catlin Gabel will again host the meet.
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