![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)
Varsity Baseball team starts season with a 6-0 win vs McNary
The 2015 season started off on a high note as the West Linn Varsity Baseball team (1-0) took on the McNary Celtics (0-1). Led by pitcher Karsen Lindell, senior, the Lions defeated the Celtics 6-0.
In Lindell’s first start of the season, he threw five shutout innings and struck out the first three batters in the top of the first. In the bottom of the first, shortstop Tim Tawa, sophomore, hit a solo home run to deep left center field to put West Linn up 1-0.
From that point, the Lions and Celtics struggled to produce offensively with both teams going three straight innings without a run. That all changed in the bottom of the fifth when Brayden Pene, left field, scored from third base, putting the Lions up 2-0.
The scoring didn’t stop as catcher Nicholas Yokubaitis, senior, hit a three run triple, sending in designated hitter Tate Hoffman, junior, third baseman Will Matthiessen, junior, and Tawa, putting away McNary for good, 6-0.
West Linn’s next game will be against the Gresham Gophers (1-1) on Friday at Gresham High School at 4:30 p.m.
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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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