![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)
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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