![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)
West Linn Varsity Baseball team blows out Hermiston, 13-0
Returning from its annual Spring Break trip to Arizona, the West Linn Lions Baseball team (5-2) took on the Hermiston Bulldogs (5-3) Tuesday evening and had a commanding 13-0 win.
The scoring barrage started in the top of the first when outfielder Colton Cosner, senior, had a two-run triple scoring Will Matthiessen, junior, and Brayden Pene, junior, to put West Linn up 2-0.
Karsen Lindell, senior, had yet another dominating performance; not allowing a runner past second base the entire night and allowed only two hits.
Catcher Cole Kinman, freshman, had his first varsity hit, a two-RBI double, while Nicholas Yokubaitis, senior, Rudy Hughes, senior, Trevor Wells, junior, and Pene all had RBI hits as well. Tate Hoffman had two RBI’s and West Linn put up six runs in the third and added four more in the fourth inning.
The Lions will hope to continue their dominating offensive play at home Friday at 4:30 p.m. against the Mountain View Cougars (3-2).
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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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