![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)
![Main Street said farewell to summer on Aug. 30 through the second annual Chalk Walk Art Festival. Ruth Offer, Chalk Walk organizer, brought this tradition from Wyoming in an attempt to make use of the renovated sidewalks of Willamette Falls Dr. “[This is] a community event for the kids,” Offer said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-12-1200x803.png)
West Linn topples rival Lakeridge in a thrilling rematch of the State Championship
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About half-way through the regular season, Thursday night was long awaited. Coined by many to be the best rivalry in the state, West Linn met Lakeridge for the first time this year, and it didn’t disappoint.
The Lakeridge Pacers (10-4) still had a sour taste in their mouths after a biting loss in the state championship game last year to the West Linn Lions (8-3). The pacers jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Their intensity coupled with their shut-down defense, helped the pacers thoroughly control the early stages of the game.
It was until the second quarter when Ryan Klose, Junior catalyzed a spark in the Lions offense sending them on a 4-0 run to close out the half at 4-3. Klose ended with 5 goals, and the Lions squeaked out yet another thrilling, last-second victory over their rivals 8-7.
The Lions next game is Tuesday at Clackamas High School.
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