![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)
West Linn blows out South Salem in first round of baseball playoffs
In the first round of the 2015 OSAA Baseball State Playoff game, the West Linn Lions (21-7) took on the South Salem Saxons (12-15) and despite early struggles, destroyed the Saxons 12-2.
Down 2-0, South Salem faced West Linn’s high powered offense in the bottom of the fifth with the upset on its mind. The Saxons lead was erased when Tim Tawa, sophomore, blasted a three-run home run in deep centerfield to send in himself along with Tate Hoffman, junior, and Jake Perkins, junior. Will Matthiessen, junior, hit a solo shot after Tawa and Brayden Pene, junior, hit a single later scored from third with Colton Cosner’s, senior, sacrifice bunt.
The Lions added six runs in the next inning to extend its lead to 11-2. Hoffman went 4-4 and completed the night with a two run RBI single. Parker Huffman, senior, finished off the scoring with a single to center field cementing the team’s victory.
Karsen Lindell, senior, earned his sixth win of the season, pitching for six innings and allowing just three hits. West Linn hopes to continue its offensive momentum in the round of 16 game at home against Tualatin (18-9) at 5 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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