Skip to Main Content
The independent student media site of West Linn High School

wlhsNOW

The independent student media site of West Linn High School

wlhsNOW

The independent student media site of West Linn High School

wlhsNOW

Caleb Franzen

Caleb Franzen , Assistant Sports Editor

It started with sports. Before he was pitching for the varsity team as a sophomore, before he was writing for WLHSnow, before he had made it to second grade, Caleb Franzen, sophomore, was playing sports. 5 years old, holding a bat that was almost as tall as he was, Caleb Franzen was stretching to make contact with a baseball. For his entire life, Franzen has been fascinated by sports, playing and “Watching every type of sport.”

It’s a passion that hasn’t dulled with age. Amidst a team populated mostly by juniors and seniors, Franzen doesn’t look a bit out of place. But this isn’t the story of a one sport student. Franzen has been competing in every sport he could find, kicking, running and throwing his way through a mirade of different competitions. It's that openness to different opportunities that inspired Caleb to write for the school newspaper. A desire to try new things.

“Every article,” Franzen explains, “I try a different writing style.” It’s just like pitching. If you only throw fastballs, the batter is going to figure out how to hit against you very quickly. That’s why you must learn how to throw in a curveball one pitch, and a change up the next.

And as a pitcher himself, Franzen knows that life can throw it’s share of unexpected pitches. Though he dreams of “taking baseball as far as [he] can”, Franzen knows that you can never predict how the future will turn out. That’s why this time in his life is key. From a young age, Franzen has enjoyed free writing. When a spot opened up in his schedule, he never had any doubt as to how he would use it. “High school” says Franzen “is a time to experiment.” Caleb has sized up the batter and lined up his pitch. And as anyone who’s seen him play will attest, Caleb’s going to rifle in a strike.  

All content by Caleb Franzen
With backpacks getting heavier with every paper and textbook received, carrying belongings around is only getting harder. “Being in AP classes adds a huge load to my backpack since I have to carry around multiple big books if I want to study for that class,” Nicolaes said.

[Photo] Carrying the weight of the future on your back

Caleb Franzen, Assistant Sports Editor
April 20, 2017

With backpacks getting heavier with every paper and textbook received, carrying belongings around is only getting harder. “Being in AP classes adds a huge load to my backpack since I have to carry around...

Venturing to an island like no other

Venturing to an island like no other

Caleb Franzen, Assistant Sports Editor
March 22, 2017

With all the hype in the movie theaters being focused on movies like Logan, Get Out, and Beauty and the Beast, Kong: Skull Island was left overlooked, but this hidden gem proved to be a diamond in the...

Photo by Keith Allison via Flickr. Used under Creative Commons license.

Falcons blew a 28-3 lead

Caleb Franzen, Assistant Sports Editor
February 15, 2017

[View the story "Falcons blew a 28-3 lead " on Storify]

Photo by Keith Allison via Flickr. Used under Creative Commons license.

Super Bowl LI: What to Expect?

Caleb Franzen, Assistant Sports Editor
February 1, 2017

Starting off with the Patriots, this will be their third Super Bowl appearance in the last six years, which means they have experience and a team that knows how to win. Led by quarterback Tom Brady, who...

Copyright Disney, Lucasfilm, Ltd.

A movie that blew critics far, far away

Caleb Franzen, Assistant Sports Editor
January 31, 2017

In addition to the new trilogy of films about the original connected saga films, Disney has began to create an expansion of the Star Wars Universe that has never been seen before. These so-called spin-off...

La La Land takes home the prize in numerous categories at the Golden Globes. 
Photo courtesy of IMDb- by Dale Robinette

Golden Globe Awards follows expectations and proves to be a worthwhile watch

Caleb Franzen, Assistant Sports Editor
January 9, 2017

The 74th Golden Globe Awards was recently and needless to say, the Beverly Hilton Hotel was filled with talent. Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the ceremony was a can’t miss. But, just incase you weren’t able...

Historic Win

Historic Win

Caleb Franzen
December 13, 2016

[<a href="//storify.com/franzenc/historic-win" target="_blank">View the story "Historic Win" on Storify</a>]

Load More Stories
Donate to wlhsNOW
$75
$500
Contributed
Our Goal

Activate Search
Caleb Franzen