Perrydale’s Tompkins Walk-Off Seals 2-0 Start For Salem Aftershock

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com NEWBERG, Ore.–  Even after a successful season with the Perrydale Pirates this past Spring, Jenna Tompkins admits that there’s work to be done with her game following her game-winning hit for the Salem Aftershock 16U squad Thursday afternoon. Being aggressive at the plate is something that she is still learning to…

Wrapping Up Team Camp

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com TURNER, Ore.–  The good news for Cascade entering this football season was that they lost one senior in David Kanoff.  The better news is that they replaced him with Ethan Newton, known as Rogue to the Cougar community who will be taking Kanoff’s spot at Wing in the Cascade offense after taking last…

Filling In To Help The Team

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonad73@gmail.com TURNER, Ore.–  It was the ‘next man up’ philosophy for incoming McKay sophomore Kasiley Severin at team camp at Cascade High School this week.  Without their typical center for much of camp, the 132-pound Severin jumped in on the opportunity to help his team out in their time of need.  “Honestly,…