By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.– Blanchet Catholic did all they could do against the 2A/1A Juggernaut in Kennedy. Slowing the Trojans to seven runs over the course of the game as the little things Kennedy took full advantage of in their 10-0, six-inning State Championship win to go Back-to-back. Going undefeated in the process,…
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The Kennedy Four Signs To Play At Next Level
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MOUNT ANGEL, Ore.– For Jenna Hopkins, this season was more than she was expecting. Young team once again for the Trojan senior, but they went the distance against Grant Union/Prairie City. Coming close to advancing to the 2A/1A State Finals for the first time since 2019, falling to the Prospectors 5-2, ending…
Willamina’s Bounce Back Season Ends In Semis Against Weston-McEwen/Griswold
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com WILLAMINA, Ore.– The Weston-McEwen/Griswold softball team proved once more that the number next to their name was just that, a number as they took down another top-seed in the 2A/1A State Playoffs Tuesday. Taking down Willamina 7-2 to advance to their first State Finals appearance since 2015 in the process They…
Practicing On Memorial Day
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– If Football has Thanksgiving practice as the goal, then one could make the argument that Memorial Day practice is the baseball and softball equivalent of it. And on Monday morning, the Blanchet Catholic baseball team is once again one of those teams practicing on this day. A year after reaching…
St. Paul Baseball Continues Historic Season
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com ST. PAUL, Ore.– Clay Smith came into a crucial juncture of the game between St. Paul and Knappa. It was a 1-0 ballgame in the top half of the seventh inning, two outs in the game. The Loggers have pressured the Buckaroos throughout the game, only to see Starting Pitcher Warren Rose…
Blanchet Outlasts Grant Union/Prairie City 3-0 To Advance
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– Blanchet Catholic Head Coach David Winstead called time and walked to the mound. The Cavaliers were one out away from advancing to the Elite 8 of the 2A/1A postseason, but were hanging onto a 3-0 lead on a scrappy Grant Union/Prairie City squad Wednesday afternoon. And the talk was simple…
Blanchet’s Kowalski Signs With Centralia College For Baseball
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– All the hard work, the high work ethic and the passion for what he does had Blanchet’s Spencer Kowalski sitting in the Lee Student Center Tuesday afternoon. He was surrounded by friends, teammates and family, to witness one of the top local small school catchers sign his Letter of Intent…
2A/1A Special District 3 League Honors
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Blanchet Catholic’s Spencer Kowalski and Culver’s Logan Macy were named Co-Players of the Year. Blanchet’s Drew Bartels won Pitcher of the Year and Dave Winstead won Coach of the Year. Here’s the Full List: First Team Catcher Spencer Kowalski (Unanimous)- Blanchet Noah Koenig- Regiis Pitchers Drew Bartels-Blanchet Bryson Nygren-Regis Carson McNally-Blanchet…
Santiam’s Lindemann Wins Pole Vaulting District Title
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– After coming in second last year in the Pole Vault, down to her final crack at a District Championship, Santiam’s Ellie Lindemann finally got over the hump and won the Pole Vaulting District Championship. Clearing seven-feet-ten-inches to do so to help the senior clinch the Title and almost came…
Blanchet’s Edo Returns To State For Discus And Shot Put
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.–Blanchet’s Isaac Edo will once again head to Hayward Field in Eugene to compete for the State Track and Field Meet, defending his home turf with a District Championship in the Discus and finishing fourth in the Shot Put, qualifying for the State Meet in both events as he closes out…
Salem Academy 4×4 Holds Off Regis’ 4×4 Team For District Title
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– The Salem Academy 4×400 relay and the Regis 4×400 meter relay had themselves a nice little battle to close out the 2A Special District 2 Track Meet Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders second leg of Chase Sullivan pulled the Salem Academy quartet ahead by a wide margin only to see…
Willamina’s Cruz, Hughes Win District Titles And League Awards
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– Willamina’s Jose Cruz made the 1,500-meter race look so easy. Going ahead from the start and slowly building to his lead, winning the event by seven seconds over Delphian’s London Withworth. Picking up his second District Title of the Meet following his 3,000-meter race District Title that he picked…
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