By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com EUGENE, Ore.– West Salem senior Brady Bliven had found himself counting heads coming down the stretch of Saturday’s 1,500-meter race at Hayward Field. The Titan distance runner and future Vanderbilit competitor wanted to place in his final race in a West Salem uniform. All the hard work he’s put in through the…
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Stinnett The Team Player
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– Sprague’s Brandon Stinnett’s game-winning home run Wednesday against Sherwood was just him doing his part to help the team. He was leading off, top of the order in the bottom half of the seventh inning and had found his pitch and turned on it to help lift the Olympians…
McNary Hot Start Leads To 12-7 Win Over Forest Grove
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore– The McNary Softball bats came out strongly, plating 11 runs on 12 hits, to open up the 6A State Playoffs Monday afternoon against Forest Grove Monday afternoon. A good start in the Celtics quest to get back to the State Semi-Final round, while utilizing that hot start late in…
CVC Baseball League Honors
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Sprague’s Grant Strother won Central Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year, the Olympians Brandon Stinnett won Player of the Year and South Salem’s Max Price won Coach of the Year in the league this year Here’s the Complete List: First Team Pitchers Cole Weiland-South Salem Carter Nelson-South Salem Eli Lowe- Sprague …
CVC Softball League Honors
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com McNary’s Ali Martinez won Player of the Year. South Salem’s Rowan Thompson won Pitcher of the Year and the Celtics Kelly Parsell won Coach of the Year. Here’s the Complete List: First Team All-ConferenceHeather Ebner McNary CatcherBrookelynn Jackson McNary InfieldNatalia Macik McNary UtilityAli Martinez McNary InfieldKarah Miller McNary InfieldHallie Olson South Salem…
South’s Lapray Signs With Westcliff For Basketball
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– South Salem’s Maggie Lapray had really come into her own the past few years as a member of the Saxons Girls Basketball team. Going to JV Player freshman year, battling through the Covid-shortened season her sophomore year to become a captain her final two seasons as a South Salem basketball…
South Salem Snaps Central’s Winning Streak At Eight
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– The Central baseball team treated Tuesday’s non-league game with South Salem as a playoff game with their approach. Jumping out to a 4-2 lead after the first inning and making things interesting down the stretch in the Saxons 13-11 home victory at Willamette University. Taking away the lesson in…
West Salem Finds Consistency In 10-1 Win Over Aloha
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– Consistency was the key factor for the West Salem softball team Saturday afternoon in their 10-1 win over Aloha. Coming off of their 12-4 upset victory over McNary on Friday, the Titans didn’t seem to have that ‘Big Win Hangover’ as they jumped out to a 7-0 lead on…
McNary, West Salem Lacrosse Advances To North Valley Conference Title Game
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– Down 7-3 during the third quarter, the McNary Boys Lacrosse team turned to their defensive strength to get back into the game against West Albany Friday night. Taking away lanes the Bulldogs were using and creating offensive opportunities as they began to chip away at the deficit. Eventually tying…
McNary Outlast Sprague On Senior Night
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.– The Sprague Softball team gave the Central Valley Conference Champions in McNary all they could handle in the Celtics 9-5 victory on their Senior Night Wednesday night. At one point of this one leading McNary 5-4 going into the bottom of the sixth inning thanks in part to strong…
South Salem Sets Tone In Win Over West Salem
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– The South Salem baseball team settled in after their tough first inning defensively where West Salem scored three times against them. But after trailing 3-0 after the first half inning, the Saxons tallied seven first inning runs to take a 7-3 lead into the second inning where Luke Erwin…
South Salem Softball Outduels McMinnville 1-0
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MCMINNVILLE, Ore.– South Salem’s Hallie Olson had been a vocal part of the Saxons defense all game Saturday afternoon against McMinnville at McMinnville High School. It was a rare late-season battle that pinned the fourth-ranked Grizzlies with the eighth-ranked Saxons, both ranked in the Top 10 in the OSAA Rankings, in…
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