Amity’s Stewart, Vrell Set Tone At Harvey Lewellen Throws Invitational

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SPRINGFIELD, Ore.–  Consistency was crucial for Amity senior Hailee Stewart Saturday morning at the Harvey Lewellen Throws Invitational at Thurston High School in the discus.  Despite the cold weather, the snow and rain mixture, the Warrior senior stayed consistent with her near 100-foot throws in the event, topping out at 97-feet-6-inches, third-best in the…

Long Awaited Return For Amity’s McMullen

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com AMITY, Ore.–  Ellie McMullen’s finally getting back into a groove with the Amity Girls Basketball team.   It’s been a long journey of recovery for the Warrior senior, but her mindset and determination has been that of a warrior looking back at it.  Tearing her ACL in the 3A Consolation Semi-Finals last…

PacWest Conference Boys Basketball League Honors

By Jeremy Mcdonald Jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Dayton’s Boston Hodges won Player of the Year and the Pirates Ron Hop won Coach of the Year honors in PacWest Conference play for this season. Here’s the complete list:First TeamMichael Freeborn- DaytonColby Nyseth-AmityHunter Courtney- JeffersonLucas Ashley-DaytonBen Bourne- Santiam ChristianBoston Hodges-Dayton Second TeamCamden Carley-Santiam ChristianTrent Carton-AmityCesar Casillas-SheridanEvan Berkey-AmityJacob Yenchick-Santiam ChristianTrae Wall-Dayton…

PacWest Conference Girls Basketball League Honors

By Jeremy Mcdonald Jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Santiam Christian’s Tayla Yost won Player of the Year and Jed McMullen from Amity won Coach of the Year. Here’s the Complete List: First TeamSara Grove- AmityAlyssa McMullen- AmityMaddie Fields- Santiam ChristianGretchen Orton-JeffersonHaley Ayala- SheridanTayla Yost-Santiam Christian Second TeamMya Haarsma- AmitySienna Lillebo- TaftRenika Oliveira- DaytonAdie Nisly- AmityEliza Nisly-Amity Honorable MentionLeah Warner-…

Amity Persevere In Win Over Santiam Christian 50-47

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com AMITY, Ore.–  If there was any time for good perseverance going into the postseason, it was now.  Against a Top-5 team like Santiam Christian.  With the League and State Playoffs on the horizon. In their 50-47 win over Santiam Christian, Amity’s shots weren’t falling as they were used to.  The Eagles aggressive…

Amity Takes MLK High School Showcase Win Over Horizon Christian

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com HARRISBURG, Ore.– It took Amity a while to warm up, but when they did, they were cooking.  After trailing two possessions early, the Warriors tied the game up at eight and led 10-8 after the first quarter before expanding their lead to 33-19 by the halftime break.  Consistency was important as…

Amity Defeats Sutherlin Again At Crusader Classic

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.–  The resiliency and toughness of the Amity Warriors shined in their 47-44 win over the Sutherlin Bulldogs for the Crusader Classic Green Bracket.   For every run Amity had, Sutherlin answered and the Warriors held as strongly as you would hope.  Jed McMullen preaches resiliency, his team had that against…

Gervais Hangs On For Road Victory At Amity

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MITY, Ore.–  Amity’s speed, aggressive play and tempo had took full advantage of Gervais’ slow start during the first half of Wednesday’s game with the Warriors leading the Cougars 27-17 at one point. “We did well in the first half and then the third quarter, our intensity dropped a little bit. …

ROUND UP: Greschwill, Bischoff Win In Scio

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SCIO, Ore.– Coming off a historic season in which saw Kennedy’s Alex Geschwill become the first Trojan to qualify for the Girls State Tournament, the Kennedy senior came out swinging at her first tournament of the season. Wrestling up at 140 pounds, a vast different from her 125-pound wrestling days of last…

Amity Wins Road Trip At DLSNC

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com PORTLAND, Ore.–  Amity had an easy ebb-and-flow with their defense and flowing it into their offense Saturday afternoon at De La Salle North Catholic.  Settling into an up-tempo pace to help lead them to a 31-20 halftime lead they evolved into a 45-23 lead in the Warriors 57-42 road victory. The victory was their second…

PacWest Conference Football Honors

By Jeremy Mcdonald Jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Kennedy’s Elijah Traeger won Offensive Player of the Year, Santiam Christian’s Andrew Haase won Defensive Player of the Year, the Trojans Briggs Sneel (Lineman of the Year) and Joe Panuke (Coach of the Year) also won Major Award in the League Honors as Dayton, Amity, Salem Academy, Scio and Jefferson all…

PacWest Conference Volleyball Honors

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Santiam Christian’s Elise Linderman won PacWest Conference Player of the Year and Scio’s Lori Ramsey won Coach of The Year honors. Here’s the complete list First team Elise Linderman (Santiam Christian) Taryn Ramsay S/OH/OPP (SCIO) Haley Ayala OH (Sheridan) Joya Euhus (Santiam Christian) Kadence Soto S/MB/OPP (SCIO) Maddie Fields (Santiam Christian) Carrie…