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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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…
CVC District Track Meet Day 1
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.– Patience was there for Sprague’s Sara Abbott. Through her three years entering her senior year, she’s been through it all. Covid canceling her freshman season, she missed the mark by two second as a sophomore and had to compete with the juggernaut Summit last year and here she was 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…
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…
McNary Softball’s Third Inning Sets Tone In Win Over West
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.– Wanting to work the ground game into Tuesday’s game with West Salem, the McNary Softball team went to work against the Titans. Challenging the West Salem defense into making the defensive adjustments that they did to start as it took the Celtics until the third inning to make an…
SSBC Honorees For April 28
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com The Salem Sports and Breakfast Club honored West Salem’s Colin Paine (Boys Tennis), Salem Academy’s Addi Bennett (Softball), South Salem’s Chloe Kolb (Girls Track and Field), South Salem’s Rowan Thompson (Softball), South Salem’s Griffin Haider (Boys Track and Field), and Blanchet’s Griffen Mucken (Baseball) were honored for the Week of April…
West Salem’s Zachary Signs With St. Martin’s For Softball
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– It’s a crazy moment for West Salem’s Mia Zachary. The hours of work she put in going back three-or-so years now to get to this point with her signing her Letter of Intent to play softball at St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington has been incredible to say the least….
SSBC Honorees For April 21
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com The Salem Sports and Breakfast Club honored McNary’s Nicole Schnurbusch (Girls Tennis), West Salem’s Mia Zachary (Softball), West Salem’s Madison Forrest (Track and Field), Sprague’s Eli Lowe (Baseball) and Sprague’s Jacob Hoda and Jake Horn (Boys Tennis) for the Week of April 21 Here is the Press Release: The Salem Sports…
West Salem Lacrosse Improves To 9-2 On Year
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– It was just one of those games that helped the West Salem Lacrosse team see where they are at depth wise, giving their back-ups significant minutes in their 18-1 win over Forest Grove Tuesday night at home. “I thought it was really important to get the younger guys in…
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