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In their program history, McKay Track has had four individual state champions: Linda Schill (1999), Kristin Hall (1999), Brooklyn Icalia (2000), and Susannah Philbrick (2013). These four are the highlights of McKay's track history, which seems to be on a small rise after sending Senior Shay Coons to the state championships in 2019. While we … Continue reading Building Blocks: McKay’s Track Captains Talk Building On The 2019 Season In 2020
Naomi Osaka, Ashleigh Barty, Serena and Venus Williams, and Karolína Plíšková are some of the best players on the globe in women's tennis, putting their lives into a game that they train and compete in so passionately. Osaka is the first Asian player to ever be ranked #1 in the world and has a powerful … Continue reading Discovering West Salem Girls Tennis
Just like the New England Patriots, UConn Lady Huskies, Los Angeles Lakers, and Alabama Crimson Tide before them, there is a five time consecutive champion and a squad that has been undefeated in competition since 2015 sitting in a city of 53,221 in the heart of the Willamette Valley. The preceding facts describe the cheerleading … Continue reading The Redhawk Empire: South Albany Cheerleading
The 2019 season marked the start of a new era for the Lady Bulldogs, as West Albany High School had gotten caught up in a shuffle that ultimately sent them down to 5A from 6A, putting them in the newly formed Mid-Willamette Conference. No longer playing with Salem, Forest Grove, or McMinnville, the Lady Bulldogs … Continue reading Team Spotlight: West Albany Softball
For South Salem, the 2018-19 girls basketball season ended in a similar way if a college team were playing UConn....a thumping. Getting rolled by Beaverton led to a second round exit for the Lady Saxons, who struggled to overcome the challenge of facing a much larger task. Nonetheless, the hungry Lady Saxons entered 2020 with … Continue reading Success In Reflection: South Salem Girls Basketball
In 2019, the North Salem Lady Vikings shattered all of the narratives, all of the doubt, and all of the labels that dogged their school. For the first time since 1997, North Salem High School was able to lay claim to a state championship. Not only did they win the state championship, they absolutely torched … Continue reading Team Spotlight: North Salem Track and Field
Whether its a beautiful sunny day, a windy day, a cold day, warm day, etc., you will probably find Willamette High School's Tannica Porter out on a golf course somewhere. Whether she is competing for a state championship, fighting for the Junior PGA Championship, or even in a U.S Girls Junior Amateur tourney, it always … Continue reading Player Spotlight: Tannica Porter, Willamette Girls Golf
