West Linn High School just announced that it has hired Keanon Lowe as its new head football coach to replace Chris Miller. Lowe comes to West Linn from Parkrose, following his playing days at both Jesuit and University of Oregon.
1/ It's been another lousy day in newspaper world. To be honest, it's the worst day I've seen in the 33 years that I’ve worked for newspapers. I don't know the complete total across Pamplin Media Group, but it appears that that most (if not all) of PMG's sports editors and
West Linn's Aaronette Vonleh wins Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year. Vonleh, an Arizona-bound senior post, averaged more than 28 points and 10 rebounds. Read more here —
Keenan DeRaeve is named 2018-19 Athlete of the Year for Lake Oswego High School. He leads his
@LOLakersFB
and
@lohslax
teams to state championships as a senior. Read more about DeRaeve here —
Hi all: Breaking new — as of today, I am no longer employed by Pamplin Media Group, my professional home for 25 of the past 27 years (except for a two-year stop with The Oregonian).
Got a rare piece of good news yesterday — won first place in the 2020 Greater Oregon SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists) contest for best sports columns in the Small Newsroom Division.
After Lake Oswego inbounds the ball at the far end of the court, Wayne McKinney hits a running banked 3-pointer from the right sideline at the final buzzer to beat West Linn 61-59 in the regular season finale.
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Awaiting feedback from a few coaches and ADs, but it looks like high school football is a "go" for Oregon per Governor Kate Brown's announcement today. See it here —
Hi all: It's Miles Vance, formerly of the Lake Oswego Review and West Linn Tidings (from 2016-22), and now, owner and primary contributor to Miles Vance Sports Journal ().
Miles Vance Sports Journal is dedicated primarily to covering high school sports at
Sean Harman named West Linn Tidings' 2018-19 Athlete of the Year. The senior wrestler finishes his career with a third straight state championship. Read more here —
West Linn's Mark Hamper proving he's one of Oregon's best. The junior wide receiver/free safety has led the Lions to the top of the OSAA rankings. Read more here —
West Linn's Eric Viuhkola looks back on 11 years, four state basketball titles. Viuhkola, whose teams won state titles in 2013-16, resigns after the 2022 season. Read more here —
I'm a little worried about next Wednesday. A week ago, Pamplin Media Group laid off all its sports editors and reporters. Today, the OSAA canceled all spring sports and activities. Suck.
Lake Oswego wins the faceoff in overtime and gets a goal from Marshall McGuire 40 seconds into the extra period set up by Dylan Baker. Lakers win 12-11.
1/ Hi all: Here's a column I wrote when I began work as sports editor at the Lake Oswego Review and West Linn Tidings in January of 2017. I hope that I lived up to what I said I would do.I share this after learning on April 1 that I have been reassigned within Pamplin Media Group
Got to admit that initially, I was feeling bad for myself on the cancellation of high school spring sports. After a bike ride up a couple big hills here in south Beaverton, I feel much worse for the many great high school and college athletes who are losing their final seasons.
According to Lake Oswego boys basketball scorekeeper Mike Fury, Josh Angle"s first basket of the night - a steal and breakaway from just inside midcourt - marked his 1,000th point as a varsity player at Lake Oswego.
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Lake Oswego football team's seniors leave a legacy of success. The Lakers (
@LOLakersFB
) have been Oregon's best big-school team over the past three seasons —
Lakeridge's Reese Ericson nominated to McDonald's All American Game. The Pacer senior guard is one of four Oregon girls nominated for the chance to play. Read more here —
The Lake Oswego boys basketball team pulls away to beat South Eugene 75-57 in the second round of the playoffs and earn a state tournament berth.
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Lake Oswego boys pull away to beat South Salem 80-69, finish third in the Class 6A sate tournament and win their first trophy since 2013
@thelolakers
.
Leading scorers for West Linn were Elisabeth Dombrow with 17 points, Payton Shelstad with 15, Aaronette Vonleh with 14, and Audrey Roden with 13.
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Lake Oswego beats Sheldon 34-27 behind Casey Filkins' five touchdowns. Read the complete game story about
@LOLakersFB
and its 34-27 state championship win here —
Lake Oswego pulls away to beat Oregon City 69-30 in the quarterfinals of the state tournament, will face the winner of Jesuit and Central Catholic in tomorrow's semifinal at 1:30 p.m.
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Coaches, athletes — if you want to get back to playing, you should share this . New guidance from the WHO today requires multiple positive COVID-19 tests and the onset of symptoms to be considered "positive." If this is followed, numbers will drop quickly.
Lake Oswego boys basketball (
@thelolakers
) sees five named all-Three Rivers League. LO's Sam Abere is named Defensive Player of the Year and Marshall Cho is Coach of the Year —
Robert Key ready to take the reins of West Linn boys basketball team. Key, who won a state title at Grant, succeeds Eric Viuhkola as Lions' head coach. Read more here —
You just knew that tonight's Lake Oswego-Tigard boys basketball game was a big one when you saw former coaches Nick Robertson (state titles at McMinnville and Beaverton), Pat Coons (two title-game appearances with Westview), Roger Schenk and Rick Hassmann are in the house.
Lake Oswego finishes off Jesuit 24-14 in the semi-finals, will face the Clackamas versus Sheldon winner in next Saturday's state championship game.
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Lake Oswego's Sam Haney making several defensive plays early in the third quarter, the North team still leading 10-7 in the annual Les Schwab Bowl.
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As it turns out, I'm officially older than dirt — 61 today. But despite my extreme age (yes, that's a joke), I am healthy, pain-free, active, live with my sweet family around me, work at a job I like and control (), and live in a beautiful place.
Reese Ericson, Cali Denson, Zeke Viuhkola set for WAVOR games. Three local stars to play in Oregon-Washington high school hoop series on Sunday. Read more here —
If you love Lake Oswego football (
@LOLakersFB
), you're going to want to see tomorrow's
@LOReview
and its 12-page special section commemorating the Lakers' state championship. Here's the cover.
In addition to the beautiful weather and the top-notch Three Rivers League rematch in this semifinal contest, today's game featured a crowd estimated at 2,000, reportedly the largest in Lakeridge baseball history.
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I may not have a job writing about sports right now, but that doesn't mean I can't write about sports and
@cfilk9_
Lake Oswego's Casey Filkins wins Prep Football Player of the Year —
Let's be honest, it takes a special kind of dedication to go out and cover High School football on a night like this, but here I am at beautiful West Lynn High School where the Lions host Grant in the opening round of the state playoffs.
Wilsonville's Keira McNamee signs to play basketball at Hope International. The all-star guard is aiming for more success as a senior before heading to college. See it here —
You know it's a big game here at West Linn when we have an appearance from former Lions star and current Oregon guard Payton Pritchard
@fastpp3
.
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West Linn football wins last-second thriller over Lakeridge 28-27. The Lions trail 27-21 until taking possession with just 2:15 left on the clock. Read it here —
I may not have a sports job right now, but that doesn't mean I'm not writing about sports. West Linn's Will Matthiessen prepares, waits to continue pro career —
The West Linn girls soccer team beats Jesuit 1-0 (31 PKs) to snap the Crusaders' 16 game winning streak and avenge West Linn's 1-0 loss to Jesuit in last year's state championship.
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For all fans of the Lake Oswego High School boys lacrosse team, the recently crowned state champion, the team will be featured on the 10:00 news on KPTV channel 12 tonight. Check them out.
Lake Oswego is the Three Rivers League champion, top ranked in the state and carries a 11-1 overall record, their only loss to Clackamas. Jesuit is the Metro League champion, is 4th ranked and carries an 11-1 overall record, their only loss to Lake Oswego.
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Full house here at Liberty High School tonight for the Les Schwab Invitational, getting ready for West Linn versus Sierra Canyon in the semifinals.
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