
It’s ICYMI Monday: Check out everything posted to MVSJ over the past week.
Since Aug. 25, Miles Vance Sports Journal has shared 352 unique posts, including team previews, game stories, features, slideshows, the Photo of the Day, the Play of the Day, the ICYMI Monday post, weekly stats and more.
And readers have responded, in the thousands, by coming to the site every day. In case you missed it — thus “ICYMI Monday” — here’s what’s been featured on the site over the past week.
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See the best sports photography for Lake Oswego, Lakeridge and West Linn high schools. In case you didn’t know, you can buy prints or digital downloads of Miles Vance’s sports images at milesvance.smugmug.com. Prints are on sale for as little as $5 each, while digital downloads cost just $20 apiece. Every Lakers, Pacers and Lions team from the Fall 2022 season is already … [Read more…]
Vance: The Lions amaze again
A look back at West Linn’s win over national No. 1 Duncanville, Texas. A. Maz. Ing. Amazing. There’s no better way to describe the West Linn boys basketball team’s 62-50 win over Duncanville, Texas — the No. 1-ranked high school boys basketball team in the nation — in the championship game of the 2022 Les Schwab Invitational at Liberty High School on Friday, Dec. … [Read more…]
Lions shock the world
The West Linn boys basketball team beats national No. 1 Duncanville to win the LSI. The West Linn boys basketball team set the high school basketball world on its ear in the Les Schwab Invitational semifinals. The Lions, facing national power Sierra Canyon (featuring the sons of LeBron James, Penny Hardaway and Scottie Pippen), rallied from an early deficit, took over in … [Read more…]
Slideshow: West Linn-Duncanville Boys Hoop
See the best images from the Lions’ win over the Panthers on Friday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the West Linn boys basketball team’s 62-50 win over Duncanville in the championship of the Les Schwab Invitational at Liberty High School on Friday, Dec. 30. To buy prints or digital … [Read more…]
Vance: A look back at West Linn’s big win
The Lions’ win over Sierra Canyon in the LSI may reverberate into the future. Stunning. There’s no better way to characterize last night’s 86-69 victory by the West Linn boys basketball team over nationally ranked Sierra Canyon in the semifinals of the 2022 Les Schwab Invitational at Liberty High School. It was one of those games that made the hair on the back of your … [Read more…]
West Linn powers past Sierra Canyon
The Lions shock the national power Trailblazers 86-69 in the LSI semifinals. The tale of the tape told one tale. And what it said was this: the Sierra Canyon boys basketball team, which faced West Linn in the semifinals of the Les Schwab Invitational on Thursday, Dec. 29, had more size than the Lions, had more depth, had a higher national profile and had more offspring of … [Read more…]
Slideshow: West Linn-Sierra Canyon Boys Hoop
See the best images from the Lions’ win over the Blazers on Thursday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the West Linn boys basketball team’s 86-69 win over Sierra Canyon in the semifinal round of the Les Schwab Invitational at Liberty High School on Thursday, Dec. 29. To buy prints or … [Read more…]
Updated: Get your Les Schwab, POA Classic results here
See what’s up with the West Linn boys and girls, Lake Oswego boys, Lakeridge girls. Want to know what’s going on at the Les Schwab Invitational? We’ve got your answers here. Want to know who’s beating who in the POA Holiday Classic? We’ve got your answers here. See the Les Schwab Invitational home page by clicking here, and see the bracket page by clicking … [Read more…]
It’s turf time at Lakeridge
The Pacer Turf Project is raising money to help pay for the $1.7M project. It’s time for turf. After years of canceled games, “home” games played on the road, indoor practices and seemingly endless field prep, it’s time for turf on the Lakeridge baseball field. The Pacer Turf Project broke ground at Lakeridge at the end of October and is expected to be completed by … [Read more…]
Pacer girls learn hard lesson from Panthers
Third-ranked South Medford races past No. 7 Lakeridge 79-33 in the POA Holiday Classic. Holiday tournaments are all about playing top talent and getting better. The Lakeridge girls basketball team got the first part of that equation in spades on Wednesday, Dec. 28, when the Pacers faced third-ranked South Medford in the first round of the Platinum bracket of the POA … [Read more…]
West Linn girls push Abes to the end
The Lion girls challenge one of Washington’s top teams in the Holiday Classic. The West Linn girls basketball team is right there. The youthful Lions — their lineup includes just three seniors and five freshmen — have yet to win their first game of the 2022-23 season, but they know they’re close and they believe they’ll get there. West Linn proved it on Wednesday, Dec. … [Read more…]
Slideshow: West Linn-Lincoln Girls Hoop
See the best images from the Lions’ loss to the Abes on Wednesday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the West Linn girls basketball team’s 57-48 loss to Tacoma’s Lincoln High in the first round of the POA Holiday Classic at Lincoln High School on Wednesday, Dec. 28. See the complete game … [Read more…]
Slideshow: Lakeridge-South Medford Girls Hoop
See the best images from the Pacers’ loss to the Panthers on Wednesday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the Lakeridge girls basketball team’s 79-33 loss to South Medford in the first round of the POA Holiday Classic at Grant High School on Wednesday, Dec. 28. To buy prints or digital … [Read more…]
Laker boys start slow, fall to Rams in LSI
Lake Oswego closes within seven points late before falling to Central Catholic. You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. The Lake Oswego boys basketball team found that out the hard way in the first game of the 2022 Les Schwab Invitational, dropping a 64-53 decision to talented Central Catholic at Liberty High School. “We weren’t completely … [Read more…]
Lions beat Bruins in Les Schwab opener
The West Linn boys basketball team shows its strength in 87-60 win. A multiplicity of weapons. Nothing, perhaps, can better describe the West Linn boys basketball team. The Lions proved as much in their opener at the 2022 Les Schwab Invitational, an 87-60 rout of Barlow at Liberty High School on Monday, Dec. 26. While Oregon commit Jackson Shelstad was saddled with … [Read more…]
Slideshow: West Linn-Barlow Boys Hoop
See the best images from the Lions’ win over the Bruins on Monday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the West Linn boys basketball team’s 87-60 win over Barlow in the first round of the Les Schwab Invitational at Liberty High School on Monday, Dec. 26. To buy prints or digital downloads from … [Read more…]
Slideshow: Lake Oswego-Central Catholic Boys Hoop
See the best images from the Lakers’ loss to the Rams on Monday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the Lake Oswego boys basketball team’s 64-53 loss to Central Catholic in the first round of the Les Schwab Invitational at Liberty High School on Monday, Dec. 26. To buy prints or digital … [Read more…]
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