It’s ICYMI Monday: Check out everything posted to MVSJ over the past week.
Since Aug. 25, Miles Vance Sports Journal has shared 326 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 $10 apiece. Every Lakers, Pacers and Lions team from the Fall 2022 season is already … [Read more…]
Photos of the Day: Dec. 12-16
Check out the best winter-season photos from last week. It’s an image etched in time. It’s a moment captured at a fixed point and saved for the future. And — after the second week of 2022-23 high school winter season sports — it’s back again. It’s the Photo of the Day. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 For Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Photo of the Day came from Lake Oswego … [Read more…]
Lion girls swimmers push Pios to the end
The West Linn girls very nearly beat Oregon City in their TRL opener. The West Linn girls swim team was right there. The Lions, facing Oregon City in Three Rivers League action on Thursday, Dec. 15, trailed the Pioneers by just 11 points with two events to go, but OC used a 1-2-3 finish in the 100-yard breaststroke to seal their 87-79 win at Oregon City Swim … [Read more…]
West Linn boys swimmers fall to OC
The Lions are competitive throughout the meet before falling 94-70 at Oregon City. The Lions battled. The West Linn boys swim team, facing Oregon City in Three Rivers League action on Thursday, Dec. 15, battled in the sprints, battled in the relays and battled everywhere else, too, but in the end, the Pioneers pulled away to win 94-70 at Oregon City Swim … [Read more…]
Lakeridge girls rout Sunset in home tourney
The Pacers beat the Apollos 60-38, improve to 4-1 overall for 2022-23. Let’s be honest — the Lakeridge girls basketball team is a work in progress. The Pacers — the reigning Three Rivers League champs and a Class 6A state tournament participant in 2022 — graduated four seniors last spring, three of them all-leaguers, including TRL Player of the Year and first-team … [Read more…]
Slideshow: Lakeridge-Sunset Girls Hoop
See the best images from the Pacers’ win over Sunset on Friday. 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 60-38 win over Sunset at Lakeridge High School on Friday, Dec. 16. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go to milesvance.smugmug.com. … [Read more…]
Nike Interstate Shootout kicks off at LO on Saturday
The three-day holiday tournament features 24 teams in three brackets. It’s the holidays, right? Christmas trees, glazed ham, presents, snow (maybe) and basketball. Basketball? You bet, high school basketball, including the 31st iteration of the Nike Interstate Shootout at Lake Oswego High School. The Shootout kicks off with 12 games on Saturday, Dec. 17, and … [Read more…]
Slideshow: West Linn-Oregon City Girls Swim
See the best images from the WL girls meet against OC on Dec. 15. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the West Linn girls swim team’s meet against Oregon City at Oregon City Swim Center on Thursday, Dec. 15. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go … [Read more…]
Slideshow: West Linn-Oregon City Boys Swim
See the best images from the Lions’ meet against OC on Dec. 15. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the West Linn boys swim team’s meet against Oregon City at Oregon City Swim Center on Thursday, Dec. 15. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go … [Read more…]
West Linn’s Sam Leavitt commits to Michigan State
The senior QB drops announces his move to MSU on Thursday, Dec. 15. West Linn senior quarterback Sam Leavitt is a travelin’ man. Leavitt, a four-star QB who played his high school football at Westview High School, Pleasant Grove High School in Utah, and finally, at West Linn, made his latest move on Thursday, Dec. 15. Leavitt, a 6-foot-3, 200-pounder, de-committed from … [Read more…]
West Linn wrestling rolls past Tualatin 57-21
The Lions open the 2022-23 season in fine form, winning big at Tualatin. The West Linn wrestling team isn’t at its best right now. And that’s OK. The Lions are currently operating at less than full strength due to injuries and other issues, and have yet to flex the team muscle that they likely will by year’s end. And that’s OK. But even at less than full … [Read more…]
Slideshow: West Linn-Tualatin wrestling
See the best images from the Lions’ win over Tualatin on Dec. 14. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the West Linn wrestling team’s 57-21 win over Tualatin at Tualatin High School on Wednesday, Dec. 14. To buy prints or digital downloads from this contest, go to milesvance.smugmug.com. … [Read more…]
West Linn wrestlers ready to go in TRL
The Lions think they can win it all in the 2022-23 season. The West Linn wrestling team has a chance. The Lions, on the cusp of the 2022-23 Three Rivers League season, have a chance to win the TRL and then — they hope — make a run at a top finish in the Class 6A state tournament. “I think we are the favorite on talent, but we are lacking numbers,” said West Linn coach … [Read more…]
Laker boys hoop falls 95-72 at Gresham
Gophers shoot the lights out from deep to beat Lake Oswego Tuesday. You’ve got to be ready to go. No matter the opponent, no matter the location and no matter the stakes. The Lake Oswego boys basketball team found that out the hard way on Tuesday, Dec. 13, getting smacked around early by talented Gresham and eventually dropping a 95-72 decision to the Gophers at … [Read more…]
Slideshow: Lake Oswego-Gresham Boys Hoop
See the best images from the Lakers’ loss to the Gophers on Tuesday, Dec. 13. 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 95-72 loss to Gresham at Gresham High School on Tuesday, Dec. 13. To buy prints or digital downloads from this game, go … [Read more…]
One more time
West Linn’s Jaydon Grant preps for Las Vegas Bowl with OSU football. For a player who spent such a brief time on the football field at West Linn, former Lion Jaydon Grant has made sure that his Oregon State career lasted as long as possible. Grant, a 2016 West Linn graduate who’s now a 6-foot, 195-pound redshirt senior defensive back at OSU, is in his seventh season with … [Read more…]
LO’s Karl Halberg receives High School Broyles Award
As one of Oregon’s most highly decorated high school football coaches, Lake Oswego’s Steve Coury often is quick to credit his longtime assistants. So Coury was especially gratified when Karl Halberg, who joined Coury when he took over the program in 1992, was honored with a national coaching award. Halberg was one of 21 assistant coaches recognized with the High School … [Read more…]
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