Howard, an incoming senior at West Linn, caps his junior baseball season with a bang. West Linn’s Gabe Howard has been as hot as the summer sun. Howard, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-handed pitcher, had already established himself as one of Oregon’s best pitchers in the spring of 2023, going 11-0 with two saves in 14 appearances during the Lions’ second straight Class 6A … [Read more...] about Gabe Howard brings it
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Howard knows the Code
The West Linn pitcher is selected to play in the 2023 Area Code Games in August. Gabe Howard is on the rise. Howard, 17 and an incoming senior at West Linn High School, finished his junior season on an absolute roll, playing a huge part in the Lions' second straight Class 6A state championship. As a right-handed pitcher, Howard was nearly perfect, going 11-0 with two … [Read more...] about Howard knows the Code
West Linn wins Battle of Omaha
The Lions baseball team just keeps rolling in the summer of 2023. The beat goes on. The West Linn baseball team finished the 2023 spring season on an absolute roll — winning their final 10 games and their second straight Class 6A state championship — and has just kept going in the summer season. After going 1-3 in their first four summer games, the Lions have ripped … [Read more...] about West Linn wins Battle of Omaha
Lions’ Drake Gabel, Joe Monahan finish on top
Drake Gabel is named 6A Pitcher of the Year, while Joe Monahan is Coach of the Year. To the victors go the spoils. In this case, the victor was the West Linn baseball team — the Lions beat Jesuit 2-0 in the Class 6A state championship game back on June 3. And the spoils were these — five West Linn players were honored on 2023 all-state teams, including four first-team … [Read more...] about Lions’ Drake Gabel, Joe Monahan finish on top
Seven West Linn players named to all-TRL first team
Lions' baseball team honored big-time after winning the 2023 TRL championship. Let’s be honest. The Three Rivers League’s best baseball players pretty much killed it in 2023. TRL champion West Linn played its way to the state’s top ranking and a second straight Class 6A state championship. Lake Oswego battled to third in the TRL, fourth in the OSAA power rankings and a … [Read more...] about Seven West Linn players named to all-TRL first team