It’s ICYMI Monday: Check out everything posted to MVSJ over the past week. Since Aug. 25, Miles Vance Sports Journal has shared 373 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. … [Read more...] about ICYMI Monday: WL’s Leavitt, Eagle top all-state honors
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West Linn’s Leavitt, Eagle top all-state honors
QB Sam Leavitt is offensive POY while Jon Eagle is named Coach of the Year. To the victors go the spoils. In this case, the victors were the West Linn Lions — winners of the 2022 Class 6A state championship. And the spoils are these — senior quarterback Sam Leavitt, a Michigan State commit who was previously named the Oregon Gatortade Player of the Year and Three … [Read more...] about West Linn’s Leavitt, Eagle top all-state honors
Sam Leavitt caps his West Linn career with a title
The Lions' senior QB makes the most of his lone season at the Lions' helm. When Sam Leavitt came to West Linn for the 2022 football season, everybody knew he was just a hired gun brought in to enhance the Lions’ title chances. But by the end of West Linn’s 2022 campaign — which culminated with a 23-14 win over Sheldon in the Class 6A state championship game at Hillsboro … [Read more...] about Sam Leavitt caps his West Linn career with a title
West Linn football routs Black Tornado 52-6
The Lions kick off the Jon Eagle era in fine fashion in Eugene Now that’s how you kick off a season. The West Linn football team, operating under first-year head coach Jon Eagle, made its 2022 debut a sparkling success, with the Lions routing North Medford 52-6 at Willamette High School in Eugene on Friday, Sept. 2. The game was originally scheduled for Medford’s … [Read more...] about West Linn football routs Black Tornado 52-6