The Lions' stellar season was led by a group of 10 seniors. A capacity crowd estimated at almost 5,000 jammed the Chiles Center on Saturday night to see the best high school boys basketball team in the state of Oregon. And the crowd got just that. What it didn’t get, however, was a West Linn victory. The Lions entered the Class 6A state championship game with the … [Read more...] about West Linn seniors led the way in 2022-23
Mark Hamper
Lions fall in finale
West Linn loses the Class 6A state championship game to Tualatin 60-47. Shocking. Stunning. Painful. There may be no better words to explain what happened to the top-ranked West Linn boys basketball team in the Class 6A state championship game on Saturday, March 11, at the Chiles Center on the University of Portland campus. The Lions came into Saturday’s title … [Read more...] about Lions fall in finale
Slideshow: West Linn-Tualatin Boys Hoop
See the best images of from the Lions’ championship loss to the Wolves. 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 60-47 loss to Tualatin in the championship of the Class 6A state tournament at the Chiles Center on Saturday, March 11. To buy prints or digital … [Read more...] about Slideshow: West Linn-Tualatin Boys Hoop
Vance: Lions flex in semifinal victory
West Linn boys show off skill, power and toughness in latest victory at state. Last night’s West Linn boys basketball game — the Lions’ 89-69 semifinal win over Lincoln — was, to put it in soccer terms, “chippy.” In other words, it was a typical high-stakes contest in the Class 6A state tournament between two great teams that didn’t want to lose. While I’ve already … [Read more...] about Vance: Lions flex in semifinal victory
West Linn preps for finals battle vs. Tualatin
The Lions have beaten Tualatin three times this year, but know how good the Wolves are. It almost had to be this way. It seems like fate. After battling through three epic battles already this year, the West Linn and Tualatin boys basketball teams will meet for a fourth time with the Class 6A state championship on the line. The top-ranked Three Rivers … [Read more...] about West Linn preps for finals battle vs. Tualatin
