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Nick DiGuilio
Winter Previews: New-look Lions hope to challenge
West Linn boys basketball should again be one of the Three Rivers League's best. It’s a brave new world for the West Linn boys basketball team. The 2022-23 Lions were one of Oregon’s best, winning the Three Rivers League title, the Les Schwab Invitational and the Capitol Classic, and holding (briefly) the No. 1 ranking in the country. But that team — which finished … [Read more...] about Winter Previews: New-look Lions hope to challenge
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
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
West Linn hits top gear to beat Lincoln 89-69
A day after a tough quarterfinal, the Lions step up to rout the Cardinals in their semi. The Lions had a little edge to them on Friday. The West Linn boys basketball team, facing Lincoln in the Class 6A state semifinals at the Chiles Center on Friday, March 10, knew they hadn’t played their best in their tournament opener and knew that performance may have left some … [Read more...] about West Linn hits top gear to beat Lincoln 89-69