Jake Holmes is named MVSJ's Athlete of the Year for West Linn for 2022-23. It was a year like no other. Jake Holmes, a graduated senior from West Linn, led the Lions football team to a state championship. He was a member of the West Linn basketball team that took second in the Class 6A state tournament. And he lifted the Lions baseball team to a second straight 6A title, … [Read more...] about On top of the world
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ICYMI Monday: West Linn boys fall in finale
Check out everything posted to MVSJ over the past week. Since its launch on Aug. 25, Miles Vance Sports Journal has shared 513 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 … [Read more...] about ICYMI Monday: West Linn boys fall in finale
West Linn seniors led the way in 2022-23
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
Shelstad, Hamper, Key take top TRL boys hoop honors
The Lions' trio reaps the rewards after helping their team win the 2022-23 league title. The biggest stars. The best teams. The most wins. The 2022-23 Three Rivers League boys basketball season had all that and more, and in response, the TRL’s best and brightest were honored on TRL all-star teams. West Linn — which went unbeaten to win the 2023 TRL championship — … [Read more...] about Shelstad, Hamper, Key take top TRL boys hoop honors
West Linn boys aiming high in 2022-23
The West Linn boys basketball team believes it will be among the state's best in '22-23 The Lions are ready to roar. Or they will be once they heal and integrate several new faces. In any case, by the time it counts most, the West Linn boys basketball team should be really, really good. The Lions, led by Oregon commit Jackson Shelstad (a 6-foot senior guard who was … [Read more...] about West Linn boys aiming high in 2022-23