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
Lions advance to Premier tournament semis
West Linn summer baseball team reaches the final four before falling to Jesuit. This time, it was Jesuit that held the upper hand. Just 48 days after the West Linn and Jesuit baseball teams met in the Class 6A state championship game — the Lions beat the Crusaders 2-0 to win their second straight 6A crown — West Linn and Jesuit met again in the semifinals of the Premier … [Read more...] about Lions advance to Premier tournament semis
Slideshow: West Linn-Lakeridge Baseball
See the best images from the Lions’ 4-0 win over the Pacers on Wednesday. Big events make for lifelong memories and — hopefully — great photos, so here’s a slideshow of the best images from the West Linn baseball team’s 4-0 win over Lakeridge in the Premier League semifinals at Lakeridge High School on Wednesday, July 19. These images are courtesy of freelance … [Read more...] about Slideshow: West Linn-Lakeridge Baseball
Vance: Exploring changes in sports journalism
While some papers are cutting sports staff, MVSJ is peparing for Year Two in 2023-24. If changes in the world of sports journalism were measured on the Richter Scale, last week would have been a 9.5. Back on Sunday, July 9, the Los Angeles Times announced that it was eliminating core content elements in its sports section such as game stories, box scores and … [Read more...] about Vance: Exploring changes in sports journalism