McKay senior Tristan Reedy
Sprague junior Teagan Quitoriano
North Salem freshman Ian Carlos
Seven West Salem High athletes signed or committed to play a college sport in a ceremony Wednesday.
Paige Amador committed to play softball at Lewis & Clark.
Markus John signed a letter of intent to play football at Western Oregon. John, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound senior, was a first-team all-Greater Valley Conference selection as a junior.
Jonathan Terleski signed to play baseball at Linn-Benton. Terleski, a pitcher and outfielder, was a first-team all-GVC player as a junior.
Matt Lester also signed to play baseball at Linn-Benton. Lester is a left-handed pitcher.
Jacob Kizer signed a letter of intent to play football at Washington. Kizer, a 6-5, 235-pound tight end, was a first-team all-state player at defensive line as a junior.
Hunter Mosman signed to compete in cross country at Western Oregon. Mosman placed fifth in the GVC and 32nd at the 6A state meet as a senior.
Jake Thompson committed to play football at George Fox. Thompson, a 6-3, 260-pound tackle, was a second-team all-GVC player as a senior.
West Salem senior Andrew Kauffman
Signings
Football: Sprague senior Anthony Nunn signed with College of the Siskiyous. Nunn, a first-team all-GVC and honorable mention all-state running back as a senior, rushed for 1,620 yards and 28 touchdowns on 259 carries as a senior.
Soccer: North Salem senior Alicia Maciel signed a letter of intent to play at Chemeketa. Maciel is a midfielder and forward.
Track and field: Amity senior Brady Baughman signed a letter of intent to compete at Mt. Hood. Baughman placed second in the West Valley League and seventh at the 3A state meet in the 800 as a junior last season.
Soccer: McNary senior Michaela Sanchez signed to play at Chemeketa. A defender, she was an honorable mention all-conference selection as a senior.
Football: Dayton senior Matthew Shouldis signed to play at Western Oregon. Shouldis was a first-team all-West Valley League selection at defensive end as a senior.
Honors
Santiam Christian senior Hunter Bain was named a finalist for the Scholar/Athlete Awards by the Portland Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
Bain, a senior linebacker and quarterback, was a first-team all-state defensive player this season for the 3A state runner-up Eagles.
He is one of 16 finalists who will be honored at the group’s banquet Feb. 28 at the Red Lion Hotel-Jantzen Beach.
South Salem senior Vincent Villarreal
Athletes of the week
Tristan Reedy, Vincent Villarreal, Teagan Quitoriano, Ian Carlos and Andrew Kauffman were honored Feb. 5 as athletes of the week by the Salem Sports and Breakfast Club.
Reedy, a senior swimmer for McKay, set a personal record in the 100 breaststroke against Forest Grove and swam on the winning 400 free relay team.
Villarreal, a senior wrestler for South Salem, is 19-1 this season wrestling at 195 pounds.
Quitoriano, a sophomore guard for Sprague, scored 36 points in a win against West Albany and 21 points against McKay. For the season he is averaging 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Carlos, a freshman wrestler for North Salem, is 19-1 this season, placed first at the Pacific Coast Championship and was third at the Coast Classic.
Kauffman, a senior swimmer for West Salem, is a two-time district champion in the 200 freestyle and the returning champion in the 500 freestyle.
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