South Salem junior Sebasiten Ruelas
South Salem graduate Seth Erickson (23) has signed to play basketball at OIT.
West Salem senior Paula Labate
South Salem High graduate Seth Erickson signed a letter of intent to play basketball at OIT.
Erickson, a 6-foot-3 guard, previously had signed to play basketball at Montana Tech.
He was a three-time first-team all-Greater Valley Conference player and was honorable mention all-state as a junior.
A 2015 graduate of South Salem, he averaged 14.1 points, four rebounds and 1.4 assists per game as a senior, 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals per game this season as a junior and 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals per game as a sophomore at West Salem.
Atheltes of the week
Paula Labate and Sebastien Ruelas were honored as athletes of the week by the Salem Sports & Breakfast Club Oct. 23.
Labate, a senior midfielder and forward for West Salem’s girls soccer team, scored two goals in a win against McNary, had two assists in a win against Forest Grove, scored two goals in a win against South Salem and had a hat-trick against Sprague.
Ruelas, a junior forward for South Salem’s boys soccer team, scored two goals and had one assist against North Salem and has 14 goals and two assists this season.
Wrestling
The Salem Elite Mat Club will host camps the first week of November at Sprague High.
The camp for beginners and intermediate wrestlers in kindergarten through Grade 5 will take place from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 2-5.
The advanced camp for those in Grades 4-12 will take place Nov. 7.
The cost for each camp is $25.
The camps will be run by Salem Elite Wrestling coach Santos Cantu Jr. and Sprague coach Nolan Harris.
The registration form will be available at the door or participants can fill it out through Salem Elite’s Facebook page.
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