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Rapid improvement by Anya Gerasimova not so rapid
MCMINNVILLE — Anya Gerasimova insists her improvement in tennis has been gradual. But she’s made a huge jump in the past year. The junior at West Salem High School has been outstanding this season,...
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West Salem's Keira McCarrell goes 4-for-4 at GVC track
MCMINNVILLE — Keira McCarrell has been good at a lot of track and field events. But at the Greater Valley Conference district track and field meet she was perfect. The junior from West Salem High...
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Sprague's Logan Blair wins second straight GVC championship
Logan Blair played with authority. The junior from Sprague High School kept the long volleys in play and made strong charges to the net to defeat South Salem sophomore Alex Fedor 6-1, 6-3 to win the...
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Announcing the All-Mid-Valley spring finalists
Amity’s Lindsay McShane prepares to throws the discus during the OSAA Class 3A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Eugene....
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Vote for the Athlete of the Week
Andrew Schmitt, Regis baseball Vote on the Statesman Journal Sports Facebook page by Thursday at noon. Andrew Schmitt, Regis baseball: The senior catcher went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and...
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Two grand slams in same inning helps Blanchet to league title
Blanchet senior Nate Cantonwine On their way to helping Blanchet Catholic School’s baseball team to its 31st of 32 consecutive PacWest Conference wins, two seniors pulled off one of the rarest feats....
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Kyle Humphreys' strong round puts Regis third after day one
Regis’s Kyle Humphreys competes during the first day of the OSAA 3A/2A/1A State Golf Tournament on Monday, May 16, 2016, at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell. Blanchet’s Nick Conway lines up a putt...
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West Salem's Andrew Eyre finishes strong to place 14th
CORVALLIS — Andrew Eyre needed to finish strong, if for no other reason than for his own peace of mind. A birdie was a good way to go out. The junior from West Salem High School sank a five foot birdie...
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West Salem senior is the athlete of the week
Few hitters have been as extraordinary as Tayler Gunesch. The senior shortstop from West Salem High School was 3-for-4, including a double with three RBIs, three runs scored and stole a base in...
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Willamette Valley Christian wins first state championship
EUGENE — It took a long and painful journey for Sarah Falardreau to become Willamette Valley Christian School’s first state champion. But the dedication she showed to do it proved she is worthy....
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State title from Lindsay McShane and Amy Kraemer lift Amity to third
EUGENE– Lindsay McShane wasn’t happy with her throw, but she was happy with what it accomplished. The senior from Amity High School won her third consecutive OSAA Class 3A state championship in the...
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West Salem's Micah Masei earns second state title of year
West Salem’s Micah Masei competes in pole vault at the OSAA Track and Field State Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene on Friday, May 20, 2016. EUGENE — The four-month stretch Micah Masei just...
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Regis boys win 2A state championship
EUGENE — Nickels and dimes can add up to something huge. Regis High School’s boys track and field team, despite not having an individual state champion, took every points paying finish that came it’s...
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North Salem freshman Rebekah Miller wins state title
West Salem’s Ahmed Muhumed competes in the 1500 meters during the final day of the OSAA Track and Field State Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Silverton’s Brock Rogers competes in the...
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Vote for Athlete of the Week
Vote for Athlete of the Week for May 23-27 Crosshill’s Matthew Gille Vote on the Statesman Journal Sports Facebook page by Thursday at noon. Matthew Gille, Crosshill Christian track and field: The...
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Megan Fullbright signs to play soccer at Chemeketa
Santiam Christian High senior Megan Fullbright signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Chemeketa College. Fullbright, a goalkeeper, was a second-team all-West Valley League player in basketball as...
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West Salem can't catch up in state playoff loss
West Salem’s Shelby Erickson bats as the Titans fall to West Linn 4-0 in the first round of the OSAA Class 6A state playoffs on Monday, May 23, 2016, at West Salem High School. The West Salem Titans...
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Tressa Riedman's homer helps Kennedy move on
MT. ANGEL — Tressa Riedman has had the goal since first coming to high school at Kennedy that she wanted to hit a home run. There have been a few times when she was...
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Standout West Salem junior is the athlete of the week
Micah Masei proved he is an extraordinary athlete. Rare is it that an athlete can consistently perform at a high level in one sport, but to win state championships in two dissimilar sports in one year...
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