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Lasting relationships aid Capital FC Red's success
In many club sports, the best players from Salem join teams based in Portland to play for more successful teams and get noticed. In the case of the Captial FC Timbers Boys 98 Red, players from the...
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Announcing the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Mid-Valley baseball team
This is the complete list of the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Mid-Valley baseball team. The player of the year was announced at the Mid-Valley Sports Awards on June 7. West Salem’s Andy Armstrong...
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Announcing the All-Mid-Valley softball team
This is the complete list of the Statesman Journal All-Mid-Valley softball team. The player of the year was announced at the Mid-Valley Sports Awards on June 7. Silverton shortstop Maggie Buckholz...
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North Salem hires three new head coaches
The marching band learns their steps during band camp at North Salem High School, Thursday, August 20, 2015, in Salem, Ore. North Salem High athletics hired three new coaches for its girls programs....
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Father and son will be head football coaches this fall
When Josh Riddell was hired as McKay High School’s football coach – his first head coaching position – he knew the first person he wanted to hire for the coaching staff wasn’t available. That’s because...
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Rebuilding North Salem girls basketball not easy for Anna Marchbanks
When most coaches talk about rebuilding a high school sports program, they’re talking about a superficial process. Many think that moving a couple all-league players into different positions and...
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Central football player drowns in John Day River
The body of Cody Watson, a 16-year-old student at Central High School, was recovered by the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office on Monday morning from the John Day River. Cody Watson The sheriff’s office...
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Cascade's Christy Seaton signs to run at Northwest Christian
Recent Cascade High graduate Christy Seaton signed a letter of intent to compete in track and field at Northwest Christian University. Seaton won Oregon West Conference district championships in the...
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North Salem's Taylor Gibson wins national championship
North Salem sophomore Taylor Gibson won the precision championship at the American Legion Junior 3-Position National Air Rifle Championship July 23 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs,...
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South Salem graduate signs to run cross country at Corban
School officials and athletes representing volleyball, boys and girls basketball and wrestling unveil the new McNary High School gymnasium floor during a ceremony on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, in Keizer....
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New look West Salem football hits field
Chris Vandiver, the linebacker coach, leads a drill during football practice at West Salem High School on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. There’s always something new on the first day of high school football...
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Central, West Salem athletes named preseason All-Americans
West Salem senior Stuart Aeschliman and Central senior Marlon Tuipulotu have been named preseason All-Americans. Aeschliman has been named to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Boys Soccer...
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Attitude and effort make Caedmon Blair a perfect fit
DALLAS — Unless you are a fan of a certain contemporary Christian rock band from the 1990s, you don’t know how to pronounce Caedmon Blair’s first name. And the chances are that unless you have an...
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Colton Daniels a new wrinkle at quarterback for Crusaders
Colton Daniels has every attribute you look for in a high school quarterback. The 6-foot senior from Salem Academy is a 4.0 grade-point average student with a strong arm and good mobility in the...
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A.J. Johnk will finally get his chance to show what he can do
McNary High School senior A.J. Johnk warms up at a team practice on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. After recovering from a torn ACL in 2014, Johnk is back and ready to play for the varsity team again. KEIZER...
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A move creates a new strength in McKay defense
If you want to shore up a weakness on defense, moving one player is a good start. When you move Emmanuel Miranda into a new spot, it can solve a lot of problems. Emmanuel (Manny) Miranda is...
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Injuries have kept Manny Bravo unknown to opponents
When Manny Bravo is on the football field, people notice him. Senior linebacker Manuel Bravo, photographed at West Salem High School on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. The problem is the 5-foot-9, 185-pound...
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Will Keen's speed to be on display for Amity
AMITY — When Will Keen shows up on a football field, you notice him. The problem is he hasn’t spent a lot of time on a football field. Amity’s Will Keen during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at...
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Evina Westbrook keeps piling on the championships
Evina Westbrook won a number of different uniforms this summer and travelled a lot of miles. But the result was the same. The 6-foot point guard and a senior-to-be at South Salem High School won a...
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Alex Sanchez develops into a force for South Salem
Secret Weapons Everyone in the valley knows the big names in high school football – players like Central’s Marlon Tuipulotu, South Salem’s Tyler Coates and Blanchet’s Nick Orlandini – but the Statesman...
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