• Coach Whitney Thomas and senior Isabelle Muir chat in between sets. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Megan Ward (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Megan Ward (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS junior Megan Ward hits the ball early in the match Thursday against Newport. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The student section (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Avery Smith (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Avery Smith (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warriors senior Avery Smith had seven ace serves in the victory. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS seniors, from left, Taylor Hudson, Lucie Oster, Isabelle Muir, Avery Smith and Shaylee May. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior posters hang on the PHS gymnasium wall. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucie Oster (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucie Oster (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Isabelle Muir goes to the floor for a dig vs. the Cubs. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Isabelle Muir (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Isabelle Muir (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Isabelle Muir (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warriors senior Shaylee May hits the ball through the Newport defense. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Shaylee May (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Shaylee May (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Taylor Hudson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Taylor Hudson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The team celebrates a point (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cheyenne Adams (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.