Owen Thomas (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Owen Thomas (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Owen Thomas (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Owen Thomas (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lane Schell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jackson Rice (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jackson Rice (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nicholas Purcell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Johnny Pickett and Nicholas Purcell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Johnny Pickett (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Johnny Pickett (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Andrew Leonard and Gary Quandt (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS junior Andrew Leonard returns a shot during his 6-0, 6-4 victory Friday over Stayton’s Hyatt Dirkx. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Andrew Leonard (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Andrew Leonard (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jackson Holroyd (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jackson Holroyd (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Osvaldo Garcia-Bazan (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Osvaldo Garcia-Bazan (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Osvaldo Garcia-Bazan (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Gradin Fairbanks (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Gradin Fairbanks (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Teddy Benbow and Sawyer Ainsworth (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Teddy Benbow and Sawyer Ainsworth (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Teddy Benbow (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Teddy Benbow (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Teddy Benbow (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Dawson Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Dawson Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Dawson Beckstead defeated his Stayton opponent Friday in 28 minutes at No. 1 singles. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sawyer Ainsworth (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sawyer Ainsworth (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sawyer Ainsworth (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.