• Cassidy Smart (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS sophomore Cassidy Smart turned in a personal-best time while winning The Happy Hustle on Wednesday in Corvallis. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cassidy Smart (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Oakley Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Leo Pausch and Santiam Christian senior Diego Zambrano clear a hay bale on the Crystal Lake Sports Park course. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Reagan Nuño (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS sophomore Reagan Nuño finishes the race Wednesday in Corvallis, placing 15th out of 115 entrants. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Reagan Nuño (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Reagan Nuño (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Junior Pyper Rutland’s performance in the varsity race caught the attention of coach Joe Fulton. (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Galen Murch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Galen Murch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS junior Galen Murch has seen significant improvement on his times from a year ago. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Galen Murch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sienna Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Libby Kramer (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cam Herbert (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cam Herbert (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Start of the girls race (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Braeden Colvin, far left, and Oakley Pausch, far right. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Braeden Colvin (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cassidy Smart (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sienna Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Start of the boys race (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy Thomas, left, and Libby Kramer (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Libby Kramer (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Reagan Nuño (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Cassidy Smart (Photo by Eddy Pausch)

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.