• Philomath’s Aspen Russell (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS girls basketball (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Mica Boynton (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Mica Boynton (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath celebrates a 45-41 victory Thursday night over Cascade. The Warriors are all alone in first place in the Oregon West Conference. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS defense (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS freshman Reagan Heiken scored a game-high 17 points against Cascade. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Zoee Howard (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Zoee Howard (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Zoee Howard (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Zoee Howard (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Zoee Howard (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Aspen Russell (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Aspen Russell (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Warriors guard Aspen Russell moves the ball during Thursday’s win over the Cougars. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Aspen Russell (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Coach Ben Silva stressed defense as the key to beating the Cougars. Here, junior Anneka Steen stays on Cascade senior Maddie Dustin. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen and Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emily Taunisila (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emily Taunisila (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emily Taunisila (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emily Taunisila (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emily Taunisila (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath coach Ben Silva (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)

Andy Cripe is a longtime professional news and sports photographer who worked several years in this region for the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald.