• Ahnika Tryon (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Emily Taunisila (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS freshman Emily Taunisila drives to the hoop in the first half. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS sophomore Anneka Steen looks inside midway through the fourth quarter in the team’s 35-31 win over Metlakatla (Alaska) on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Anneka Steen (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Anneka Steen (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Anneka Steen (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Anneka Steen (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Silva (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS girls basketball team (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Zoee Howard (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Zoee Howard (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Abigail Brown fights for a rebound against Met’s Sarai Buffalo. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Abigail Brown (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mia Bennett (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS bench (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.