• Emma Mecham (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath vs. Cascade (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS junior Makena Sleeman boots the ball downfield in the second half. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Abby Phelps (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Bella Nunez and Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Maggie King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Maggie King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sophie Ellis (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ellie Dye (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Bethany Cannon (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Bethany Cannon (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ana Candanoza reacts to a yellow card (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Ana Candanoza collides with a Cascade player during a play late in the first half. Candanoza was hit with a yellow card. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ana Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Annaleise Brown (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kya Bolton and Bethany Cannon (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Senior Ana Candanoza runs upfield to celebrate with sophomore Kya Bolton after the pair connected on the game’s second goal. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kya Bolton (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kya Bolton (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kya Bolton (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath sophomore Kya Bolton powers the ball through the legs of Cascade’s goalkeeper to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute. Bolton scored four goals — all in the first half — in the 4-0 win. (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.