• Mia Cook and Lucie Oster (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucie Oster (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucie Oster (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Phoebe Dodson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Phoebe Dodson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mia Cook (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Daniella Carlisle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Second-year coach Greg Thorson chats with doubles players Daniella Carlisle and Phoebe Dodson through the fence in between sets on Friday against Silverton. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Daniella Carlisle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Bailey Bell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Bailey Bell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS junior Bailey Bell returns a shot against Silverton’s Millie Leikem in a 6-0, 6-0 win on Friday. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Bailey Bell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath High sophomore Adele Beckstead hits a forehand during a 6-1, 6-3 win over Silverton’s Kaitlyn Gehring. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (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.