• Philomath’s Emma May (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Hannah Bennett (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Hannah Bennett (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath junior Hannah Bennett went 2 for 4 with two RBIs in the Warriors’ 7-6 win over North Marion. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Hannah Bennett (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Laighla Hockema (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Laighla Hockema (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Laighla Hockema (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Laighla Hockema (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Laighla Hockema (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath junior Laighla Hockema went the distance in the circle with the most effective pitching performance of the season for the Warriors. (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 Haley King (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Haley King (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Haley King (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Lilia Leman (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Lilia Leman (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Lilia Leman (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Riley Mason (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Riley Mason (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Riley Mason (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Riley Mason (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emma May (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emma May (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS softball team (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS softball team (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath High’s softball team was all smiles after posting a 7-6 victory Thursday over North Marion. It was the team’s first win this season. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Hannah Bennett (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS softball team (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath junior Jenae Traglia said she feels like the team is bonding and players are finding an improved flow to the game. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Jenae Traglia (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Jenae Traglia (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Jenae Traglia (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Haley King (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.