• PHS volleyball team (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ahnika Tryon, left, and Madison Juhl go up for an attempted block. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ahnika Tryon, left, and Madison Juhl go up for an attempted block. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ahnika Tryon (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nora Stanley (5) and teammates react to winning a point. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath reacts to winning a point. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Student section (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Student section (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nora Stanley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nora Stanley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Clara Stanley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Senior hitter Clara Stanley powers a shot through a couple of Salem Academy blockers during Thursday night’s match. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Clara Stanley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Clara Stanley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Clara Stanley, Madison Juhl and Hannah Bennett (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Madison Provance (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Madison Provance (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Madison Provance (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Officials discuss a call (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Madison Juhl, Ashleigh Brown (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Madison Juhl goes high for a block. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Coach Autumn Hilberg discusses form with junior Hannah Bennett. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Coach Autumn Hilberg disputes a call that didn’t go Philomath’s way. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS volleyball coaches (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • A student carries a chicken into the stands. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ashleigh Brown, Madison Provance and Ahnika Tryon (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ashleigh Brown, Madison Juhl and Clara Stanley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ashleigh Brown, left, and Kynlee Albin make a play on the ball at the net against the Crusaders. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ashleigh Brown, Kynlee Albin, Ahnika Tryon (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hannah Bennett (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kynlee Albin, Clara Stanley, Ashleigh Brown, Ahnika Tryon and Madison Provance (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Students crowd around PHS Principal Mark Henderson during Thursday’s volleyball match after he caught a chicken in the boys restroom. (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.