Volume 3, Number 167
Good Morning. It’s Sunday, October 30, 2022
More sports congrats to dish out with the cross-country teams winning league titles on Saturday. Adele Beckstead and Ben Hernandez won individual titles. The volleyball team had a rough road trip to Baker with a playoff loss but the Warriors had an exceptional season under a new coach. The soccer teams learned about their first-round opponents — Phoenix for the boys and Henley for the girls. Those games will be Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
The Latest …
PHS adds 2 more league titles in cross-country to the trophy case
Warriors easily win boys, girls honors; Adele Beckstead and Ben Hernandez crowned as individual champions
With boys and girls rosters that run deep with quality competitors, it really was no surprise that the Philomath High boys and girls cross-country teams both won the top trophies at Saturday’s Oregon West Conference Championships. The individual victories on their home course by sophomore Adele Beckstead for the girls and senior Ben Hernandez for […]
Warriors volleyball season ends with 4A playoff loss at Baker
The Philomath High School volleyball team’s season ended Saturday in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs with loss at Baker. The fifth-seeded Bulldogs […]
Gallery: PHS cross-country at Oregon West Conference Championships (Oct. 29, 2022)
A collection of photos from Philomath High’s appearance in the Oregon West Conference Championships on Saturday.
Oregon is the #10 least affordable state for renters
Full-time workers are feeling the pinch in today’s rental market. A nationwide housing shortage and skyrocketing property values—coupled with fewer pay raises for the general […]
Philomath in Photos
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Second-half assault leads Warriors over Sweet Home, 33-20
Down 12-7 at halftime, the Philomath High School football team needed some sort of spark to overcome Sweet Home. “We were flat, you could see […]
Pioneer Connect on receiving end of $24.9 million grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will award approximately $35 million to Oregon to provide high-speed internet access to rural communities […]
Obituary: James McCall (1948-2022)
James McCall, 74, of Hammond, passed away in Hammond on Oct. 8, 2022. He was born in Richmond, California, to Wallace and Vera (Roseberry) McCall. […]
Community Calendar
• Sunday, Oct. 30: Philomath Open Studios Art Tour and Sale, noon-5 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 31: Philomath Trunk or Treat, 3-5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1: Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, 11 a.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1: Philomath Community Meal, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1: Virtual Philomath Evening Book Club, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1: PHS boys soccer vs. Phoenix, time TBD
• Wednesday, Nov. 2: Philomath Area Chamber of Commerce Greeters, 8:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 2: Quilts from Caring Hands, 9-11:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 2: Storytime at Philomath Community Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 2: Dementia Warriors Support Group Meeting, 2:30-4 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 2: Marys River Grange Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 2: PHS girls soccer vs. Henley, time TBD