VOLUME 4, NUMBER 61
Good Afternoon. It’s Friday, March 17, 2023
If you want to get a look at the PHS baseball team, a black and gold scrimmage has been scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today. The game against Taft could not be rescheduled and Coach Levi Webber wanted to get his players some innings in a competitive environment.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
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Community Calendar
• Friday, March 17: PHS boys tennis at Silverton, 4 p.m.
• Friday, March 17: PHS girls tennis vs. Silverton, 4 p.m.
• Friday, March 17: Philomath Middle School’s ‘Moana Jr.’, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, March 18: Philomath Middle School’s ‘Moana Jr.’, 1 p.m.
• Saturday, March 18: Philomath Middle School’s ‘Moana Jr.’, 7 p.m.
• Monday, March 20: Philomath TOPS meeting, 9 a.m.
• Monday, March 20: PHS girls tennis vs. Dallas, 4 p.m.
• Monday, March 20: PHS boys tennis at Dallas, 4 p.m.
• Monday, March 20: Philomath Planning Commission Meeting, 6 p.m.