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A rainy day at Geer skate park on Feb. 7, 2026 in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Sofie Szigeti. In October, the city of Salem unveiled a brand new skate park in northeast Salem.  The project had been underway since January of the same year, and after a few delays, the park was finally open for business and quickly surged in popularity. In the first few months since its completion, Geer Park has been making waves through the Salem skate community.  Joshua Santos-Díaz (’28) is from Sa

Davis Hester ('27) jumps for rebound against LaVerne on Nov. 7, 2025 in Cone Field House. Having trailed in their home opener by 15 at the half, the team came back to win in overtime. After their semifinal win last night, head coach Mike Lenahan recalled the game as an example of the team's tenacity from the outset of the season. Photo by Jack Godsil. The men’s basketball team triumphed 80-75 over the No. 2 seed Puget Sound Loggers in their first Northwest Conference (NWC) pl

Tanner Overby ('28) goes up for a basket against Puget Sound on Jan. 10, 2026 in Cone Field House. Photo courtesy of the Willamette Athletics Department. The 2025-26 season has been nothing short of historic for Willamette men’s basketball. The team’s regular season record finished at 15-10, their best since at least the 2006-07 season. Last week, they secured a place in the conference tournament for the first time since 2015. They finished the regular season at No. 3 in the