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Goalkeeper Siera Edwards ('26) dives for the ball at Sparks Field on Sept. 14, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Willamette Athletics Department. For most goalies, their journey in the position starts about the same: no one else on their team wants to be a goalie, so they are forced into it. “It kind of just became whoever isn’t scared of the ball flying at their face just stays in goal,” said Willamette’s women’s soccer keeper Siera Edwards (’26), recalling how she started betwee

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