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Finals Bound: La Salle Boys Varsity Soccer Bests Wilsonville 2–1 in Semifinals

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Eli Batcheller and Esmé Ryznar
November 13, 2024

The La Salle varsity boys soccer team competed at home against Wilsonville High School for the semifinal round of the playoffs on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. 

The Falcons opened up the scoring for the night, with junior Luka Skoro scoring first. Wilsonville persisted and struck back with a goal of their own in the second half. Later on, senior Vance Sheffield tacked on the winning goal as well as his 101st career high school goal to make the final score of the game 2-1.

With their victory, La Salle advances to the state final against Summit High School at Hillsboro Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 10:30 a.m.

Esmé Ryznar
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Eli Batcheller
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Esmé Ryznar
Eli Batcheller
Eli Batcheller
Eli Batcheller
Esmé Ryznar
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Eli Batcheller
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Eli Batcheller
Eli Batcheller, Assistant Editor
Eli Batcheller is currently a junior. Eli lived in Oregon City for around 16 years, until moving to Oak Grove in the summer after his Sophomore year.  His favorite part of all of his classes are his friends around him that he has been able to make. One of the most important things he finds is the community at La Salle in all aspects.  He originally chose to go to La Salle because of his older sister, and because of the quality of education compared to public school. When he got to La Salle, he found more than he expected, finding great friends and a good community that he could immerse himself in.  Eli loves listening to music and talking and spending time with his friends — some of his favorite activities being going to the river or getting clothes, especially with friends. His favorite artist is Frank Ocean, someone he has always loved.
Esmé Ryznar
Esmé Ryznar, Assistant Editor
Junior Esmé Ryznar is currently in her second semester of Journalism. Moving here from Alaska roughly 14 years ago, she enjoys the rainy weather and atmosphere of Oregon.  Coming to La Salle simply because her brother, Dylan, attended, Esmé has since found herself participating in many activities, engaging in the opportunities presented to her, and loving the community at La Salle.  Esmé has played soccer since the age of four, and participates in the soccer team at La Salle as well as running track in the spring. In addition to this, she is a member of the Earth Club and Pickleball Club. On the weekends, you can find Esmé playing guitar, doing her homework, playing in a soccer game, or practicing violin — an instrument she has played since the age of five. Only having left the country once on a road trip to Canada, Esmé hopes to someday visit Paris and Australia. She also plans to visit every state in the U.S. during her life.    In the future Esmé hopes to attend college, possibly in California, and pursue a career in science and nature.