The West Linn football team proved it in the Three Rivers League.
The Lions proved it again in the playoffs.
kAmp?5 E96 C6DE @7 E96 DE2E6 E@@< ?@E:46[ H:E9 (6DE {:?? A=2J6CD 9@?@C65 2E ?:?6 DA@ED :? 32==@E:?8 7@C E96 a_`h r=2DD ep 2==\DE2E6 E62>D]k^Am
kAm(6DE {:?? D6?:@CD #J2? $6E9 2?5 r2D6J %2H2 H2=<65 @77 H:E9 E96 3:886DE 9@?@CD[ H:E9 $6E9 9@?@C65 2D 2 7:CDE\E62> =:?6>2? @? 3@E9 D:56D @7 E96 32== 2?5 %2H2 ?2>65 7:CDE E62> 2D 3@E9 2 H:56 C646:G6C 2?5 5676?D:G6 324<]k^Am
kAm$6E9[ 2 e\7@@E[ aga\A@F?5 46?E6C 2?5 ?@D68F2C5[ 96=A65 E96 {:@?D 2G6C286 >@C6 E92? c` A@:?ED A6C 82>6 2?5 6G6?EF2==J 62C? 2 36CE9 :? E96 r=2DD ep DE2E6 BF2CE6C7:?2=D]k^Am
kAm~? 5676?D6[ $6E9 2?5 E96 {:@?D 96=A65 9@=5 @AA@?6?ED E@ ;FDE ac A@:?ED A6C 82>6[ H:E9 $6E9 7:?:D9:?8 9:D J62C H:E9 eb E24<=6D Wc_ D@=@X[ :?4=F5:?8 2 E62>\9:89 h]d D24<D 2?5 `e E24<=6D 7@C =@DD] w6 H2D 2=D@ ?2>65 4@\s676?D:G6 {:?6>2? @7 E96 *62C :? E96 %#{]k^Am
kAmQq6:?8 2 EH@\H2J 7:CDE E62>6C H2D DA64:2= 7@C >6 3642FD6 :E D9@H65 >6 E92E 2== E96 H@C< x 92G6 5@?6 A2J65 @77[Q $6E9 D2:5] Q|J D6?:@C J62C H2D E96 >@DE 6?;@J23=6 J62C @7 7@@E32== xVG6 6G6C 925] (@C<:?8 H:E9 >J E62>>2E6D 52J :? 2?5 52J @FE 7@C @FC 2DA:C2E:@?D H2D ECF=J DA64:2= 2?5 xV== C6>6>36C :E 7@C E96 C6DE @7 >J =:76]Qk^Am
kAm{:<6H:D6[ %2H2 — 2 e\_[ `gd #:46 &?:G6CD:EJ 4@>>:E — A=2J65 9F86 C@=6D @? 3@E9 D:56D @7 E96 32== 7@C (6DE {:??[ 6?5:?8 9:D J62C H:E9 ba E24<=6D Wac D@=@X[ 2=@?8 H:E9 @?6 :?E6C46AE:@? 2?5 `` A2DD6D 5676?565[ H9:=6 2=D@ 42E49:?8 f_ A2DD6D 7@C `[acd J2C5D 2?5 `g %sD]k^Am
kAmQq6:?8 2 EH@\H2J 7:CDE E62>6C >62?D 2 =@E E@ >6 3642FD6 :E C67=64ED 2== E96 92C5 H@C< E92E >J E62>>2E6D 2?5 x AFE :? @G6C E96 DF>>6C 2?5 E9C@F89@FE E96 D62D@?[ 2?5 :E C67=64ED E96 @FEDE2?5:?8 4@249:?8 x C646:G65 7C@> 4@249 Wr9C:DX |:==6C[ 4@249 Wp2C@? $<:??6CX 2?5 4@249 Wp=6IX |@=56? 2>@?8 @E96CD[Q %2H2 D2:5] Q|J D6?:@C D62D@? H2D @?6 @7 E96 9:89=:89ED @7 >J =:76 D@ 72C 3642FD6 @7 >J 3C@E96CD A=2J:?8 @? E96 7:6=5 ?6IE E@ >6 2?5 E96 :?4C65:3=6 4@2496D H6 925 @? DE277]Qk^Am
kAmp=D@ 9@?@C65 @? @776?D6 H6C6 D6?:@C BF2CE6C324< tE92? r@=6>2? W9@?@C23=6 >6?E:@?X[ ;F?:@C CF??:?8 324< v2G:? w2:?6D W9@?@C23=6 >6?E:@?X 2?5 D6?:@C E24<=6 {F<6 !@A>2 W9@?@C23=6 >6?E:@?X]k^Am
kAmp55:E:@?2= A=2J6CD 9@?@C65 @? 5676?D6 7@C (6DE {:?? :?4=F565 ;F?:@C =:?6324<6C r@=6 !6E6CD WD64@?5 E62>X[ ;F?:@C =:?6324<6C %9@>2D |4}2>2C2 W9@?@C23=6 >6?E:@?X 2?5 D6?:@C 5676?D:G6 324< r92D6 u=6E496C W9@?@C23=6 >6?E:@?X]k^Am
kAm{2<6 ~DH68@ D6?:@C CF??:?8 324< r2D6J u:=<:?D H2D ?2>65 r=2DD ep ~776?D:G6 !=2J6C @7 E96 *62C[ %F2=2E:? D6?:@C =:?6324<6C y@9? |:==6C H2D ?2>65 s676?D:G6 !=2J6C @7 E96 *62C[ 2?5 r6?EC2= r2E9@=:4VD $E6G6 !J?6 H2D ?2>65 r@249 @7 E96 *62C 27E6C =625:?8 E96 #2>D E@ E96 DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:A]k^Am
kAmr@?E24E $A@CED t5:E@C |:=6D '2?46 2E d_b\bb_\_`af @C k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i>:=6DGoA2>A=:?>65:2]4@>Qm>:=6DGoA2>A=:?>65:2]4@>k^2m]k^Am