Saturday Jordan Wagner went to the Meet of Champions. This is a track meet that is only held for the top athletes in the state from 1A all the way up to 4A. There were nearly 60 schools represented at this meet including one team from California. Just to make it into the meet you have to have already reached a high standard in your event and they only allow the very best in. Jordan was very excited to see how he would compete in the shot against such great competition. Jordan rose to the occasion setting a new PR by a foot which also set a new school record. Jordan threw a 43'11" and placed 9th out of the 20 throwers at the meet. It also moves Jordan up to 5th among all 2A shot throwers in the state. Great job in representing Faith in the Meet of Champions Jordan!!!!

Joash Farlow was mentioned in a recent article in the Hillsboro Argus for his great play on the Hillsboro HS golf team.  Joash plays for Hillsboro since Faith doesn't yet have a golf team...although a golf team may be in the works next year!  Joash led the Hilhi team shooting a 78.  Below is the article...great job Joash!!!!

The baseball team got to play at Hillsboro Stadium Tuesday night against the Nestucca Bobcats.  Russell Walker took to the mound looking to get his second win of the season.  Things didn't start off so well for the Falcons as Nestucca scored seven runs in the top of the 1st.  The Falcons where resilient though only allowing three more runs the rest of the game.  Faith scored 4 runs in the 1st and 2nd innings, they added a pair in the 3rd, busted out 5 runs in the 5th and added another 2 in the 6th. The Falcons finished the game with 17-10 victory.  Nate Elder closed the final three innings of the game picking up his 5th save of the season.

The Falcons have won 6 out of their last 7 games and are currently in 4th place in the NWL.

R.Walker 4IP,3K,5BB,7H,10R,3ER
N. Elder 3IP,4K

N. Elder 3-3,3R,RBI,BB,HP,3SB
B. Luey 4-4,3R,4RBI,2SB;
J. Best 3-4,3R,2RBI,BB,3SB
K. Luey 2-3,3RBI,2BB,2SB
R. Walker 4-5,R,2RBI,SB

Faith took on Neah-Kah-Nie in the final of a three game series.  It was time to get the brooms out as the Falcons swept the Pirates winning the finale 9-5.  Branden Luey won his 3rd game of the year improving his record to 3-1.  Nate Elder came in to close the game picking up his 4th save of the year.  The Falcons started things off fast in the 1st inning jumping out to a 4-0 lead.  They added another run in the 4th and then piled on 4 more in the 6th.

B. Luey 5IP,6K,3BB,4H,4R,1ER
N. Elder 2IP,5K,1H,1R

N.Elder 3-4,3R,3SB;  B. Luey 2-3,2R,2RBI,3SB,BB;  J.Wagner 3-4,2R,3RBI
J.Best 2-3, R,RBI,2SB;  R.Walker 3-4,2RBI, 1SB

After a two hour drive to the coast for a track meet every team seemed to be reluctant to get off their bus due to strong winds and heavy rain. Vernonia & Portland Christian didn't even stick around after showing up...they just took one look at the track and took off for home. Our kids our competitors and didn't let the weather stop them from competing. In fact Troy Maslen set a school record at the meet by obtaining the best time in school history in the 110 hurdles.

Below is a video that doesn't due the weather justice...but you can see just how wet it was. And then below that is a video of Jordan Wagner in a different meet throwing the shot.

So we have a new feature on the Faith Bible Athletics blog. It is a photo feature where we are asking all parents, teachers and students who take photos of any games throughout the year to give us their photos on a DVD or to e-mail them to eddie.kirkpatrick@faithkids.org Photos will then be uploaded online for all to view and purchase. The money raised through the purchase of the images will go towards the schools athletics program.

To view the photos we have so far you can visit the site here or always find the link on the right hand side of the blog.

This past Saturday Faith's track team took part in the Banks 4A track meet and the Falcons walked away with more then just a sunburn...a lot of the Faith athletes did really well and there was even a school record that was broken. Below are some mentions of our top performers.

Chris Cotuna ran the 100m in 12:07 and got 3rd place.

Garrett Bender ran the 200 in 24:58 and got 5th place.
Garrett also ran the 400 in 54:03 and got 3rd place....Garrett is currently ranked 1st in state among all 2A runners.


Mitch VanVuren also ran the 400 with a time of 56.38 for 6th place at the meet and he is currently 2nd in state among all 2A runners.


TR ran the 800m with a time of 2:23 finishing in 5th place.
T also ran the 1500m with a time of 4:43 and finished in 6th place.
Wilson ran the 3000m in 10:34 and got 3rd place.


Mitch, Grant, Garrett & Chris ran the 4x400 in 3:51 for a finish of 4th place.

Jordan Wagner set a new school record with a throw in the shot at 42'6.5" and got 2nd at the meet.


Daniel Claypool threw the shot 37'11.75" and got 5th.

In the disc Jordan Wagner threw 115' getting 2nd place and Micah Johnson threw 98'2" and took 6th place.


Lauren Starts got 6th place in the 800 with a time of 3:03.Molley Roloff is still doing great in the 1500m getting 1st place with a time of 5:54 and right behind her was Hannah Johnson with a time of 6:15 and a 3rd place finish.

Hannah also took 6th place in the 3000 with a time of 13:22.

Friday the baseball team set up to play a doubleheader against Nea-Kah-Nie at Valley Catholic. It was a beautiful day for baseball...unfortunately that beautiful weather only lasted long enough to play one game. It only took one game for the Falcons to set off some fireworks. With a full crowed in the stand the Falcons won 8-5. Kellen Luey hit the first home run in Falcon's history in the 5th inning to break open a 5 run 5th. Jordan Wagner was quick to follow belting a homer in the 6th.

Branden Luey had another strong outing as the starting pitcher picking up his second win of the season. Nate Elder came in for relief and was electric.

The Falcons look to take the field again on Tuesday, 4:30 at Valley Catholic vs Knappa.

N.Elder 2-4,2R,SB; J.Wagner 3-4,HR,2R,3RBI, N.Berry 3-4,2R,2RBI,2SB,
K.Luey 2-3,HR,R,2RBI,SB

B.Luey 5IP,2K,3BB,6H,3R,2ER
N.Elder 1.6IP,4K

Faith Bible made a great showing this past Thursday at a league meet in Portland Christian. Some new members of the track team showed that they belong and that they are some of the best athletes in the league.

Molly Roloff got 1st place in the 1500 running with a time of 5:52. She also got 1st place in the 3000 and set a new school record with a time of 12:41.


Chris Cotuna got 1st place in the 200 finishing with a time of 24.09.


Last but not least Kelsey Wright also took first place in the javelin with a throw of 96ft 2in.

Tuesday the baseball team traveled to Neah-Kah-Nie HS where they faced the Pirates at Rockaway Beach. It only took two innings for Neah-Kah-Nie to jump out to a 5-0 lead. But in the third inning the Falcons got their bats rattling scoring 3 to make it a two run game. Russell Walker never allowed another run the rest of the game until he gave up one in the 5th inning. Russell left the game to Nate Elder who only faced 9 batters in three innings, he didn't give up a run and recorded 6 strikeouts. Faith finished the game with a 10-6 victory, their third win in as many games. The Falcons will look to host the Pirates this Friday at Valley Catholic. Games will be played at 3&5pm. Any and all fans are invited to come out and enjoy a game or two!

B.Luey 3-4,BB,3R,RBI,SB, J.Wagner 3-3,BB,2R,RBI,SB, R.Walker 2-4,R,3RBI,

R.Walker 4IP,3K,3BB,6H,6R,4ER
N.Elder 3IP,6K,

photos courtesy of Don Best...thank you!

For the second time in school history we have a player named to the all state team. The first player to receive such honors was Kellen Luey his junior year in soccer. This year he received the prestiges honor in basketball. Don't look for Kellen to stop there, he is now looking for a hat trick by making it to state in track & field as well.

Congratulations Kellen...the honor is well deserved!!!!!

The time is almost here for the 2nd annual Running for Faith Race. This year it will be held on the Vernonia Banks Trail at the Buxton trailhead. There will be a 5k & 10k race both starting at 9am. The cost to run or walk is just $25. We are very excited about this years race and the opportunity to race money for the Chris Dudley Foundation & the American Diabetes Association.


If you have any questions about the race please e-mail the race director at runningforfaith@yahoo.com or visit www.runningforfaithrace.blogspot.com to sign up or to find out more about the race.

Ten Reason to Run in the RUNNING FOR FAITH RACE in no particular order

10) To help support Faith Bible Athletics
9) To have fun with your friends and stay in shape
8) Get a free t-shirt
7) Get a free breakfast from Kam Kam Catering
6) Help support the American Diabetes Association
5) Get a coupon for a pizza from Marathon Pizza
4) Get a coupon for a burger at Rachel's Classic Burgers
3) Help support the Chris Dudley foundation
2) Get a coupon for a free appetizer from Stanford's
1) You could receive prizes from Applebees, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sonic, Regal Cinemas, Starbucks & others!!!!!

And as an added bonus the event will be emceed by the famous Joe Lankow...you don't want to miss that.

With spring sports underway it didn't take long for some track & field records to fall.

In the shot Jordan set the school record last year as a JR by throwing 42ft 10in and got 7th overall in the state. In his very first meet of this year he beat his old record by throwing 42ft 11.5in.


Shot is not the only record Jordan has broke this year. He also beat the discuss record for the school that he also set last year at 105ft 10in. In the first meet of this year he set a new school record at 113ft 11in.


Another senior Kelsey Wright also broke a school record that she had previously held from last year. Kelsey shattered her old record of 86ft 1in by throwing 97ft 4in.


Congratulations to Jordan Wagner & Kelsey Wright on new school records. It probably won't be the last time they break records this year!

Not only did our boys and girls have great seasons on the court they also had a great year in the classroom.

The boys team had the 3rd highest combined GPA in the state at 3.58.

The girls took 1st in state with a combined GPA of 3.80.

Congratulations basketball teams on being great student athletes!!!!!

Thursday evening the boys baseball team piled in several cars and headed to Vernonia to play the Loggers. In their inaugural season it only took till the second week of the season for Faith to get their first win in a 9-4 victory. The Falcons didn't just stop at their first win, they also took the second game of the double header 4-2.