Irish on an island

0 Comments | Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), June, 2003

Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard

From the start, Paige Ford and Alex Brink found success at Sheldon.

Ford was a star during her freshman year when she won three district track titles and went to state in four events.

"I really didn't feel like there was pressure because I didn't know what I was doing as a freshman," she said. "I just ran, I didn't know what it meant to win districts."

Meanwhile, Brink had a more low-profile freshman season, but was also successful. He played football, basketball and baseball on freshman teams that combined to lose only three games.

"That set the stage for everything else," Brink said. "All of a sudden we had this confidence, and our coaches talk all the time about how we have this winning...