
It was a beautiful day in downtown Portland on Saturday, and the only thing nicer than the sun rays outside was the music being played at Portland State University for the 2025 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union State Solo Music Championships.
Hundreds of students from across the state descended upon PSU's Lincoln Hall to put their musical talents on full display in pursuit of a state championship.
West Salem led the way with wins in four categories, while West Linn followed with three of its own.
West Salem's Dante Caballero had a standout day, winning both the High Saxophone and Low Saxophone categories. But Caballero wasn't the only musician to take home multiple first place medals, as Liam Andrews of Mountainside took the title in both Orchestral Snare Drum and Timpani.
In total, 18 different schools claimed a winner over 26 categories in total.
The winners of each category are below, with a full list of results available here.
WINNERS:
Alto Voice: Sonja Seidman, Grant High School
Baritone Voice: Kamil Finger, South Salem High School
Bass Voice: Ian Maxwell Fryer, Southridge High School
Bassoon: Paul Brown, Gladstone High School
Cello: Ian Ko, Lakeridge High School
Clarinet: Kaden Prichard, Rex Putnam High School
Euphonium: Trevor Henkel, West Salem High School
Flute: Talia Mesecar, McNary High School
French Horn: Haruka Sakiyama, West Linn High School
High Saxophone: Dante Caballero, West Salem High School
Low Clarinet: Sasha Williams, South Salem High School
Low Saxophone: Dante Caballero, West Salem High School
Mallet: Kevin Lin, West Linn High School
Mezzo Voice: Haley Carmalt, Tualatin High School
Oboe: Eleanor Price, Grant High School
Orchestral Snare Drum: Liam Andrews, Mountainside High School
Rudimental Snare Drum: Jeramyah Acosta, West Salem High School
Soprano Voice: Sarah Baglin, Westview High School
String Bass: Steven Walker, West Linn High School
Tenor Voice: Axel Gil-Carrillo, North Medford High School
Timpani: Liam Andrews, Mountainside High School
Trombone: Simon Pinniger, David Douglas High School
Trumpet: Cameron Williams, Sherwood High School
Tuba: Trey Owens, Franklin High School
Viola: Sabine Voelker, South Eugene High School
Violin: Kaylee Nah, Sunset High School