Waldport returns home, slams Santiam 61-42

Left: Waldport senior forward T.J. Fisher had two points and five rebounds in the Irish’s 61-42 win over Santiam on Jan. 18. Right: Waldport junior Kraig Pruett came off the bench and scored two points and had two steals in the Irish’s 61-42 win over Santiam on Friday, Jan. 18. The Irish travel to Culver on Jan. 26.(Photos by Jovita Ballentine)

After four out of six games on the road that had them up until the wee hours of the morning, the Waldport boys’ basketball team is looking forward to the friendly confines of home and making up some ground in the Tri-River Conference.