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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