Blowout Breakout

Wolves hockey launches into their 25-26 season.

By: Shiloh Van Bussum and Hadley Schultz

October 21, 2025

Colton Tillotson (Fr.) looks ahead to a successful season.

Timberline’s hockey team kicked off their 25-26 season with a 9-1 blowout win against Can-Ada last Tuesday. Colton Tillotson carried the Pack on his back with a hat trick and an assist.

Tillotson, number 19, racked up two goals in a mere 57 seconds to break open the scoring. From there, the game exploded. Number 7, Merrick Rogers, ended the first with another goal. Loukas Choutka (#68), Gabe Blankenship (#17), William Fisher (#13), and Tillotson combined for four more goals in the second period with assists from Nick Cerchione (#88), Pennington Luangaphany (#2), Thomas Howell (#24), Mason Gersack (#90), Isaiah Unruh (#9), Tillotson, Blankenship, and Choutka.

Photo by: Hadley Schultz
The Timberline bench watches the game with excitement.

In the third, Can-Ada tried to strike back. Number 61, Nicholas McClure got the only goal for the opposing team. Despite their best efforts, Can-Ada could not muster enough strength to complete a comeback. Timberline won 9-1. Week one complete.

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About the Contributors

Shiloh Van Bussum, Copy Editor/Entertainment Lead

My name is Shiloh Van Bussum, and I am a sophomore. I am pursuing a future in sports journalism. This is my first year on the newspaper team, and I am excited to grow my experience and potential through this program. I joined the newspaper staff to further my journalism education and build my resume. This year, I would like to advance my photography skills alongside writing, reporting, and editing. I have roughly a year of photography experience. I have been writing for nearly my whole life, in and out of school. I am good with statistics, which comes in handy when reporting athletics. I would like to deepen my knowledge and talents. I hope to be a reliable and entertaining sports reporter. I want to be the next Helene Elliott. She was a famous hockey journalist for the LA Times. I aspire to be like her when I grow up.

Hadley Schultz, Photo Editor

My name is Hadley Schultz, and I am a sophomore at Timberline High School. I have always loved taking photos and capturing the moment, leading me to join the journalism staff this year. I am specifically interested in sports photography and highlighting big achievements within the athletic community. I have a strong background in photography and photo editing, which I achieved through a photography class through life experience. This year, I hope to improve on capturing that split-second moment in high-pressure settings, such as the final touchdown in the state championship. Outside of school, I enjoy playing the guitar and piano as well as playing with my dog.