Introducing Guest Writer Ben Pahl
Ben Pahl, a Portland Fire fan, friend, and colleague at Oregon State Beavers on SI, is joining PortlandSupporter.com
When I launched this site last Fall, I set very humble expectations for it.
This site is not a moneymaker: it has no paywalls or advertisements. Despite going viral very early after launching, this site has a very small audience. Really, honestly, it’s just a way to do a thing I love - writing about sports teams I’m passionate about - for an audience who I love. As much as I enjoy my work at Oregon State Beavers on SI, I never went to Oregon State; I’m an Oregon Tech alum. As much as I root for Oregon State, I’m also one of those “Platypus” Oregon fans who like the Ducks and Beavers equally. This site - a platform to cover a sport I love, for a fanbase I feel deeply connected to, watching the return of professional women’s basketball to Portland - is very different from that site.
With all that said, I’m honored to know one of my colleagues feels similarly. Ben Pahl, a teammate of mine at Oregon State Beavers on SI, has offered to join our site as a guest contributor. Ben will write about tonight’s game at Toronto. He will also cover next Saturday’s battle against the Indiana Fever, and likely fill in with other pieces when he’s up for it.
Ben studied at Oregon State, graduating with a degree in Speech Communication, and has since pursued a multimedia journalism career as a writer and broadcaster. At Oregon State Beavers on SI, he’s been a bit of a swiss army knife helping out across all sports, and all types of stories. I believe that versatility will really shine here, as Ben writes about the incredible women making history this season in the Rose City.
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Matt Bagley is a professional sportswriter and broadcaster with a passion for women’s sports. Outside of work, he cherishes quality time with his birth family, his chosen family, and one very pesky house panther.
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