CORVALLIS — Above a couch in Scott Rueck's Oregon State office hangs a giant photo of a rowdy men's basketball Civil War crowd at Gill Coliseum from the mid-2000s, a piece of memorabilia the coach has owned for years. Just to the left of the middle of the shot, a dad and an elementary-school-aged daughter wearing black shirts sit side-by-side.
Rueck quickly recognized Nick McWilliams, South Salem's girls basketball coach. Soon, he'd get to know the girl to Nick's left — a young Katie McWilliams, who is now a freshman guard for the 11th-ranked Beavers (10-3, 1-1 Pac-12).