BeaverBlitz Staff

Angie Machado, Owner & Publisher 

Angie Machado is the owner and publisher of BeaverBlitz and has been covering Oregon State athletics since 2006. A 1997 graduate of Oregon State, Machado also served as Regional Director of Development for Oregon State Athletics from 2000-2006, before taking over day-to-day operation of BeaverBlitz. 

As publisher, Machado oversees the editorial direction, business operations, recruiting coverage, community building and long-term growth of BeaverBlitz. She has guided the site through multiple coaching changes, major conference realignment, the evolution of college football recruiting and dramatic changes in the sports media landscape. 

Brenden Slaughter, Editor 

Brenden Slaughter joins BeaverBlitz as Editor, bringing more than a decade of experience covering Oregon State athletics. Slaughter is a 2018 graduate of Oregon State, before joining BeaverBlitz, Slaughter spent 10 years at the helm of BeaversEdge and within the Rivals network.. 

As Editor, Slaughter will work closely with Machado and the BeaverBlitz staff to shape the site’s daily coverage, maintain high standards for reporting and storytelling, and help expand the depth and breadth of Oregon State coverage. 

Together, Machado and Slaughter bring nearly three decades of combined experience covering Oregon State, combining Machado’s long-term leadership of BeaverBlitz with Slaughter’s decade of editorial and publishing experience. 

Davis Doan, Cass Smith, Ryan Harlan and Brogan Slaughter, Beat Writers 

Davis Doan, Cass Smith, Ryan Harlan and Brogan Slaughter are current Oregon State students who contribute daily to BeaverBlitz and serve as our eyes and ears on campus. From opponent deep dives to press availability and practice notebooks, they play an integral part of the BeaverBlitz team. 

Spencer Newell, Features Writer + Basketball 

Spencer Newell is a master story teller. An accomplished author, DJ, music producer and endurance athlete, Newell works to tell the deeper stories of the Oregon State student-athletes and coaches through his popular “Backstory” features. He also runs point on our recruiting and basketball coverage. 

Dylan Callaghan-Croley, Analyst

Callaghan-Croley has spent the last several years working on Oregon State recruiting coverage within Rivals. He also has a knack for film study and will be a valuable resource to the BeaverBlitz community. 

Andy Cripe, Photographer 

BeaverBlitz is once again excited to feature the photo journalism work of Andy Cripe, a longtime news and sports photographer who spent several years with the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat Herald. 

… and of course … 

Jeff Perry, Oregon State Baseball/JP’s Weekly Walk-Off 

For over 20 years, one of BeaverBlitz’s most loved features has been JP’s Weekly Walk-Off, a weekly baseball season deep dive looking at Coach Canham’s squad and their weekly opponent. No one covers Oregon State Baseball like JP.