State Preps Report

State Preps Report will resume Tuesday, November 8.

Archer Watches, Learns
Josh Archer missed out on Mountain View's first two wins of the football season, recovering from an injured hamstring. Interestingly enough, those two games might have made him a better football...

Double dose of Prairie titles: Falcons win soccer, volleyball
The Prairie Falcons held off a second-half charge by visiting Heritage on Thursday to clinch the school's first league championship in girls soccer. Ashley Corral and Brittany Henderson each score...

Thunder coach: Both programs deserve credit
Mountain View coach Ted Beyer understands why so many believe tonight's football game will be decided with his team's offense against Evergreen's defense. The numbers back that up, as well, with M...

Week 9 prep football preview
It's Week 9, so that must mean Evergreen and Mountain View are playing in a crucial football game. For the fourth consecutive season, the two teams square off in the final week of the regular seas...

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Dane Kelsey kicked a 22-yard field goal with 5:30 to play to lift the Eagles over Fort Vancouver 16-14 in a non-league football game at...

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Ready for East Valley vs. Naches Valley, Part III?
The two CWAC girls soccer rivals earned another shot at each other by winning their district openers on Thursday.

Prep Cross Country - EV sweeps CWAC districts, Sanchez wins
WENATCHEE - Thursday's CWAC district cross country meet had a familiar look to it.

Prep Volleyball - Ike opens district play with sweep of WW
Two-time defending champion Eisenhower opened the Big Nine district volleyball tournament Thursday night with a resounding three-game sweep over Walla Walla at Ike Gym.

Nikki Hernandez had 11 kills and eight digs as the Cadets won 25-9, 25-11, 25-14 to advance to the district semifinals on Saturday.

Volleyball sisterhood - Ike duo has perfect record in Big Nine
They are self-proclaimed sisters, sharing the types of interests that two true-life, blood-related girls normally would.

Seniors Nikki Hernandez, left, and Kari Rice are three-year starters for the Eisenhower volleyball team and have never lost a Big Nine Conference match.

Prep report - Setback sparks big finish for Selah
Two weeks ago, Selah's girls soccer team had a long, quiet trip home from Hanford. An undeniable sense of gloom was settling in at the worst time.

All the Vikings had done to put themselves in position for the program's first Mid-Valley League title â€" five straight wins by a margin of 25-1 â€" appeared to unravel following a 6-0 thumping by the Falcons.

Wa-Hi swims at district
Several Wa-Hi swimmers look for strong performances at the district meet today and Saturday.
Wa-Hi's Nicole Sawatzki and Sarah Hicks each take a top seed into today's preliminary heats of the Big Nine Conference's Girls Swimming & Diving District Championships at Central Washington University.

Cadets spike Wa-Hi in three
Wa-Hi remains alive in district volleyball action with a Saturday matchup against Kennewick.
YAKIMA - Wa-Hi couldn't match No. 1 Eisenhower here Thursday night in the opening round of the Big Nine district volleyball tournament.

Blazers sloppy but good enough to winPac-9 champs beat White River despite turnovers, penalties
LACEY -- Kevin Young was satisfied Thursday with the outcome -- Timberline's 16-6 victory against White River.

Marching toward the postseason
City will celebrate ChiSox's title today
Black Hills, North Thurston and Tumwater will meet in a three-way playoff Monday night in Tumwater if all three teams win their Pacific-9 League football games tonight.

Rams top Wolves for 2nd
North Thurston wrapped up second-place in Pacific-9 League volleyball and relegated Black Hills to third with a 3-0 homecourt win over the Wolves on the Rams' senior night.

Concrete bitten by injury bug
Lions forced into a youth movement this season
CONCRETE â€" This hasn’t been the season the Concrete High School football team envisioned for itself.

Week nine prep football preview
Snohomish Panthers (4-3, 5-3) at Stanwood Spartans (4-3, 5-3) 7 p.m., Friday

Prep roundup: Burlington-Edison soccer buries Anacortes
Tigers finish in a tie with Bellingham atop the Northwest 3A League standings

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Bullpups claim District title
Knock off previously unbeaten University
Gonzaga Prep soccer players said they approached the District 8 4A championship match against Greater Spokane League champion University with nothing to lose. By winning 2-0 over the previously unbeaten Titans, they had everything to gain.

Note: feature on North Idaho wrestling includes former Washington state grapplers.
Cardinals line up for title run
Top veterans, solid newcomers give NIC hope
One wrestler quit, one left the team to take a job, and one became academically ineligible. Two others moved up a weight class, and three scheduled to redshirt were forced into duty.

North Idaho College's 2004-05 season didn't materialize quite as planned. Instead of tacking up its 14th national championship banner, the Cardinals settled for second place.

It's never too late to honor these athletes
Senior Night no longer bugs Vince Grippi as much as spiders do.

Lagrimanta wins gracefully
The woods are lonely, dark and deep, and Timberlake's Frank Lagrimanta has miles to go before he sleeps. That's 3. 1 miles, to be exact.

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A better way to reclassify?
From The Oregonian's story regarding the OSAA's reclassification plan that was approved Monday:

"This is a chance for us to have the best of both worlds," PIL athletic director Greg Ross said. "We wanted to keep our league together, maintain as much tradition as we could, and we didn't want to increase our transportation."

Two points:

1) Oregon is so much smarter than Washington in this regard...

Mid-Columbia Athletes of the Week

Small school football notebook: Royal keeps churning out victories

A Defensive Legacy
There certainly is no lack of respect for the Evergreen football program. Three consecutive league titles and a state championship practically shout out respect.

But this particular team, the 2005 squad, is searching for a little more -- something these Plainsmen can call their own.

They will get it Friday night if they beat Mountain View to earn the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League title.

College notebook: Mountain View grad Greenberg a constant on D-line for Linfield
Success has been a constant companion for Michael Greenberg in his four years on the Linfield College campus in McMinnville, Ore. Greenberg, a 6-foot-2, 280-pound defensive tackle, helped the Wild...more

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Week 9 prep football preview
It's a non-league game, but it's still a rivalry as Hudson's Bay and Fort Vancouver kick off Week 9 with a Thursday game. The rest of the Week 9 action is Friday. Tonight's Game hudson's bay.

Cadets to meet again in college ranks
Jack Loofburrow has spent the last four basketball seasons playing alongside Branden Johnson. Laiken Dollente has done the same alongside Claire Faucher. Next year, Loofburrow and Dollente, now seniors at Eisenhower, will find themselves playing...

Wa-Hi could have hands full Friday with Bombers
Richland is vying for a Big Nine playoff slot when the Bombers face the Blue Devils at Borleske Stadium.
With a win over Richland Friday night, Wa-Hi's 3-4 Blue Devils would run their record to the .500 mark for the waning Big Nine Conference football season.

Mount Baker ready to play for the WCL volleyball title
Mountaineers already have locked up first playoff appearance since 1984
When the Mount Baker volleyball team went to a tournament at Reno, Nev., last summer, the Mountaineers were all too young to gamble. They still hit a jackpot.

Girls soccer roundup: Power outage delays NWL match
The Squalicum-Ferndale girls' volleyball game was postponed midway through the fifth game due to a power outage at Squalicum High School.

Meridian's comeback victory caps off a perfect WCL season
Girls soccer: Trojans beat Blaine to repeat as league champions
The Storm was leading the final game 11-8 when the power was knocked out.

Prep notebook: Playoff push could take strange twist
It's rare when a loss is better than a win, but that might be the situation the Bellingham girls' soccer team faces today against Squalicum.
If Bellingham wins the 5:30 p.m., the Red Raiders will finish as co-champions of the NWL with Burlington-Edison - assuming the Tigers beat Anacortes - and earn the league's No. 3 seed into the district tournament.
The Tigers and Red Raiders tied both of their regular season games, but Bellingham loses the tiebreaker to Burlington-Edison by virtue of a draw done in the spring.

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Prep roundup
Metro League girls soccer
AT Bainbridge 1, Eastside Catholic 0: Bainbridge got a goal from Allie Picha and clinched fourth-place in the Mountain Division and a berth in the Metro playoffs.

Grizzlies rally to surprise Spartans
FORKS â€" Rallying from two games down, Hoquiam knocked Forks out of a share of the Evergreen League volleyball lead with a 21-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-13, 16-14, Tuesday night at Forks.

Grizzlies, Spartans fight for playoff berth Thursday

Twin Harbors FB standings

Monte, Elma meet on Thursday

Ocosta gets shootout win, 2-1
ROCHESTER â€" Sparked by clutch defensive plays, Ocosta edged Rochester in a shootout in an Evergreen League girls soccer contest Tuesday at Rochester.

Sports Briefs
Ocosta to play for district soccer title

Beavers remain unbeaten
CASTLE ROCK ---- With a perfect record, on the surface it wouldn't appear that the Woodland volleyball team has had to battle much adversity this season.

MM brings momentum into battle with Jacks
Shawn Perkins spent his Tuesday evening at home doing laundry and sneaking peaks at the World Series on television.

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CAMAS ---- Kelso's volleyball future could be very bright, indeed.

Bears kick it up a notch
OLYMPIA -- For Olympia, it wasn't just scoring, winning or even beating a crosstown rival.

Tumwater narrowly escapes against River Ridge
T-Birds rally for 5-game victory to remain undefeated
The River Ridge volleyball team started Tuesday night by celebrating Seniors Night and looked ready to cap it by celebrating an upset over the previously unbeaten Tumwater Thunderbirds.

Centralia rallies in shootout to beat Black Hills
CENTRALIA -- Down 2-0 in a five-shot shootout, you figure the deal is done.

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Sequim one win from league football championship
Anthony Gowdy hadn't picked off a pass or set a huge, touchdown-producing block or had his teammates chant his name all of last year. But he did Friday night.
With playoff implications, bragging rights deeply rooted in small-town rivalry and Sequim's nine-game Nisqually League win streak on the line, a healthy Wolves team made a rather beleaguered Port Townsend squad look second-rate Oct. 21, blasting the Redskins 34-14.

Anacortes volleyball team sweeps past Sedro-Woolley in league
ANACORTES - The Anacortes volleyball team played a special match Tuesday.

The match against Sedro-Woolley was the team's first as Northwest 3A League champion in at least a decade. The Seahawks clinched the title Thursday when Burlington-Edison lost to Sehome.

Prep volleyball: La Conner sweeps Concrete
Braves remain undefeated in Northwest 1A/B play

Prep soccer: Braves bury Coupeville
Raymond tops her own school record

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Prep roundup: Cheney upsets EV, wins district soccer title
Ceri Palk scored Cheney's third shootout goal to clinch a 1-0 victory over East Valley in Tuesday's District 8 3A girls soccer championship at Spokane Falls Community College.

The more the merrier
The Oregon School Sports Activities Association (their version of the WIAA) votes Monday on whether to add two more classifications to the four the state currently has.

Camas '69ers: Memories of Papermakers' last title
Steve Barnes closed his eyes, and he could still see it, feel it, even. That championship season was 36 years ago, but last Friday night, when the 2005 Camas Papermakers won the Class 3A Greater...

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Tuesday's prep report
Highlights VOLLEYBALL: Ridgefield 3, La Center 1: The visiting Spudders kept their Trico League championship hopes alive by beating the third-place Wildcats. Courtney Hocking and Kinzie Rustvold...

On Further Review: The week in prep sports
Skyview hires coaches for wrestling, boys track Skyview High School has hired two coaches who will start their duties this school year, athletic director Jim Condon announced Monday...

Prairie halfway home to league title
The first challenge for the Prairie volleyball program this week is complete. Should the Falcons complete their second challenge -- a win Thursday against Heritage -- they will be the Class 4A...

Comeback story of prep golf season
Looks like Justin Spicer will be at the Class 4A state golf tournament come springtime. That's a whole lot better than a hospital bed. Actually, because Spicer is a golfer, let's say it's...

Volleyball - Selah seals up perfect MVL season
There was one objective on the top of every Selah volleyball players' pre-game goals lists against West Valley "Win in three games."

Prep soccer roundup - Three teams will share MVL title
SELAH - With Selah, West Valley and Hanford all taking care of business on Tuesday, the Mid-Valley League title in girls soccer is shared property this season.

Prep Volleyball - Sunnyside earns district berth with sweep
SUNNYSIDE - Claire Schilperoort's 10 kills and 12 digs sparked Sunnyside to a sweep over Wapato in a Mid-Valley League match that decided the final entry into Saturday's district tournament in Ellensburg.

Harriers make run at state meets
Wa-Hi may be fired up for this week's regional cross country meet.
It will take place Saturday at the Deer Park Golf Course and RV Park in Spokane.

Hurricanes roll into playoffs
They will host Northwest District B game Thursday.
MOUNT VERNON - The Mount Vernon Christian volleyball team played its final regular-season home match Monday and, in the process, assured themselves another home date.

The Hurricanes finished Northwest 1A/B League play with a 25-12, 25-20, 25-22 over Shoreline Christian.

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Mead, Ferris advance with wins
Jaimey Etten assisted on Chelsea Mykines' goal in the 22nd minute and then scored the game-winner in the 72nd as Mead held off Shadle Park 2-1 Monday in girls District 4A soccer playoffs at Spokane Falls.

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Updated football stats and standings for:
Big Nine, 2005 Mid-Valley, CWAC, SCAC.

Rene Ferran's notebook: The cream rises to the top
As we get closer to the end of the football regular season, it becomes pretty clear who the top programs are.

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Posted Monday
This week's high school schedule
Trico football comes down to final Friday

Posted Sunday
Mendoza makes it a sweep with fourth tennis title
Columbia River runners proud of depth

Small volleyball programs hope to learn against big schools
When volleyball teams from small schools play in big tournaments, sometimes losing now can mean winning later.

Local report - Brookreson, Kennedy receive GNAC football honors
ELLENSBURG - Central Washington wide receiver Nate Brookreson and cornerback Brandon Kennedy have been selected as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, the conference announced...

Away at school - Ostrander eyeing life after football
For somebody who might never play another game for the Washington State football team, Thomas Ostrander is a pretty happy guy.

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Soccer roundup - Bersing lifts Viks past WV
Selah's Caitlyn Bersing celebrates with teammates after scoring her third goal against West Valley Saturday at Selah high school.

SELAH - What's the best way to bounce back from a 6-0 loss to Hanford last week?

Cross country - Rams dominate Mid-Valley district
RICHLAND - West Valley's perennially strong cross country program has won plenty of Mid-Valley district titles over the years.

But never with the overwhelming dominance that the girls showed on Saturday.

Prep roundup - Davis pair get two victories each in loss
ELLENSBURG - Davis' Marie Lichota and Caitlin Bauer were both double winners and swam together on a first-place relay but the Pirates fell to Richland 114-69 in Big Nine Conference girls swimming Saturday at Central Washington University.

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Wa-Hi closes regular swim season strong
The Wa-Hi swim team closed out the regular season by beating Moses Lake 94-76 on Saturday at the Sherwood Center pool.

Elma boys, Monte girls win league meet

Hilla’s hat trick drives Bobcats
Tammie Hilla scored a hat trick as Aberdeen breezed to a 5-0 victory over River Ridge in a Pac-Nine League girls soccer match Thursday at the Bishop Athletic Complex.

Elma makes it tough but Grizzlies still prevail in five
A dramatic fourth-game win set Elma up for a possible upset of Hoquiam at Hoquiam Square Garden, but the Grizzlies rebounded to take the fifth game and the match, 20-25, 25-12, 25-22, 25-27, 15-9 in Evergreen League volleyball on Thursday.

Small comes up big for North River at 1A/B cross country
WESTPORT — North River’s Caleb Small was the top Twin Harbors finisher in the Southwest Washington 1A/B League cross country meet Thursday at Ocosta High School.

Willapa Valley seniors catapult team past North Beach
OYEHUT — Willapa Valley relied on its senior leadership to edge North Beach, 25-21, 29-27, 26-24, in a Pacific League volleyball match Thursday night at Oyehut.

Maranda Reid wins two for Aberdeen at 3A/2A subdistrict swim meet
Aberdeen’s Maranda Reid won two events at the Subdistrict 3A/2A Girls Swim Meet on Thursday at the YMCA of Grays Harbor.

Sports Briefs
Football games rescheduled

Hill, Zeh shoot Elma golfers to 10th win of season
ELMA — Elma’s golfers completed a 10-2 season with a 164-172 victory over Ridgefield in a Southwest Washington 2A League boys match Thursday at Oaksridge Golf Course.

Ducks maintain focus
TOUTLE - The Toutle Lake volleyball team boasted an undefeated league record with the district tournament just a couple of weeks away, but something was still missing.

TL coach Don Merzoian was concerned that his talented and experienced team might be stuck in a cycle of going through the motions.

But Merzoian had no worries Thursday night after a fired-up Ducks squad assembled a balanced and brutal attack to clobber Wahkiakum 25-7, 25-4, 25-14 in a Central B League match.

GSHL powerhouses collide at Kelso
They opted for traditional workout regimens this week, but Camas and Kelso would have been well-served by practicing in front of a mirror.

Rockets look to wrap up Trico crown
At the start of the football season, Woodland at Castle Rock was earmarked as the game that would determine Trico Division champion.

Area Roundup
VANCOUVER ---- Craig Kochis, Faisal Abdullahi and Aaron Cook led a 1-2-3 sweep as Kelso captured its sixth consecutive Greater St. Helens 3A League boys cross country dual championship here Thursday with an 18-43 win over Columbia River.

Tumwater edges Black Hills in shootout
First-place T-Birds clinch a berth in 3A soccer playoffs
TUMWATER -- It was a double payback for Kelsey Yett.

Weekend glance
Swarthout celebration: The public is invited to Capital High School at 2 p.m. for a celebration of the life and career of longtime football coach Jack Swarthout, who died Oct. 1 at age 85.

Black Hills clips Yelm in tennis
TUMWATER --Black Hills' No. 3 doubles tandem of John Adams and John Linn pulled out a victory in two close sets Thursday to give the Wolves a 3-2 win over Yelm in Pacific-9 League tennis.

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Cheney drops Shadle, stays in hunt
Blackhawks use solid play, some luck to go to 3-4 in GSL
The Cheney Blackhawks knew they had to defeat Shadle Park High on Thursday night to have any hope of earning a postseason football berth. The plan was simple: Play hard, hit hard, run hard, and whatever happens, happens.

Mt. Spokane beats odds, advances to district
This is becoming old hat for the Mt. Spokane volleyball program, which, for the second straight year, caught lightning in a bottle. Trailing two games to none, the Wildcats (9-4) staged an improbable rally to defeat Central Valley 24-26, 21-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-4 and a berth in next week's District 8 4A playoffs.

Lakeside sweeps Colville
Kelli Tikker had 18 kills and Lindsay Jelke dished out 34 assists to lead Lakeside to a 25-15, 25-20, 25-21 sweep of Colville in a Great Northern League volleyball match Tuesday night at Nine Mile Falls.

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Elements for success: Chemistry key to area passing attacks
Chemistry may be one of the toughest courses for a high schooler to ace.

But for a quarterback, chemistry isn't just about test tubes and lab results. It matters just as much whether he masters the chemistry between he and his favorite receiver, or else the season might just explode like a bad science experiment.

Hanford's Barnes has big night in win over Wapato
Travis Barnes rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns Thursday night despite suffering a high ankle sprain and a bruised leg, leading Hanford to a 28-0 Mid-Valley League victory over Wapato at Fran Rish Stadium.

Camas' road to title goes through Kelso
Camas football coach Bob Holman likes to talk about building a road. Someone has to pave the way, someone has to complete the construction process, and only then can someone travel on that road...

Late defensive stand gives Evergreen win over Skyview
The Evergreen offense remains a work in progress, but the defense already is in playoff form. Evergreen won its sixth game in a row, holding off Skyview at the 4-yard line late in the game Thursda...more

Prep football Week 8
The biggest game of the year in the Class 3A Greater St. Helens League highlights Friday night action in Week 8 of high school football. Undefeated Camas plays at Kelso, undefeated in league play,...more

High-shool soreboard
Today's Schedule Football Prairie vs. Heritage at McKenzie Stadium, 7 p.m. Mountain View vs. Hudson's Bay at Kiggins Bowl, 7 p.m. Southridge at Battle Ground, 7 p.m. Camas at Kelso...more

Thursday's pep report
Highlights CROSS COUNTRY: Trico League championship meet: The Ridgefield boys and Hockinson girls won team titles at the Trico championship meet in Castle Rock. Casey Vandersloot led the Spudder

Prep Cross Country — Team Concept
ZILLAH — When he first arrived at Zillah High School three years ago, Ken Johnson's initial experience as cross country coach was, he recalls a bit ruefully, a "rude awakening."

Prep Spotlight — Cameron Brulotte, East Valley cross country
East Valley senior, cross country
The buzz ...
Despite turning out for cross country for the first time last fall, Brulotte has turned into a reliable leader for the perennially strong Red Devils. He quickly emerged as East Valley's...

Prep Report — Granger football trying to survive injuries
There's a well-worn preseason line that football coaches always offer up in a cautionary tone: 'We have the makings of a good team — if we stay healthy.'

Prep Volleyball — Cadets perfect in Big Nine
Eisenhower's four of three-year starters — seniors Laiken Dollente, Kari Rice, Nikki Hernandez and Stephanie Harvey — played their final Big Nine Conference volleyball match at Ike Gym on Thursday night.

Prep Roundup — VanDeBrake leads Ike to district championship
WENATCHEE — Eisenhower's Chelsea VanDeBrake set the pace with a 32-second victory and the Cadets ran off with the Big Nine district cross country title Thursday at Walla Walla Point Park.

Prep Soccer — Rams hang on against La Salle
The West Valley girls soccer team gave La Salle something many other big schools
wouldn't — a game.
The Class 1A-B power, in turn, supplied the Rams with what quite a few squads haven't — competition.

Local Report — Eisenhower's Faucher commits to Portland State
Eisenhower girls basketball standout Claire Faucher will be taking her all-Big Nine Conference passing skills and game generalship to the NCAA Division I level.

Wa-Hi surges into district
The Blue Devils overcome an 0-6 start on the season to qualify for next week's district volleyball tournament.
Midway through the Big Nine Conference volleyball season, the Wa-Hi Blue Devils were floundering in the league's abyss with an 0-6 conference record.

Dear claims Narrows title
Olympia senior nips teammate for crown; Capital's Swarthout comes in third place
LAKEWOOD -- Sitting out races is about as painful it gets for Ben Dear.

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Wolves' Zelenak wins 3rd Pac-9 title
Black Hills senior Kevin Zelenak won the Pacific-9 League cross country championship for the third straight year, and Tumwater won the boys team title as the Thunderbirds placed four in the top 10 Wednesday.

Clauson headed to Stanford
Normally, when everything comes together for a baseball player, it's referring to his performance on the field.

That's not the case for Andrew Clauson.

Everything did indeed come together for the Davis High pitcher — but in this case, it also includes the academic arena.

Wa-Hi seeks some offense
After two games of not scoring a point, the Blue Devils hope to change that Friday at Ike.
Wa-Hi played solid defense the past two Fridays, but the Blue Devils didn't dent the goal line in either game.

T-Birds take flight
TUMWATER -- Brandy Orgill wasn't sure if her kick was good.

Prep Soccer: Braves Top Friday Harbor
La Conner girls’ soccer team is one win closer to the Northwest 1A/B League title

Prep roundup: Pair of doubles teams advance at tourney
Burlington-Edison and Anacortes squads are alive in winner’s bracket

Prep volleyball: Tigers sweep Squalicum
Burlington-Edison dominates Northwest 3A League match

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Mead clinches share of volleyball crown
Karyn Mockel served 18 consecutive points in the second game and Erin Norris had 10 kills and three blocks as Mead clinched at least a share of its third straight Greater Spokane League volleyball title Tuesday with a 25-7, 25-3, 25-17 victory over visiting East Valley.

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Some history
When Danny Jordan hooked up with Mike Conrad for a 42-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter of Central Valley's 31-7 victory over University, the Titan duo kept the Bears from equaling a Greater Spokane League record.

CV came into the game with three consecutive league shutouts, something that hadn't happened since 1989, when Prep turned the trick for the second consecutive year. Since the league began playing football in 1976, only one team has posted four consecutive shutouts in a single season: Prep's 1986 undefeated state championship team.

That group, which gave up 36 points in league play, opened with consecutive shut outs of University, Central Valley, Mead and Shadle Park.

New Goal in Mind
It's almost as if she came out of nowhere, but only if nowhere is a soccer field. You see, Lauren Breihof, a running sensation for the Mountain View cross country program, has always been

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Tuesday's highlights and stars of the day

Camas girls get ahead of River in 3A GSHL soccer
CAMAS -- All signs point to Camas heading for a Class 3A Greater St. Helens League girls soccer championship. A couple of heads-up plays from Christina Stulbarg certainly helped the Papermakers in...

On Further Review: This week in prep sports
Columbia River coach honored by WSCA Dana Blair, volleyball and softball coach at Columbia River, has been selected as the Class 3A coach of the year for 2004-05 by the Washington State Coaches As...

A real homecoming for Hockinson team
The Hockinson Hawks play a home football game this week. No, really. Not a "home" game, but a home game. Yes, there is a difference. For the second time and the first this season, the...

Skyview's Johansen wins district crown
PORTLAND -- Officially, Mike Johansen won the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League district golf tournament Tuesday at Heron Lakes. One could argue, though, that he really won it Monday. Johanse...

Prep Notebook: Battle Ground claims league tennis title after battle of team's best
There's only one way to break a first-place tie and that's with two No. 1s on the tennis court. It took nearly four days to complete but when the courts dried on Monday, Battle Ground was able to...

Prep Volleyball — Revenge is West Valley's
The West Valley volleyball team knows what Ellensburg did to it in September, and the players wasted no time showing how much they remembered.

Basketball — East Valley's Huntington commits to Eastern
A good week just got better for Jessica Huntington.
After missing the entire regular season with a hip injury, the East Valley senior has recovered and returned just in time to help the Red Devils' top-ranked cross country team.

Prep Roundup — Zillah wraps up SCAC cross country crowns
Zillah's boys and girls swept Warden and Goldendale on Tuesday as both Leopard squads wrapped up SCAC cross country titles.

Prep Soccer — Godoy helps Rams improve to 11-1
Janae Godoy popped in a goal in each half to help West Valley's girls soccer team win its ninth straight match, a 5-0 Mid-Valley League decision over Ellensburg on Tuesday at Cottonwood Field.

Prep Volleyball — Raap leads Prosser to win over Sunnyside
SUNNYSIDE — Claire Raap had 25 kills and 29 digs to lead Prosser to a 3-2 victory over Sunnyside in Mid-Valley League volleyball play Tuesday night on the Grizzlies' court.

Suns set season on Wa-Hi's girls
Wa-Hi's girls soccer season comes to an end with a 2-0 loss to Southridge Tuesday.
The Wa-Hi girls soccer team ended its 2005 season on a sour note Tuesday evening, losing to the Southridge Suns 2-0 on the Wa-Hi soccer pitch.

Blue Devils swamp Kennewick
Wa-Hi's girls swim team easily defeats Big Nine foe Kennewick, 131-37, Tuesday at the Sherwood Center pool.
Wa-Hi swamped Kennewick 131-37 in a Big Nine Conference swim meet Tuesday at the Sherwood Center pool on the Whitman College Campus.

Squalicum earns top seeds for NWL tourney
Farris top seed for singles while Turk-Ihlan No. 1 in doubles
To the surprise of no one, Squalicum's John Farris is the player to beat in the Northwest League tennis tournament.

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Prep roundup: NK's Prince Holds Off Chaussin
North Kitsap's Jordan Price was the No. 2 seed in singles out of the Narrows League Bridge Division, but he faced a tough challenge in Gig Harbor's Pierre Chaussin, an exchange student from France, during the preliminary round.

Three AHS golfers named all-league
At the conclusion of the District IV 3A boys golf tournament, the all-Pac Nine League golf team was announced and three Aberdeen golfers were named to the team.

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Band of Brothers
CLATSKANIE ---- There's a storm brewing in Clatskanie ---- a storm that could howl and rage hard enough to blow the Clatskanie High School football team all the way to the state playoffs.

Three Rivers team takes third
ORLANDO, Fla. ---- The five-man contingent from Kelso's Three Rivers Golf Course fired a final-round 15-under-par 57 here Sunday to capture third place in the net division out of 106 teams at the 2005 Buick Scramble National Championships at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.

Moore leads Kelso tennis to victory
Kelso topped a sluggish R.A. Long squad 3-2 in a Greater St. Helens 3A League boys tennis match Monday, with Daryl Moore picking up a key singles win for the Hilanders.

Prep roundup: Bears tennis hot as district looms
Led by singles players Eric DeBusschere and Kent Stormans, Olympia put itself in mint condition for this weekend's Narrows League boys tennis tournament.

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Many contribute in CV's 8-0 win
Eight different players scored, including backup keeper Mikala Lochikar, and 14 shared in the points as Central Valley scored an 8-0 Greater Spokane League girls soccer win over visiting Clarkston on Monday.

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Delays, delays, delays
I guess the procrastination bug is going around.

Mountain View claims district golf title
Haku Maluenda and Justin Spicer each fired 1-under-par 71s Monday at Heron Lakes Golf Course in Portland, leading the Mountain View Thunder to the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League district golf cham.

High school schedule and results

Monday's prep report
Monday's stars Matt Erickson, Battle Ground tennis: Finished off Heritage's Ryan Britt in a rain-delayed match from last week, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-2 that not only clinched the match for Battle Ground...

Local report — Mabton volleyball sweeps past Lyle -
LYLE — Elita Mendoza recorded 13 kills and nine aces as the Mabton volleyball team swept Lyle 25-21, 30-28, 29-27 on Monday.

Away at school — Schefter making her own echoes -
One thing the University of Notre Dame is never short on is tradition, and the Schefter family represents a small and ever-growing chunk of Irish lore.

Lynden, Ferndale set for shootout
First place in NWL at stake
There was no run on blond hair dye in Ferndale this week and tubes of eye black were left on athletic supply store shelves.

Prep football capsules: Tonight's games

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Storm focused on state

Anacortes rolls past Sehome

Heslep scores three as Meridian blanks Baker

LC's Steiger tops Borderline field

Raiders, Storm set for title tilt

The Rivalry Resumes Down South
Game of the Week | South Kitsap and Gig Harbor are at it again, and first place is on the line.
Nearly every season, South Kitsap and Gig Harbor is the most important game of the Narrows League Bridge Division football season.

And Just Like That, It's Nearly Finished
Fall sports start playoffs next week. For that segment of the population that watches this stuff closely, this may come as a surprise. Football season just started, what, three weeks ago? Summer just ended, right?

A Sweet Complement
Defender Santerra Holler and forward Cassie Brown provide South Kitsap with solid play at both ends of the field.
As the South Kitsap girls soccer team makes its run toward another playoff berth and another league championship, the Wolves are relying on steady and, oftentimes dynamic, play from the very front of their offense and the very back of their defense.

High School Spotlights

High School Report

Bulldogs soccer falls to Prosser
Ellensburg ends with two tough games

The Ellensburg Bulldog girls’ soccer team is seeing the light. In recent memory, the Bulldogs were at the bottom of Mid Valley League play.

Now the playoffs are a possibility. But first, Ellensburg must work through the gauntlet of league play. First up in the final three league games was Prosser on Thursday. The Bulldogs however didn’t stay with the Mustangs and fell 4-0.

Elma’s 5-1 win keeps district hopes alive
With four matches to go in the season, Elma and Hoquiam needed wins to keep their slim district playoff hopes alive in girls soccer.

Two Bobcats earn state berths
Aberdeen seniors Chris Bramstedt and Brandon Rogers earned state berths with top-10 finishes in the District IV Class 3A Boys Golf Tournament that concluded Thursday at the Tumwater Valley Golf Course.

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Wildcats earn first win, beat Forks
WESTPORT — Danica Morovic scored two goals as Ocosta notched its first victory of the season with a 6-2 rout of Forks in an Evergreen League girls soccer match Thursday night at Westport.

HHS rallies to win; Monte takes first loss
TENINO — Hoquiam overcame a slow start to beat Tenino, 28-26, 25-14, 25-21, in an Evergreen League volleyball match Thursday at Tenino.

Valley rebounds to close out Wishkah in four
A spirited third game went Wishkah’s way, but Willapa Valley bounced back after blowing a late lead and took care of the match, 25-17, 25-13, 28-30, 25-9 in a Pacific League volleyball contest on Thursday.

Slow start fatal to Grizzlies in one-stroke loss
OCEAN SHORES — Undone by a slow start, Hoquiam was nipped by Stevenson, 173-174, in a Southwest Washington 2A League boys golf match Thursday at Ocean Shores Golf Course.

Sports Briefs: Montesano C squad edges Hoquiam

Elma claims wins at Monte meet
MONTESANO — Elma’s Cody Sisco was among the winners in the inaugural cross country race at Friends Landing near Montesano.

Hook, line, sinker
ILWACO ---- From head coach Ned Bittner, who hoped the playoff run would come in 2006, to sophomore running back Eddy Knick and junior backfield mate Alex Martin, who dreamed of Friday night glory in junior high, the Ilwaco football team knew that its hard work would eventually pay off.

But 6-0, alone in first place and ranked seventh among all Class 1A teams in the state?

Monarch claim another golf title
TUMWATER ---- If this sounds familiar, it's because Mark Morris' dominance of boys golf in Southwest Washington is becoming routine.

Sweet smell of success, tartar sauce
SOMEWHERE ON THE LONG BEACH PENINSULA ---- This Scandal Sheet asked me to pay a visit to the coast earlier this week to investigative ol' Ned "Don't Call Me Ted" Bittner's undefeated Ilwaco Fisherpeople.

Expect a great show from Kalama, Ilwaco
KALAMA ---- Without a doubt, the best game of the night in Week 7 of the prep football campaign will be played on a heavily forested hill overlooking the Columbia River, just off China Garden Road, within the city limits of Kalama.

Leonard scores four TDs in rout of Stevenson
WOODLAND ---- Woodland wanted to re-establish its offense and get everyone involved in a Southwest Washington 2A League Trico Division football game here Thursday.

Columbians see positives in Cowapa loss to Banks
RAINIER ---- Those who were expecting to see the Rainier football team get slaughtered Thursday night were spared the sight of carnage.

Hawks celebrate happy homecoming
River Ridge gets ground game going with over 260 rushing yards at half
LACEY -- River Ridge ran early and often to beat Chehalis 49-28 Thursday night in a three-hour marathon at South Sound Stadium.

Peck's rally just short at district
Blazers freshman winds up in second
TUMWATER -- Academically, Cameron Peck is only a freshman.

Prep roundup: Yelm gets 1st-ever win over Rams
After a scoreless five-minute overtime, Yelm defeated North Thurston in a shootout, winning 1-0, Thursday night in Pacific-9 League girls soccer

Prep notebook: This week in South Sound prep football
Tumwater (5-1, 4-1) at North Thurston (4-2, 3-2) 7 p.m. today: North Thurston will be playing for its playoff lives as the Rams take on a well-balanced Tumwater team that is again tough to score upon.

A Brave victory
La Conner volleyball team tops Mount Vernon Christian in league match

Prep roundup: Seahawks swim past Tigers, Cubs
Anacortes wins league meet

Prep volleyball: Stanwood upends Mount Vernon

Prep soccer: MVC boys top Shoreline Christian

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Pullman remains unbeaten in GNL
Miranda Weitz finished with 10 kills and a match-high five blocks as Pullman remained undefeated in the Great Northern League by sweeping Lakeside (Nine Mile) 25-18, 25-21, 25-19 in Pullman.

Vince Grippi's prep report
Running on and on and on
There is only so much you can write in the newspaper.
There are space restraints. There are time constraints. There are taste restraints. And then there is just plain restraint.
There are no such problems here. It is the last refuge of the writer with a lack of control of his fingers.
So I'm going to let my digits fly.
-- The performance by the Mead defense last night was inspiring. The Panthers could have stumbled against Lewis and Clark after Paul Senescall went down with a knee injury.

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Small school notebook: Connell, Othello renew acquaintances

Suns shut down Bombers
The scoreboard read Southridge 28, Richland 3, but Thursday night's Big Nine football game at Lampson Stadium was anything but a walk in the park for the top-ranked Suns.

Thursday's prep report
Thursday's Highlights SOCCER, Ridgefield 6, Hockinson 2: Ashley Marshall scored three goals and assisted on two others as the Spudders virtually wrapped up another Trico League championship. Ridge...more

Prep football preview: Week 7
There have been a lot of no-big-deal games this time of year whenever there have been two teams advancing to the postseason in the seven-team Class 4A Greater St. Helens League. But this year, fou...more

Prep Football: Camas romps over Heritage, 45-7
The Camas Papermakers made it 7 for 7 in 2005 with an 45-7 non-league win over Heritage at McKenzie Stadium. Daniel Crawford scored two first-half touchdown and finished with 95 yards rushing.

Prep Football — WV drops non-leaguer at Eastmont
EAST WENATCHEE — Chase Bosley rushed for 59 yards and got West Valley's lone score on a 2-yard run, but the Rams fell 24-6 to Eastmont in a non-league football game Thursday night. More...

Prep Volleyball — Ike exacts revenge for lost gameWenatchee is the only team to take a game off unbeaten Eisenhower in Big Nine Conference volleyball this season. More...

Prep Roundup — VanDeBrake leads Eisenhower to 15th title
With Chelsea VanDeBrake's victory and three other runners in the top seven, Eisenhower's girls captured the program's 15th Big Nine Conference dual-meet title in the last 20 years on Thursday at Franklin Park.

Prep Football — Prosser's Merino is Most Valuable
Ask any skill-position player who has come through Prosser's football factory during Coach Tom Moore's 20-year reign and they'll tell you the best thing about the Mustangs' offense is how it shares the wealth.

Prep Soccer — Strong second half leads East Valley past Othello
OTHELLO — With its trademark balance and stellar defense, East Valley's unbeaten girls soccer team pulled away in the second half Thursday for a 4-0 victory over Othello in CWAC South play.

Prep Spotlight — Lynsey Bernfeld, West Valley senior, swimmer

Prep Report — Crossover gives local teams just what they need
Even with the regular season in volleyball quickly winding down, coaches always have questions this time of year about how well their teams will hold up when league matches, often quickly played, are replaced by grueling postseason tournaments.

Tigers surprise Touchet
Andrew Mings rushes for 225 yards to help Prescott pick up its first football win of the season.
TOUCHET - The Touchet Indians had every right to enter their Southeast B-8 Conference football game here Thursday afternoon against winless Prescott with a bit more bounce in their step.

Wa-Hi boys outrun all 10 foes
KENNEWICK - The Wa-Hi boys cross country team completed an undefeated season (10-0) and brought the first Big Nine title home since 1988 with victories over Southridge and Eastmont Thursday.

Pioneers swat down Sultan

SULTAN - Kelsey Lambert served six consecutive points, including a pair of aces, in the pivotal second game as Nooksack Valley rallied to defeat Sultan 23-25, 25-12, 25-14, 25-18 in a non-league match on Wednesday.

Ferndale-Lynden rivalry strong as ever
Golden Eagles, Lions both undefeated in NWL play
The calls to Ferndale's athletic office started nearly two weeks ago - days before tickets to the Lynden game would become available.

On the ball
A most enjoyable evening in Kittitas

Last week, I said I never thought I’d be covering small school sports. Well, last Friday I took the quick five-minute trip from my house to Kittitas High School to cover some ‘Yotes football.

I had no clue what to expect. I heard that it was in the outfield of the baseball field. I heard that the lights were low quality. My mind raced with a thousand different images.

Bobcats swim away with meet win
Aberdeen’s swimmers used their traditional depth to end Black Hills/Tumwater’s four-year unbeaten streak.

Key matchups for all Harbor schools
Hoquiam will celebrate a dual homecoming, while Aberdeen faces a potential double whammy in prep football action this weekend.

Area roundup
TUMWATER ---- Mark Morris advanced five golfers to the final round of the Class 3A District 4 golf tournament here Wednesday at Tumwater Valley Golf Course, and appears on track to defend its team crown.

Prep athletes of the week

Prep roundup

JV Rams hold off Blazers
Filbert Ford felt it necessary to apologize to his North Thurston JV football teammates after their Oct. 3 game.

N. Thurston C team stifles River Ridge's attempted comebacks
The North Thurston Rams kept trying to put River Ridge away during Oct. 4 C team volleyball action.

Stanwood’s Three Amigos
Spartans’ receiving trio has proven to be good targets

Cardinal volleyball team gets swept by Bellevue
Cardinals fall to 2-4 in NWAACC North Division play

2005 Prep Football Preview Week Seven
Oak Harbor (5-0, 6-0) at Stanwood (3-2, 4-2) 7 p.m. Friday

Prep roundup: Mount Vernon swims its way past Everett

Area sports schedule

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Big school notebook: Mitchell big man on Lions (w/video highlights
At 5-foot-7 and 135 pounds, Robbie Mitchell doesn't go looking for trouble on the football field.

Week 7 predictions

Athletes of the week

Schedules and results

Prep Football Week 7
Four games kick off Week 7 of the high school football season tonight, with the rest of the games on Friday: Tonight's Game CAMAS (6-0) vs. heritage (0-6) 7 p.m., McKenzie Stadium Inte...

Wednesday's Prep Report
Wednesday's highlights Boys Tennis: Prairie 3, Heritage 1: Prairie handed previously unbeaten Heritage its first 4A Greater St. Helens League loss behind the solid play of sam Yi at No. 2 singles...

Eyes on the prize
The first state coaches' poll of the volleyball season is always sure to be met with a wide variety of reactions, one of which is invariably ... You're kidding me, right?

Outlook bleak for area grid playoffs
Are you one of those foul weather high school football fans who doesn't get excited until the temperature drops, the wind picks up and there's wet stuff (rain, snow or a combination of) in the air?

Expect new faces Friday
Wa-Hi coach Marc Yonts says some new players may get the chance to play against Wenatchee Friday.
Wa-Hi football fans may see new faces on the field for significant action when the Blue Devils take on Wenatchee at Borleske Stadium Friday night.

Lyncs end Mountaineers' run
Berendsen celebrates 18th birthday with win
DEMING - Lynden Christian senior Kristin Berendsen wiped the cupcake frosting off her cheeks and let the moment sink in. Her birthday wish had come true and she didn't even have to blow out any candles.

Sehome stretches win streak to four
Anacortes stays undefeated; bests Squalicum in four
Megan Zarzycki had 18 kills to lead the Sehome Mariners over the Lynden Lions in five games for a Northwest League victory Tuesday night in Lynden for the Mariners fourth straight victory.

Olsen's big game boosts Squalicum
Whitney Olsen scored three goals and added two assists as the Squalicum Storm routed the Anacortes Seahawks 6-0 in a Northwest League game at Anacortes.

Garza, Bellingham get past Lynden
Zack Garza overcame a 3-5 deficit in the third set to win 7-5 and take the victory at third singles as Bellingham defeated Lynden in a dual match reschedueld from earlier this week.

Another Day, Another Draw
South Kitsap and Gig Harbor play to a 1-1 tie
Eighty minutes of soccer Tuesday between the Narrows League Bridge Division's top two girls teams left no one with a clearer picture of whom will win the league championship.

Kitsap Sports Briefs: Marvin Scores 12 in Preseason Debut
Bremerton's Marvin Williams, the second overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft, had an active preseason debut for the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.

Prep roundup
Olympic 3, at Bremerton 0: Jennie Hoogestraat and Elizabeth Curry both had a goal and an assist as the Trojans (5-4 league) bested the Knights (2-7) to stay in the playoff hunt.

Bears let small lead slip away
Olympia girls soccer coach Tessa Effland knew a 1-0 lead wasn't safe against Stadium on Tuesday.

Prep roundup: Foster lifts Rams in sudden-death shootout
LACEY -- Jillian Foster finally got to be an offensive star.

Normally a defender, Foster made North Thurston's first sudden death shot, and Timberline failed to answer as the Rams edged the Blazers 1-0 in Pacific-9 League girls soccer on Tuesday.

South Sound sports schedule

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Volleyball roundup: Andersen lifts Shadle over U-Hi
Whatever the reason, Stacy Andersen's adrenaline surge sparked Shadle Park to a four-game victory over University and kept it tied for third place with Mt. Spokane in the Greater Spokane League, one win away from clinching a playoff berth.

In a match of fast starts and fast finishes, Shadle (8-3) lost the first game to the visiting Titans 25-20. But with solid back-row defense and a go-to-Andersen tendency at crunch time, Shadle won the next three, 25-15, 25-20, 25-23.

Prep roundup: Paul, Hayes shoot Eagles to soccer win
Callie Paul and Ashley Hayes each scored goals in a shootout as Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) defeated Riverside 2-1 in a Great Northern League girls soccer match at Riverside.

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Renee Ferran's blog: Mail time!
It's that time of the week again to reply to the e-mails my loyal (and even semi-loyal) readers send in.

Prep Swimming — Whiteside gives until it hurts -
Nobody at Lions Pool on Tuesday would have blamed Eisenhower's Kaitlyn Whiteside for choosing to sit out the 400-yard free relay...

Prep Volleyball — Winckler leads Pirates past Eastmont -
Strong serving and another well-rounded game from Daria Winckler propelled Davis to a four-game victory over Eastmont in Big Nine Conference volleyball Tuesday night at Davis Gym...

Prep Soccer — Bersing scores five in Selah's win over Sunnyside -
SELAH — Breaking away from a tight duel in the first half, senior Caitlyn Bersing punched in four of her five goals in the second half as Selah defeated Sunnyside 6-0 on Tuesday to hold its lead in Mid-Valley League girls soccer.

Prep Cross Country — Mayo, Schmitz win at Apple Ridge Run
NACHES HEIGHTS — Zillah's Bennett Mayo and Highland's Caiti Schmitz were the individual winners in a four-team SCAC cross country meet Tuesday at Highland's Apple Ridge Run course.

Mayo clocked 17 minutes, 6 seconds to best Highland's David Delgado by five seconds, and Schmitz and Rachel Chism formed a 1-2 finish for the Scotties in the girls race.

Tourneytown.com Shootout schedule for 2006 is announced
As well as living up to the tradition it has already established — of attracting top teams and all-state boys and girls basketball players from around the state — the fourth annual Tourneytown.com Shootout will do something else.

It will last longer.

The 2006 Shootout, set for the Yakima Valley SunDome on Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, will feature nine games instead of the usual eight, meaning basketball will begin earlier — at 8:30 a.m., with Class B girls power La Salle playing perennial 1A standout Brewster — and run later. The Shootout's final game — between the Eisenhower and Davis girls, immediately following the boys showdown between those two schools — isn't scheduled to get under way until 9 p.m.

Prep divers share a bond
Fellowship makes a bigger splash than school ties
There is a common ground for the divers from the three Bellingham area high schools.

Lions' Powell a workhorse
Lynden RB has scored 17 TDs this season
LYDNEN - When Lynden football coach Curt Kramme implemented the shotgun spread offense last spring, running back Curt Powell thought he would see his carries dwindle.

Monday's report

Lions quarterback Ellig breaks school record
Big crowd expected for Lynden-Ferndale game this week
Lynden quarterback Alex Ellig reached a milestone in the Lions' 39-14 win over Squalicum last Thursday - he became Lynden's all-time completions leader.

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Roundup: Prep stuns Spartans
Bainbridge was riding high last week after knocking off defending state champion Blanchet at home.

Monday night, the ferry ride home wasn't so joyful for the Spartans after losing 3-1 to Seattle Prep, which improved to 7-6 and 4-3 in Metro League action. The Panthers beat Bainbridge 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 25-10, dealing the Spartans (10-1, 6-1) their first loss.

Oct. 12-18 high-school sports schedule

AHS athletes caught at party
Several Aberdeen High School varsity athletes were removed from their teams after they were caught at a party in Cosmopolis that involved underage drinking last weekend.

Hoquiam, Elma jayvees tie
Hoquiam and Elma played to a 7-7 tie in a junior varsity football game Monday at Olympic Stadium.

Song of the fisherman
ILWACO ---- Citizens of Ilwaco! Beware the techno music!

Jacks' axe recovered sporting new colors
It didn't take the crew from "CSI" to figure out who stole the Lumberjacks' axe from Longview Memorial Stadium last week prior to the 89th Battle of the Plaid football game between R.A. Long and Kelso.

Area Roundup
R.A. Long and Kelso finished a twice rain-delayed Greater St. Helens League 3A boys tennis match Monday, with the Hilanders coming away with a 3-2 victory as singles problems continued to plague the Lumberjacks.

Athletes of the week

Big time bowlers make Tumwater stop
Tumwater Lanes gets to play the role of "big guy on the block" this weekend when the PBA comes calling.

Prep roundup

Conway’s Faley takes second
472 runners at cross country invitational

Keiran Faley of Conway led a strong group of local runners Thursday at the North Cascades Invitational cross country race.

Faley finished second to Chris Vanden Bos of Lynden Christian in the boys’ eighth-grade race of the 15th annual event.

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Vince Grippi's prep report
Central Valley threw a wrench into the Greater Spokane League football race Friday night.
If the Pups had won, they would have really cleared up the league's 4A postseason picture. But now that CV won in overtime, the race is wide-open.
With Mead at 5-0, the Panthers can pretty well punch their ticket to a Big Nine showdown with a win Thursday night over Lewis and Clark.
But there are five other 4A schools fighting for the final two spots (Prep, Ferris, LC, CV and U-Hi).

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Updated stats and standings for Big Nine, Mid-Valley, CWAC, SCAC

Rene Ferran's prep notebook: Another week, another round of AP voting

Prep scoreboard
Tuesday, October 11 Volleyball Hudson's Bay at Battle Ground, 7 p.m. Evergreen at Heritage, 7 p.m. Skyview at Prairie, 7 p.m. Mountain View at Kelso, 7 p.m. R.A. Long at Columb...

Monday's prep report
Monday's stars * ANDY BAXTER, Camas boys golf, shot a 1-under-par 35 to lead the Papermakers to a 200-223 win over Fort Vancouver in a 3A GSHL dual meet at Camas Meadows. * JESSICA PERRY, For...

Russell takes good with bad at Oregon
Individually, Kelly Russell's volleyball career at the University of Oregon has been among the best in Ducks history. Collectively, however, Oregon's continued status as a Pacific-10 Conference...

Monday's commentary: Individuals make the team
If you ever want to get under the skin of a cross country coach or a golf coach, refer to their sport as an "individual sport."

Coaches in these "individual" sports have long promoted the team aspect of their sports to recruit athletes or to enhance each student's athletic experience.

Sunday's report

Prep Soccer Roundup — McKenna keys Rangers win
BENTON CITY — Stephanie McKenna had two goals and an assist to help Naches Valley blank Kiona-Benton 4-0 in CWAC South girls soccer on Saturday.

Prep Roundup — Sutton, McHenry lead Selah past Sunnyside
Bree Sutton and Katie McHenry both won two individual events and swam on a pair of first-place relays to lead Selah to a 107-46 win over Sunnyside in Eastern Washington 3A League girls swimming Saturday at Lions Pool.

Monday's report

Sports roundup
The undefeated Pomeroy Pirates added another title to a growing list of accomplishments here in non-conference girls volleyball action at the Genesee Tournament.

Cle Elum sweeps aside Highland
Volleyball team tied for 2nd in SCAC

CLE ELUM — The Cle Elum-Roslyn volleyball team hosted Highland Thursday night. When the Warriors and Scotties left the gym, Cle Elum had another South Central Athletic Conference win, 25-11, 25-14 and 25-19.

“We tried to go in strong and play relaxed,” head coach Lygay Jaeger said.

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Girls Swimming Another Scott Free?
Bainbridge swimmer Anne Scott would love to win a couple more state freestyle titles.
Bainbridge swimmer Anne Scott came out of the blue to win the 100-yard freestyle at last year's Class 3A state championships. Now Scott's a known

Changing Face of Kitsap Sportscommodity on the state swimming scene, and the expectations that come with winning have made her more dedicated than ever.

In a year the localhigh school sports scene will look mighty different than right now. Or maybe not. The Olympic League will make a triumphant return to greater Kitsap County. Unless those plans fall apart.

Spartans Take on the 'Big Dogs'
Game of the Week | Bainbridge plays a key game against Metro bully O'Dea.
The Bainbridge Spartans' chances for the postseason will most likely be decided today. And Bainbridge (4-1, 1-0 Mountain Division) has an unenviable assignment to grab that coveted postseason berth.

Prep Notebook: South Kitsap's Brown Commits to Southeast Missouri State
South Kitsap soccer player Cassie Brown is following in the footsteps of her former teammate. Brown has committed to play next fall alongside SK alumna Nicole Bussman at Southeast Missouri State University, a Division I school in the Ohio Valley Conference.

High school Report: SK Defense Stays Stingy
South Kitsap continued its dominating defensive play Thursday with an important Narrows League Bridge Division soccer win, 3-0, over Central Kitsap, last year's league runner-up.

High School Spotlights

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Big school notebook: Prosser faces West Valley in key MVL tilt ">Prosser faces West Valley in key MVL tilt

On Ninja Turtles, Jammer Free and a Jack's knee
The ABC's of tonight's 89th Battle of the Plaid ...

Fowler's status unclear
R.A. Long's Luke Fowler will make a game-time decision tonight on whether he'll play in the 89th Battle of the Plaid against Kelso.

Nothing like a cool breeze up your kilt
So what's a poor Grump to do on the eve of the 89th piggy-skin tussle between the Jackies and Golden Domers?

Ducks, Mules battle for Central B edge
The combat for postseason positioning is raging on the fields of the Central B League, Southwest Washington 2A Trico Division and SWW 1A.

Tillamook edges Rainier
RAINIER ---- The Rainier volleyball team hit everything that came its way.

Frutchey launches 11 kills as Lassies drop Panthers at home
After the Kelso volleyball team opened the season with two wins, it struggled through a losing streak during the first half of its Greater St. Helens 3A League schedule.

Prep Volleyball: Braves stay perfect
La Conner girls’ volleyball team improves to 3-0 in Northwest 1A/B League with win over Concrete

Cleeland signs deal with St. Louis
Sedro-Woolley grad may see time against Seattle on Sunday

Spartans spank Arlington
Hansen scores three goals for Stanwood

Prep roundup: Cubs, Tigers swim past Ferndale
Burlington-Edison, Sedro-Woolley win league meet

Prep soccer: Anacortes picks up first victory
Seahawks down Lynden for first road win in three years

Knee injuries end football hopes of Heritage's Webb
Mat Webb's career at Oregon didn't even last until the first day of classes. The Heritage High School graduate has left the Ducks' program after doctors determined his twice surgically repaired...

Mountain View blocks Skyview
Sometimes the little things can be so big. Like an extra point. Brandon O'Dore busted through a line of protection and blocked an extra-point kick late in the fourth quarter, preserving...

Super-Sized Senior
It's hard to miss Demetrick White, whether he's on the football field, a basketball court, or just walking around campus at Columbia River High School. At 6-foot-8, he stands out. Hard to imagine...

Week 6 football outlook

Camas, River game figures to be key in 3A GSHL playoff race
Columbia River, Camas and Kelso have placed in the top three spots in the Class 3A Greater St. Helens League in three of the four years since Kelso moved to the league in 2001. It appears the...

Prep roundup
Camas 3, Mark Morris 1: The Papermakers remained undefeated by winning in Longview. Missy Oltman and Allison Buck combined for 43 digs and 20 kills.

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Prep, Shadle score big victories
With three Greater Spokane League volleyball matches remaining, every game counts for the half-dozen teams chasing league leader Mead, runner-up Lewis and Clark and the four other available district playoff berths.

Pullman outshoots Riverside for 1st place
Britney Winterbottom and Kelli Davis each scored shootout goals to give Pullman (8-1, 5-0) control of first place in Great Northern League girls soccer with a 1-0 victory over host Riverside on Thursday.

Busy Stewart says ankle feels much better
Ex-Timberline star juggles classes, football
EUGENE, Ore. --Jonathan Stewart might not be 100 percent recovered from his ankle sprain, but that has proven to be no obstacle for the Oregon running back from Lacey.

Champlin 'shocked' by full ride from OSU
Olympia senior will sign letter of intent Nov. 16
Whitney Champlin wasn't expecting much when Oregon State University women's basketball coach LaVonda Wagner joined Champlin's family for dinner last week in Corvallis, Ore.

Bears edge Cougars in thriller
In a rivalry game with playoff implications, Olympia held off Capital on Thursday in a Narrows League volleyball match, winning the fifth and deciding game 15-10.

This week in South Sound prep football

Baker's goal gives North Thurston overtime win
CHEHALIS --Alex Baker scored in the fourth minute of a five-minute overtime, leading North Thurston to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Chehalis on Thursday.

Panthers block Wildcats volleyball in five
Overcoming significant deficits in both the third and fifth games, White Pass remained unbeaten in Southwest Washington 1A League volleyball competition by outlasting Ocosta, 25-17, 18-25, 26-24, 20-25, 15-13.

Sisco sets new course record in win
Elma — Sophomore Cody Sisco established a new course record as he helped the Elma boys cross country team run away from a six-school meet at Vance Creek Park on Thursday.

Elma use season-low rounds to edge HHS
Elma — Dylan Hill shot an even par 35 to take medalist honors and help Elma power past Hoquiam, 156-165, in a Southwest Washington 2A League golf match Thursday at Oakridge Golf Course in Elma.
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Morean breaks AHS school record
LACEY — Whitney Morean broke a longstanding school record to help Aberdeen remain unbeaten with a 107-78 victory over Timberline in a Pac-Nine League girls swimming meet Thursday at Lacey.

Prep Report — Mabton's 5-0 start best in nearly half a century

Mabton football coach D.J. Search doesn't want any of his players getting ahead of themselves, not with half the regular season yet to play.

So far, so good. Mabton is off to the program's first 5-0 start in 48 years and the Vikings are ranked sixth in this week's Class B-11 state poll.

Prep Spotlight — Liliana Causor, Highland junior, girls soccer

Volleyball roundup — Selah cruises to 8-0 in Mid-Valley
PROSSER — Still unwilling to give up even one game in Mid-Valley League play, Selah's volleyball team cruised to a 25-13, 25-16, 25-21 sweep over Prosser on Thursday.

Pepple among speakers at Cadets basketball clinic
Longtime Mercer Island basketball Ed Pepple, who leads the state in career victories, will be among the participants at the 2005 Ike Basketball Clinic scheduled for Oct. 29-30 at Eisenhower High School.

Prep Roundup — Jolliff carries Grizzlies to win
WAPATO — Senior Cassie Jolliff punched in all three goals to help Sunnyside take a 3-1 victory over Wapato in Mid-Valley League girls soccer on Thursday.

Goalkeeper Amanda Williams made four saves as the Grizzlies improved to
3-5 in league and 4-8 overall.

Storm unable to slow down Lions
Lynden cruises to victory over Squalicum

Golden Eagles to face toughest test to date: unbeaten Tigers
Burlington-Edison, Ferndale tied atop NWL standings
There's no shortage of moxie on Burlington-Edison's football team.

Squalicum tops Bellingham
Squalicum won all but two events and defeated Bellingham 105-71 in a Northwest League meet at the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center on Thursday.

Storm edge Sehome
Diane Dentinger headed in a corner kick in the final minute of the game as Squalicum defeated Sehome 1-0 in a Northwest League match on Thursday at Civic Stadium.

Newman leads Golden Eagles over visiting Red Raiders
Carleigh Newman had 13 kills and 12 blocks to lead Ferndale to a 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-23 Northwest League victory over visiting Bellingham on Thursday.

Grizzly Alumni Invitational meet set
More than 30 schools are expected for the 25th annual Grizzly Alumni Association Invitational cross country meet Saturday in Hoquiam.

Crucial matchups for many Harbor teams on Friday

AHS girls top Tumwater in meet

Elks overcome conditions to crack Acorns
OAKVILLE — A low ceiling and an off-set court threw off Quinault for the first game, but the Elks adjusted and rolled off a four-game Pacific League volleyball win, 18-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-23 over a competitive Oakville squad on Wednesday.

Difference makers
The every-down player gets the glory, the stats, the headlines.

Steel Kilt focused on keeping pressure on Peck
Pat Hymes considers R.A. Long senior quarterback Michael Peck the best passer in the Greater St. Helens 3A League.

Chambers ready to get a jump on Big Sky with Eagles
Chad Chambers spent most of his summer working in the paper machine room at Longview Fibre Co., then got in a month at the box plant before heading off to college.

Hard work in summer paying off for Kelso's O-line
Today's no-duh headline: Kelso plans to run the ball against R.A. Long on Friday in the 89th Battle of the Plaid.

Area Roundup
Lower Columbia faced Pierce at home on Wednesday and prevailed 30-25, 30-23, 30-28. After starting the season with only three girls out for volleyball, Pierce has grown into a serious program.

Rivals Black Hills, Tumwater merge to form swimming powerhouse
At a swimming pool filled with splashes and cheers, Karlyn Hougan's piercing voice could be heard above it all.

Bears' Champlin commits to OSU
Olympia's Whitney Champlin, a 6-foot-3 senior who has played on the school's varsity basketball team since she was a freshman, has given Oregon State University a verbal commitment to play basketball there next year.

Paulson sparks Tumwater runners
The Tumwater boys cross country team took the top three spots and four of the top six to easily defeat River Ridge and Aberdeen on Wednesday at Millersylvania State Park.

The Olympian's prep athletes of the week

Stanwood tennis sinks Mount Vernon
Spartans sweep singles in WesCo 4A North match

A golden move
As a two-year starter, a former La Conner football player is thriving in Ferndale
On the opening Saturday of the high school football season, Adam Wilgus found himself at a familiar field in La Conner.

Prep cross country: Welling breaks course record
Tiger runner leads his team over Bellingham
BURLINGTON — Jordan Welling set a course record on his home course Wednesday, leading the fourth-ranked Burlington-Edison boys’ cross country team to a convincing win over No. 8 Bellingham.

2005 Prep Football Preview: Week Six
Ferndale Golden Eagles (2-0, 5-0) at Burlington-Edison Tigers (2-0, 5-0) 7 p.m. Friday
This will be the toughest test for a pair of teams that have put up similarly impressive numbers this season.

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Answering the coaching call
Zornes, Fisher return to their roots – teaching football – after hiatuses
Dick Zornes, 61, and Ed Fisher, 56, are rookie coaches once again, this time not at Eastern Washington, where both began their coaching journeys years and years ago, but at East Valley High, working for Adam Fisher, Ed's son.

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For most of the Inland Empire League football teams, Friday is the last chance to make sure that things are in working order. The non-league and 5A/4A crossover games conclude and teams begin the run for state playoff berths next week.

Cross country roundup

Opportunistic Titans hold off Mt. Spokane
Good teams find ways to win regardless of the circumstances. University was just good enough Wednesday in its 3-2 escape of Mt. Spokane to remain unbeaten as the Greater Spokane League girls soccer leader.

Wildcats' Kelly backs up desire with performance
Kyle Kelly first stepped onto the Colton High School football field in 2002 as a freshman fullback and linebacker on a winless team.

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Small school notebook: Mabton eyes another playoff run

Athletes of the week for Oct. 6
Volleyball: Chante Bottineau, Jr., Grandview
Cross country: Bowe Ebding, Jr., Walla Walla
Soccer: Courtney Kirkwood, Soph., Othello
Swimming: Michelle McDonald, Jr., Richland
Football: Kaleb Whitby, Sr., Pasco

Former Columbia River signal caller A.J. Brown plays through difficult situation at Lewis & Clark
With only 34 players on the roster, school officials, citing safety concerns, decided to cancel Lewis & Clark's Northwest Conference schedule, leaving the team with a four-game season.

College Notebook: Five Clark County players on Pac-10 football teams
Clark County has a share of the Pacific-10 Conference football limelight thanks to five local athletes on Pac-10 rosters this fall. The rundown: at Washington State, tight end Bryan Baird

Week 6 prep football preview

Wednesday's stars
AARON KNOTZEL and ALEX NAON, Mountain View boys tennis: Both players recovered from losing the first set to defeat their Camas opponents and help the Thunder to a 5-0 nonleague sweep.

Wa-Hi can't overlook Moses Lake
Blue Devils coach Marc Yonts says the Chiefs are `probably the best 1-4 team you're ever going to see.'
Moses Lake may be a 1-4 team in the Big Nine Conference, but they're coming off of a 16-6 upset win over Kamiakin (2-3).

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Hockinson golf earns revenge, wins Prairie Invitational
The Hockinson golf team, which finished second to Mark Morris at last month's Thunder Invitational, earned a measure of revenge by beating the Monarchs to capture the Prairie Invitational 278-288 Tuesday at Heron Lakes Golf Course in Portland.

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VALENCIA Columbian staff writer

There were times when McKenzie Blake would go to bed with tears in her eyes, torn by having to pick between two sports.

Good in just about anything she tried growing up, Blake concentrated on soccer and softball by the time she got to Skyview High School.

Now a senior, she is down to one sport.

High School Sports - On Futher Review:
The Week in Prep Sports Moritz commits to play hoops at Boise State Columbia River senior post Zack Moritz has made a verbal commitment to play basketball for Boise State. Moritz made the...more

High Schools: Champion loses fight, but not his courage
Lance Armstrong and Dan Pattullo had a lot in common. Two athletes, two fights against cancer. We all know how Armstrong fared. Conqueror of cancer, then of the cycling world. Dan Pattullo...more

Woodland extends its dominance in Trico volleyball
RIDGEFIELD -- The Woodland Beavers remain the team to beat in Trico League volleyball. The Ridgefield Spudders, however, proved they are worthy competitors. Woodland came back to beat the Spud...more

Prep Notebook: Evergreen, Heritage swimmers get identity
After years of cooperation by necessity, the East County high school girls swimming program is no more. Swimmers from Battle Ground, Camas, Evergreen, Heritage and Prairie initially were banded to...

2005 Sunfair Invitational Photo Gallery -
View YHR Photographer photos from this cross-country event. More...

Prep Soccer -- Red Devils achieve a perfect 10 -
Most teams might welcome a week off to get some rest, but East Valley girls soccer coach Gary Mellick might not want any more breaks this season More...

Prep Soccer — Rams avenge lone loss of the season -
RICHLAND — West Valley avenged its only Mid-Valley League soccer loss of the year with a 2-1 double-overtime win against Hanford on Tuesday. More...

Prep Roundup — Ranger boys, Wildcat girls take Toppenish titles -
TOPPENISH — The Naches Valley boys and Toppenish girls were victorious in team competition Tuesday in the Toppenish Invitational cross country meet at Mount Adams Country Club.

Wa-Hi swims to win over Davis
Walla Walla recorded seven individual first-place finishes and one relay victory to swamp Davis 104-64 in a Big Nine Conference swim meet at Sherwood Center Tuesday.

Volleyball roundup: Blue Devils sweep past Pirates
Sara Todorovich slammed 17 kills to lead Wa-Hi to a three-game sweep of Davis in a Big Nine Conference volleyball match at the Blue Devils' gym Tuesday night.

Soccer roundup: Wa-Hi girls beat M.L.
MOSES LAKE - Wa-Hi registered its second soccer victory of the Big Nine Conference girls soccer season here Tuesday, defeating Moses Lake 2-0.

Taking the NWL by Storm
Farris, Oetgen pace Squalicum boys tennis team
Squalicum senior John Farris calls his tennis game consistent.

Holdridge, Bellingham crush Anacortes
Spencer Holdridge and Phil Christy won their single matches handily, while the doubles tandem of Wade Collins and Taylor Schuette aveanged an earlier loss to Spencer Andrich and Angelo Cassidy as the Red Raiders remained tied for the Northwest League.

Prep football follow-up: Sehome loses key two-way players
Sehome's football team lost more than its game on Friday night as four Mariners were injured and could miss a significant amount of time.

Spartans Knock Off Defending State Champs
Bainbridge wins five-set volleyball thriller against Metro League-rival Blanchet.
It looked like it was going to be a blowout for the Bainbridge Spartans volleyball team against Metro League Mountain Division rival Bishop Blanchet. The Spartans won the first two games rather easily and had Blanchet along the ropes Monday night, but the Braves fought back to force a game five in heart-thumping fashion.

Prep roundup

Jack Swarthout Dies at 85
Jack Swarthout, a former University of Montana football coach and athletics director, has died. Swarthout, who had been battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma in recent years, died Saturday in Olympia, Wash. He was 85.

HHS coaching legend Jack Swarthout dead at 85
OLYMPIA -- Jack Swarthout, whose legendary football coaching career began in Hoquiam, died Saturday night at his home in Olympia after a long battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma -- a rare form of cancer. He was 85.

Marston's march
Imagine driving the wrong direction on the freeway at night, through a downpour of hail, with the stereo blasting heavy metal.

Lumberjills to christen new Dome floor tonight
The only team to be displaced by the remodeling process in the R.A. Long gymnasium will be the first to compete on the new floor.

Advance tickets on sale for rivalry game
Tickets for Friday's 89th football meeting between R.A. Long and Kelso can be purchased in advance at L.J. Furness Drug Store at 114 S. Pacific Ave. in Kelso through Friday afternoon.

Athletes of the week: Ricardo Carrasquero

Area Roundup
PORTLAND ---- The Mark Morris boys golf team tuned up for Friday's showdown against R.A. Long by whipping Fort Vancouver 154-185 here Monday in a Greater St. Helens 3A League match at Colwood Golf Course.

Toutle Lake's Schilter wins fourth straight Harvest Run
Toutle Lake senior Chelesa Schilter has made the Harvest Run her annual warm-up act for the state high school cross country championships.

Swarthout memorial set for Oct. 22
A memorial celebration will be held on Oct. 22 at the Capital High School gymnasium for Jack Swarthout, the former South Sound high school football coach who died Saturday.

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PrepTennis: ‘Hawks fall to Bellingham
Anacortes gets a win only from a doubles team
ANACORTES — The doubles team of Greg Hsu and Adriel Apter got the only victory Monday for the Anacortes High School boys' tennis team as Bellingham beat the Seahawks 6-1.

Prep notebook
Burlington-Edison working on its Hall
Burlington-Edison High School is looking for information on possible members for its first hall of fame class.

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Vince Grippi's prep report
Record breakers
There is truly a renaissance of individual football performances going on in the Greater Spokane League.
Never in the GSL's recent history have we had two players chasing such storied records at the same time.
From the North Side of Spokane comes Skylar Jessen, Mead's senior running back, who is trying to run down Central Valley's Tyree Clowe as the league's all-time rushing leader. Right now, Jessen has rushed for 3,101 yards in the 20 GSL games he's played since 2003. Clowe sits atop the GSL all-time rushing list with 3,937 yards in the 25 GSL games he played between 1996 and 1998...

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