State Preps Report

Wildcats pin down Panthers, 52-12
WESTPORT - A portion of Monday's Southwest Washington 1A/B League wrestling dual meet was lost to forfeits, but Ocosta came away with all but one match win in those contested to upend visiting White Pass, 52-12.

Sports briefs: Bobcats to wrestle next two nights.

Rainier peaks at right time
RAINIER - A simple two-game winning streak can do wonders to turn a season around.

MM grad Wilson in national spotlight
With sideburns creeping toward his lower jaw and sporting a day or two of whiskers, Northern Arizona University freshman point guard Josh Wilson resembles a lot of his campus peers.

Athletes of the Week: Briscoe, Doyle, Davidson, Gehring, Gaul Ty Briscoe, Wahkiakum basketball

Prep Notebook: MM retires national champion Sari's number
Lisa Sari thought she'd have to be "kind of old" to have her jersey retired by Mark Morris High School.

Roundup: Gehring gets Rockets off to fast start in rout
CASTLE ROCK - Aaron Gehring struck hard and early in Castle Rock's 73-44 win over White Salmon.

Wrestling title decided tonight
Mentor meets protege tonight in a Narrows League Bay Division wrestling match that will decide the division title. The unbeaten Capital Cougars host the Olympia Bears at 7 p.m.

Hockinson delivers a hard-fought win
HOCKINSON After rolling to their first five Trico League wins by comfortable margins, the Hockinson Hawks found themselves in a tight spot against an equally determined opponent from Ridgefield on...

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Prep Roundup: McAllister leads Mountain View boys over Heritage
Harold McAllister scored 16 points and Kasey Bennett added 13 points plus four steals as the Mountain View boys basketball team defeated Heritage 62-53 in a Class 4A Greater St. Helens League game on Monday night.

Local Report: Cougars stay unbeaten
BURBANK - Alex Allen scored a game-high 28 points to lead the undefeated White Swan girls basketball team past the Burbank Coyotes on Monday. The Cougars held only a four-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter, but they held the Coyotes to only nine points in the final period to pull away for a 62-51 win.

Irish boys still on a roll
Five points in the final eight seconds of the first half.
It was a spark DeSales used to break a 22-all deadlock and tie visiting Jubilee Christian into a knot from which the Warriors would be unable to extricate themselves.

Bellingham wrestlers roll past Anacortes

Nooksack's Handy delivers in clutch
Pioneers take WCL lead with overtime victory

Teacher accused of taping wrestlers pleads not guilty

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Not Just One of the Boys
Olympic's Camie Yeik wants to be noticed for her skills, not her gender.
In a perfect world, Camie Yeik would be just another hard-working wrestler improving her skills. However, you can't help but notice that contagious smile and bobbing ponytail as the Olympic High School Trojan warms up for a pending match. Yeik is a girl squaring off mainly against boys in a macho sport where aggression, strength and desire usually separate winners from losers.

Prep Notebook: Wolves Embark on Busy Road Trip
Four days. Three road games. Hundreds of miles on the road. That's what the South Kitsap Wolves boys basketball team has planned this weekend.

Bobcats pin Rams
LACEY - Making extensive use of younger wrestlers, Aberdeen trounced North Thurston, 52-21, in a Pac-Nine League wrestling match Thursday night at Lacey.

Grizzlies turn over Warriors

Bulldogs push Spartans, 43-37

Beavers knock off Eagles at the line
ELMA - Tenino hit clutch free throws down the stretch to spoil Elma's chance at a first win with a 59-45 Evergreen League boys basketball victory Thursday night at Elma.

Vikings register season sweep of Indians, 69-47
MENLO - Withstanding a second half surge from visiting South Bend, Willapa Valley registered a season sweep of the Indians with a 69-47 victory in a boys Pacific League basketball tilt Thursday night at Menlo.

Sports Briefs for Friday
South Bend's Tom Sanchez honored

MM holds down Fort
Matt Argyropoulos hit a scorching 70 percent of his field-goal attempts to book a career-high 33 points Thursday at Ted M. Natt Court, pacing Mark Morris to a 73-42 Greater St. Helens 3A League boys basketball victory over Fort Vancouver.

Prep roundup: Whitmire leads Woodland past Rockets
WOODLAND ---- Jack Whitmire continued his stellar all-around play with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Michael Ward came off the bench to sink 7-of-8 free throws in the fourth quarter as Woodland held off Castle Rock 70-61 in a Trico Division boys basketball game here Thursday.

Tumwater edges Chehalis in OT
Two free throws in the last minute was enough to send the game into overtime Thursday night as Tumwater prevailed over Centralia, 50-48, in a Pacific-9 league contest.

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Local coaches root for local talent
Rocky Patchin still follows the career of North Thurston High graduate Mike Sellers.

Prep Roundup: Peavey, Mercer lead Bay over Skyview
Greg Peavey scored 20 points, Steven Mercer added 18, and the Hudson's Bay boys basketball team used a dominating second quarter to beat Skyview 68-62 in a Class 4A Greater St. Helens League game...

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B.G., Heritage face off again at county championships
Battle Ground is the host, boasts all three returning individual champions and is the defending champion itself. Plus, the Tigers are coming off a 36-31 Class 4A Greater St. Helens League dual...

Northwest League - Bears hope for piece of surplus
It figured that many interests would seek slices of the $1.4 billion surplus pie from the state legislature, but a joint request by Washington's five minor league baseball clubs regarding money for their stadiums isn't new.

Prep Basketball - Sunnyside Christian teams face changes
If they had it in mind to compete against each other with their litany of coaching credentials, Dean Wagenaar and Al Smeenk would never be able to stop.

Prep Report - Sunnyside boys' new style causing headaches
There were times last month when people came away from a Sunnyside boys basketball game thoroughly convinced that Steve Urrutia was out of his mind.

Prep Roundup - West Valley bowlers roll to 7th straight win
Winning its seventh straight match, West Valley edged Wenatchee on total pinfall in a girls bowling match Thursday at Nob Hill Lanes.

Prep Spotlight - Zack Ponchene, Ellensburg swimming
Ellensburg sophomore, swimming
The buzz ...
For being Ellensburg's first boys swimmer in 15 years, Ponchene is making quite a splash. The versatile sophomore is the Valley leader in three events - the 200-yard individual medley...

Prep Wrestling - Grizzlies handle Mustangs in MVL matchup
SUNNYSIDE - With Steven Sanchez and Ricardo Rivera both improving to 17-1 and J.P. Gonzalez remaining unbeaten, Sunnyside handed Prosser a 45-27 defeat on Thursday in Mid-Valley League wrestling.

Prep Wrestling - Ike has to forfeit win at Davis
Due to using an academically ineligible athlete in Tuesday's Big Nine Conference wrestling match, Eisenhower's victory over Davis has been reversed.

Prep Basketball - Affholter leads first-place Bulldogs to win
ELLENSBURG - Randle Affholter scored 19 points to lead Ellensburg to a 50-46 boys basketball victory over Hanford on Thursday night in a game that gave the Bulldogs a two-game lead in the Mid-Valley League.

Wa-Hi wrestles way to wins over Ike, Davis
The Blue Devil grapplers down Eisenhower, 54-25, before taking out the Pirates, 39-31.
YAKIMA - Wa-Hi picked up its first two team victories Thursday night, defeating Eisenhower, 54-25, before taking out Davis, 39-31.

Big Nine boys standings now reveal extra win for Wa-Hi
If you happen to notice an extra victory on the ledger for the Wa-Hi boys in this week's Big Nine Conference basketball standings, it's not a typographical error.

Peninsula Wrestling Club: Ties That Bind
Since Peninsula Wrestling Club's birth in 1971, countless Clark County youths have crossed the Columbia River to north Portland and entered the gym inside Peninsula Park Community Center.

Prep Roundup: Bay girls hold off Mountain View
The Hudson's Bay Eagles, more competitive in recent years in girls basketball but still in the bottom half of the the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League, appear to be on the rise.

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On further review: District 4's northern 2A league will have 7 teams
The northern Class 2A league in District 4 in 2006-07 will be comprised of eight teams, many of which are members of the current 3A Pac-9 League, The Olympian reported.

Mendoza says 'aloha' to last shot at state tennis title
If only Spencer Mendoza's dad had been offered a job in, say, South Dakota, then this decision would have been so much easier.

River graduate offers hand at Peninsula
Vancouver's Dustin Bindreiff is a busy man. The 1996 Columbia River alumnus runs Dustin Bindreiff Bookkeeping, does volunteer work and coaches 30-40 hours a week at Peninsula Wrestling Club in...

Prep Notebook: Versatility could spark rebound at Stevenson
Stevenson girls basketball coach Jason Suess knows the challenge in his first year with the Bulldogs. "The Stevenson Bulldogs have not been good at basketball for numerous years, for whatever...

Prep Wrestling - Ike takes all for first conference win
For his first match of the season, Benji Martin would have preferred something a bit more low-key. A weekend tournament, perhaps, or an out-of-town dual meet.

Prep Basketball - Murillo's big night leads West Valley
Jason Rubright Said There'd Be Nights Like This.
That might be one title befitting the latest chapter in West Valley's girls basketball season.

Prep Basketball - Ellensburg cashes in on WV's charity
The performance Ellensburg's Greg Johnson had against the West Valley boys basketball team is exactly why he gets up early every morning to practice his free throws.

Prep Basketball - Prosser outlasts Sunnyside in 2 OTs
SUNNYSIDE - Jordan Brown hit a 3-pointer and made 5 of 6 free throws after regulation as Prosser downed Sunnyside 83-79 in a double-overtime Mid-Valley League girls basketball game Tuesday night.

Prep Basketball - Simmons leads Grizzlies' charge past Mustangs
SUNNYSIDE - Derrick Simmons scored 17 points and D.J. Palomarez added 11 as Sunnyside outlasted Prosser 81-72 in Mid-Valley League boys basketball Tuesday night.

Prep Roundup - Grandview grapplers roll over East Valley
GRANDVIEW - Running its CWAC South record to 2-0, Grandview's wrestling team rolled to a 67-12 victory over East Valley on Tuesday.

Tennis is his game
Former Blue Devils basketball star Bruce Reed has turned to his second favorite game for fun and profit.
Bruce Reed's game-winning shots for Wa-Hi during the 1985-86 basketball season are the stuff sweet memories are made of.

Blaine football coach resigns
Blaine football coach Dave Fakkema has resigned his post, Blaine athletic director Gary Clausen said.

Meridian rallies for WCL victory
The Meridian boys' basketball team bounced back from a halftime deficit, rallying to beat Blaine 64-54 on Thursday night at Meridian for its first Whatcom County League victory.

Cubs' win streak in NWL says it all
Bellingham unable to end Sedro-Woolley's six years of dominance

South Easily Extends Streak
Olympic, hobbled by injures, falls to the Wolves
Ho-hum. Another year of Narrows League wrestling matches began in earnest Wednesday night, and South Kitsap High's long-running streak remains intact.

Bulldog Tough
Patricia Neyhart is known for her aggressive approach
When North Mason's Patricia Neyhart takes to the basketball court, she doesn't care if her opponent is a boy or a girl.

Grizzlies run down Bulldogs on the road
MONTESANO - The transformation was far from flawless, but Hoquiam's boys nevertheless rebounded nicely from their first loss.

Hawks hold off Bobcats

Second-quarter woes hurt Eagles; Warriors prevail

Hyaks' defense holds off Tribe, 44-38

Hyaks’ defense holds off Tribe, 44-38
SOUTH BEND - Kassie Braden scored 19 points and North Beach used a strong defensive effort to edge South Bend, 44-38, in a non-league girls basketball game Thursday night at Koplitz Fieldhouse.

Indians take advantage of Wildcats, 60-20
TOLEDO - Shooting only 18 percent from the field, the Ocosta Wildcats absorbed a 60-20 defeat Thursday evening at the hands of Toledo in a Southwest Washington 1A League boys basketball contest at Toledo.

Briefs: Bash at the Beach mat tourney billed

Monarchs stand tall
It appears to Mark Morris coach Bill Bakamus that senior center Kevin Wright "is starting to take the bull by the horns."

Civil War Notebook: Friedt relishes first brush with 'War'
Germans are no strangers to raising a ruckus (see: Oktoberfest), but as far as Felix Friedt is concerned, they've got nothing on Civil War basketball.

Fishermen rally late, chase Chinooks
KALAMA - An ice-cold fourth quarter was Kalama's undoing as the Ilwaco Fishermen rolled to a 52-34 victory in a Southwest Washington 1A League matchup on Thursday.

Kelso wrestlers pummel determined Panthers
The wrestling scoreboard showed Kelso dominating with a 50-15 home win over Washougal, dropping only four matches and improving to 3-0 in the Greater St. Helens League.

White's career night lifts North Thurston
LACEY - Tyson White scored a career-high 24 points as the North Thurston Rams pulled away from the Black Hills Wolves for a 59-53 victory in a Pacific-9 League basketball game Thursday night.

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Ferris boys, LC girls dominate
Experience key ingredient as rivals split Rubber Chicken matchups
Experience counts. It especially counts in the Rubber Chicken. But a fast start and some tough rebounding don't hurt. The Lewis and Clark girls and the Ferris boys, each ranked in the state's top five, used the same formula to come out victorious in the 25th Rubber Chicken matchup at the Arena before 5,673 loud, rambunctious, orange- or red-clad fans Thursday.

East Valley gets big help from smallest wrestlers
East Valley's three smallest wrestlers came up big as the Knights came from behind for a 39-21 victory over Central Valley in a match of unbeaten teams in the rugged Greater Spokane League's American Division.

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Boys basketball notebook: Win over West Valley shows Prosser on rise
When Prosser knocked off West Valley 58-46 on Tuesday, it signified much more than just the Mustangs' fifth win of the season.

Kamiakin girls forfeit victory to Wenatchee
A scorekeeping error has led to the Kamiakin girls basketball team having to forfeit a Dec. 10 victory over Wenatchee, Big Nine Conference officials ruled.

Richland wrestlers defeat Kamiakin
Richland senior Kevin Biddle improved to 19-1 with a first-round pin of Kamiakin's Tim Wyrick in the 275-pound match, and the Bombers earned their first Big Nine dual-meet victory of the season Thursday, 62-18 at Art Dawald Gym.

Other wrestling results
Southridge 52, Walla Walla 9
Pasco 65, Kennewick 9
Hanford 42, Sunnyside 35
Prosser 37, West Valley 35
Moses Lake 60, Davis 13
Othello 63, Connell 18

Prairie boys fend off Mountain View rally
BRUSH PRAIRIE - Coach Kyle Brooks told his Prairie Falcons to focus on the positive after Thursday night's game. Sure, it wasn't the prettiest display of basketball in the fourth quarter, but...

Prep Roundup: Peavey sparks Bay rally against Heritage
Hudson's Bay came out aggressive after trailing at halftime, outscoring visiting Heritage by 13 points in the second half to rally past the Timberwolves 57-48 in a...

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Thursday's prep report

Prep Basketball - West Valley coach suspended four games
Beginning with Thursday's contest at Wapato, West Valley boys basketball coach Jim Berndt has been suspended for four games for violating the school district's policy regarding alcohol use by coaches and advisors.

Prep Wrestling - Hot start continues for Ellensburg
ELLENSBURG - Continuing their impressive early run through the Mid-Valley League, Ellensburg's wrestling squad dispatched Wapato 60-13 on Thursday, raising its league mark to 3-0.

Prep Roundup - Wagar, Juarez key West Valley victory
WAPATO - Tim Wagar's 15 points and 12 rebounds helped West Valley run off with a 73-37 victory over Wapato in Mid-Valley League boys basketball Thursday night.

Prep Report - Future of small schools has yet to be decided
While 14 athletic directors reconvene next Wednesday to hash over the structure of the Big Nine's future 4A/3A reincarnation, administrators for the area's Class B schools aren't even that far yet.

Local Report - Eisenhower's Kuhns named WR coach at WWU
BELLINGHAM - Former Eisenhower High School athlete Nate Kuhns has been named an assistant to new head football coach Robin Ross at Western Washington University.

Butenhoff lone bright spot for Blue Devil grapplers
Jacob Butenhoff pulled off the single Wa-Hi victory on the mats in the Blue Devils' 66-21 Big Nine Conference wrestling loss to Southridge at the Wa-Hi gym on Thursday.

HHS pins Monte, 52-24
MONTESANO - In the opening of the Evergreen League wrestling dual meet season, Hoquiam's veteran club went through its paces before and during a match with host Montesano en route to a 52-24 win on Wednesday.

Choker men stop Blazers

Bucs' Hanke swims to berth in state

High-scoring Acorns trounce Chitwhins

Expect surprises in 101st Civil War
Long after manning the point in a 68-34 victory over Fort Vancouver on Tuesday night, R.A. Long sophomore Scott Pisapia stood at the free throw line at the west end of the Lumberdome and practiced foul shots.

Pac-9 will become eight-team league with different name
It doesn't have a name yet, but the former Pacific-9 League will involve just eight teams beginning next fall.

Davis' Stubblefield signs contract with St. Louis Rams
Taylor Stubblefield is back in business.

For the second time in his young, aspiring pro career, the Davis High School graduate has a free-agent contract in the National Football League after signing a one-year deal with the St. Louis Rams.

Blue Devils slam Aussies
Wa-Hi's girls allow an Australian squad just 11 points in the second half of an 80-34 rout Tuesday night.
After allowing West Adelaide to toss in 23 points in the first half, Wa-Hi's defense nearly slammed the door in the second half on the way to posting an 80-34 non-conference girls' basketball victory at the Blue Devils' gym Tuesday night.

Freshman leads Whatcom County in scoring
LUMMI NATION - Quick, name the overall leading scorer in high school basketball in Whatcom County for all classifications and genders.

Prep notebook: Altona tops the list in 275-pound state ranking

Prep roundup: Bellingham pushes Snohomish to limit

Hot shooting leads Lyncs

Jacks trample Trappers
There is no doubt that R.A. Long will miss the skills, shooting touch and leadership of senior Scott Manser while he recovers from a broken foot suffered in practice last week.

Alvord: Ruminations from a game at the 'Dome
Notes on a Starbucks napkin while taking in Tuesday's Fort Vancouver vs. R.A. Long boys basketball game at the ol' wooden palace on Nichols Boulevard...

Camas ends 36-year losing skid against MM
CAMAS - It is definitely a new year for the Camas Papermakers.

River Ridge girls outlast Tumwater in OT
Hawks stay unbeaten despite furious test from T-Birds
LACEY - Not so fast, Thunderbirds.

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Shadle turns tables on Mead
This time it was Shadle Park's turn in its second meeting with Mead. The Highlanders (5-3, 1-0) benefited from a hot start in their reversal-of-fortune 62-53 home victory in a Greater Spokane League boys basketball opener.

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Wrestling roundup: Hanford uses 8 straight wins to defeat West Valley
YAKIMA - Hanford won eight consecutive matches, six by pin, from 135 to 215 pounds en route to winning its Mid-Valley dual-meet opener with West Valley 50-24.

Ellensburg girls tearing down learning curve
ELLENSBURG - At first glance, the Ellensburg girls basketball team doesn't appear to need much polish, especially the team's leading scorer, Kayla Standish.

Prep boys basketball - 'Stangs stop slump vs. Rams
PROSSER - Kellen Crawford scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help Prosser pull away for a 58-46 win over West Valley in Mid-Valley League boys basketball on Tuesday.

Prep girls basketball - Murillo leads West Valley past Prosser
PROSSER - Cassidy Murillo did plenty to make sure West Valley got past Prosser in a Mid-Valley League matchup.

Away at School - Den Boer receives honor
LANCE DEN BOER (Sunnyside Christian), a junior on the Central Washington men's basketball team, was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.

Blue Devils slam Aussies
Wa-Hi's girls allow an Australian squad just 11 points in the second half of an 80-34 rout Tuesday night.
After allowing West Adelaide to toss in 23 points in the first half, Wa-Hi's defense nearly slammed the door in the second half on the way to posting an 80-34 non-conference girls' basketball victory at the Blue Devils' gym Tuesday night.

Kangaroos jump past Wa-Hi boys
West Adelaide, Australia, takes advantage of Wa-Hi's 27-percent shooting for a 59-41 victory.
Wa-Hi's shooters hit 27 percent of their field-goal attempts in a 59-41 non-conference boys basketball loss to scrappy West Adelaide at the Blue Devils' gym Tuesday night.