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Local Spotlight: Local athlete wins State Title
A recent grad from St. Helens Middle School and the most recent John Beck Award Winner, Nathaniel (Nate) Peau just won the OSAA 6A State Football Championship with his high school, Central Catholic. Peau is a seven time St. Helens Boosters Athlete of the Month (all in middle school) and graduated with an all-year 4.0. Peau commutes to Central Catholic in Portland every day.
Season Ends: Scappoose football falls in semifinal
For the second year in a row, the Scappoose football team has fallen just short of the state championship final, losing to Henley in the semifinals Nov. 18. Despite the disappointing finish to the season, Head Coach Sean McNabb is proud of the season his team put together to get there. “It’s always sad to lose in big games, in the playoffs. Ultimately, only one team’s going to be happy...
Experienced Scappoose girls basketball team has an eye on the state tournament
The Scappoose High School girls basketball team got their season underway, and did so in successful fashion. The Indians took an early lead against Molalla and never looked back, defeating the visitors 58-27 on Wednesday night, Nov. 29, at Scappoose High School. “I think we came out with a lot of great energy and our effort level was high,” Scappoose head coach Sarah Mann said. “Early on you expect there...
Battle Ground boys basketball to feature some new faces on the floor and in the staff
The Battle Ground boys basketball team is entering the 2023-24 season with high hopes, new coaches and a new starter player. New head coach Brett Johnson brings years of experience, along with ...
Sports: Vancouver Lightning FC Brings Indoor Soccer to Clark County
The Vancouver Lightning FC is excited to bring indoor soccer to Clark County, with their next home game kicking off December 2 at 7:30 pm at the Clark County Indoor Sports Center off 16311 NE 15th Street, in Vancouver. Team president and club Executive Director Peter Valdez says Vancouver Lightning...
Tigers can’t keep up in opening loss to Hockinson
HCK (85) — Poppe 25, Meier 14, Fedorenko 8, Kitchen 7, Gumringer 6, VanderHouwen 6, Williams 5, Richardson 4, Bonife 4, Wall 4, Hunt 2. CEN (48) — Ballard 27, Jenkins 6, Daarud 4, Wasson 3, Willis 3, Yeung 2, Sprague 2, Haines 1. The first four minutes...
St. Helens, Scappoose boys soccer players earn Cowapa League all-league honors
The Cowapa League recently announced their boys all-league soccer honorees from this past season, and there was no shortage of Columbia County standouts who made the grade. In all, 12 Scappoose and St. Helens players were honored by the league, with eight earning all-league honors, and another four earning honorable mention. The Indians, who placed third in the Cowapa League standings, were led by senior goalkeeper Brandon Sailer, who was...
CC gets first win under Chirhart in OT
CC (100) — Henderson Crews 29, Dybdahl 22, B. Williams 19, K. Williams 13, Forster 9, Gill 5, Kaut 3. EC (96) — Smith 24, Martin 19, Johnson 16, McEnroe 16, Weimer 9, Ackerley 6, Conaxis 4, Gilbert 2. The Centralia College men’s basketball team kept up the...
La Center girls soccer earns fourth in state, best finish in program history
The La Center girls soccer team earned its best finish in program history after claiming fourth place in the 1A state tournament at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma on Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, ...
Scappoose's Alice Davidson heads list of Cowapa League girls soccer all-stars
Columbia County girls soccer standouts were honored as part of the Cowapa League’s all-league list this past week. Scappoose’s Alice Davidson headed the list of honorees, earning the league’s Player of the Year honor for the second consecutive season. Indians head coach Bruno Zanotta nearly ran out of superlatives to describe his senior standout, touching not only on her physical attributes, but also on her intense love for the game,...