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The Firm Foundation volleyball team poses for a team photo after winning the fifth-place trophy Friday at the 1B state volleyball tournament in Yakima.

Firm Foundation volleyball places 5th at 1B state

The Firm Foundation volleyball team poses for a team photo after winning the fifth-place trophy Friday at the 1B state volleyball tournament in Yakima.

November 9, 2018, 5:37pm Prep Sports

Firm Foundation volleyball left the Yakima SunDome with hardware on Friday. Read story

Camas senior Carla Jooste, center, poses with her sister Madison and father Bruce Jooste on senior night.

Mother’s spirit lifts Camas soccer’s Jooste

Camas senior Carla Jooste, center, poses with her sister Madison and father Bruce Jooste on senior night.

November 6, 2018, 11:19pm Prep Sports

Carla Jooste feels a calm wash over her in the hectic rush after scoring a goal. As she saw the ball hit the back of the net, she felt different than every goal she'd scored before. This time, she felt her late mother with her. Read story

Tyler Flanagan (21) is embraced after Woodland's season-ending 58-38 loss at Tumwater.

Injury hobbles Woodland in 58-38 season-ending district loss to Tumwater

Tyler Flanagan (21) is embraced after Woodland's season-ending 58-38 loss at Tumwater.

November 3, 2018, 11:11pm Prep Sports

For much of Saturday night, Woodland and Tumwater couldn’t stop one another. Both teams boasted running games that matched each other and, as a result, the district playoff game between top-10 teams, like a see-saw, went back-and-forth. But after an injury to Woodland’s do-it-all quarterback, a subsequent 14-point point swing,… Read story

King's Way huddles after winning its fifth consecutive 1A district title.

King’s Way soccer beats Montesano 2-0 for fifth consecutive district title

King's Way huddles after winning its fifth consecutive 1A district title.

November 3, 2018, 5:02pm Prep Sports

The King's Way Christian girls soccer team beat Montesano 2-0 on Saturday afternoon to claim their fifth consecutive 1A district title. Read story

La Center breaks for one last time in the 2018 season after being eliminated from the district playoffs by Elma, 33-21, on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.

La Center finds perspective in season-ending 33-21 loss to Elma

La Center breaks for one last time in the 2018 season after being eliminated from the district playoffs by Elma, 33-21, on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.

November 2, 2018, 11:38pm Prep Sports

La Center lost to Elma 33-21 on Friday night in the 1A state preliminary game at La Center High School, ending the season at 4-6. Read story

Penguin's Sarah Teubner (21) celebrates with her team after the Thunderbird's scored an own-goal during their semi-finals game against Highline College at Starfire Field in Tukwila, WA, on Nov. 10, 2017. The Thunderbirds beat the Penguins by one penalty kick after going 2-2 in double overtime.

Clark College soccer seeks redemption

Penguin's Sarah Teubner (21) celebrates with her team after the Thunderbird's scored an own-goal during their semi-finals game against Highline College at Starfire Field in Tukwila, WA, on Nov. 10, 2017. The Thunderbirds beat the Penguins by one penalty kick after going 2-2 in double overtime.

November 1, 2018, 11:00pm Clark County Sports

Clark College women’s soccer has outscored opponents a combined 52-1 on its way to an undefeated season, but there’s only one thing that can erase the feeling of being eliminated in the semifinals last season: redemption. Read story

La Center center/defensive tackle Gavin Bishop spoke about the Wildcats' up and down season, postseason expectations on the 360Preps Podcast.

360Preps Podcast: Seeding committee, postseason preview, plus La Center’s Gavin Bishop

La Center center/defensive tackle Gavin Bishop spoke about the Wildcats' up and down season, postseason expectations on the 360Preps Podcast.

November 1, 2018, 11:40am Prep Sports

While many of you were out trick-or-treating, the 360 Preps crew —Tim Martinez, Meg Wochnick and Andy Buhler — broke down the WIAA Playoff Seeding Committee ahead of its first official seeding Sunday, previewed the week 10 district matchups, plus Andy Buhler sat down with La Center center/defensive tackle Gavin… Read story

Prairie celebrates their win over Mountain View following a match at Fort Vancouver High School on Wednesday night. Prairie won the top seed in this week’s bi-district tournament.

Prairie volleyball learns it’s fun to be No. 1, tops Mountain View

Prairie celebrates their win over Mountain View following a match at Fort Vancouver High School on Wednesday night. Prairie won the top seed in this week’s bi-district tournament.

October 31, 2018, 11:51pm Prep Sports

Falcons dispatch of Thunder in league tiebreaker Read story

Hockinson girls get upset, fall to Mark Morris 2-0

October 30, 2018, 11:04pm Prep Sports

In the moments after Hockinson fell 2-0 at home to Mark Morris they knew there was only one direction to point the blame: inward. Read story

Ridgefield High grad Taryn Ries has scored 15 goals this season and leads the West Coast Conference. That total is the sixth-most across Division I.

Ries’ game soaring with the Pilots

Ridgefield High grad Taryn Ries has scored 15 goals this season and leads the West Coast Conference. That total is the sixth-most across Division I.

October 29, 2018, 7:08pm Clark County Sports

By 2017’s standards, Taryn Ries admits this season she has surprised herself. Then again, in many ways, by last year's standards, so has the Portland Pilots women's soccer team. Read story