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Union&#039;s Ryan Esperto (126 pounds) picks up near fall points against Camas&#039; Devin Padilla in the 4A Sub-Regional Championship match on Saturday at Hudson&#039;s Bay High School.

4A Wrestling: Joner keeps growing as champion

Union&#039;s Ryan Esperto (126 pounds) picks up near fall points against Camas&#039; Devin Padilla in the 4A Sub-Regional Championship match on Saturday at Hudson&#039;s Bay High School.

February 8, 2020, 11:05pm Prep Sports

When Battle Ground’s Daniel Joner won his first district wrestling championship he was a 106-pound freshman. Four years later, he exits his wrestling career never having lost a match at the 4A Sub-Regional Championships. Read story

Mountain View&#039;s Noah Messman (132 pounds) tries to take down Kelso&#039;s Derick Soto in the 3A Sub-Regional Championship match on Saturday at Hudson&#039;s Bay High School.

3A Wrestling: Prairie wins title at thrilling sub-regional

Mountain View&#039;s Noah Messman (132 pounds) tries to take down Kelso&#039;s Derick Soto in the 3A Sub-Regional Championship match on Saturday at Hudson&#039;s Bay High School.

February 8, 2020, 11:04pm Prep Sports

Exhilarating. Captivating. Thrilling. Read story

Kelso celebrates their win over Hudson’s Bay during a game at Mountain View High School on Friday night, Feb. 7, 2020.

Kelso girls fend off Martin, Hudson’s Bay in tiebreaker game

Kelso celebrates their win over Hudson’s Bay during a game at Mountain View High School on Friday night, Feb. 7, 2020.

February 7, 2020, 9:39pm Prep Sports

A heated rivalry has started brewing between Hudson’s Bay and Kelso girls basketball the past two years. In a 3A Greater St. Helens League tiebreaker game Friday night, it reached its boiling point. Read story

King’s Way’s Kobi Cason completes a layup against La Center at La Center High School on Thursday night, Feb. 6, 2020.

King’s Way Christian seals Trico boys basketball title

King’s Way’s Kobi Cason completes a layup against La Center at La Center High School on Thursday night, Feb. 6, 2020.

February 6, 2020, 9:55pm Prep Sports

King’s Way Christian is the 1A Trico League boys basketball champion. Read story

Evergreen boys basketball head coach Brett Henry talks to his players in the final minutes of a game against Prairie at Evergreen High School, Friday, January 24, 2020. Evergreen went on to defeat Prairie 63-57.

Podcast: Full Circle Ep. 24 — Surprises, Signing Day and postseason intrigue

Evergreen boys basketball head coach Brett Henry talks to his players in the final minutes of a game against Prairie at Evergreen High School, Friday, January 24, 2020. Evergreen went on to defeat Prairie 63-57.

February 5, 2020, 1:39pm Podcasts

Preps reporters Meg Wochnick and Joshua Hart discuss the prep basketball season’s biggest surprises and which teams they’re most looking intrigued by in the postseason. Evergreen boys basketball coach Brett Henry discusses the Plainsmen’s 17-2 season and Plainsmen senior Zyell Griffin talks about his decision to sign with UNLV to… Read story

Zyell Griffin

Signing Day: Evergreen’s Zyell Griffin highlights local commits

Zyell Griffin

February 5, 2020, 1:32pm Editor's Choice

Evergreen senior Zyell Griffin can’t stop saying it: “It’s really real.” Read story

Defense leads Skyview boys to win over Battle Ground

January 31, 2020, 10:32pm Prep Sports

The Skyview Storm are back on track. Fresh off a road trip in which it lost three of four games, Skyview boys basketball needed a reset. The Storm still controlled their postseason fate, but to keep it that way they had to grind to a… Read story

Union&#039;s Ricky Pierce (106) won by first-round pin over Camas&#039; Chase Reid in a 4A Greater St. Helens League dual on Wednesday in Camas. The Titans won 54-19.

Titans pin down the county

Union&#039;s Ricky Pierce (106) won by first-round pin over Camas&#039; Chase Reid in a 4A Greater St. Helens League dual on Wednesday in Camas. The Titans won 54-19.

January 30, 2020, 5:05pm Prep Sports

The battle for the Lacamas paddle has long been one of Southwest Washington wrestling’s hottest rivalries. The past three years, the 4A Greater St. Helens League dual between Union and Camas has taken on new meaning. Read story

FILE - In this July 26, 2018 file photo former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch the U.S. national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Gianna also died in the crash.

Podcast: Full Circle Ep. 23 — Remembering Kobe Bryant (1978-2020)

FILE - In this July 26, 2018 file photo former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch the U.S. national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Gianna also died in the crash.

January 30, 2020, 4:00pm Podcasts

Preps reporters Joshua Hart and Meg Wochnick delve into what the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who both died Sunday in an helicopter crash that killed seven others, means to them and women’s and girls basketball as a whole. Sports editor Micah Rice explains why… Read story

Columbia River senior Jordan Ryan provides the color commentary for VPS Game Time during a boys basketball game on Friday at Hudson&#039;s Bay High School.

High school students get first-hand sports broadcast experience

Columbia River senior Jordan Ryan provides the color commentary for VPS Game Time during a boys basketball game on Friday at Hudson&#039;s Bay High School.

January 28, 2020, 7:24pm Latest News

Don’t make Ms. Blackwell mad. That’s the No. 1 rule when working for CR Sports, Columbia River High School’s Emmy-award winning broadcast team headed by film and video teacher Janine Blackwell. Read story