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Call it an occupational hazard as Union senior Porter Hill stares up in disbelief after he's whistled for a foul in a game last month against Camas. However, Hill has had many calls go his way as he set a Union program record this season by taking 17 charges.

Union’s Porter Hill changes games by taking charges for the Titans

Call it an occupational hazard as Union senior Porter Hill stares up in disbelief after he's whistled for a foul in a game last month against Camas. However, Hill has had many calls go his way as he set a Union program record this season by taking 17 charges.

March 1, 2022, 8:16pm Newsletter

Senior recently set the program's single-season record with 17 charges taken Read story

Woodland coach Mike Woodward signals to his team during the 2A Greater St. Helens League opener at Washougal High School on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Mike Woodward hired by Battle Ground, Will Ephraim by Prairie

Woodland coach Mike Woodward signals to his team during the 2A Greater St. Helens League opener at Washougal High School on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

February 28, 2022, 8:53pm Newsletter

New football coaches have local ties Read story

King’s Way Christian junior Giovanny Evanson, shown here from a game earlier this season, scored a career-best 35 points to lead King's Way to a 62-59 victory over Lakeside (9 Mile Falls) on Saturday.

1A boys regional: King’s Way tops Lakeside (9 Mile Falls) for a return trip to Yakima

King’s Way Christian junior Giovanny Evanson, shown here from a game earlier this season, scored a career-best 35 points to lead King's Way to a 62-59 victory over Lakeside (9 Mile Falls) on Saturday.

February 26, 2022, 5:28pm Prep Sports

Case in point was Saturday’s 1A boys basketball regional game against Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls, where the guard poured in 35 points to lift King’s Way Christian to a 62-59 victory. Read story

Mariner's Jailin Johnson and Union's Jamison Limbrick compete for a loose ball in a WIAA State Regional basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Battle Ground High School.

4A boys regional: Union clinches spot in 4A state quarterfinals

Mariner's Jailin Johnson and Union's Jamison Limbrick compete for a loose ball in a WIAA State Regional basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Battle Ground High School.

February 26, 2022, 12:36pm Prep Sports

Bryson Metz scored a game-high 22 points, to help the Titans go straight to next week’s 4A state quarterfinals at the Tacoma Dome after a 56-46 win over Mariner of Everett on Saturday. Read story

Camas sophomore Reagan Jamison shoots against Inglemoore during the Papermakers' 56-44 playoff win at Battle Ground High School.

Camas girls basketball headed to Tacoma Dome after regional winvideo icon

Camas sophomore Reagan Jamison shoots against Inglemoore during the Papermakers' 56-44 playoff win at Battle Ground High School.

February 25, 2022, 10:52pm Multimedia

Reagan Jamison picked the perfect stretch of the season to be playing her the best ball, according to her head coach. Read story

Prep highlights: Top-seeded Kalama holds off Coupeville for regional win

February 25, 2022, 7:39pm Prep Sports

Kalama survived a late fourth-quarter rally by Coupeville to earn a 59-54 victory Friday in a 2B boys basketball regional game at Battle Ground High School. The win sends the top-seeded Chinooks to the 2B state quarterfinals at 5:30 p.m. next Thursday at Spokane Arena. Read story

Hudson's Bay senior Aniyah Hampton, right, celebrates with a teammate Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, during the Eagles' 57-54 loss to Washougal at Washougal High School.

Net Gains: Hampton, Eagles have sights set on state basketball trophy

Hudson's Bay senior Aniyah Hampton, right, celebrates with a teammate Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, during the Eagles' 57-54 loss to Washougal at Washougal High School.

February 24, 2022, 7:33pm Newsletter

As a senior and an unquestionable leader of Hudson's Bay’s state-bound girls basketball team, Aniyah Hampton aims to put a final stamp on four years of program-changing success with something that’s never been accomplished at Bay: a state trophy in girls basketball. Read story

Evergreen’s Delo Doutrive (4) defends an Arlington inbounds pass during Tuesday’s regional play-in game at Arlington.

Arlington ends Evergreen’s season at 3A regional play-in

Evergreen’s Delo Doutrive (4) defends an Arlington inbounds pass during Tuesday’s regional play-in game at Arlington.

February 22, 2022, 9:02pm Newsletter

The road ended for the Evergreen Plainsmen boys basketball team in a 73-53 loss to Arlington of Snohomish County in a WIAA 3A regional play-in game Tuesday at Arlington High School. Read story

Evergreen's Arthur Ban (23) and Robert Lawrence (2) celebrate after Evergreen beat Mountain View in Saturday's 3A winner-to-state playoff at Mountain View.

Evergreen clinches 3A regional berth with win over Mountain View

Evergreen's Arthur Ban (23) and Robert Lawrence (2) celebrate after Evergreen beat Mountain View in Saturday's 3A winner-to-state playoff at Mountain View.

February 19, 2022, 8:00pm Prep Sports

Add one more to the list: a 3A regional berth. Evergreen is headed to the regional round of the Class 3A boys basketball state tournament after its 73-60 victory over league-rival Mountain View on Saturday.  Read story

Hudson’s Bay sophomore Zoriah Jones, center, falls running between Tumwater sophomore Regan Brewer, right, and junior Kylie Waltermeyer on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, during the Eagles’ 59-46 loss to Tumwater at Mark Morris High School in Longview.

Tumwater tops Hudson’s Bay for 2A district girls basketball title

Hudson’s Bay sophomore Zoriah Jones, center, falls running between Tumwater sophomore Regan Brewer, right, and junior Kylie Waltermeyer on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, during the Eagles’ 59-46 loss to Tumwater at Mark Morris High School in Longview.

February 18, 2022, 8:33pm Prep Sports

That’s how they prefer it to be. In two weeks, they hope to meet the T-Birds again — this time for an even larger trophy at another venue than what the two teams played for in Friday’s 2A District IV girls basketball championship game won by Tumwater, 59-46, at Mark… Read story