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4A state football: Woodinville ends Skyview’s season, 34-21

Skyview Storm players walk off the field at Pop Keeney Stadium after Saturday's 34-21 loss to Woodinville in the 4A state playoffs.

November 10, 2018, 8:36pm Prep Sports

BOTHELL — Amid a season-ending defeat, it took a number of Skyview Storm players a micro-fraction of a second to describe how good the second-seed Woodinville Falcons are. Did the Storm lose Saturday to a 2018 state championship-caliber team, a program that also played in… Read story

River shuts out 4th straight opponent to reach 2A state quarterfinals

Columbia River's Julia Skimas blasts a free kick during the first half of Wednesday's Class 2A first-round girls soccer game against Olympic.

November 7, 2018, 7:47pm Prep Sports

Columbia River girls soccer coach Filly Afenegus, like many coaches, often preach to their athletes it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Not only can that be said for its 1-0 victory over Olympic of Bremerton to win its Class 2A first-round state… Read story

Members of the WIAA football playoff committee meet on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at the WIAA office in Renton to put together the 2018 playoff brackets. It is the first time a process involving a committee as been used by the WIAA to draw up the postseason pairings.

WIAA state seed committee announces first-round pairings

November 4, 2018, 2:03pm Football

There’s a first for everything, and how the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association's new football state playoff seeding committee views it, this first is a good thing in a step toward a better state playoff system in Washington. Read story

Bothell edges Camas 36-35 to end Papermakers’ season

November 3, 2018, 7:43pm Prep Sports

BOTHELL — Go for the tie, or go for the win? It’s the playoffs, and Camas coach Jon Eagle said the choice was elementary Saturday with his team trailing by one pending the point-after try against Bothell. Quarterback Jake Blair’s 8-yard touchdown run… Read story

Skyview back in 4A state playoffs behind 30-27 win

November 2, 2018, 11:13pm Football

Skyview is now part of the Class 4A round-of-16 football playoffs behind its 30-27 win over Hazen of Renton. Read story

River wins third straight 2A district soccer title

November 1, 2018, 9:49pm Prep Sports

Player personnel may change annually, but what doesn’t seem to change is Columbia River girls soccer team’s success come postseason: winning district titles and reaching the state playoffs. The Chieftains earned their third straight district title as a 2A program behind a 3-0 shutout of Mark Morris in Thursday’s all-2A… Read story

La Center’s Amanda Holm, left, is the Wildcats’ career assist leader with 1,500-plus while Laynie Erickson has 1,000-plus career kills and digs.

La Center volleyball duo makes a point

October 29, 2018, 9:08pm Prep Sports

La Center seniors Amanda Holm and Laynie Erickson are in the midst of leaving a volleyball legacy that stretches into the thousands. Read story

Stories by Meg Wochnick

Columbian staff writer

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