Prep Sports

OSU, WSU ask court to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from standing in way of rebuilding conference

September 8, 2023, 12:28pm College

Oregon State and Washington State on Friday filed a complaint in Washington state court against the Pac-12 and Commissioner George Kliavkoff, seeking to prevent departing member schools from taking any actions that could stand in the way of the Pacific Northwest schools' effort to rebuild the conference. Read story

Prairie seniors Pierson Lameh, from left, Seth Blick, Mason Frei, Gage Bruno, Tyler McNulty and, Alex Juhl stand for a portrait Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at Prairie High School. The crew of linebackers have been instrumental in the Falcons' switch to a 3-4 defense under head coach Will Ephraim.

Prairie Falcons have a luxury of linebackers to lead defense

September 8, 2023, 6:01am Football

Prairie has a glut of experienced linebackers on their roster, which made head coach Will Ephraim eager during the offseason to reinstall a defense he’s used throughout his career as a defensive coordinator — the 3-4, or what the Falcons call their “Bear” package. Read story

Prep highlights: Mountain View boys golf sets school record with 5-under team total

September 7, 2023, 10:21pm Prep Sports

The Mountain View boys golf team went lower than it ever had before. Led by Grady Millar’s 4-under-par 33, the Thunder set a school record Thursday with a team score of 5-under 143 at Tri-Mountain Golf Course in a dual match victory over Prairie. The Falcons had 173. Mountain View… Read story

High school scoreboard, results from Thursday, Sept. 7

September 7, 2023, 10:08pm Prep Sports

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) FOOTBALL Hockinson at Evergreen, 4:30 p.m. at McKenzie Stadium Hoquiam at Fort Vancouver, 5 p.m. at Kiggins Bowl Hudson’s Bay at King’s Way Christian, 6 p.m. Camas at Glacier Peak, 7 p.m. Union at Yelm, 7 p.m. Stadium at Heritage, 7 p.m. at McKenzie Stadium… Read story

Varsity360: Three things we learned in Week 1 of the prep football season

September 7, 2023, 6:00am Podcasts

The Columbian's Micah Rice and Tim Martinez analyze the first week of the 2023 high school football season in Southwest Washington. They also discuss the impact of moving state championship games to Husky Stadium. Read story

High school scoreboard, results from Wednesday, Sept. 6

September 6, 2023, 9:48pm Prep Sports

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE (SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE) VOLLEYBALL Evergreen at Battle Ground, 7 p.m. Mountain View at Union, 7 p.m. Timberline at Kelso, 7 p.m. Evergreen at Mark Morris, 7 p.m. Washougal at Hockinson, 7 p.m. Columbia River at Mark Morris, 7 p.m. Ridgefield at R.A. Long, 7 p.m. Woodland at… Read story