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Runners take off from the starting line during the 2A Boys District Cross Country meet at Lewis River Golf Course on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2019.

Tim Martinez: WIAA provides answers, but questions about future remain

Runners take off from the starting line during the 2A Boys District Cross Country meet at Lewis River Golf Course on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2019.

July 27, 2020, 12:08pm Prep Sports

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Anxious high school football players await word from the WIAA on what the 2020-21 season will look like.

Tim Martinez: Word from WIAA could come today on what 2020-21 prep sports calendar will look like

Anxious high school football players await word from the WIAA on what the 2020-21 season will look like.

July 20, 2020, 6:48pm Prep Sports

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Members of the Union girls team huddle together for a cheer beforeround one of the 4A state soccer playoffs at McKenzie Stadium in Vancouver last season.

Tim Martinez: As foreboding signs mount, the only solution for preps is a team effort

Members of the Union girls team huddle together for a cheer beforeround one of the 4A state soccer playoffs at McKenzie Stadium in Vancouver last season.

July 14, 2020, 7:08pm Newsletter

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Union players carry drill obstacles from the Union High football field during the first fall practice of the year on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2019.

While wait continues, here are possible scenarios for the 2020-21 prep sports calendar

Union players carry drill obstacles from the Union High football field during the first fall practice of the year on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2019.

July 6, 2020, 12:15pm Newsletter

And so, we wait. It feels like that’s all we’ve been doing for the past four months. Read story

McKenna Ellen was honored with the Gary Boggs Award for participating in a sport every season she attended Fort Vancouver High (Photo courtesy of Fort Vancouver High athletics)

Senior Salute: Gary Boggs Award winner McKenna Ellen is shining example of what is positive about Fort Vancouver

McKenna Ellen was honored with the Gary Boggs Award for participating in a sport every season she attended Fort Vancouver High (Photo courtesy of Fort Vancouver High athletics)

June 29, 2020, 2:32pm Newsletter

McKenna Ellen was one of a kind at Fort Vancouver High this year. Ellen was the lone winner in 2020 of the Gary Boggs Award, which honors 12-season athletes. “Normally, there will be three or four winners, but I was the only one in my class to get it this… Read story

Spencer McGuire (third from left) tried out for the Union High School basketball team at the urging of Tanner Toolson (5) (Samuel Wilson for The Columbian)

Senior Salute: Spencer McGuire is taking bit of Union High School to college

Spencer McGuire (third from left) tried out for the Union High School basketball team at the urging of Tanner Toolson (5) (Samuel Wilson for The Columbian)

June 22, 2020, 5:35pm Columns

Spencer McGuire's senior year did not go as he thought it would. Read story

Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record Washougal senior gymnast Shaela Ausmus qualified for the 1A/2A/3A state meet after a three-year absence from gymnastics because of back problems. Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record Washougal’s Paris Krecklow (left) shows support for her teammate and friend, Shaela Ausmus, at the 1A/2A/3A state gymnastics meet in Bellevue on Feb. 21. Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record Washougal’s Shaela Ausmus catapults off the vault at the 1A/2A/3A state gymnastics championships at Lake Sammamish High School on Feb. 21.

Senior salute: Washougal’s Shaela Ausmus glad she vaulted back into sport for senior year

Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record Washougal senior gymnast Shaela Ausmus qualified for the 1A/2A/3A state meet after a three-year absence from gymnastics because of back problems. Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record Washougal’s Paris Krecklow (left) shows support for her teammate and friend, Shaela Ausmus, at the 1A/2A/3A state gymnastics meet in Bellevue on Feb. 21. Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record Washougal’s Shaela Ausmus catapults off the vault at the 1A/2A/3A state gymnastics championships at Lake Sammamish High School on Feb. 21.

June 15, 2020, 2:01pm Newsletter

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Ridgefield's Clay Madsen tries to beat out a throw in a 2A district championship baseball game Friday at Propstra Stadium. Ridgefield won 4-2.

Senior Salute: Clay Madsen led by example as three-sport athlete at Ridgefield

Ridgefield's Clay Madsen tries to beat out a throw in a 2A district championship baseball game Friday at Propstra Stadium. Ridgefield won 4-2.

June 8, 2020, 1:39pm Newsletter

Clay Madsen is now a graduate of Ridgefield High School, even though the ending didn’t go how he originally thought. Read story

Natasha Lewis is 12-letter winner in three sports over four years at La Center High School. She's also co-valedictorian.

Senior Salute: La Center’s Natasha Lewis finds perfect fit at Johns Hopkins Univeristy

Natasha Lewis is 12-letter winner in three sports over four years at La Center High School. She's also co-valedictorian.

June 1, 2020, 1:52pm Newsletter

Natasha Lewis always likes to challenge herself. Read story

From left, Tyler Forner, Kolby Broadbent, Riley Sinclair and Gideon Malychewski are all members of the 2020 Camas High School baseball team who played on the 2015 Camas-Washougal Babe Ruth team that advanced to the World Series (Photos courtesy of Kris Cavin)

Senior Salute: Memories of 2015 Babe Ruth team sustain Camas High baseball players

From left, Tyler Forner, Kolby Broadbent, Riley Sinclair and Gideon Malychewski are all members of the 2020 Camas High School baseball team who played on the 2015 Camas-Washougal Babe Ruth team that advanced to the World Series (Photos courtesy of Kris Cavin)

May 25, 2020, 12:11pm Newsletter

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