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Camas girls basketball senior Addison Harris cuts down a piece of the net after the Papermakers clinched the 4A Greater St. Helens League title with a win over Union on senior night Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, at Camas High School.

Tim Martinez: Camas girls basketball earned their No. 1 seed

February 20, 2024, 6:05pm Prep Sports

Selection Sunday for high school basketball in Washington usually comes with some surprises. Read story

Mountain View seniors Aiden Nicholson (center) and Cash Cook sign papers during a College Signing Day ceremony at Mountain View High School on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.

Tim Martinez: Signing day still has meaning at local high schools

February 7, 2024, 6:17pm Prep Sports

In the era of transfer portals and early signing periods, the tradition college signing day on the first Wednesday in February has become largely ceremonial. Read story

Just a sample of the holiday basketball brackets area high school teams are a part of in this final week of 2023.

Tim Martinez: Area teams get their fill of holiday basketball tournaments

December 26, 2023, 7:08pm Latest News

It’s the season for holiday basketball tournaments, with several high school teams participating in events both near and far. Read story

Evergreen wrestling coach Jake Wilcox (center) used his marketing skills to land a sponsor for the Pac Coast Championships and a new venue in the Clark County Event Center at the fairgrounds in Ridgefield.

Martinez: Pac Coast wrestling will be bigger and better

December 19, 2023, 7:05pm Latest News

After Jake Wilcox took over the Pacific Coast Championships wrestling tournament last year, he received plenty of positive feedback from other coaches. Read story

Prairie football could feel the squeeze if the 3A school is reclassified by the WIAA as a 4A school for 2024-25.

Tim Martinez: Reclassification still murky for some 4A, 3A schools

December 12, 2023, 7:05pm Latest News

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released updated enrollment numbers last week that will be used for the reclassification of schools for the 2024-25 school. Read story