July 15, 2024, 4:43pm Editor's Choice Subscriber Exclusive
Retirement has taken David Long out of Columbia River’s J. Hoover Gymnasium, but you can’t take Columbia River away from its former longtime boys basketball coach. Read story
July 9, 2024, 6:04am Latest News
As Camas High’s boys basketball career scoring leader and owner of other program records in just three seasons, point guard Beckett Currie has played his final game for the Papermakers. Read story
April 24, 2024, 12:22pm Latest News
As a Battle Ground native, James Ensley takes pride in returning to a place that impacted him not just in athletics, but why he became an educator and coach. Read story
March 21, 2024, 10:02am Podcasts
The Columbian’s Micah Rice and Will Denner unveil the All-Region boys and girls basketball teams and discuss what made each player special during the 2023-24 season. Read story
March 1, 2024, 7:08pm Latest News
Papermakers face Gonzaga Prep at 5 p.m. Saturday in rematch of Opening Round game Read story
March 1, 2024, 6:51pm Prep Sports
Sumner’s Lainee Houillon is a two-time South Puget Sound League North Division MVP, a 1,000-point career scorer and the Spartans’ all-around leader. On Friday in the Class 4A state girls basketball semifinals, Camas’ vaunted perimeter defense largely neutralized the Spartans’ senior guard as a scorer and… Read story
March 1, 2024, 4:37pm Prep Sports
Columbia River lost to Archbishop Murphy 46-32 in a Class 2A loser-out consolation game Friday at the Yakima Valley SunDome. But a quarterfinal berth under new head coach Tuileisu Anderson has the Rapids grateful for this season and excited for the future. Read story
March 1, 2024, 3:24pm Prep Sports
The Storm will play in fourth-place game Saturday, guaranteed of earning a state trophy Read story
March 1, 2024, 3:03pm Prep Sports
The Cougars will head back to Vancouver with the first state trophy in program history. That was ensured Friday when Seton Catholic beat Riverside 49-40 in a loser-out consolation game at the Yakima Valley SunDome. Read story
March 1, 2024, 1:55pm Prep Sports
Columbia Adventist could not overcome cold shooting in the first half and lost to Moses Lake Christian 62-42 in a fourth-place semifinal game Friday at the Class 1B boys basketball state tournament in Spokane. The Kodiaks shot 4 of 26 from the field in the first half as Moses Lake… Read story