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Ridgefield junior Natalie Evans catches behind the plate to warm up a pitcher between innings of a baseball game between the Spudders and Battle Ground on Friday, March, 8, 2024, at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.

Natalie Evans is first girl to play in Ridgefield’s baseball program and is certain she won’t be the last

Ridgefield junior Natalie Evans catches behind the plate to warm up a pitcher between innings of a baseball game between the Spudders and Battle Ground on Friday, March, 8, 2024, at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.

April 13, 2024, 6:30am Newsletter

Without hesitation, Natalie Evans can point to the exact moment when baseball became a major part of her life. Read story

Ridgefield's Deven Savella, left, celebrates a run scored by stomping his foot at home plate during the Spudders' 2A Greater St. Helens League baseball game against Columbia River on Friday, March 29, 2024, at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.

Prep highlights: Ridgefield baseball outlasts Columbia River, 4-3, in 16 innings

Ridgefield's Deven Savella, left, celebrates a run scored by stomping his foot at home plate during the Spudders' 2A Greater St. Helens League baseball game against Columbia River on Friday, March 29, 2024, at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.

March 29, 2024, 10:02pm Prep Sports

With spring break on the horizon, the Ridgefield baseball team got its money’s worth in the final game of March. Ridgefield’s Colton Warren hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 16th inning to bring in Deven Savella for a walk-off, 4-3 win over Columbia River on Friday… Read story

Prep highlights: Ridgefield soccer rallies past Hockinson

March 21, 2024, 10:30pm Prep Sports

Ridgefield boys soccer rallied from a two-goal halftime deficit to beat Hockinson 4-3 with an own goal in overtime Thursday. Read story

Spring Athlete of the Week

Nominees for The Columbian 2023-24 Week 20 prep athlete of the week sponsored by Killer Burger

Spring Athlete of the Week

March 18, 2024, 9:08am Prep Sports

Nominees from Ridgefield, Mountain View, Union, Columbia River and Battle Ground Read story

Ridgefield&#039;s Jared Gottsch (7) slides into home plate to score the Spudders&#039; first run of a season-opening, non-league baseball game against Battle Ground on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.

Prep highlights: Ridgefield baseball opens season with walk-off win

Ridgefield&#039;s Jared Gottsch (7) slides into home plate to score the Spudders&#039; first run of a season-opening, non-league baseball game against Battle Ground on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.

March 8, 2024, 10:20pm Prep Sports

Deven Savella’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh gave Ridgefield baseball a 4-3 season-opening win over Battle Ground on Friday at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex. Read story

Columbia River's Emma Iniguez (20) drives against Ridgefield's Morgan Goode, left, during a Class 2A girls basketball state tournament game on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at the Yakima Valley SunDome.

Columbia River girls beat Ridgefield for third time to reach 2A quarterfinalsvideo icon

Columbia River's Emma Iniguez (20) drives against Ridgefield's Morgan Goode, left, during a Class 2A girls basketball state tournament game on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at the Yakima Valley SunDome.

February 28, 2024, 6:39pm Prep Sports

The Rapids beat Ridgefield 51-47 in the round of 12 at the Class 2A girls state basketball tournament at the Yakima Valley SunDome. It clinched Columbia River’s first trip to the state quarterfinals since 1998. Read story

Ridgefield senior Morgan Goode, right, shoots the ball Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, during the Spudders’ 59-46 win against Kingston in a 2A Opening Round game at Battle Ground High School.

Ridgefield’s 59-46 win over Kingston sends Spudders to Yakima

Ridgefield senior Morgan Goode, right, shoots the ball Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, during the Spudders’ 59-46 win against Kingston in a 2A Opening Round game at Battle Ground High School.

February 23, 2024, 9:46pm Prep Sports

New settings and surroundings have become an all-too-familiar story for Ridgefield High’s girls basketball team this season. So, too, are achieving more milestones and accomplishments.  Add one more to the list: Friday’s 59-46 victory team following its Class 2A girls Opening Round win… Read story

Ridgefield freshman Jalise Chatman entered the postseason leading the Spudders in scoring at 13.7 points per game.

Chatman sisters help Ridgefield girls basketball take next step

Ridgefield freshman Jalise Chatman entered the postseason leading the Spudders in scoring at 13.7 points per game.

February 23, 2024, 6:01am Latest News

As the two youngest in a family of 10 where basketball runs deep, Janessa Chatman and Jalise Chatman have also grown up knowing how hoops intersects with life. Read story

R.A. Long’s Payton Thill (1) goes up for a layup against Ridgefield defenders during a Class 2A District 4 winner-to-state boys basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at Woodland High School.

R.A. Long boys reach 2A state basketball tournament for third straight year with 51-36 defeat of Ridgefieldvideo icon

R.A. Long’s Payton Thill (1) goes up for a layup against Ridgefield defenders during a Class 2A District 4 winner-to-state boys basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at Woodland High School.

February 15, 2024, 10:21pm Prep Sports

While putting together back-to-back runs to the Class 2A boys basketball state tournament over the last two seasons, the R.A. Long boys basketball team saw the makings of an annual tradition. Securing a third straight state berth was made harder by finishing fourth in the 2A Greater St. Read story

The Ridgefield Spudders, shown here in a game earlier this season, earned their first state berth since the 2006-07 season after a 63-35 victory over Washougal in a winner-to-state district game Wednesday, Feb.

Ridgefield girls earn first state berth since 2007

The Ridgefield Spudders, shown here in a game earlier this season, earned their first state berth since the 2006-07 season after a 63-35 victory over Washougal in a winner-to-state district game Wednesday, Feb.

February 14, 2024, 10:26pm Prep Sports

The Ridgefield Spudders didn’t have to look far when it came to questions about the girls basketball program’s state tournament drought.  Because, as it turned out, head coach Lauren Hefflin was the best person to ask. She was the Spudders’ starting center on the… Read story