April 8, 2020, 7:34pm Football
As a first-time head coach in his first season at a new school, Dennis Herling is ready for the unique challenge that lies ahead of him. Read story
March 21, 2020, 5:00pm Newsletter
To most basketball players, a postseason award is a humbling honor, and a reflection of a season filled with successes. For Union High's Tanner Toolson, The Columbian's All-Region boys basketball player of the year, it symbolizes so much more. Read story
March 19, 2020, 4:01pm Latest News
If you’re Ellie Saunders and Jerrica Pachl, how do you top last year’s feat of standing atop the podium together as state champion and state runner-up? Read story
March 17, 2020, 3:31pm Prep Sports
Herling had been an assistant at Hudson's Bay Read story
March 14, 2020, 8:30pm Prep Sports
A two-time state participant but never-placer, Union's Kyle Brosius emerged as Class 4A’s 170-pound state champion. He went 45-1 and finished with a school-record 34 pins. Read story
February 28, 2020, 5:22pm Latest News
When Xavian Rushing hears the “Super Senior” chants directed at him, he cracks a smile. Rushing, the Cougars' leading scorer and rebounder, actually is a sixth-year high school student, and not ashamed of it. He's proud of how far he's come, and more importantly, where he's going. Read story
February 27, 2020, 1:02pm Podcasts
Preps reporters Meg Wochnick and Joshua Hart discuss each of the 12 state regional basketball games featuring local teams this weekend. They also give their thoughts on the team most likely to win a title, most likely to go on a surprise run and the most intriguing team to watch… Read story
February 22, 2020, 11:12pm Prep Sports
Union’s Kyle Brosius is a wrestling coach’s dream. Relentless work ethic, unrivaled desire and a never-quit attitude propelled Brosius to the top of the podium at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday. Read story
February 22, 2020, 10:18pm Prep Sports
Wildcats earn third straight district title with 91-85 win Read story
February 21, 2020, 11:11pm Prep Sports
When Pavel Kolsky came to Kelso as a foreign exchange student from the Czech Republic, he had no idea he’d be wrestling, let alone wrestling on Washington state’s biggest stage. Read story
