Prairie volleyball into state semifinals
Three other Clark County teams go 1-1 at 4A, 3A events
At times Friday, the only thing that could stop the Prairie High School volleyball team was the Prairie High School volleyball team.
River VB rolls into 3A state tourney
Volleyball highlights busy weekend of championship play for high schools
After rolling to the championship in the bi-district volleyball tournament last week, Columbia River might not be able to sneak up on foes this weekend.
Greg Jayne: For this column, I gave 110 percent
Greg Jayne: Commentary
One of the earliest lessons of journalism school is that you should avoid cliches in your writing.
1A football: Woodland advances to state convincingly
Beavers find many motivations in thumping Tenino
WOODLAND -- They found inspiration in a loss the previous week. So when the Woodland Beavers came away from their Class 1A district playoff Friday with a 28-3 victory over Tenino, there were several levels of satisfaction to be found.
McDonagh making big strides at PSU
Skyview grad steps into starting role as freshman
It hasn't taken Portland State's opponents long to learn what Clark County high schools knew the past couple years.
Greg Jayne: Season-opening victory gives Blazers some hope
It is tempting, yet perilous, to read too much into the first game of an interminable NBA season. There are, after all, only 81 more to go.
Greg Jayne: James still has winning formula
Greg Jayne: Commentary
Every college football program goes through good cycles and bad cycles; it's just that each school has a different paradigm through which it defines "good" and "bad."
La Center hangs on in the end to win Trico title
Wildcats will host Elma next week in district playoff
WOODLAND -- With a league title and an unbeaten regular season up for grabs Friday, La Center relied upon its sure hands.
Greg Jayne: Title IX brings out the gadflies
Greg Jayne: Commentary
According to Webster, a gadfly is "a person who stimulates or annoys, especially by persistent criticism." And Herb Dempsey is perfectly fine with that description.
Greg Jayne: Seahawks' Wilson got the one chance he needed
Greg Jayne: Commentary
Because New England — big, bad, Super-Bowl-or-bust New England — couldn't land a knockout punch, the Seattle Seahawks danced away with a 24-23 victory.
4A GSHL football: Heritage 12, Battle Ground 7
Heritage stopped Battle Ground from inside the 1-yard line on the final two plays of the game Friday, coming away with a 12-7 victory.
GREG JAYNE: Of champagne dreams and court-storming wishes
Greg Jayne: Commentary
In truth, it was reminiscent of the High Five'n White Guys.
Offense joins the party, Spudders pull away
Ridgefield outscores Washougal 42-0 in the second half
It took awhile, but Ridgefield's offense caught up with its defense Friday.
Blazers on defense as camp opens
Portland to put emphasis on defending this year
TUALATIN, Ore. -- The problem is easy to identify.
JAYNE: Defense can add grit to Pac-12
Greg Jayne: Commentary
Steve Sarkisian better be careful. Any more quips like that and he'll get himself kicked out of the club.
Mountain View running backs just do it
Efficient offense by Thunder runs over Prairie, 49-21
In the second half of a 49-21 win over Prairie, Mountain View rushed for 384 yards en route to a Class 3A Greater St. Helens League victory. The Thunder finished with 483 yards on the ground, led by 234 from Austin Mace and 166 from Falls.
JAYNE: Not all athletes choose to move
Greg Jayne: Commentary
It seems, sometimes, as though high school is the new college.
Mountain View can't outgrind Peninsula
Time-consuming drives too much for Thunder
Mountain View had the right formula Friday, but the math just didn't add up.
Greg Jayne: Arena deal is overdue good news for Seattle
Commentary: Greg Jayne
They were due for some good news. Goodness knows, they were due. Seattle sports fans have spent the past couple years feeling like the early worm that has an unfortunate encounter with the early bird. The Seahawks, Mariners, and Huskies have ranged from dreadful to bland; the Sonics have been relegated to the dust bin of history.
Non-league football: Enumclaw 54, Heritage 35
Enumclaw 54, Heritage 35
Mountain View grinds out victory over Evergreen
Thunder pull away to beat Evergreen, 38-21
The Thunder rushed for an efficient 210 yards in the contest and pulled away in the fourth quarter Friday for a 38-21 non-league victory over Evergreen at McKenzie Stadium.
Greg Jayne: As far as your TV goes, it's Vancouver, Ore.
It's like an alternate universe. You wake up in the morning in Vancouver, safely across the river from Portland, and flip on the TV hoping to watch the newly minted Pac-12 Networks. You expect to see the Washington version of the Pac-12 Networks, aware that the conference's effort to take over the world consists of seven -- yes, seven! -- different channels. And instead, you are reminded that Comcast thinks Clark County is in Oregon.
Frankly, QB leads Columbia River past Heritage
Frank racks up 400 yards, five TDs in Chieftains' win
Quarterback Clayton Frank accounted for more than 400 yards of offense and five touchdowns Friday for Columbia River.
By the Numbers: Trade may have been too late for resurgent Seattle
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
As the Mariners become the talk of Seattle again, one lingering question remains: What if they had the foresight to give up on Ichiro and Justin Smoak when they should have?
JAYNE: Cost can be high for gold medals
Greg Jayne: Commentary
If there's one thing the Games of London taught me, it's that I am (weep) failing as a parent.
By the Numbers: Perfect games aren't as common as 2012 indicates
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
When Felix Hernandez became the 23rd of 403,656 pitchers to throw a perfect game, well, it was rather unusual.
By the Numbers: No. 1 picks often reveal crapshoot nature of draft
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Unlike the NBA and the NFL, baseball's draft often is a crapshoot.
Vancouver fencer just misses Olympic medal
Seth Kelsey scored upset to make medal round
Seth Kelsey loses tight bouts in semifinals and medal round.
By the Numbers: Despite lack of spectacular numbers, Ichiro belongs in Hall
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Does Ichiro, based solely on his accomplishments on the field, belong in the Hall of Fame? Is he one of the 200 or so best players in major-league history?
Local Olympians cherish role
Patterson, Kelsey head to London for Summer Olympics; Vancouver man recalls '48 Games
Among the thousands of words that could be used to describe the Olympic experience, Seth Kelsey sums it up with a handful:
Jayne: Patterson won't be felled by bad knee
Greg Jayne: Commentary
Kara Patterson is thinking positively. She's upbeat. She's focused. She's determined to make lemons out of lemonade.
By the Numbers: Hitting at Safeco might be in Mariners' heads
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Believe it or not, there is some good news about the Mariners' offense.
Jayne: Fire up the DeLorean, we're going back in time
What sports would we change if we could go back in time?
By the Numbers: Rumor has it there's still baseball in Kansas City
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Unlike most versions of baseball's All-Star Game, Tuesday's edition is destined to be historic. It will, after all, remind America that there is a major-league team in Kansas City.
Patterson locks up 2nd Olympic trip
Vancouver native places 2nd in javelin final
Skyview High School graduate Kara Patterson wrapped up her second trip to the Olympics on Sunday, finishing second in the women’s javelin at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Jayne: Playoff plan still has questions unanswered
Greg Jayne: Commentary
It was a decision destined to alter life as we know it in the United States, a monumental ruling that challenges decades of precedence.
By the Numbers: MVP awards have gone to some unlikely candidates
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Who are the worst of the best among basball's MVPs?
By the numbers: MVP awards have gone to some unlikely candidates
Commentary: Greg Jayne
So, yes, the list of baseball MVPs reads like a Who’s Who. But it also reads like a Who’s That? Because over the years — or at least since the award was first presented in its current format in 1931 — the occasional doppelganger has snuck in there to earn the award.
Efraimson sixth in elite 1-mile race
Camas runner learns from being on the big stage
Alexa Efraimson, a sophomore-to-be at Camas High School, finished sixth in a field of nine in the Nike Elite mile run.
Patterson advances to final — and more
Skyview High grad tops javelin qualifying
Kara Patterson, 26, qualified for the finals of the women’s javelin at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field on Friday.
By the Numbers: Bunting in baseball can be downright medieval
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Let's start with the thesis statement: The bunt rarely is a wise strategy at the major-league level.
Jayne: Don't fret, Blazer fans; it could be worse
Greg Jayne: Commentary
As far as traumatic weeks go for Northwest sports, this past one scored about an 8 on a scale of 10.
By the Numbers: Moneyball helped let undervalued stat out of the bag
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
In retrospect, Billy Beane might have been his own worst enemy.
Jayne: NBA titles not easy to come by
Greg Jayne: Commentary
After years of studying scientific research and compiling anecdotal evidence, I have reached a conclusion: Middle age begins at 47.
Union's Sork breaks state mark in 800
Time at all-star meet gives him nation's top ranking
Not even Tanner Sork could believe what he had accomplished.
By the Numbers: Rivera's No. 1, but is he best among all the positions?
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Let's get this out of the way: Mariano Rivera is the best closer in the history of baseball.
Jayne: Keller wins, and still seeks more
Greg Jayne: Commentary
Even when throwing 227 feet, 11 inches, a distance that most high school throwers couldn't reach in 1 1/2 tosses, Sean Keller expects more of himself.
4A track: Fuller gives notice at state
Union freshman wins 800, places second in 1,600
Alexis Fuller, a freshman from Union High School, won the girls 800-meter race Saturday in her debut at the Class 4A state track and field meet at Mount Tahoma High School.
3A track: DeBellis caps career with another title
Efraimson gives Neale a run for her money in 800
Jennifer DeBellis, a senior from Columbia River, added to her vast and varied collection of state championship medals Saturday by winning the pole vault at the Class 3A state track and field meet.
