Stories by Meg Wochnick

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Union's Tobias Merriweather roars as he crosses the finish line as champion of the 4A Boys 200 with a personal best time of 21.80 seconds at the 4A/3A/2A State Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

State 4A/3A/2A track: Union’s Merriweather caps off career with title on the track

May 28, 2022, 7:12pm Prep Sports

Double-bandaged and all, Tobias Merriweather had the heart of a champion all weekend, his father and Union High School’s sprints coach said. The teenager questioned if he’d be able to compete at all, much less his premier event — the 200 meters — at… Read story

Washougal's Jamie Maas strides toward the finish in the 2A Girls 800 at the 4A/3A/2A State Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 27, 2022, at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

State 4A/3A/2A track: A 1,600 specialist no more, Washougal’s Maas into the 2A 400, 800 finals

May 27, 2022, 7:59pm Prep Sports

That’s because her track and field specialty used to be the 1,600 meters. But that was before coaches at Washougal put her in the 400 meters out of necessity. And that was before new-found success followed in the 800, too. Read story

Columbia River's Daniel Barna pumps his fist after taking third in the 2A Boys 1600-meter run finals at the 2A/3A/4A State Track and Field Championships on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

State 4A/3A/2A track: Star-studded 1,600 field pushes Barna to third place

May 26, 2022, 8:28pm Prep Sports

Daniel Barna’s time of 4 minutes, 15.77 seconds in the star-studded 2A boys 1,600 meters field at Mount Tahoma Stadium led to a third-place finish on Thursday. Even sweeter was that the Columbia River senior passed two runners in the final 50 meters for a personal-best time by 3 seconds. Read story

Evergreen High School senior hurdler Grace Twiss takes a break at her school?s track Monday afternoon, May 23, 2022.

Evergreen’s Grace Twiss looking to clear some hurdles at state

May 25, 2022, 6:01am Newsletter

Three simple words hold strong for Grace Twiss when she steps into the starting blocks: run your race. Read story

Columbia River?s Alex Harris, left, after scoring his third goal of the match against Othello in the 2A state quarterfinal Saturday, May 22, 2022, at Kiggins Bowl.

Harris’ 10th hat trick helps lead Columbia River boys soccer into 2A state semifinals

May 21, 2022, 7:35pm Prep Sports

Hats and Alex Harris go hand-in-hand for Columbia River High boys soccer. Read story

Evergreen golfer Hilary Yoon dreams of a course to citizenship

Evergreen High School senior golfer Hilary Yoon is pictured at Fairway Village Golf Course on Thursday afternoon, April 28, 2022.

May 7, 2022, 6:01am Latest News

Hilary Yoon’s had a typical American upbringing, yet grew up knowing she isn’t a United States citizen. Now, she’s fighting for her legal future as a Documented Dreamer and navigating how to remain in a country she considers home. Read story

Finding solutions to struggles: Trying times for Fort Vancouver Trappers

The Fort Vancouver girls basketball team huddles for a cheer during a timeout in a December nonleague contest against 1B Columbia Adventist. The Trappers went 2-15 last winter playing a modified schedule of league and independent opponents. The girls soccer program also played a modified schedule of subvarsity opponents and varsity opponents in lower classifications.

May 1, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

It has been months since Kaeleb Cvitkovich quarterbacked Fort Vancouver High School’s football team, but the junior is quick to point out the 50-42 defeat last October to Columbia High of White Salmon as his favorite memory. Read story