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Washougal senior Chloe Johnson (0) sets up the Panthers’ offense during a game against Ridgefield on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at Ridgefield High School.

Washougal’s Chloe Johnson battles chronic knee injuries to return to basketball

Washougal senior Chloe Johnson (0) sets up the Panthers’ offense during a game against Ridgefield on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at Ridgefield High School.

January 25, 2023, 8:00am Prep Sports

When the calendar flipped to basketball season, Chloe Johnson’s willpower won out. Nothing, not even a chronic injury, prevented her from playing one last season with Washougal. Read story

Evergreen sophomore Adrian Wright, right, dribbles down the court Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, during the Plainsmens’ 64-55 win against Heritage at Heritage High School.

Evergreen girls basketball team wins overtime thriller over Heritagevideo icon

Evergreen sophomore Adrian Wright, right, dribbles down the court Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, during the Plainsmens’ 64-55 win against Heritage at Heritage High School.

January 20, 2023, 11:15pm Prep Sports

The Fieldhouse at Evergreen High School was rocking on Friday night as the crowd rallied behind another win for the Plainsmen girls basketball team. A program with many losing seasons in years past has had a lot of things to celebrate this season. Evergreen won its 11th game of the… Read story

La Center’s Logan Rainey, right, looks to move the ball in the first half of a Trico League boys basketball game against Castle Rock on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at La Center High School.

La Center boys come back from 11-point deficit to down Castle Rock

La Center’s Logan Rainey, right, looks to move the ball in the first half of a Trico League boys basketball game against Castle Rock on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at La Center High School.

January 18, 2023, 11:30pm Prep Sports

Solving Castle Rock’s active, oppurtunistic defense was a task La Center had trouble with for three quarters of Wednesday’s Trico League boys basketball matchup. But in the final eight minutes, the Wildcats played a trump card in the form of sophomore guard Logan Rainey. Trailing Castle Rock… Read story

Seton Catholic basketball players Anna Mooney (12), Keira Williams (1) and Hannah Jo Hammerstrom (14) have the team off to a successful start.

Senior trio of Mooney, Williams, Hammerstrom spark Seton Catholic girls basketball

Seton Catholic basketball players Anna Mooney (12), Keira Williams (1) and Hannah Jo Hammerstrom (14) have the team off to a successful start.

January 16, 2023, 9:54pm Prep Sports

Anna Mooney hasn’t seen a dynamic quite like the one developing within this year’s Seton Catholic girls basketball team, and specifically, its group of seniors. Read story

King’s Way Christian’s Jamison Duke (23) releases a jump shot during a Trico League boys basketball game against Seton Catholic on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, in Vancouver.

King’s Way Christian boys prevail over Trico League rival Seton Catholic in overtimevideo icon

King’s Way Christian’s Jamison Duke (23) releases a jump shot during a Trico League boys basketball game against Seton Catholic on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, in Vancouver.

January 12, 2023, 11:51pm Multimedia

When experience matters most in close games, the veteran King’s Way Christian boys basketball team has plenty to draw from. Despite trailing Seton Catholic for much of the second half and overtime Thursday in the Cougars’ packed gymnasium, the Knights delivered the most consequential plays with the game on the… Read story

Columbia River senior Kinzi Drake, left, grabs a loose ball before Ridgefield senior Megan Weber on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, during the Rapids’ 41-39 win against Ridgefield at Ridgefield High School.

Defense fuels Columbia River girls basketball team to 8-0 start in 2A GSHLvideo icon

Columbia River senior Kinzi Drake, left, grabs a loose ball before Ridgefield senior Megan Weber on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, during the Rapids’ 41-39 win against Ridgefield at Ridgefield High School.

January 10, 2023, 11:30pm Prep Sports

As a squad often wreaking havoc defensively, it was fitting for the Columbia River girls basketball team to finish off a hard-fought road win Tuesday by getting a stop. After Ridgefield’s Elizabeth Swift banked in a 3-pointer while drawing a foul and River missed two free throws on… Read story

Union senior Yanni Fassilis, right, hangs off the rim after a dunk Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, during the Titans’ 61-41 win against Skyview at Union High School.

Union grabs much-needed 4A GSHL boys basketball win over Skyviewvideo icon

Union senior Yanni Fassilis, right, hangs off the rim after a dunk Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, during the Titans’ 61-41 win against Skyview at Union High School.

January 6, 2023, 11:16pm Prep Sports

A win like Friday’s is one the Union boys basketball team hopes can get them back on track. After dropping 4A Greater St. Helens League games to Battle Ground and Camas, the Titans bounced back with a 61-41 win over the Storm that sets them up for the back half… Read story

Camas sophomore Beckett Currie (1) plays in a basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, against Union at Camas High School.

Basketball is Camas sophomore Beckett Currie’s single-minded focus

Camas sophomore Beckett Currie (1) plays in a basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, against Union at Camas High School.

January 5, 2023, 8:00pm Prep Sports

While pondering his potential on the basketball court, Beckett Currie’s mind is filled with constant questions. Read story

Camas sophomore Keirra Thompson, right, and Union sophomore Layla Senderson fight for a loose ball during Tuesday's 4A Greater St. Helens League game at Camas. The Papermakers went on to win 63-52.

Camas girls basketball team passes another big test by holding off Union

Camas sophomore Keirra Thompson, right, and Union sophomore Layla Senderson fight for a loose ball during Tuesday's 4A Greater St. Helens League game at Camas. The Papermakers went on to win 63-52.

January 3, 2023, 9:23pm Prep Sports

The Camas girls basketball team's 63-52 win over rival Union in a key 4A Greater St. Helens League matchup on Tuesday, tested the Papermakers after they built an 18-point halftime lead and saw it whittled down to five as the Titans drained eight 3-pointers in the third quarter. Read story

Union’s Jordan Jimenez, left, tries to flip Elliot Mauck of Westview on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, at the Pacific Coast Wrestling Championships at Hudson’s Bay High School. Jimenez won the 126-pound bout by fall.

Union’s Jordin Jimenez climbs to new heights by winning Pacific Coast Championships

Union’s Jordan Jimenez, left, tries to flip Elliot Mauck of Westview on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, at the Pacific Coast Wrestling Championships at Hudson’s Bay High School. Jimenez won the 126-pound bout by fall.

December 30, 2022, 11:29pm Prep Sports

The Pacific Coast Championships are capable of humbling a wrestler at any level, even a state champion. Or, in the case of Union’s Jordin Jimenez, the star-studded tournament can propel others forward. The Titans senior was the lone grappler from Clark County to win a title, let alone reach the… Read story