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Varsity360: Pitching a new format for the state basketball tournamentvideo icon

February 27, 2025, 6:00am Multimedia

Tim Martinez has an idea for a format change to the state basketball tournament that would lessen travel and improve the experience. Plus, we look ahead to this weekend's opening round games and look back at the Mat Classic state wrestling championships. Read story

King's Way Christian's Bridget Quinn (3) and Addison Bagley (34) defend Joella Posini of Columbia-White Salmon during a Class 1A District 4 girls basketball winner-to-state game on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Centralia High School.

1A district girls basketball: King’s Way Christian celebrates state berth with 31-24 win over Columbiavideo icon

King's Way Christian's Bridget Quinn (3) and Addison Bagley (34) defend Joella Posini of Columbia-White Salmon during a Class 1A District 4 girls basketball winner-to-state game on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Centralia High School.

February 22, 2025, 11:55pm Prep Sports

A three-sport athlete at King’s Way Christian, senior Bridget Quinn has played a part in multiple state-qualifying Knights teams. As of Saturday, Quinn will soon be adding girls basketball to that list of state-level accomplishments. King’s Way secured its place in the Class 1A girls basketball state tournament… Read story

Seton Catholic girls basketball players celebrate after winning the Class 1A District 4 girls basketball championship game 46-32 against Montesano on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Centralia High School.

1A district girls basketball: Seton Catholic climbs past Montesano to capture program’s first district titlevideo icon

Seton Catholic girls basketball players celebrate after winning the Class 1A District 4 girls basketball championship game 46-32 against Montesano on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Centralia High School.

February 22, 2025, 11:32pm Prep Sports

The Seton Catholic girls basketball team got a spark from an unexpected turn of events in Saturday’s Class 1A district championship game. When Seton’s Hailey Hammerstrom and Riley Seymer each picked up their fourth foul minutes apart in the third quarter against Montesano, sending the team’s starting frontcourt… Read story

Seton Catholic's Kaiden Wilson (24) shoots against Fort Vancouver's Samuel Howard (2) during the Class 1A District 4 boys basketball championship game on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Centralia High School.

1A district boys basketball: Seton Catholic repeats as district champion with 54-46 win over Fort Vancouvervideo icon

Seton Catholic's Kaiden Wilson (24) shoots against Fort Vancouver's Samuel Howard (2) during the Class 1A District 4 boys basketball championship game on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Centralia High School.

February 22, 2025, 9:30pm Prep Sports

Big-game experience prepared the Seton Catholic boys basketball team for an atmosphere like Saturday. The reigning Class 1A District 4 champions, who placed sixth at last year’s 1A state tournament for the first time in program history, successfully defended their district title with a 54-46 win over Trico… Read story

Carly Christ (left) of Union hugs teammate Gabriella Howard after Howard competed in the vault at the 4A state gymnastics meet at Sammamish High School in Bellevue on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

State gymnastics: Union teammates Gabriella Howard, Carly Christ stand together on the podiumvideo icon

Carly Christ (left) of Union hugs teammate Gabriella Howard after Howard competed in the vault at the 4A state gymnastics meet at Sammamish High School in Bellevue on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

February 22, 2025, 4:55pm Prep Sports

The Union teammates placed second and third on the vault and Christ added a third-place finish on the bars as the Titans capped their season. Read story

Prairie’s Faith Tarrant shows off how many titles she ends her Falcons’ career with at Mat Classic XXXVI on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Tacoma Dome. Tarrant became Clark County’s first four-time state champion and the 24th in Mat Classic history.

4A-3A Girls Mat Classic: Prairie’s Faith Tarrant becomes Clark County’s first four-time wrestling champ

Prairie’s Faith Tarrant shows off how many titles she ends her Falcons’ career with at Mat Classic XXXVI on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Tacoma Dome. Tarrant became Clark County’s first four-time state champion and the 24th in Mat Classic history.

February 22, 2025, 2:26am Multimedia

Faith Tarrant now stands alone. But it’s not lonely at the top for the first wrestler, boy or girl, from Clark County to become a four-time state champion. Read story

Mylee Thompson (2) and Layla Senderson (10) celebrate after Mountain View's 54-44 win over Bellarmine Prep in a 3A bi-district winner-to-state girls basketball playoff at Bellarmine Prep High School in Tacoma on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

‘Sheer will’ helps Mountain View girls clinch program’s first state playoff berth since 2001video icon

Mylee Thompson (2) and Layla Senderson (10) celebrate after Mountain View's 54-44 win over Bellarmine Prep in a 3A bi-district winner-to-state girls basketball playoff at Bellarmine Prep High School in Tacoma on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

February 21, 2025, 10:31pm Prep Sports

The Mountain View girls basketball team came to Tacoma on Friday knowing it had two chances to clinch its the program’s first state-playoff berth in 24 years. After letting a golden opportunity to clinch that berth slip away last weekend,  the Thunder didn’t want to leave anything to… Read story

The Columbia River defense swarms W.F. West's Julia Dalan (44) during the 2A District IV girls basketball title game at Kelso High School on Feb. 22, 2025. W.F. West won, 59-28.

2A girls: W.F. West too much for Columbia River in district title gamevideo icon

The Columbia River defense swarms W.F. West's Julia Dalan (44) during the 2A District IV girls basketball title game at Kelso High School on Feb. 22, 2025. W.F. West won, 59-28.

February 21, 2025, 9:35pm Prep Sports

Despite a 31-point loss in Friday’s 2A District IV girls basketball title game, there’s a lot the Columbia River Rapids are taking away from a district title-game defeat.  What tops that list from the Rapids’ 59-28 loss to W.F. West? Senior Peyton Dukes explains. … Read story

Economists Scott Bailey, from left, Mike Wilkerson, Emily Robertson and Matthew Gardner sit on a panel moderated by The Columbian’s Editor Will Campbell during The Columbian’s Economic Forecast event Thursday at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

Experts split on what’s to come for Clark County’s economyvideo icon

Economists Scott Bailey, from left, Mike Wilkerson, Emily Robertson and Matthew Gardner sit on a panel moderated by The Columbian’s Editor Will Campbell during The Columbian’s Economic Forecast event Thursday at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

February 21, 2025, 1:05pm Business

A panel of economists was split Thursday afternoon over their optimism for Clark County in the coming years. Read story

Ridgefield players and students celebrate a 51-50 win over Tumwater in a Class 2A District 4 boys basketball winner-to-state game on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Woodland High School.

2A district boys basketball: Fueled by defeat, Ridgefield breaks through for 2A state berth against Tumwatervideo icon

Ridgefield players and students celebrate a 51-50 win over Tumwater in a Class 2A District 4 boys basketball winner-to-state game on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Woodland High School.

February 21, 2025, 1:24am Prep Sports

This time last year, the Ridgefield boys basketball team left a quiet locker room at Woodland High School still stinging from a season-ending defeat. On Thursday, the Spudders sprinted to center court in the same gym to celebrate their biggest win of the season. The contrast of those… Read story