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Can Pacific lamprey numbers be restored in the Columbia River Basin? Yakama Nation biologists think so

October 19, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

Biologist Dave’y Lumley paced the shallow water at the mouth of the Lewis River on an overcast morning late last month. With each step, she carefully scanned the water in… Read story

Second-half turnaround powers Evergreen football past Prairie for 36-7 win

October 19, 2024, 12:12am Football

Plagued by slow starts in recent weeks, the Evergreen football team saw a similar trend against Prairie on Friday. But a brilliant stretch of play in the second half allowed… Read story

Florian Berani (58) of Mountain View signals that the Thunder recovered a fumble against Shelton in a 3A Greater St. Helens League football game at McKenzie Stadium on Fridayk, Oct. 18, 2024.

Jaden Brown scores four touchdowns as Mountain View’s defense leads Thunder to 37-7 win over Shelton.

October 18, 2024, 10:49pm Football

Jaden Brown rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns as Mountain View rolled past Shelton 37-7 in a 3A Greater St. Helens League game Friday at McKenzie Stadium. The Thunder defense held Shelton to 122 yards of total offense. Brown’s 1-yard touchdown run gave Mountain View a 7-0 lead in… Read story

Brooklynn Vickery holds the championship trophy as she celebrates with her Columbia River teammates after the Rapids beat Kelso in the District 4 3A/2A slowpitch softball championship game at Heritage High School on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

Columbia River slowpitch softball team hangs to beat Kelso 8-7 for second straight district title

October 17, 2024, 10:01pm Prep Sports

Rapids built 8-0 lead after three innings before holding on for win Read story

Varsity360: A peek into how we cover high school football

October 17, 2024, 6:00am Football

What goes into our coverage of high school football games on Friday night? The Columbian's Micah Rice and Will Denner talk about balancing reporting, video, photography and taking stats as we cover your favorite teams. They also share their backgrounds as reporters and how they got into sports journalism. Read story

Skyview's Kenzie Lakin (13) is greeted by teammates Jordyn Pagette, left, and Jaslyn Ausmus, center, after hitting a game-tying home run against Union in game one of the Class 4A district slowpitch softball championship series on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Evergreen High School.

Skyview performs in the clutch against Union to win 4A district slowpitch softball title

October 16, 2024, 11:08pm Prep Sports

Defeating an opponent more than once in the same season, as the Skyview slowpitch team learned, is easier said than done. How about four times? To clear that bar, the Storm clawed back from multiple deficits against an imposing Union team to win the Class 4A district championship best-of-three series… Read story

Political newcomer candidates for Clark County Council District 3 differ but share priorities, goals

Wil Fuentes, left, and Churck Keplar are vying for the Clark County Council District 3 seat.

About the only thing District 3 Clark County Council candidates Chuck Keplar and Wil Fuentes have in common is that both are relative political newcomers. Keplar has lived in Clark County for 24 years, while Fuentes moved here a few years ago after graduating with a master’s degree from Western… Read story