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Union senior Yanni Fassilis stands for a portrait Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Union High School. Fassilis is The Columbian???s All-Region boys basketball player of the year.

All-Region boys basketball: Yanni Fassilis, Union

Union senior Yanni Fassilis stands for a portrait Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Union High School. Fassilis is The Columbian???s All-Region boys basketball player of the year.

March 18, 2023, 7:35pm Latest News

Even Yanni Fassilis was surprised by how quickly the results of his work came to fruition. Read story

Atlanta United defender Caleb Wiley (26) scored a goal as the 18-year-old helped his team to a 5-1 win over the Portland Timbers on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Atlanta.

Timbers can’t keep up with red-hot Atlanta, fall 5-1

Atlanta United defender Caleb Wiley (26) scored a goal as the 18-year-old helped his team to a 5-1 win over the Portland Timbers on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Atlanta.

March 18, 2023, 7:12pm Soccer

Teenage defender Caleb Wiley scored again, Thiago Almada added a goal and two assists and Atlanta United added to the best start in club history with a 5-1 romp over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Read story

Edmonton Oilers left wing Evander Kane (91) trips on the stick of Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (24) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Seattle.

Evander Kane’s hat trick lifts Oilers past Kraken 6-4

Edmonton Oilers left wing Evander Kane (91) trips on the stick of Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (24) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Seattle.

March 18, 2023, 4:46pm National Sports

Evander Kane recorded his second hat trick of the season and the Edmonton Oilers gained some cushion in the Western Conference playoff chase with a 6-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Read story

Florida Gulf Coast's Kierra Adams shoots against Washington State's Astera Tuhina during the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Villanova, Pa.

FGCU gets bounces to bounce Washington State from NCAA women’s tournament

Florida Gulf Coast's Kierra Adams shoots against Washington State's Astera Tuhina during the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Villanova, Pa.

March 18, 2023, 2:44pm College

Maddie Antenucci’s 3-pointer bounced four times before going through the net as part of her game-changing spree from beyond the arc that sent 12th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast into the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 74-63 win Saturday over No. 5-seed Washington State. Read story

Mississippi forward Snudda Collins (5) shoots a 3-pointer against Gonzaga guard Brynna Maxwell (22) during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Stanford, Calif., Friday, March 17, 2023.

Gonzaga women smothered by Mississippi defense in NCAA Tournament loss

Mississippi forward Snudda Collins (5) shoots a 3-pointer against Gonzaga guard Brynna Maxwell (22) during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Stanford, Calif., Friday, March 17, 2023.

March 17, 2023, 10:45pm College

Snudda Collins knew exactly how many shots she had missed, having carefully kept track of her stat lines through the Southeastern Conference Tournament: 0 for 22. Read story

Prep highlights: Ridgefield softball thumps defending state champion Tumwater 14-1

March 17, 2023, 10:36pm Prep Sports

With a 14-1 win over defending Class 2A state champion Tumwater, it was an opening day to remember for the Ridgefield softball team Friday. Read story

High school scoreboard, results from Friday, March 17

March 17, 2023, 10:33pm Prep Sports

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) BASEBALL Lakeside at Camas, 1 p.m. Skyview at Kennewick, 11 a.m. Union at Bonney Lake, 11 a.m. Battle Ground at Clackamas (Ore.), noon TBD at Ridgefield, 10 a.m. at RORC University Prep at Columbia River, 4:30 p.m. Fort Vancouver at Seaside (Ore.), DH, noon Stevenson… Read story

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, left, prepares to shoot a basket over Portland Trail Blazers forwards Cam Reddish, center, and Drew Eubanks, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, March 17, 2023.

Celtics hold off Trail Blazers 126-112

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, left, prepares to shoot a basket over Portland Trail Blazers forwards Cam Reddish, center, and Drew Eubanks, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, March 17, 2023.

March 17, 2023, 9:50pm Blazers

Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics withstood a late Portland rally for a 126-112 victory over the struggling Trail Blazers on Friday night. Read story