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Camas' Sophie Buzzard (2) goes up for 2 against Kamryn Huttenlocker (4) of Auburn during the first half of the 4A girls consolation game against Auburn. Auburn won 58-53, on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Tacoma Dome.

4A girls state basketball: Emotions hit Camas as season ends Friday in loss to Auburn

March 7, 2025, 3:19pm Prep Sports

Emotions hit Scott Thompson before entering the locker room to address his team for the final time. Before this season ended in Saturday’s 58-53 loss to Auburn in the 4A girls consolation round, Thompson long planned to make 2024-25 his final year as Camas High’s girls basketball coach. Read story

Madison Lee (1) of Seton Catholic and Emmaria Mendoza (10) chase after the ball during a consolation round game in the Class 1A girls basketball state tournament on Friday, March 7, 2025 in Yakima.

1A girls state basketball: Naches Valley rally ends Seton Catholic’s season

March 7, 2025, 3:02pm Prep Sports

The Seton Catholic girls basketball team’s season came to an end Friday with a 64-61 loss to Naches Valley in the consolation round of the Class 1A state tournament. It was a tough defeat for the team looking to secure the first state trophy in program history. The… Read story

Seton Catholic's Brady Angelo (3) goes up for a shot against Meridian's Pierce Brzozowski (23) during a Class 1A boys basketball state fourth-place semifinal game on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Yakima SunDome.

1A boys state basketball: Seton Catholic suffers 68-48 season-ending loss to Meridian

March 7, 2025, 3:00pm Prep Sports

Another day, another double-digit deficit. In each of its two previous Class 1A state tournament games, the Seton Catholic boys basketball team made a habit of falling behind early only to come back with a vengeance down the stretch. By Friday, the Cougars ran out of gas. No. Read story

Seton Catholic’s Lance Lee, center, gathers the ball on a drive against Zillah’s Dekker Van De Graaf (26) and Julian Calzada, right, during the Class 1A state quarterfinal game on Thursday at Yakima SunDome. Seton’s comeback fell just short as the Cougars lost 61-59.

State basketball notebook: Trust, experience fuels resilient Seton Catholic boys team

March 7, 2025, 1:36pm Prep Sports

Few teams at the state basketball tournament can nearly mount two big comebacks on back-to-back days. Read story

Cade Washington of Camas looks for an opening down low during the first half of Friday's 4A boys consolation game against Auburn.

4A boys state basketball: Camas’ early-morning energy leads to consolation win over Auburn

March 7, 2025, 11:38am Prep Sports

Nobody said breakfast basketball was easy, but the Camas Papermakers made it look that way Friday. Dominating from start to finish against Auburn in Friday’s first game of the day, the Papermakers rolled to a 64-40 consolation victory to advance to play for a… Read story

4A girls state basketball: Sumner too much for Camas in 4A state quarterfinals

Camas guard Sophie Buzzard (20) skies high for a jumper under the basket during the second half of Thursday's 4A state quarterfinal game against Sumner. Sumner won, 61-47.

March 6, 2025, 9:12pm Prep Sports

When it comes to facing teams with a size advantage, the Camas Papermakers often still find ways to score in the paint and make a dent on the glass. Thursday’s 4A state quarterfinal against Sumner wasn’t one of those games, however. Behind doubling up… Read story

2A girls state basketball: Reigning state champ Lynden clamps down on Columbia River in 59-20 defeat

Mikayla King (15) of Columbia River looks to pass while defended by Izzie Stephan (13) of Lynden during a quarterfinal game in the Class 2A girls basketball state tournament on Thursday, March 6, 2025 in Yakima.

March 6, 2025, 8:00pm Prep Sports

After a humbling defeat, the Columbia River girls basketball team quickly moved on with an elimination game looming in less than 24 hours. Still, the Rapids didn’t want to turn the page too fast after suffering a 59-20 loss to No. 1 seed Lynden, the reigning Class 2A… Read story