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Battle Ground baseball team plays ‘most complete game’ of the season in series-clinching win over Skyviewvideo icon

April 24, 2025, 9:46pm Prep Sports Updated 12 hours ago

The Battle Ground baseball team put together its top performance of the season at a time when the Tigers really needed it. That assessment, in the eyes of Battle Ground… Read story

Battle Ground, Prairie face possible ‘devastating’ defeat if levy fails to pass

April 12, 2025, 6:03am Latest News

Major cuts in Battle Ground Public Schools will have significant impacts on high school and middle school sports if voters reject the district’s Education Programs and Operations levy for a… Read story

Battle Ground’s James Gill pitches against Mount Vernon during the Baseballism PNW Kickoff Classic on Friday at Mountain View High School.

Prep notebook: Baseballism PNW Kickoff Classic showcases top baseball talent

Battle Ground’s James Gill pitches against Mount Vernon during the Baseballism PNW Kickoff Classic on Friday at Mountain View High School.

March 25, 2025, 7:07am Prep Sports

A chess match between two highly-ranked prospects Friday highlighted the talent on display at the Baseballism PNW Kickoff Classic. Read story

Trevor Person, assistant principal and athletic director at Battle Ground High School, presents a plaque to Maggie Blue Pete, daughter of Butch Blue, before a boys basketball game between Battle Ground and Camas at Battle Ground High School on Friday, Feb 7, 2025. The plaque will be placed behind the first chair on the bench at Battle Ground's bench, marking it in honor of the longtime Battle Ground basketball coach day, who passed away on Jan. 29 at the age of 78.

Martinez: Coach Butch Blue left a lasting impact at Battle Groundvideo icon

Trevor Person, assistant principal and athletic director at Battle Ground High School, presents a plaque to Maggie Blue Pete, daughter of Butch Blue, before a boys basketball game between Battle Ground and Camas at Battle Ground High School on Friday, Feb 7, 2025. The plaque will be placed behind the first chair on the bench at Battle Ground's bench, marking it in honor of the longtime Battle Ground basketball coach day, who passed away on Jan. 29 at the age of 78.

February 12, 2025, 7:05am Latest News

Tim Martinez: High school sports Read story

JJ Schoenlein of Skyview, top, and Simon Jarrell of Camas compete in the 175-pound championship match at the Class 4A District 4 wrestling championships on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at Union High School.

District Wrestling: Competition fierce for two Mat Classic berths in 4A

JJ Schoenlein of Skyview, top, and Simon Jarrell of Camas compete in the 175-pound championship match at the Class 4A District 4 wrestling championships on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at Union High School.

February 8, 2025, 6:24pm Prep Sports

Just two tickets. No second chances. The stakes were higher than in past years at the Class 4A District 4 championships Saturday at Union High School. Read story

Battle Ground basketball coach Butch Blue, right, on the bench with his team during the opening round of the 2002 WIAA 4A basketball tournament at the Tacoma Dome. Blue, whose coaching career at Battle Ground spanned four decades, died Friday, Jan.

Hall of Fame basketball coach Butch Blue dies at 78

Battle Ground basketball coach Butch Blue, right, on the bench with his team during the opening round of the 2002 WIAA 4A basketball tournament at the Tacoma Dome. Blue, whose coaching career at Battle Ground spanned four decades, died Friday, Jan.

February 3, 2025, 12:11pm Latest News

Butch Blue, a hall of fame and state champion coach, administrator and teacher, died on Friday after a battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 78. Read story

Winter athlete of the week (The Columbian files)

Nominees for The Columbian 2024-25 Week 15 prep athlete of the week

Winter athlete of the week (The Columbian files)

January 27, 2025, 7:30am Prep Sports Free

Here are the nominees for The Columbian 2024-25 Week 15 high school athlete of the week, sponsored by Killer Burger. Voting will continue until 7 p.m. Wednesday. To avoid vote manipulation, participants are being asked to log-in with their Columbian.com account or to sign-up for a free account before casting… Read story

Skyview head boys basketball coach Matt Gruhler, left, talks to the team Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, during the Storm’s 58-52 win against Battle Ground at Battle Ground High School.

Skyview boys basketball team fights back for 58-52 win against Battle Groundvideo icon

Skyview head boys basketball coach Matt Gruhler, left, talks to the team Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, during the Storm’s 58-52 win against Battle Ground at Battle Ground High School.

January 22, 2025, 11:37pm Prep Sports

After finishing sixth at last year's Class 4A state tournament with an impactful senior class led by Demaree Collins, the Storm have understandably gone through some growing pains this season. But while trying to build toward the best version of themselves, the Storm are still finding ways to win.  Read story

Girls basketball roundup: Battle Ground gets balanced scoring in 41-25 win over Heritage

December 13, 2024, 10:53pm Prep Sports

The Battle Ground girls basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak behind a balanced scoring effort in its 41-25 victory over Heritage on Friday. Charlotte Clarke led the Tigers (2-4 overall) with eight points, and the Tigers had five players — Marissa Loveall, Charlotte Jones, Lola Cooper, Delaynee Hibbs and… Read story

Prep Roundup: Battle Ground boys basketball finishes strong against Heritage

December 5, 2024, 11:20pm Prep Sports

Tre Cornelison got Battle Ground started. Then Tigers didn’t blink when it came to finishing strong. Read story