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Faith Tarrant of Prairie picked as All-Region girls wrestler of the year for the fourth time

March 21, 2025, 6:10am Latest News

The day after Prairie High’s Faith Tarrant became Clark County’s first four-time wrestling state champion, longtime Prairie coach Rob Smith reflected on the senior’s achievement by combing through the state… Read story

Prairie rallies late to beat Central Valley 76-72 in a 3A state opening round game

February 26, 2025, 7:54am Prep Sports

Malachi Patton hit the go-ahead jumper with 58 seconds to go as the Prairie boys basketball team rallied late to beat Central Valley 76-72 in a Class 3A state opening… Read story

Vladyslav Danylyuk of Prairie leaves from the starting block in the 100-yard backstroke final at the 3A boys swimming state meet at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

State swimming: Vladyslav Danylyuk of Prairie takes fifth in the 100 backstroke at 3A state meet

Vladyslav Danylyuk of Prairie leaves from the starting block in the 100-yard backstroke final at the 3A boys swimming state meet at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

February 23, 2025, 12:07am Prep Sports

Prairie’s Vladyslav Danylyuk was the top local placer at the 3A boys swimming state meet, taking fifth place in the 100-yard backstroke Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center. 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

Prairie's Carson Morningstar (20), shown here in a 3A GSHL game against Mountain View on Feb. 4, 2025, had a game-high 25 points and 15 rebounds in a 71-44 bi-district winner-to-state victory over Timberline.

3A boys bi-district: Hot-shooting Prairie earns first state berth since 2019video icon

Prairie's Carson Morningstar (20), shown here in a 3A GSHL game against Mountain View on Feb. 4, 2025, had a game-high 25 points and 15 rebounds in a 71-44 bi-district winner-to-state victory over Timberline.

February 20, 2025, 9:56pm Prep Sports

As Prairie exited its locker room earning its first state in boys basketball since 2019, coach Jimmy Tuominen fist-bumped every player and said, “Enjoy it.” The Falcons sure did — a convincing 71-44 bi-district home victory over Timberline of Lacey on Thursday. The 3A Greater St. Read story

Prairie's Carson Morningstar (20), shown here in a 3A GSHL game against Mountain View on Feb. 4, 2025, had a game-high 25 points and 15 rebounds in a 71-44 bi-district winner-to-state victory over Timberline.

High School Playoff Boys Basketball Roundup: Prairie tops White River to stay alive

Prairie's Carson Morningstar (20), shown here in a 3A GSHL game against Mountain View on Feb. 4, 2025, had a game-high 25 points and 15 rebounds in a 71-44 bi-district winner-to-state victory over Timberline.

February 18, 2025, 10:49pm Prep Sports

Carson Morningstar scored 36 points as Prairie moved one step from the Class 3A boys basketball state playoffs with a 88-73 win over White River in a District 3-4 tournament loser-out game Tuesday. Read story

Vladyslave Danylyuk (top) of Prairie congratules Allen Kim of Mountain View after the 3A 100-yard freestyle final at the 4A/3A District 4 boys swimming championships at Kelso High School on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

Prep notebook: Prairie swimmer Valdyslav Danylyuk ready for challenge of state meet

Vladyslave Danylyuk (top) of Prairie congratules Allen Kim of Mountain View after the 3A 100-yard freestyle final at the 4A/3A District 4 boys swimming championships at Kelso High School on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

February 18, 2025, 7:05am Prep Sports

Vladyslav Danylyuk knows the challenge that awaits him at the state swimming meet. Read story

Winter Athlete of the Week

Nominees for The Columbian 2024-25 Week 18 prep athlete of the week sponsored by Killer Burger

Winter Athlete of the Week

February 17, 2025, 8:00am Prep Sports

Here are the nominees for The Columbian 2024-25 Week 18 high school athlete of the week, sponsored by Killer Burger. Read story

Vladyslav Danylyuk of Prairie swims in the 3A 100-yard backstroke final at the 4A/3A District 4 boys swimming championships at Kelso High School on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

Boys swimming: Prairie swimmers win eight events, but depth carries Kelso and Camas to district team titles

Vladyslav Danylyuk of Prairie swims in the 3A 100-yard backstroke final at the 4A/3A District 4 boys swimming championships at Kelso High School on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

February 15, 2025, 11:12pm Prep Sports

Kelso only had one swimmer finish on the top step of the podium, but the Hilanders overall depth propelled them to the team title by just three points over Prairie 258-255. Read story

Prairie High wrestling standout Faith Tarrant has a 109-3 high school record and is ranked No. 8 nationally by USA Wrestling.

Prairie senior wrestler Faith Tarrant aims for Mat Classic history — a fourth state titlevideo icon

Prairie High wrestling standout Faith Tarrant has a 109-3 high school record and is ranked No. 8 nationally by USA Wrestling.

February 15, 2025, 7:15am Latest News

Faith Tarrant’s wrestling accomplishments speak volumes. Already a three-time Washington high school state champion at 235 pounds, she’s aiming to be just the 23rd wrestler all-time — boys and girls — to win four state titles. Read story