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R.A. Long boys take third place after 68-61 win over Selah at 2A state

March 8, 2025, 4:18pm Prep Sports

R.A. Long capped its season with a 68-61 win over Selah in the third-place game at the 2A boys basketball state tournament Saturday in Yakima, matching the program’s best finish.… Read story

2A boys state basketball: Big-shooting Bremerton downs R.A. Long in 62-54 semifinal defeatvideo icon

March 7, 2025, 8:11pm Prep Sports

In the toughest of defeats, the R.A. Long Lumberjacks held their heads high. Without question, R.A. Long’s 62-54 loss to Bremerton in the Class 2A boys basketball state semifinals left… Read story

Payton Thill (1) of R.A. Long and Nathan Stephens (20) of Mark Morris battle for a rebound during a quarterfinal game at the Class 2A boys basketball state tournament on Thursday, March 6, 2025 in Yakima.

2A boys state basketball: R.A. Long gets past rival Mark Morris to reach semifinals

Payton Thill (1) of R.A. Long and Nathan Stephens (20) of Mark Morris battle for a rebound during a quarterfinal game at the Class 2A boys basketball state tournament on Thursday, March 6, 2025 in Yakima.

March 6, 2025, 3:41pm Prep Sports

Civil War part four had all the beats of a classic rivalry game between R.A. Long and Mark Morris. High-pressure shot-making. Gritty defense and rebounding. Diving to the floor for loose balls. And for the fourth time in four tries this season, R.A. Long came away with a… Read story

R.A. Long head coach Jeray Key, center, high fives his players prior to the start of a 2A GSHL boys basketball game against Columbia River on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at Columbia River High School.

2A district boys basketball: R.A. Long cuts down Columbia River to clinch fourth straight state berthvideo icon

R.A. Long head coach Jeray Key, center, high fives his players prior to the start of a 2A GSHL boys basketball game against Columbia River on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at Columbia River High School.

February 18, 2025, 9:59pm Prep Sports

It wasn’t so much a celebration as a collective exhale when the R.A. Long boys basketball team clinched a Class 2A state tournament berth Tuesday. The Lumberjacks (21-1) fought off a slow first half against visiting Columbia River in the 2A District 4 semifinals at home, flipping momentum… Read story

Washougal’s Jenna Klopman (15) drives toward the hoop against Mountain View’s Camaria Brown (23) during a non-league girls basketball game on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at Mountain View High School.

Girls basketball roundup (Feb. 6): Jenna Klopman powers playoff-bound Washougal in regular-season finale

Washougal’s Jenna Klopman (15) drives toward the hoop against Mountain View’s Camaria Brown (23) during a non-league girls basketball game on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at Mountain View High School.

February 6, 2025, 10:50pm Prep Sports

Jenna Klopman’s game-high 23 points gave the playoff-bound Washougal girls basketball team a 78-60 road win Thursday to close out the 2A Greater St. Helens regular-season.  Klopman, a junior guard, had 13 of her points in the fourth quarter, as part of a 24-point final 8… Read story

MJ Westmorland (left) and Abby Schoonover of Hudson's Bay pose after helping the Eagles to a second-place finish at the 2A girls bowling district tournament at Fairway Lanes in Centralia on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.

2A girls bowling: Hudson’s Bay, R.A. Long advance to state tournament by placing second, third at district

MJ Westmorland (left) and Abby Schoonover of Hudson's Bay pose after helping the Eagles to a second-place finish at the 2A girls bowling district tournament at Fairway Lanes in Centralia on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.

January 31, 2025, 6:18pm Prep Sports

The Hudson’s Bay girls bowling team is going to state, and senior MJ Westmorland could barely contain her emotions. “It’s been my goal since freshman year,” Westmorland said. “I’ve always told myself I wanted to take Bay to state. I wanted to continue that legacy that my sister… Read story

R.A. Long's Cameron Newsome, center, gathers the ball on a drive against Columbia River's Aaron Hoey, left, and Ari Richardson, right, during a 2A GSHL boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at Columbia River High School.

Prep Roundup (Jan. 24): R.A. Long boys take control of 2A GSHL with 48-42 win over Columbia River

R.A. Long's Cameron Newsome, center, gathers the ball on a drive against Columbia River's Aaron Hoey, left, and Ari Richardson, right, during a 2A GSHL boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at Columbia River High School.

January 24, 2025, 11:21pm Prep Sports

The 2A Greater St. Helens League boys basketball title race took another turn Friday when R.A. Long knocked off Columbia River 48-42 at home. In a rematch of a Dec. 17 game won by the Rapids on their home floor, the Lumberjacks prevailed in Longview after Cameron Newsome hit four… Read story

Columbia River's John Reeder (11) scores on a layup against R.A. Long's Joshua Crane (21) and Rhet Young (34) during a 2A GSHL boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at Columbia River High School.

Columbia River boys basketball team passes another close-game test in 56-55 win over R.A. Longvideo icon

Columbia River's John Reeder (11) scores on a layup against R.A. Long's Joshua Crane (21) and Rhet Young (34) during a 2A GSHL boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at Columbia River High School.

December 17, 2024, 11:50pm Prep Sports

With each test the Columbia River boys basketball team passes, their belief grows stronger. The common denominator over the Rapids’ last two games, in particular, is their defense being put to the test. Against Class 3A Prairie on Saturday at the Moda Center in Portland, senior Ari Richardson made two… Read story

Ridgefield Spudders

Ridgefield pulls away from R.A. Long for 35-7 win

Ridgefield Spudders

October 25, 2024, 11:12pm Football

Football players often hold up four fingers to signify the start of the fourth quarter with the intent to give it everything they have in the game’s final stretch. Ridgefield did just that Friday night, scoring 21 of its 35 points to break open a close game in a 35-7… Read story

Columbia River, Kelso punch tickets to 3A/2A state slowpitch tournament

October 16, 2024, 8:58pm Prep Sports

The Columbia River and Kelso slowpitch softball teams took care of business with a pair of two-game sweeps Wednesday at Heritage High School to advance to the 3A/2A state tournament. Read story