Month: January 2021
Nine players from Southwest Washington makes Seattle Times’ 2021 Chips List
Nine players from Southwest Washington were placed on the Seattle Times' annual Chips Lists of the 100 college football prospects for the Class of 2021. The list, determined by Times high […]
WIAA creates open forum for anyone to submit opinions on proposed amendments
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is allowing the public to submit their opinions on 10 proposed amendments that will go up for vote later this spring. At a link on the […]
Camas’ Jacques Badolato-Birdsell will miss football season with torn knee ligament
When the Camas Papermakers return to the field for the 2020-21 football season, it will be without their star running back. Jacques Badolato-Birdsell underwent surgery for a fully torn anterior cruciate […]
A hard look at COVID-19 data keeping Southwest Region in Phase 1 and data shows for the future
The numbers came on Friday, and they weren’t good. Every region in the state saw its number of new COVID-19 cases go in the wrong direction, meaning no region will be […]
Revised 2020-21 athletic calendar for Southwest Washington
On Jan. 12, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced its revised calendar for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. Here is an outline of how the timeline will look like […]
COVID-19 metrics comparisons this week to last week for each of the state’s eight regions
Another Friday came and new numbers regarding metrics to push regions into Phase 2 came out. At it pertains to high school sports, regions need to be in Phase 2 before […]
Arizona officials reinstate winter sports at high schools
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona high school sports officials voted Tuesday to allow winter sports, reversing a decision made four days earlier to cancel the season because of the coronavirus pandemic. The […]
Arizona becomes first state in US to cancel winter prep sports season
On Tuesday, The Columbian reported that Arizona was one of 14 states planning to begin playing high school basketball by Feb. 1, with the caveat that "as we've learned from […]
Local prep football players of Class of 2021 who have signed, committed or received offers from college programs
The 2020-21 recruiting season for high school football in Southwest Washington has been a strange one. Eleven local players signed college letters of intent with the programs of their choice during […]
WIAA Executive Board reschedules meeting to Wednesday
And the wait continues. The Executive Board of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association had planned to meet Monday evening and announce Tuesday morning its plans for return-to-play guidelines for the 2020-21 […]