Author: Paul Valencia
State baseball all-star game; and softball stars
The 2014 All State Series, featuring the top senior baseball players from Washington, will be played Saturday and Sunday at Yakima County Stadium. Six players from The Columbian's readership area have […]
Area all-stars preparing for college baseball and softball
Skyview baseball standout Alec Chaney recently announced his signing with Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho. That got me thinking about the many, many baseball players who are planning to play ball […]
Evergreen football’s Justice Murphy says yes to Utah
Justice Murphy, a junior football standout at Evergreen, made recruiting news this week when he announced his intention to sign a Pac-12 scholarship with the University of Utah in 2015. A […]
Freedom Bowl notes: Welcome Seton Catholic
I do not recall any Seton Catholic football players competing in last year’s Freedom Bowl Classic so forgive me if I missed anyone. With that said, I believe this will […]
Freedom Bowl Classic rosters drafted
This summer's Freedom Bowl Classic will have a new look, and a new location. Instead of an East vs. West game, the team names have changed to American vs. National. This […]
Union golfers set records
The Union Titans set a team record, and one of the Titans set an individual record Monday. Union recorded a team score of 163 to top a record it had set […]
Softball: Brincefield, Skyview dominate Camas
The Camas Papermakers finished second in the Class 4A state tournament last year. They have just about everybody back this season. They started 2014 with 10 wins in a row. The […]
Softball: VanHorn vs. VanHorn goes to VanHorn
The post-game team meeting broke up. Prairie softball coach Ari VanHorn walked away from her team, then slowly walked toward Mountain View's coach. Up close, and in his face, she let him […]
More on Union track athlete Tayler Troupe
We are featuring Tayler Troupe of Union in Friday's edition of The Columbian. We detail her return to the sport after she spent last season rehabilitating an injured knee. A […]
Heritage baseball player, Battle Ground football player pick colleges
A baseball player from Heritage High School will remain in the Northwest to play college ball, and a football player from Battle Ground is heading to California to continue his […]