High School Sports
Week 4 prep football preview capsules, predictions and livestream links
The picks keep improving after a 14-3 week in Week 3. That moves our season total to 40-14 (74.1 percent), Here are preview caps for Week 4 with predictions and links […]
Columbia River is No. 1 at Class 2A in state coaches volleyball rankings
Defending state champion Columbia River is ranked No. 1 in Class 2A in the Sept. 21 state rankings by the Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association. River tops the 2A rankings with […]
La Center remains lone local team in Associated Press state football rankings
For the second consecutive week, La Center is the lone team from Southwest Washington (Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania counties). We thought perhaps Skyview’s win over Bothell might impress voters, but it […]
Mountain View reclaims top spot in area prep football power rankings
We had some significant changes at the top of this week's power rankings, while the lower half didn't really change much. It still may seem odd to have teams that are […]
Enough is Enough: Bad behavior by coaches, parents and fans must stop
By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Chief Executive Officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), and Mick Hoffman, Executive Director of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Assocation There’s an unfortunate […]
Week 3 prep football previews, livestream links and predictions
After going 12-7 in pick in Week 1, we rebounded nicely by going 14-4 in Week. That brings our year-to-date pick percentage to a solid .703. But that 14-4 felt a little […]
Kelso still on top as Week 3 football power rankings gets reshuffled
Ranking area high school football teams so far this season has been challenging. Normally in rankings, when teams win, you move them up in rankings. And when they lose, teams fall. But […]
Week 2 prep football previews, livestream links and predictions
The Columbian went 12-7 in Week 1 predictions or .631. Like some of our local teams, that was a bumpy Week 1 of predictions. Hoping to do better in Week 2. Evergreen Public […]
Kelso takes over top spot in The Columbian Week 2 prep football power rankings
Six of the top seven teams in The Columbian’s preseason power rankings lost in Week 1, and seven of the top-10 teams lost. So that caused a shake up in our […]
Week 1 prep football previews, livestream links and predictions
Here are Week 1 preview caps for high school football teams in Southwest Washington from Castle Rock to White Salmon. If you do not have a subscription to the NFHS Network, […]