Kinora Hayes found an unexpected sense of family through wrestling.
Hayes, a 2021 graduate of Ridgefield High School, was first introduced to wrestling around the age of 6 when she tried …
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8/16/21
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It’s hard to keep 8-year-old twin sisters Jaycee and Reagan Davis out of the gym.
Both sisters were glued to the television when the 2016 Rio Olympics came on and they took a specific …
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8/9/21
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After Olympian Simone Biles abruptly pulled out of the Toyko 2020 women’s gymnastic team final, Prairie High School alum Jordan Chiles stepped up to the occasion.
Chiles, 20, had originally …
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8/9/21
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One athlete, born and raised in Woodland, will head to Harvey Mudd College in the fall to continue his love of throwing.
Jason Bowman first broke Woodland High School’s javelin record his …
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8/2/21
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As a child, Lillian “Lily” Mittmann would watch her older brother pack up for little league baseball practices.
Mittmann attended all of her brother’s, Cody Knight, games and …
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7/27/21
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The Ridgefield Little League Intermediate baseball team went 1-2 at the state tournament after an undefeated district championship and regular season.
The team, made up of 13-year-olds, traveled …
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7/20/21
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Four league champions, one district champ and multiple players and coaches of the year marked just some of the awards Ridgefield athletics racked up during a wild 2021 sports year.
High school …
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7/20/21
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The Battle Ground Little League Junior softball team made an appearance at the state tournament last weekend.
The team lost against Kirkland on July 10 with a score of 2-20, and once more on July …
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7/13/21
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Dan Nehnevaj’s journey with racewalking only started a few years before he stepped onto the U.S. Olympic Trial stage last month for the 20-kilometer racewalk.
Nehnevaj, a Columbia River …
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7/13/21
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Vancouver will be represented on Team USA for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics later this summer.
Jordan Chiles, a Prairie High School graduate, is set to join Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and Grace McCallum …
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7/6/21
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After an odd season filled with changing COVID-19 regulations, the Woodland High School girls golf team snagged the district championship title, the first in about a decade.
The WIAA decided to …
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7/6/21
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After a 2021 season that saw four Ridgefield teams capture league championships and one district title, 17 Spudder athletes will continue their academic and athletic careers in …
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7/6/21
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Though he missed the final 10 games of his senior season with an injury, it was still enough to earn Battle Ground standout Kaden Perry the 4A Greater St. Helens League MVP.
The 6-foot-9 Perry, …
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7/6/21
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It’s not often for a Southwest Washington volleyball athlete to be named a Gatorade State Player of the Year. In fact, it never happened until May 2021 when Woodland’s star senior Emma …
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7/6/21
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Michael and Grace Goode, cousins who are very close in age, grew up next door to each other. They would often refer to themselves as a “basketball family.”
Michael, a 2021 La Center …
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7/6/21
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Jordan Chiles’ bubbly and determined spirit radiated throughout the gymnasium as she walked up to the vault. She faced one of the biggest stages in her career so far, the U.S. Gymnastics …
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6/22/21
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If you’re looking for some climbing, some slime and some Bigfoot lore, the recently-reopened Ape Cave at Mount St. Helens may be the sweet spot. The pitch-black cave provides a trek into where …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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5/21/21
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The La Center Wildcats finished their shortened 2021 baseball season in record-breaking fashion as they took home the 1A District title for the first time in school history after a 6-5 win over the …
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5/4/21
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Ridgefield High School senior Cade Bringhurst knocked in the final putt of his high school career at Mint Valley Golf Course in Longview on the afternoon of March 28, ending with a score of 65 …
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4/19/21
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