Area high school basketball courts are once again filled with the sounds of squeaking shoes and cheers from the bleachers as the 2022-2023 season for girl’s basketball is back in action. North Clark County teams have already played a handful of games, though the season’s still young as the teams try to make their push for playoff berths in February.
Trico 1A
La Center Wildcats
La Center High School’s girls basketball team has had a rough start coming off of a playoff appearance last year. In the 2021-2022 season, the Wildcats had a 16-8 record, winning all but one of their eight games against Trico League 1A opponents and came in third place in districts. The team beat Annie Wright in regionals, 52-48, before losing to Colville in the first round of the state playoffs, 26-39.
La Center’s first five games of this year have ended in losses for the Wildcats. Most recently, they lost against Woodland in a 24-59 game.
Schedule
Nov. 28 versus Toutle Lake, Wildcats lost 35-46
Nov. 30 at Adna, Wildcats lost 11-70
Dec. 1 versus Montesano, Wildcats lost 15-57
Dec. 5 versus Wahkiakum, Wildcats lost 38-47
Dec. 7 versus Woodland, Wildcats lost 24-59
Dec. 14 versus Heritage
Dec. 19 at Ridgefield
Dec. 20 at Fort Vancouver
Dec. 22 at Tenino
Jan. 4 at Stevenson
Jan. 6 versus Seton Catholic
Jan. 9 at Battle Ground
Jan. 11 versus King’s Way Christian
Jan. 13 versus Columbia (White Salmon)
Jan. 17 at Castle Rock
Jan. 19 versus Stevenson
Jan. 24 at Seton Catholic
Jan. 26 at King’s Way Christian
Jan. 31 at Columbia (White Salmon)
Feb. 2 versus Castle Rock
Greater St. Helens League 2A
Hockinson Hawks
The Hockinson High School girls basketball team had a 13-8 record for the 2021-2022 season, winning 10 of their 15 games in the GSHL 2A league. They had the best record overall and league play of the three North Clark County schools in the league.
The Hawks started off the season with two losses before a 48-18 win against R.A. Long on Dec. 6.
Schedule
Nov. 26 at Skyview, Hawks lost 11-22
Dec. 1 at Tumwater, Hawks lost 13-56
Dec. 6 at R.A. Long, Hawks won 48-18
Dec. 8 at Hudson’s Bay, Hawks lost 40-64
Dec. 12 versus Ridgefield
Dec. 14 versus Columbia River
Dec. 16 at Woodland
Jan. 4 at Prairie
Jan. 6 versus Mark Morris
Jan. 10 at Kelso
Jan. 12 at Washougal
Jan. 14 versus R.A. Long
Jan. 18 versus Hudson’s Bay
Jan. 20 at Ridgefield
Jan. 24 at Columbia River
Jan. 26 versus Woodland
Jan. 31 at Mark Morris
Feb. 7 versus Washougal
Ridgefield Spudders
The Ridgefield girls had a 7-14 record in the 2021-2022 season, winning six of their 18 league games. Following an 18-18 tie with Skyview to kick off the season, the Spudders won back-to-back games against Prairie and Fort Vancouver before taking their first loss of the season against Mark Morris, 46-51.
Schedule
Nov. 26 at Skyview, Spudders tied 18-18
Nov. 29 versus Prairie, Spudders won 44-37
Dec. 6 at Fort Vancouver, Spudders won 35-19
Dec. 8 versus Mark Morris, Spudders lost 46-51
Dec. 9 versus Union, Spudders lost 25-78
Dec. 12 at Hockinson
Dec. 14 at Washougal
Dec. 16 versus R.A. Long
Dec. 19 versus La Center
Jan. 4 versus Hudson’s Bay
Jan. 6 at Montesano
Jan. 10 versus Columbia River
Jan. 12 at Woodland
Jan. 14 versus Fort Vancouver
Jan. 16 versus Seton Catholic
Jan. 18 at Mark Morris
Jan. 20 versus Hockinson
Jan. 24 versus Washougal
Jan. 26 at R.A. Long
Jan. 28 at Hudson’s Bay
Feb. 3 at Columbia River
Feb. 7 versus Woodland
Woodland Beavers
The Woodland girls basketball team started off with a winning record in the first three games of this season following a 5-15 record in 2021-2022. The Beavers won three of their 16 games against league opponents last year.
This year, the Beavers started off with a win against Kalama and nabbed their second win against La Center, 59-24.
Schedule
Dec. 1 versus Kalama, Beavers won 54-38
Dec. 6 versus Columbia River, Beavers lost 26-36
Dec. 7 versus La Center, Beavers won 59-24
Dec. 12 at Fort Vancouver
Dec. 14 versus Mark Morris
Dec. 16 versus Hockinson
Dec. 27 at Auburn
Jan. 4 at Washougal
Jan. 6 at R.A. Long
Jan. 10 at Hudson’s Bay
Jan. 12 versus Ridgefield
Jan. 14 at Columbia River
Jan. 20 versus Fort Vancouver
Jan. 24 at Mark Morris
Jan. 26 at Hockinson
Jan. 28 versus Washougal
Jan. 31 versus R.A. Long
Feb. 3 versus Hudson’s Bay
Feb. 7 at Ridgefield
Greater St. Helens League 3A
Prairie Falcons
The Prairie High School girls are coming off of an 8-11 record for the 2021-2022 season where they won five of their eight GSHL 3A games. Following losses against Ridgefield and Hudson’s Bay, the Falcons got their first win against Mountain View in a 41-22 game.
Schedule
Nov. 29 versus Ridgefield, Falcons lost 37-44
Dec. 2 at Hudson’s Bay, Falcons lost 35-39
Dec. 6 at Mountain View, Falcons won 41-22
Dec. 9 versus Kelso, Falcons won 39-29
Dec. 12 at Capital
Dec. 14 versus Battle Ground
Dec. 16 at Heritage
Jan. 3 versus Evergreen
Jan. 4 versus Hockinson
Jan. 9 at Camas
Jan. 13 at Kelso
Jan. 17 versus Mountain View
Jan. 19 at Skyview
Jan. 24 at Union
Jan. 26 at Battle Ground
Jan. 31 versus Heritage
Feb. 3 at Evergreen
Greater St. Helens League 4A
Battle Ground Tigers
The Battle Ground High School girls had a tough season last year, going 2-14 and losing all of their six GSHL 4A games. The Tigers started out this season with losses against Seton Catholic and a close contest with Evergreen where Battle Ground lost 49-53.
Schedule
Nov. 29 versus Seton Catholic, Tigers lost 23-59
Dec. 2 at Evergreen, Tigers lost 49-53
Dec. 9 at Mountain View, Tigers lost 31-39
Dec. 12 versus Kelso
Dec. 14 at Prairie
Dec. 16 at Union
Dec. 17 at Roosevelt
Jan. 3 versus Skyview
Jan. 5 versus Camas
Jan. 9 versus La Center
Jan. 12 versus Evergreen
Jan. 17 at Heritage
Jan. 20 at Mountain View
Jan. 24 versus Kelso
Jan. 26 versus Prairie
Jan. 31 versus Union
Feb. 3 at Skyview
Feb. 7 at Camas
