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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Clatskanie High School’s varsity softball team wasn’t the only sporting representative at the school taking home season honors this year. The first-place-finishing Tigers varsity baseball team, led by Coach Ryan Tompkins, had plenty of representatives on the 2A/1A-SD1 first- and second-team all-league roster. Senior Ben Blackwood, and juniors Luke Andreasen, Zach Mollenhour, and Cash Doney all took home first-team, all-league honors for Clatskanie. Senior Brendan Shroll and juniors Finn McDonnell and Bode Shulda received second-team, all...
Finishing its regular season with a 21-4 record, including a perfect 12-0 record in league play, the Clatskanie High School girls softball team has a roster chock full of all-league honorees this year. Coach Teauna Hughes was among the top award recipients, earning 2A/1A Special District 1 Coach of the Year honors. Junior Joey Sizemore, who has batted .616 and has 67 RBI on the season, is only seven shy of tying Abby Doerr’s (Marist Catholic) mark of 74 set in 2019. Sizemore was not only awarded first-team all-league honors, but the junior w...
Last Thursday, the Wahkiakum track and field team competed at Tacoma’s Franklin Pierce High School with the top-eight from each event advancing to state. Unfortunately for Noah Sandhu, he was disqualified in the Men’s 1600M for running inside the cones. Sandhu’s time of 4:57 would have been good enough for eighth place in the event, which would have qualified him for state this weekend. Still the team will send four of its boys to state this weekend thanks to the quartet of Joe Merz, Dom Diaz, Robby Chandler and Jayden Stoddard, who took eight...
During their meeting on Monday, May 5, Cathlamet Town Council passed a motion to "approve the Town of Cathlamet and Public Utility District No. 1 of Wahkiakum County Water and Wastewater System Asset Transfer and Improvement Agreement" effective that day. According to meeting's minutes, per the agreement, "PUD will assume operations of the water and wastewater treatment systems on August 1, 2025, to allow the Town the opportunity to inform the union of this transition with regards to the PUD consolidation." Prior to giving her staff report...
Following a three-game sweep of Gaston last week, the Clatskanie High School softball team has now won 16 straight games and has an unblemished 12-0 record in 2A/1A-SDI Special District 1 league play. Outscoring Gaston 51-10 over the three games, the hit barrage began last Tuesday, May 13, with a 16-0 mercy-rule shutout. The girls were led by junior Joey Sizemore, who had three RBI on three hits and scored two runs. Junior Kennedy Johnson co-led the team with three runs scored to go along with an RBI and her team-leading three hits, and...
Following the team’s 11-0 win on the road at Gaston last Tuesday, May 13, the Tigers returned home Friday, May 16, for a double header against the same squad of Greyhounds. The first game started with Clatskanie jumping out to a 3-0 lead. The Tigers would add another run in the third and three more in the fourth to gain a comfortable enough lead to hold onto the rest of the way for the win. Clatskanie was led at the plate by junior Finn McDonnell, who had a team-high two RBI. Junior Cash Doney and freshman Will Van Voorst added a combined t...
The Clatskanie High School track and field team had two meets last week and plenty of top-five finishes. Beginning at a 2A SD1 League Meet at Aloha's Life Christian High School last Tuesday, May 13, the boys lit up the track. Ayden Blackshire and Mickey Simpson took second and third place respectively in the Men's 100M with times of 12.29 and 12.54. Quin May took first in the 200M with a time of 25.67, and Zach Swinford took fourth in the 400M with a time of 1:01.40. Aidan Bailey took fourth in...
The Wahkiakum High School track and field team traveled to South Bend last Wednesday, May 14, and came away with a slew of top-four finishes. As the competition was a state qualifier, the top eight, according to Coach Tina Merz, go on to state. For the boys on the track, Jayden Stoddard took second in the Men’s 100M with a time of 11.95 but managed a first-place finish in the 200M with a personal-record time of 24.66. Noah Sandhu took second in both the Men’s 800M and 1600M with times of 2:22.65 and 5:18.02, and Cody Vicars took third in the...
Prior to Districts, the team hosted the 2A SD1 League Meet at Dick Manick Field on Thursday, May 8, and had plenty of top-five finishes. For the boys on the track, Aidan Bailey took second place in the Men's 400M with a time of 53.79, and Jason Miller took fifth in the 3000M with a time of 12:35.96. Quin May had a first-place finish in the Men's 110M Hurdles with a time of 18.42. In team competition for the boys, the quartet of Mickey Simpson, Braydon Top, Daylon Gutierrez and May took fifth in...
The Clatskanie Tigers baseball team faced Knappa three times last week. The first of the three meetings took place on the road Tuesday, May 6, where the Tigers outmatched the Loggers 7-1. Clatskanie was led at the plate by junior Luke Andreasen, who had two hits and two RBI. Junior Finn McDonnell had a hit, a run scored, and an RBI, and senior Victor Frank came away with a hit and an RBI. Seniors Ben Blackwood, Carter White, and Brendan Shroll combined for three hits and two runs scored, and juniors Cash Doney and Zach Mollenhour combined for...
The Clatskanie Tigers girls softball team faced Knappa three times last week, outscoring them 38-11. The closest contest between the two was during the doubleheader last Tuesday, May 6, when Clatskanie edged Knappa 4-3. The Tigers were led by junior Joey Sizemore, who had two hits, scored two runs, and knocked in two runs as well. Senior Karielle Carlson also had two RBI for the Tigers to go along with a hit, and sophomores Emma Parmley and Olivia George each had a hit and a run scored. Sophomore Adalyn Wemmer added two hits and junior Kyrielle...
Columbia County residents have until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20 to vote on Measure 5-304 regarding the renewal of the Columbia County Jail levy. Lobbying for a “yes” vote on the measure, Columbia County Sheriff Brian Pixley said, “What it comes down to - the nuts and bolts - is my budget is $9.5 million for the jail. Out of that, we get $1 million from the County General Funds. This year, we’re slated to get about $3.9 through the US Marshals, and then we get about $3.9 million from the levy. Without the levy renewal, I’m going to have a $3...
During last Thursday’s meet at South Bend, the Wahkiakum track and field team saw plenty of top-five finishes from both its boys and girls. For the boys, Noah Sandhu took first in both the Men’s 800M and 1600M with personal-record times of 2:19.70 and 5:09.33. Josiah Garrett took third in the Men’s 3200M with a time of 14:28.69,, while Jayden Stoddard took third in the Men’s 100M with a time of 11.78. Cody Vicars had a fifth-place finish in the Men’s 3200M with a time of 5:49.31. In team competition for the boys, the quartet of Robby Chandler,...
Following former Councilmember Kermit Chamberlin's resignation on April 21, the Town of Cathlamet put out an ad to fill the vacancy for Position No. 2. Going into Monday evening's session, only two applicants had filed. With the meeting's agenda calling for an executive session to review the applicants and, eventually, the appointment of one of those applicants, Councilmember Jeanne Hendrickson voiced her concern over coming to a decision so quickly. "I just feel that with the weight of what the town is dealing with right now, as a...
The Clatskanie track and field team attended two meets last week, beginning with the 2A SD1 League Meet in Knappa on Tuesday, April 29. For the boys, Ayden Blackshire took fourth in both the Men's 100M and 200M with times of 12.75 and 25.64. Daylon Gutierrez took first in the 200M with a time of 24.73, while Aidan Bailey took fifth in the same event with a time of 25.68. Bailey also took first in the Men's 400M with a time of 55.43. Clatskanie had three top-five finishers in the Men's 800M with...
Following its 16-0 victory last Friday in Vernonia, the Clatskanie High School boys baseball team has now won nine straight games. Putting up seven runs in both the first and second innings, other Tigers jumped out to an early 14-0 lead. Adding another run in the fourth and a final run in the fifth inning, Clatskanie was able to complete the mercy-rule win. The Tigers were led by juniors Luke Andreasen and Finn McDonnell, who had three RBI each scored a collective four runs. Junior Zach Mollenhour led the team with three runs scored while colle...
Last Friday, the Clatskanie girls softball completed a combined doubleheader shutout at the hand of Vernonia. Led by junior Joey Sizemore’s six RBI and four runs scored, the Tigers put up 19 runs en route to the shutout victory. Sizemore came up a triple shy of the cycle, hitting both a double and a home run. Senior Karielle Carlson contributed four RBI on three hits, and sophomores Emma Parmley and Olivia George each had two RBI and a combined four hits and four runs. Sophomore McKinsey Doyle added an RBI, a run, and a hit, while sophomore A...
Puget Island resident George Trott has been going to Bristol Bay, Alaska since he was 3 years old and has been fishing there during the summer since the fourth grade. At the age of 22, he had a boat built for him and "has fished it ever since." With the boat getting up in age and having to weather the Alaskan waters year after year, Trott had a new boat, engineered, designed, cut, bent, marked and then had its parts shipped to him on a semi truck. Ever since, the Puget Island native has been...
With a trio of victories last Friday and Tuesday, the Clatskanie High School softball team has now won eight straight games. Four of the victories have come via the mercy-run rule. During last Friday’s 15-4 over Nestucca, the Tigers were led at the plate by sophomore Emma Parmley, who had a team-high four RBI, while senior Karielle Carlson scored a team-high three runs and, along with sophomore Olivia George, collected a team-high three hits. George and Parmley also scored two runs each in the win. Juniors Dalilah Baier, Joez Sizemore, and K...
Much like the school’s softball team, Clatskanie has another group of athletes riding an eight-game win streak. Sweeping a double header last Friday against Nestucca and defeating Vernonia 11-0 Tuesday, the Tigers haven’t lost a game since April 9 against Kennedy. The offense against Nestucca resumed where it had left off on Tuesday, April 22, as the Tigers put up 10 runs in the first game of the twin bill Friday. Clatskanie was led at the plate by senior Victor Frank, who had four RBI, while scoring two runs and collecting two hits. Junior Cas...
Clatskanie High School's track and field team took part in two meets last week and came home with plenty of top-five finishes. First, the team traveled to Gervais Thursday, April 24, for the Gervais Home Meet. For the boys, Daylon Gutierrez took third place in the 200M with a time of 24.01. Aidan Bailey took second in the 800M with a time of 2:09.82, while Zach Swinford took fifth in the 1500M with a time of 5:09.77. Ryder Gorley was one of Thursday's first-place finishers last Thursday with a...
The Wahkiakum Mules baseball team had a tough loss last Tuesday against Naselle, giving up seven runs over the first three innings and only coming up with two over the following four. Israel Velke had the lone RBI of the game for the Mules, and Zane Propst and Preston West scored the team's only two runs. Aiden Scott and Parker Leitz three three innings apiece for the Mules, striking out a combined four batters and allowing only two earned runs. The Mules rebounded Friday, April 25, against Oakv...
The Wahkiakum High School girls softball team got off to a decent start last tuesday, April 22 against Naselle, but the home-team Comets were able to thwart every offensive showing their Mule opponent had to offer. Scoring once in the second inning and three more in the third, Naselle tied the score at 4-4 entering the fourth inning. After the Mules scored in the top of the fourth, the Comets scored with a run of their own in the bottom of the fifth. When the Mules scored two in the top of the sixth, the Comets put up three to take the lead...
Last Tuesday, during what Coach Tina Merz described as “a gorgeous day in Mossyrock,” Wahkiakum High School’s track and field team pitted itself against seven other teams. Among the top-five or personal records for the boys was Jayden Stoddard, who took third in the Men’s 100M with a time of 12.22. Mason Waldek’s time of 12.6 in the same event was good enough for a personal record. Caleb Vicars had personal records in both the Men’s 200M, 400M, and 800M with times of 28.26 and 1:04.44 and 2:38.07. Vicars’ time in the 1600M was good enough f...
Following its opening two mercy-rule wins of the season, the Naselle varsity baseball team had to swallow down three straight, low-scoring losses, culminating in a 6-5 loss on April 9 against Knappa. Since then, the Comets have reeled off seven straight victories, including two mercy-rule victories against visiting Ocosta in a double header on Thursday, April 24, and another against Oakville on Monday, April 28. The Comets were led by right-handed pitcher Leith Chadwick, who allowed just one ear...
