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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The 18 girls who turned out for Mule Volleyball this year work on their hitting skills during their second day of practice on Tuesday. The season begins on September 11, with a match at home against South Bend....
High school football teams started practice yesterday (Wednesday), and the Wahkiakum Mules hit the field shortly after midnight. Coach Eric Hansen, talked to his 23 players as they went through their stretching routine. First games are scheduled for September 5....
Wahkiakum Youth Football will hold a mini camp practice on Monday, August 18 at 3:30 p.m., at the field near the elementary school. A meeting for parents will be held at 5 p.m., following practice. At this meeting there will be discussion about registration, fees and physicals. For more information contact Brad Moon at 360-795-0076....
Hunter education classes scheduled Hunter education volunteers will hold a series of classes to cover the basics of hunting and firearm safety August 2, 8 and 9. The classes are a prerequisite for obtaining hunting licenses. Classes will be held at the Cathlamet Fire Hall. The August 2 class will start at 8 a.m. and last most of the day. The August 8 class will run 6-8 p.m., and the August 9 class will start at 9 a.m. Participants should register online at http://my.register-ed.com. Contact Chuck Nadgwick for more information,...
Hunter education volunteers will hold a series of classes to cover the basics of hunting and firearm safety August 2, 8 and 9. The classes are a prerequisite for obtaining hunting licenses. Classes will be held at the Cathlamet Fire Hall. The August 2 class will start at 8 a.m. and last most of the day. The August 8 class will run 6-8 p.m., and the August 9 class will start at 9 a.m. Participants should register online at http://my.register-ed.com. Contact Chuck Nadgwick for more information, 360-795-0224....
There will be a three day sight-hound lure coursing trial this weekend at Misty Rivers Plantation, 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island. This is an AKC sanctioned event in which the dogs compete by chasing an artificial bunny around a 10 acre field. It is sponsored by the Willamette Valley Basenji Club, and the Friday afternoon session will be a competition for basenjis only, plus qualifying runs for other sight hound breeds. On Saturday and Sunday, festivities start at 8 a.m., and will feature more qualifying runs followed by an all-breed...
There will be a three day sight-hound lure coursing trial this weekend at Misty Rivers Plantation, 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island. This is an AKC sanctioned event in which the dogs compete by chasing an artificial bunny around a 10 acre field. It is sponsored by the Willamette Valley Basenji Club, and the Friday afternoon session will be a competition for basenjis only, plus qualifying runs for other sight hound breeds. On Saturday and Sunday, festivities start at 8 a.m., and will feature more qualifying runs followed by an all-breed...
Hunter education volunteers will hold a series of classes to cover the basics of hunting and firearm safety August 2, 8 and 9. The classes are a prerequisite for obtaining hunting licenses. Classes will be held at the Cathlamet Fire Hall. The August 2 class will start at 8 a.m. and last most of the day. The August 8 class will run 6-8 p.m., and the August 9 class will start at 9 a.m. Participants should register online at http://my.register-ed.com. Contact Chuck Nadgwick for more information, 360-795-0224....
A good field participated in the 2014 Bald Eagle Run last Saturday and raised over $400 for a new track and field record board for Wahkiakum High School. "Thank you everyone that participated in the Bald Eagle Run," said coordinator Mike Riley. "We had lots of fun and a good turn out . . . and all the proceeds will go to a new track and field record board for WHS. "I have been getting quotes for record boards for $2000 to $2500, so we have a ways to go." If anyone would like to make a donation, they may contact Mike Riley 360-560-0087 or at run...
OLYMPIA - Starting July 11, anglers fishing the lower Columbia River can catch and keep summer chinook - along with sockeye salmon - through the end of the month. Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon agreed to extend the season for hatchery-reared summer chinook salmon after upgrading their projection of the run size to 74,000 fish, up from 67,500. The fishery for summer chinook below Bonneville Dam closed July 7 after a four-day extension. Under the state’s latest action, anglers fishing the lower Columbia River can retain up to two a...
The sockeye salmon tally this year at the lower Columbia River's Bonneville Dam on July 8 set a record for any season since the construction of the dam was completed in 1938 and the counts began. Mid-summer sockeye spawners counted passing Bonneville through July 8 totaled 526,367, and counting. The record for an entire season was a 515,673 fish count in 2012. Another 12,858 sockeye were counted passing the dam July 9 to up the record to 539,225. Fishery officials as of July 7 estimated that...
The 2014 Bald Eagle Fun Run on July 19 will benefit a record board for the Wahkiakum High School track and field program. The run will start at 9 a.m. on Cathlamet's Main Street and features events for walkers and runners. There will be 2-mile, 5k and 10k events with gender and age-based divisions. In the 2-mile and 5k events, there will be age divisions for children 12 years and under, 13-19 years, and 20 years and over for both males and females. In the 10k event, there will be age divisions for youth 13-19 years and adults 20 years and over...
Baylee Olsen played in the recent Washington/ North Idaho All-State basketball game in Spokane. She represented Class 2B West Side. Despite losing to the East Side 77-71, she was named Most Valuable Player of the game with 10 points, 12 rebounds, six blocked shots, five assists, and three steals. She received a game ball in honor of her MVP award. She is the daughter of Shelley and Bill Olsen of Cathlamet....
Baylee Olsen played in the recent Washington/North Idaho All-State basketball game in Spokane. She represented Class 2B West Side. Despite losing to the East Side 77-71, she was named Most Valuable Player of the game with 10 points, 12 rebounds, six blocked shots, five assists, and three steals. She received a game ball in honor of her MVP award. She is the daughter of Shelley and Bill Olsen of Cathlamet. Courtesy photo....
Two Wahkiakum Mule golfers made the final cut, and the Mules placed fourth overall in the state 2B golf tournament this week. Here's the report from Coach Nick Vavoudis: After day one at state, district runner up Austin Good waited an hour and a half to see if he made the cut. Early, his 89 looked safely placed among the top 20 day two qualifiers. Every 15 minutes the cut number 92 began to lower. An hour later it looked like 91 was gonna make it but even team mate Elliot Haney, who shot 88 began to worry. The final group finally posted and...
Athletes from Naselle and Wahkiakum high schools traveled to Cheney last weekend to compete in the State 2B Championships and returned with a few medals. Athletes needed to place eighth or higher to earn a medal. For the Naselle Comets, Kyler Wulf cleared 12'3" in the pole vault ant placed third. Matt Carter jumped 5'10" in the high jump, good enough for seventh place. On the girls' side, freshman Ellie Chapman ran the 300m hurdles in 50.79 and placed sixth to earn a medal. The Wahkiakum Lady Mule team of Tyra Elliott, Rory Heywood, Cheyenne...
The 30th annual Great White Tail Run, held on May 17 at the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Refuge results are as follows: 2 Mile Run/Walk: Top Female-Wendy Montgomery, 25:21; 70 and over-Barbara Olafson, 42:01. Top Male-Gabriel Kane, 15:45; 70 and over-1. Richard Olafson, 42:01; 2. William Karwoski, 60:16. 5K: Top Female-Dindy Fischer, 22:45; 12 and under-1. Sophie Crotty Forsberg, 24:22, 2. Caitlin Derrey, 43:44; 13-19, 1. Isabel Benenati, 25:30. 2. Nocile Denney, 48:26; 30-39, 1. Destry Roper, 24:25, 2. Lacey Woodside, 36:10, 3. Katriina Timm,...
The Wahkiakum Mules last week captured the 2B Golf District Championship for the second year in a row and the sixth time in the history of the 8-year-old program. Three Mules qualified for the state tournament which will finishAC up today (Thursday) at Lakewood Golf Course. The Mules finished second, third and fourth of the first seven qualifying staACte slots. Austin Good's two day total 164 earned him second place; Elliot Haney's 175 was good for third, and Zach Calvert's 182 placed fourth. Th...
It’s time for 2B State Track and Field in Cheney at Eastern Washington University this weekend and seven students are headed over today to represent Wahkiakum High School. The event will be held May 29-31. It’s a young group with one junior, four sophomores and two freshmen. Sophomore Gunnar Blix is the lone boy on the team and he will be competing in the shot put and discus. Shelbie Abbot, a junior hurdler, will be an alternate for the relay teams, as the girls will be competing in the 4x1...
Three athletes from Naselle High School qualified for the state Class 2B track and field meet at last week’s district meet. On the boys’ side, juniors Kyler Wulf finished second in the pole vault at 11’6” and Matt Carter placed third in the high jump at 5’8”. For the girls, freshman Ellie Chapman ran the 300m hurdles in 51.66 and finished fourth. The state meet is this Friday and Saturday at Easter Washington University, Cheney....
After four days of clinics and hard work with new Head Coach Jenny Batdorf, Wahkiakum High School has a new varsity cheerleading squad. These girls were chosen by a panel of local judges that evaluated their performance of a variety of essential skills including projection, sharp motions, tumbling and enthusiasm, Batdorf said. These girls have already held a bake sale fundraiser at the Chevron and plan to host two more fundraisers including a youth cheerleading clinic prior to the Bald Eagle Day Festival, to assist them with their expenses of...
The Wahkiakum Mule Track team traveled to Ridgefield last Friday to compete in the Spudder Track and Field Classic. An eight point team score put the boys in a 19th place tie and 11 points put the girl’s team in 19th place as well. There were 21 boy’s teams and 20 girl’s teams competing. For the boys, Gunnar Blix placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 45’3.5” and fourth in the discus with a toss of 138’8”. On the girl’s side, Grace Peacock placed ninth in the 100 meters with a time of...
What promised to be a "Shoot out at the O.K. Corral" between Willapa Valley and Wahkiakum Golf teams for the league title turned out to be a 182-202 stomping by the Mules on their way to an eighth straight league title at the Pirates Lair, Willapa Harbor CG. ] Adna shot 224 while Raymond and South Bend were both incomplete. The Mules finished 26-4 in intra-team match posting the best team score nine times in 12 appearances. The individual shootout for medalist was won by Austin Good of the Mules who shot 41 in the 26 man event. Zach Calvert,...
In Wahkiakum Mule Track and Field action this past week, sophomore Gunnar Blix traveled to Spokane Valley to compete in the 2014 Strandberg at Central High School. He took ninth in the shot put with a throw of 46’1” and 13th in the discus event with a throw of 119’11”. On Tuesday, the Mules traveled to Ilwaco to compete against five other teams in the Pacific County Invite. The boys came in sixth place with 31 points and the girls placed fourth with 56 points. Nevan Bingham took fifth place in t...
The Wahkiakum Mule baseball team lost two to Morton/White Pass last Thursday in a double header. Zach Brown pitched the first game, which the team lost 0-3. Hank Ferguson and Mason Mackey each hit a single. “Gunnar Blix pitched a good game,” Coach Kyle Hurley said regarding game two, which they lost 4-10. Blix also hit two home runs. He soloed on one and brought two in with the other. Travis Wegdahl’s sacrifice fly brought in another run. The team traveled to Toutle Lake on Monday and split...
