Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Sorted by date Results 1201 - 1225 of 1722
The Wahkiakum Mule softball team faced Morton White Pass at home last Thursday and lost two games, but Coach Cindy Fudge had high praise for her team. The Mules dropped the first game 0-15. “I give a lot of credit to these girls,” Fudge said. “They made a valiant effort with three starters out. Shelby Robinson moved from right field to second base, Jem Dyer moved from left field to shortstop, and Morgan Elliott moved from shortstop to catcher. They didn’t complain. All the kids stepped up and...
The Wahkiakum Mule golf team avenged two short handed losses to Northwest Christian with 179-222 victory away at Hawks Prairie Golf Course in Lacy last week. The Mules finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th in the two team event. Austin Good medaled with a 41; Elliot Haney shot 43; Zach Calvert 45, and Brady LaBerge 50. The Mules shot 217 the last time they were at Hawks Prairie, so this was a nice improvement. The Mules' intra-team match record moves to 22-4 with one match left against four teams at Willapa Harbor Golf Course today (Thursday). The...
The first lure coursing event of the season will take place this weekend, Saturday & Sunday, May 10 and 11, at Misty Rivers Plantation, 117 Cross Dike Road, on Puget Island. This event is sponsored by the Willamette Valley Basenji Club and sanctioned by the AKC. Racing starts each morning around 9 a.m., and runs until completion, which is generally mid afternoon. The dogs competing are all sighthounds, ranging from the small basenjis up through the giant Irish wolfhounds. They will spend the day racing with members of their own breed to...
This past Sunday, the Wahkiakum High School basketball coaches held their annual banquet to honor the various team players and to say goodbye to the senior players who were just outstanding this year. Coach Bill Olsen and Assistant Coach Todd Souvenir agreed that these young men were just the easiest group of players to coach and were proud of each of them. Emotions ran high as Todd’s son, Shane, was one of those seniors who would be leaving the high school basketball courts behind, and who grabbed the highest honors, the most trophies and a...
The sportfishing season for spring chinook salmon on the lower Columbia River will reopen for two days this week under an agreement reached Tuesday by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon. Under that agreement, anglers can catch and keep one marked, hatchery chinook salmon Friday and Saturday as part of their daily catch limit from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upriver to Rooster Rock. Bank anglers, but not boat anglers, can also fish farther upriver to the deadline below Bonneville Dam. The adult catch limit also includes up to two...
Wahkiakum Youth Baseball teams squeezed their first home games in before the rain on Saturday April 26. Majors Division team Moore Auto and Major/Minor Division team Luce Excavation both won their games against Longview teams. Rookie Division team Sharon’s Pizza had an excellent game, along with T-ball teams Weatherguard, Cathlamet Market and Cathlamet Chevron. Next Saturday, May 3, we will be starting games at 1:30 and finishing under the lights with the last game starting at 7 p.m. Come out and support our local youth ball players. S...
Mule Alumni gathered on Saturday to put on a show for a crowd of supporters in an event organized by Wahkiakum High School student Maya Stanley to raise money for the Lady Mules Basketball team. The red team of Brandon Olsen, Bobby Helms, Aaron Colby, Rob Garrett, Scott Hendrickson, Brian Stanley, Tanner Tramblie and Tyler Heagy faced the boys in black, Shane Kehrli, Eli McElroy, Steven and Steve Doumit, Travis and Ty Bain, David McNally and Troy Howard. The black team beat the red team 92-82...
The Wahkiakum Mule Track team traveled to Naselle on April 22 to compete in the Comet Invite. The boys scored seven points and came in 10th place out of 10 teams. The girls were able to place sixth out of 11 teams with 64 points. Grace Peacock took third in the 100 meters with a time of 13.63. Tyra Elliott wasn’t too far behind and took fifth with a time of 13.80. Peacock also took second place in the 200 meters with a time of 28.89. Elliott won the 400 meters with a time of 1:09.03. Shona Heywood placed third with a time of 1:12.03. Shelbie A...
The Mule Baseball team traveled to Napavine last Thursday and lost two in a double header, 2-3 and 1-2. Gunnar Blix pitched the first game. Mason Mackey and Travis Wegdahl both had an RBI. Zach Brown pitched the second game and Blix hit a single and a double. The Mules face Morton White Pass at home today (Thursday) in a double header beginning at 3 p.m....
The Wahkiakum Mules softball team traveled to Napavine last week for a doubleheader and lost 1-20 and 6-16. The first game got off to a good start when Sam Boyce hit the ball to the fence, and a single by Kennedi LaBerge brought Boyce home. Sydney Hansen also got a hit and “played a mean third base”, according to Coach Cindy Fudge. “Game two was much better,” Fudge said. We lost, but it was still a good game.” She praised the defensive play of Makinzi Anderson behind the plate, Boyce at shortstop and Hansen at third. Boyce went 2-2 with an R...
The WahkiakumMule golf team avenged a recent loss to Willapa Valley with a 177 to 189 victory at home, Skyline Golf Course, last Thursday. The Mules also beat Adna 207, Raymond, who played incomplete, and South Bend, incomplete, moving their intra-team season record to 19-4. The Mules record against the Willapa Valley Vikings is 3-2, and they will play each other the last match of the season at Willapa Harbor GC. Zach Calvert shot a personal best and captured medalist honors with a 38 in the 24-man field. Austin Good, 41, finished second;...
For her senior project, Wahkiakum High School student Maya Stanley has organized a Men’s Alumni Basketball Game to raise money for the Lady Mules basketball program. The event is scheduled for April 26 at 6 p.m. at the high school. There is no charge to attend, but donations are encouraged. Youth teams coached by teacher and former college basketball player Tiffany Niemeyer will face each other at half time. There will also be concessions, a silent auction and Mule Bingo. The two alumni teams will be represented by former Mule players from t...
The Wahkiakum Mule Track and Field team traveled to Napavine last Thursday and joined five other teams for a 2B league meet. The boys’ team earned 30 points and came in sixth place. The girls earned 59 points and came in third. Senior Austin Burns placed third in the 200 meters with a time of 25.73. Sophomore Carl Kolditz took fifth in both the 800 meters with a time of 2:36.65 and the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 20.16. The team of Burns, Kolditz, Nevan Bingham and Ryan Quigley took f...
Wahkiakum Mule basketball player Shane Souvenir has been honored for his outstanding performance this past season. Souvenir, who moved into the post position for the first time this year, was a statistical leader in the Lower Columbia area. He averaged 22.5 points, 11 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game. The 6'3" senior was named to the first-team all-Central 2B League team, and sports writers and editors from around the state named him the Class 2B League co-most valuable player. Souvenir, who is legally blind in one eye, was selected to play in...
The Mules baseball team split a doubleheader with Pe Ell at home on Friday. They won their first game 1-0. “Gunnar Blix pitched a complete game,” said Coach Kyle Hurley, “with two hits, seven strike outs and no earned runs. It was a fabulous game with some great pitching and great defense. It was just an all around great team effort.” The Mules lost the second game 6-2. Pitcher Zach Brown gave up a couple walks and four earned runs. Mason Mackey and Blix both had hits and Cody Terpsma had two...
Plagued by errors, the Wahkiakum Lady Mule softball team lost two games in a double header at home against Pe Ell last week. “It wasn’t pretty,” Coach Cindy Fudge admitted. The Mules lost the first game 24-0 with Tori Wegdahl at the mound and Sam Boyce behind home plate. The second game ended with a 24-2 loss. “There were a few bright moments in game two,” Fudge said. “Boyce hit a triple and Wegdahl hit well, too. Makinzi Anderson did a great job behind the plate.” “Even though we were out of...
The Wahkiakum Mule golf team moved their intra-team season record to 12-3 with a 171-198 win at home over Adna on April 16. Austin Good finished first in the 12 man field, shooting 39. Elliot Haney, 41, was second; Brady LaBerge had a personal best 44 and finished third. Zach Calvert shot 47 and Tanner Bergseng 62. On April 21, the Mules shot 201 and moved their intra-team match record to 15-4 with wins over North Beach, 251, Raymond and South Bend, both incomplete, and a loss to Willapa Valley, 182. After shooting 171 at home last April 16,...
The Mules Baseball team took on Quinalt at home in a double header on Friday and won both games. The Mules easily won the first game 13-2 with Gunnar Blix at the mound for all five innings. He struck out 12 and allowed two runs. On offense, Travis Wegdahl went 1-2, hitting a double and bringing in two runs. Blix was 1-3 with a double and two RBIs. Zach Brown went 2-2 and Seth Doumit hit a single and brought in two runs with a sacrifice. Both Cody Terpsma and Chuck Barton were 1-3 at bat and...
The 30th annual Great White Tail Run takes place on May 17 in Skamokawa at 10 a.m. The course of 10k, 5k, or 2 miles is through the Julia Butler Hansen National Refuge. Recognition will be given for overall male and female winners in each event, and ribbons for the top three finishers in each age division. The registration deadline to guarantee a shirt is May 2. Mail in entries need to be received by May 16. Day of run registration and packet pickup starts at 8:30 a.m. at Skamokawa Vista Park. Fees for pre-run registration without shirt $10...
Wahkiakum High School sophomore athlete Gunnar Blix traveled to Poulsbo to compete in the Lil’ Norway Invitational track and field meet on Saturday at North Kitsap High School. Blix placed second in the shot put with a throw of 45’6” and fourth in the discus with a throw of 125’9”. He earned 13 points, putting the Mules in 11th place out of 13 teams. The Wahkiakum Mule track team travels to Napvine today (Thursday) to compete in Central League 2B meet....
The Wahkiakum Mules hosted their only home track and field event of the year last Thurseday. For the boys, Austin Burns took third in the 100 meters with a time of 11.95, and Nevan Bingham came in fifth with a time of 12.22. Burns also took third in the 200 meters clocking in at 25.51. In the 110 meter hurdles, Carl Kolditz finished third with a time of 20.15. Kolditz also placed fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 29’3”. Ethan Cothren came in fifth place in the shot put, tossing it 36...
Last Thursday, the Wahkiakum Mule baseball team traveled to Adna and split a double header with the Pirates. The Mules lost the first game 1-7. Travis Wegdahl got a hit, a stolen base and an RBI. Mason Mackey had two hits and two stolen bases. Cody Terpsma also had two hits. The Mules won the second game 7-5. Zach Brown was at the mound all seven innings. He struck out 13, had two walks and allowed five hits. On offense he hit a double and got an RBI. Gunnar Blix hit a double, a single and had two RBIs. Seth Doumit had a hit and brought in two...
The Wahkiakum Mule golf team posted an incomplete score and lost to Northwest Christian who posted a 209. Two of the Mules were late to school and were unavailable for the match. The Mules that did play finished first, second and third in the nine-man field. Austin Good medaled with a 37; Elliot Haney 42 and Brady LaBerge shot 45. The next match is at home on April 17 against Adna....
The Skyline Men's Club is starting their season in April. Wednesday night golf starts at 5 p.m. for April at the Skyline Golf Course. As we move toward more daylight, the starting time will be a little later. You do not have to be a member of the Men's club to participate in Wednesday night golf. Any golfer in the area is welcome. In addition to the Wednesday night golf, there are several tournaments during the spring and summer. The dates and information about the tournaments are posted at Skyline. Membership in the men's club allows you to...
The Wahkiakum Mule track season continues today (Thursday) with its only home meet at 3:30 at the high school track and field. Last Thursday, the Mules traveled to Onalaska for a 2B league meet with three other schools. Both the girls and boys team placed fourth, the girls with 88 points and the boys with 51.5 points. For the boys, Nevan Bingham took fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 26.40 seconds and fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 1:02.38. Carl Kolditz took second in the 110...
