Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Spring sports are under way and like clockwork, the rains have returned. The baseball season opener for the Wahkiakum Mules was pushed back a few days to Monday, when the Mules hosted a double-header with the Pe Ell Trojans. The Mules fell behind early going into the bottom of the third trailing 3-1, but a hit batter, a single, a double, and six walks later, the Mules jumped on top 7-3. The Trojans countered with a pair of runs in the fourth and tacked on one more in the fifth, cutting the Mule lead to 7-6. The Mules were unable to hold onto...
For the 14th time in school history, the Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team has journeyed east to the “B” state basketball tournament and returned to Cathlamet with hardware in the bag. The Mules earned their fourth 4th-place finish after going 2-1 this past weekend at the Spokane Arena, falling short against the Adna Pirates on Thursday night before turning around to knock off the Lake Roosevelt Raiders and the Dayton Bulldogs on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The Mules struggled out of the gate against Adna, giving up four offensive reb...
The Mule Train heads to Spokane for the state tournament today (Thursday) following a last second (literally) victory over the Grizzlies of Bear Creek High School last Friday in Mt.Vernon. The Mules went into the game against the District 1/2 Champion Grizzlies as huge underdogs, with many in the online community (bsports.org) considering Bear Creek a lock to reach Spokane. Wyatt Parker opened the game with a short jumper in the lane to give the Mules a quick 2-0 lead, but the Mules quickly found themselves trailing 5-2 after a pair of Grizzly...
The Wahkiakum Mule boys earned a trip to regionals this past weekend as they grinded the Pacific League’s #1 seeded Raymond Seagulls to a pulp, winning 82-53 Saturday night at Centralia High School. The victory secured the Central League’s dominance over the Pacific League as the Central won eight of nine district matchups and claimed all four regional berths (a feat the Central League girls claimed as well). The Mules came out of the gate slowly against the Seagulls, falling behind the Gulls 7-2 in the opening minutes before erupting on a 16-...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mules trip to the SW 2B District basketball tournament came to an end February 15 with a 57-53 loss to South Bend. The Mules opened with an overtime win over the Willapa Valley Vikings on February 9. The Mules had an eight point lead going into the fourth quarter, but the Vikings rallied to tie the game and send it into overtime. The Mules then outscored the Vikings 11-6 for the win. "We had a let down in the fourth quarter and let them sneak back in," said Mule Coach Tiffany Niemeyer. "The girls kept their composure,...
The Wahkiakum Mule wrestling team capped a successful season by their highest ever placing in the state Mat Classic Wrestling Tournament. The Mules placed 10th in team standings, and senior Blayne Edwards won his second state championship. Competition started on Friday with six Mules wrestling. Freshmen Alex Johnson and Luke Stacey and Sophomore Brandon Burdick were all competing for the first time in the Tacoma Dome. Senior Blayne Edwards, and sophomores Mason Mackey and Nate Cothren were all...
Wahkiakum Mule senior Blayne Edwards won the 113 lb. weight class in the state Mat Classic wrestling tournament, and the Mule boys basketball team clinched a berth in the regional tournament with an 82-53 over Raymond on Saturday. Edwards won the 103 lb. title last year. This year, he swept through the 113 lb. bracket. He won the semifinal 6-4 over Brandon Medina of Brewster; Medina later placed third. In the finals, Edwards dominated Kain Feltwell of Liberty/Spangle in a 12-1 decision. In the boys 2B SW District basketball tournament, the...
Wahkiakum Mule Blayne Edwards will wrestle for the championship in the 113 lb. class this evening at the 2012 State Mat Classic Wrestling Tournament today in Tacoma. After winning his opening round match, Edwards, a senior, defeated sophomore Brandon Medina of Brewster in the second round by a score of 6-4. Edwards will face freshman Kain Feltwell of Liberty/Spangle in the championship this evening. Edwards won the 103 lb. class championship last year. Mason Mackey and Nate Cothren advanced to the consolation bracket semifinal matches in their...
Senior Blayne Edwards was the only Wahkiakum Mule wrestler to win his first round match at the 2012 State Mat Classic Wrestling Tournament today in Tacoma. Edwards won a 16-0 decision over Warden's Rodolfo Gonzales in the 113 lb. weight class. Edwards will face sophomore Brandon Medina of Brewster in the second round. The winner wrestles for the championship; the loser moves to the semifinals of the consolation bracket. In the 120 lb. class Mule freshman Luke Stacey lost by fall to junior Tyler...
With a solid goal in mind, the Wahkiakum Mule wrestling team entered the regional wrestling tournament last Saturday at Chief Leschi in Tacoma. Bringing 12 wrestlers into the tournament, the Mules had one of the larger teams in attendance. Also Saturday, Arial Snodgrass represented the Mules in the ladies regional tournament at Castle Rock. The ladies only have one state tournament, which all school sizes compete in. "Arial put in a great day, but unfortunately was unable to medal this time," said Coach Matt Stacey. At the boys tournament, 11...
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team has advanced to the district tournament semifinals, while the Lady Mules and Naselle Comets and Comettes are facing loser-out games in the consolation bracket. The Mule boys defeated South Bend 63-48 on Saturday. The Mules will face the Adna Pirates in a semifinal game at 8 p.m. on Thursday in Centralia. The Lady Mules lost 61-43 to Adna on Saturday. The played South Bend last night (Wednesday) in Rochester after The Eagle went to press. The Naselle Comettes lost 49-36 to the Pe Ell Trojans last...
The Mules picked up a pair of 63-48 victories over Pacific League foes Willapa Valley and South Bend in the first and second rounds of district play. The Mules struggled throughout the game against the sixth seeded Willapa Valley Vikings but maintained their poise and knocked off the Vikes last Wednesday night at Centralia High School. John Chambers hit four three-pointers on his way to a team-high 16 points with fellow senior Wyatt Parker returning from a one-game absence to add 15 points and seven rebounds. Chris Bilgic also hit double digits...
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team has advanced to the district tournament semifinals, while the Lady Mules and Naselle Comets and Comettes are facing loser-out games in the consolation bracket. The Mule boys defeated South Bend 63-48 on Saturday. The Mules will face the Adna Pirates in a semifinal game at 8 p.m. on Thursday in Centralia. The Lady Mules lost 61-43 to Adna on Saturday. The will face South Bend at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in Rochester. The Naselle Comettes lost 49-36 to the Pe Ell Trojans last Thursday. The Comets will play the...
Wahkiakum Mule teams have won their first round games in the boys and girls 2B SW District Basketball Tournament, and Naselle's Comets and Comettes were defeated in theirs. The Mule boys defeated Willapa Valley 63-48. The Mules will face South Bend on Saturday, 1 p.m., in Montesano. The Lady Mules defeated WIllapa Valley 63-58 in overtime on Thursday. The Lady Mules will play Adna at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Rochester. The Naselle Comets lost their opening round game to Mossyrock by a score of 56-36. The Comets will play the loser of the...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team ended the 2011-12 regular season with two losses that left them in a sixth place finish in Central League standings. Last Friday, the visiting Pe Ell Trojans handed the Mules a 59-36 loss. The Trojans jumped ahead early in the first quarter, but the Mules bounced back to trail only 17-13 at the end of the first quarter. TheTrojans took control in the second quarter and led 33-22 at halftime and 36-28 after three quarters. The game was the final home appearance for the Lady Mule seniors--Brieanna Olsen,...
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team travelled to Pe Ell last Thursday night and capped off the regular season with a 75-51 victory over the Trojans. For the second time this season, the Mules faced the Trojans without leading scorer Wyatt Parker. After a fairly slow start, the Mules kicked it into high gear and torched the Trojans for 51 second-half points. Lars Blix led the Mules with 22 points on 7/18 shooting and pulled in eight rebounds. Brett Chaput had his best offensive night of the season as he posted 16 points on 8/13 from the...
The Wahkiakum Mules wrestling team has begun post season performances with a powerful presentation at the sub-regional tournament. At tournament time the competition is divided by gender, with the men’s and women’s competitions taking place in separate locations. The Mules came into the weekend with 12 wrestlers able to compete at Ocasta in the men’s brackets. Arial Snodgrass, the lone lady Mule, went to her sub-regional competition at Heritage High School where all the lady wrestlers compete in one division, regardless of school size. With...
The Lady Mule junior varsity won two of their three games this past week, losing to Morton/White Pass 59-40 and Pe Ell 37-18 and Adna 44-42 in overtime on Tuesday. "With Adna up 38-35, Hailey Quigley drained a 3-point shot with 3.8 seconds left on the clock to send the game into overtime," said JV Coach Steve McClain. In the overtime period the young Mules outscored the Pirates 6-4 with Whitney Kuller's shot providing the winning margin. "Dallas Gott turned another defensive gem, and despite being shortest Mule, gathered in seven rebounds,"...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team came up short last weekend in games with two Central League basketball teams. On Friday, the Mules kept up with the second ranked Napavine Tigers for the first half, trailing only 28-23 at halftime. The Tigers took control in the third quarter, scoring on offense and forcing Mule turnovers that led to more baskets. The visitors led 41-31 after three quarters and outscored the Mules 19-8 down the stretch. Maya Stanley led the Mule scoring with 10 points. Brieanna Olsen had eight, Sam Boyce seven, Brianne...
The Mules trailed 8-7 early on against Morton-White Pass Tuesday night, but that was MWP’s only lead of the night as the Mules nonchalantly rolled to a 63-44 victory over the visiting Timberwolves in the Mules' final home game of the season. The Mules had a balanced night of scoring as Lars Blix (13), Wyatt Parker (10), and Chris Bilgic (10) all cracked double digits and John Chambers, Yannik Kruetter, and Brett Chaput netted eight apiece. The Mules’ zone defense didn’t force many turnovers but did do a good job of limiting shot attempts from...
Last Saturday, the Wahkiakum Mule wrestling team traveled to their last regular season tournament of the year, the Rubber Chicken at Kalama. The Chicken had doubled in size this year to a 16 man tournament with such power house schools as Kelso JV, Union, LaCenter and Wahkiakum in attendance. As the day progressed the level of competition became obvious. As Mule Assistant Coach Keith Burns said, “This is the level of competition that prepares wrestlers for state.” Dylan Hansen, wrestling at heavyweight, made the finals with a pin over a Cas...
Yannik Kruetter finished off Tuesday night’s decisive fourth quarter with an emphatic dunk, and Wyatt Parker erupted for a season-high 35 points as the Mules rolled to a 72-56 victory over the visiting Mossyrock Vikings. The Mules played at a fast, energetic pace that had been lacking the past few games but led by just two points going into the final frame. However, the fourth quarter turned into one of the Mules’ best of the year as they wrapped up the game on a 25-11 run. Chris Bilgic went a perfect 6 for 6 from the field for 14 points whi...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team won one game and lost another in tight Central League basketball this past week. The Mules turned on the defensive pressure in the second half and overcame a four-point deficit to defeat the Winlock Cardinals 50-46 last Saturday in a game postponed from earlier in the week because of snow. Winlock led 34-30 at halftime and 40-38 after three quarters. The Mules used a full-court press to slow the Cardinal offense, outscoring the visitors 20-12 in the second half. Brieanna Olsen led the Mule scoring with 16...
On January 14 the Wahkiakum Mule wrestlers traveled up to Hoquiam for their girls and boys team tournaments. "Hoquiam is a larger school, and the competition was fierce this year," said Mule Coach Matt Stacey. "Many wrestlers first had to win a pig tail match just to enter the tournament." Arial Snodgrass was the Mules' lone contender in the girls division. After a tough day of wrestling, she earned fourth place in the girls' 145 bracket. Her next girls tournament will be districts on February 4 at Heritage High School. This begins the final...
Last Wednesday night’s game against the Pe Ell Trojans was one that Coach Bill Olsen and his staff hope was just a fluke, a one-time occurrence resulting from the absence of senior and leading scorer Wyatt Parker (out - coach’s decision). Despite pulling out a 60-46 victory over the Trojans, the Mules turned in their worst performance of the 2011/2012 season with 19 turnovers, most unforced. The Mules’ inside game pulled off one of its best performances of the year, however, with Brett Chaput netting a season-high 19 points and Yannik Kruet...
