Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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A group of Wahkiakum County residents gathered last week to take initial steps to form a county marine resources council. The councils are part of a program sponsored by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to encourage community based stewardship of the coastline and its estuaries. Councils conduct citizen-driven marine science studies and protect and restore marine habitat. They are set to receive funding of $40,000 every two years. About a year ago, Wahkiakum County commissioners agreed to form a council in the county and...
Coaches in the Central League have announced their all-league football and volleyball teams. In football, four Wahkiakum Mules received first team honors. On the first team, offense, were lineman Tylor Russell and wide receiver Brandon Fudge, and on the first team defense were linebacker Joel Nicolazzi and defensive back Zach Pierce. On the second teams were, defense, lineman Kohl Bergseng, and offense, running back Wyatt Parker and quarterback Lars Blix. Receiving honorable mention were lineman Brett Chaput and linebacker Ryan Helms. Co-Coache...
The South Bend Indian football team took advantage of six Wahkiakum Mule turnovers to claim a 35-7 victory in the opening round of Class 2B state football playoffs last Saturday. The hosts kicked off to the Mules and stopped the visitors' drive. South Bend then drove the length of the field in nine plays and went ahead 6-0 . The Mules fumbled the ball away on their next drive, and South Bend put another score on the board early in the second quarter. They added another for a 20-0 halftime lead. South Bend went up 27-0 in the third quarter. The...
On to state: The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team rallied to beat Northwest Christian last Friday and earn a trip to the state Class 2B volleyball tournament this weekend in Yakima. They start action Friday against Dayton at 9 a.m. After the Napavine match, the Mules lost to the Mossyrock Vikings in a match to determine the third and fourth places in the district tournament. Adna beat Toutle Lake in the championship match that settled first and second places. The Mules started Friday action...
The Wahkiakum Mule football team defeated the Vancouver Christian Light 41-8 to close out the 2010 regular football season last Friday. The Mules finished the season 5-3 in league play, fourth place, 5-4 overall. The Mules head to South Bend this Saturday for a matchup for the fourth place seed in the state playoffs. Zach Pierce caught a pass from Lars Blix and turned it into a 52-yard scoring play for the Mules at the start of the game. Blix passed to Ryan Helms for a two point conversion and 8-0 Mule lead at 11:50 of the first quarter....
The Wahkiakum Mules rallied to defeat the Pe Ell Trojans 3-2 on Wednesday and remain in the hunt for a berth in the state tournament next week. They play Northwest Christian Friday, Nov. 5, 5:30 p.m., at Napavine. The loser is out, and the winner advances to state. Immediately after the 5:30 match, the winner will go to Adna to play another game at 7 p.m. for state tournament seeding; the winner of that game will be the third seed from District IV, and the loser will be the fourth seed....
The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team completed its regular season last Thursday and were battling in the district tournament this week. The Mules lost 3-1 to Central League champion Toutle Lake last Thursday to close the regular season. They started district tournament competition Monday, beating Willapa Valley 3-0 and losing to Toutle Lake 3-0. The Mules faced the Pe Ell Trojans last night (Wednesday) at Napavine. In the season finale last Thursday at Toutle Lake, the Mules lost by scores of 15-25, 25-22, 6-25, 19-25. "Brieanna Olsen had 28 assi...
The Wahkiakum Mule junior varsity volleyball team completed its regular season last Thursday with a 3-1 at Toutle Lake, by scores of 14-25, 18-25, 21-25. The Mules finished the season with a 7-6 record. "We usually count on tough, aggressive serves, but we had too many unforced errors," said JV Coach Joyce Wilson. "The girls played hard, but Toutle came out on top." Eva Vik dominated at the net with her blocking and made four kills, Wilson said. Maya Stanley and Hailey Quigley had solid performances as setters, and Rachel Patching was the top...
The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team completed its regular season last Thursday and are battling in the district tournament this week. The Mules lost 3-1 to Central League champion Toutle Lake last Thursday to close the regular season. They started district tournament competition Monday, beating Willapa Valley 3-0 and losing to Toutle Lake 3-0. The Mules face the Pe Ell Trojans Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., in Napavine in a loser-out match. In the season finale last Thursday at Toutle Lake, the Mules lost by scores of 15-25, 25-22, 6-25, 19-25....
Wahkiakum Youth football came away with another big win October 9 against a much larger team, 13 to 8. We struggled getting our offense on track so we only rushed for 138 total yards with Hank Ferguson carrying the load,18 carries for 117 yards one touchdown and the extra point run. Zach Brown scored the other one following his blockers on a quarterback sweep for 10 yards early in the second quarter. Defensively we struggled and allowed 55 yards on five carries and the only touchdown Athletes Corner would score on their first possession. After...
The Wahkiakum Mule varsity volleyball team split another pair of matches with Central League opponents this past week. Last Thursday, the Mules swept Morton/White Pass in straight sets. Scores were 25-14, 25-23, 25-18. At the net, Blaine Land had 12 kills; Amy Gawith had five kills, and Ashley Silva and Caitlin Nicolazzi added two kills apiece. Nicolazzi had three blocks and five soft blocks. Madison LaBerge and Brieanna Olsen led the team in service points and serving percentage. Land and Brieanna Olsen each made 18 assists. On Tuesday, visiti...
The Raymond Gulls got on top of the scoreboard early and held on for a 27-20 non-league football win over the visiting Wahkiakum Mules last Friday. The Mules took the initial lead with a 92-yard touchdown run by Kyle Bergquist. The Gulls controlled most of the game from that point on and put four touchdowns on the board, one on an interception return. The Mules scored twice in the fourth quarter. The first touchdown came on a 45-yard pass play from Brandon Fudge to Ryan Helms. Wyatt Parker scored late in the quarter on a four-yard run. "The...
“It was really fun! I think everyone had a great time,” said Shona Heywood of Skamokawa, reviewing 2010’s Wahkiakum Youth Soccer season, which concluded October 16. “The ‘olders’ do really well in showing their skills. The ‘youngers’ were progressing well in understanding the game—sometimes they were all battling it out for the ball!” Divided into two age groups, “little kids” for ages four through first grade, and “big kids” for second through sixth grades, a total of 76 youth from eastern Wahkiakum County came out to learn the game and...
The second ranked Napavine Tigers handed the Wahkiakum Mules a 36-6 Central League loss last Friday at Napavine. The Tigers intercepted two Mule passes in the first quarter and led 12-0 after 12 minutes. The Tigers added a field goal in the second quarter to lead 17-0 at halftime. The Mules put together a scoring drive in the third quarter. A Tiger defender tipped a Lars Blix pass headed for Joel Nicolazzi in the endzone, and Brandon Fudge caught the ball for the Mule score. Napavine scored once in the third quarter and twice in the fourth...
The Wahkiakum Mule varsity volleyball team split matches with Central League opponents this past week. On Tuesday, the Mules lost the first match but won the next three to top visiting Napavine 3-1. Scores were 22-25, 25-18, 25-13 and 26-24. "Amy Gawith led us with 12 kills, said Coach Jeff Rooklidge. "Blaine Land added 11 kills; Brieanna Olsen four; and Caitlin Nicolazzi had five. Ashley Silva had three blocks, and Nicolazzi had five stuff blocks. Gawith had a good match passing, and Haylee Budd helped provide some strong passes off our serve...
October 14 at Wahkiakum High school boys: NW Christian 28, Mossyrock 59, Ilwaco 71, Morton/White Pass 124, Naselle 125, Adna 171, Wahkiakum incomplete Wahkiakum and Naselle: 3. Nathan Reitz N 17:07; 7. Cramer Smith N 18:01; 16. Collan Riley W 19:08; 20. Connar Riley N 19:44; 35. Jeremy Hansford N 21:29; 38. Austin Smith N 21:52; 40. Koby Cothren W 23:14; 48. J.R. Ramirez W 25:52; 50. Keith Reitz N 26:21. High school girls: NW Christian 24, Morton/White Pass 44, Ilwaco 55; Wahkiakum and Naselle incomplete Wahkiakum and Naselle: 7. Katie Green N...
Wahkiakum Youth football came away with another big win Saturday against a much larger team, 13 to 8. The team struggled getting their offense on track so they only rushed for 138 total yards with Hank Ferguson carrying the load,18 carries for 117 yards one touchdown and the extra point run. Zach Brown also scored following his blockers on a quarterback sweep for 10 yards early in the second quarter. Defensively, the team allowed 55 yards on five carries and the only touchdown Athletes Corner would score on their first possession. After that...
The 5-4Wahkiakum Mule varsity volleyball team swept Winlock 3-0 last Thursday and fell to Adna 3-1 on Tuesday in Central League volleyball action. Scores against visiting Winlock were 25-12, 25-3, and 25-22. "Blaine Land had 16 kills with only one hitting error during the match," said Mule Coach Jeff Rooklidge. "She also had 10 aces serving. "Amy Gawith had eight kills with one service ace and was one of our top passers. Caitlin Nicolazzi had five kills, and Ashley Silva and Madison LaBerge added two kills each. "Haylee Budd had a great night...
Not all the highlights were on offense as the Wahkiakum Mules shut out the Toutle Lake Ducks 21-0 last Friday in Central League football. The Mule defense held the Duck offense to just four first downs and 77 total yards. And in a game that featured some hard hitting, the Mules came out on top. "Joel Nicolazzi laid out some hard hits," said Mule Coach Eric Hansen. "Cameron Elliott had some, and so did Brett Chaput." Nicolazzi had a good game on both sides of the line. He led the team with 16 tackles, caught three passes for 98 yards and one...
The Wahkiakum youth football team played a great home game in front of a good sized crowd on Saturday and came away with a convincing win over Swanson's Fuel. Coordinator Kevin Patching said "the mini-Mules held Swanson's to 80 yards rushing and none passing. Defensive highlights were Jordan Crawford intercepting a pass that was tipped by Michael Zurick and Hank Ferguson recovering a fumble when Parker Patching crushed a Swanson runner in the backfield. Crawford led the team with eight tackles followed by Ferguson and Zurick with seven each,...
The Wahkiakum High School Athletic Department is hosting donkey basketball games to raise funds. "Yes, they will be riding real donkeys and playing basketball," said Coach Tiffany Niemeyer. The games will be held Novemeber 20, 7 p.m. in the high school gym. In the first game, the high school girls basketball team will take on the high school boys basketball team. Next, the high school wrestlers will play the high school cheerleaders, and the last game will be the middle school wrestlers versus the middle school girls basketball team. Niemeyer...
The Warrior Girls Volleyball team had 29 girls turn out for the teams this year. To make sure all girls received enough playing time, they were split into three teams, A, B, and C. TEAM A Adna: 25-16, 25-21, 15-8. Top servers, Baylee Olsen, Whitney Kuller. Most kills, Tori Wegdahl/Samantha Boyce. Napavine: 25-16, 27-29, 16-25. Top servers, Boyce, Marissa Longtain. Most kills, Olsen/Wegdahl. Winlock: 25-16, 25-17, 25-13. Top servers, Olsen, Morgan Elliott. Toutle Lake: 25-6, 18-25, 25-22. Top servers, Olsen, Elliott, Boyce. Top kills, Boyce, Weg...
The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team played its best and its worst matches of the season this past week. The Mules lost 3-1 at Pe Ell last Thursday and followed that Tuesday with a 3-2 upset over the Toutle Lake Ducks, a perennial power in Class 2B volleyball. "We followed our worst match of the season with our best," said Coach Jeff Rooklidge. "No one seems to know how long it's been since Toutle lost a league match; I think it's been 15 years or more since we've beaten them." The Mules won the first two matches 25-23, 25-22; Toutle then won...
"We can't turn over the ball," Wahkiakum Mule football Coach Eric Hansen said last week before the Mules took on the Mossyrock Vikings in the Mule homecoming football game. On the Mules' first offensive play, a slant pass went high and through the hands of the Mule receiver and into the hands of a Viking defender at the Mules' 35-yard line. The Vikings used the field position to score and take a 6-0 lead at 8:20 of the first quarter. The Mules didn't panic, however. They responded with four unanswered touchdowns to roll to a 25-6 Central...
September 28 at Kalama Boys teams: LaCenter 37, Mossyrock 89, Onalaska 96, Kalama 123, Ilwaco 127, White Salmon 142, Forks 188, Seton Catholic 202, Tenino 220, Wahkiakum 261, Adna 277 Mule results: 32. Collan Riley 20:56; 43. Connar Riley 21.32; 59. Mark Cothren 23:04; 94. Koby Cothren 28:21, 95. JR Ramirez 28:25. Girls teams: La Center 26, Kalama 64, Onalaska 64, Ilwaco 79; rest incomplete Mule results: 45. Gabby Mann 31:55. Middle school, 1.4 miles Warrior boys: 32. Carl Kolditz 11:56. Warrior girls: 9. Rory Heywood 12:22; 12. Jenna...
