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The season ended for the Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team on Tuesday with a loss to Forks in the double elimination District 4 2B tournament. They were making their way through the loser bracket of the District 4 2B tournament after falling to Napavine on February 7, hoping to extend their season to regional games. The loss to Napavine was followed by a 61-31 win against South Bend at Castle Rock High School last Thursday, and the team got a boost of support from the Mini Mules, a group of...
Lilian Hale and Malachi Schaefer of the Wahkiakum Mules wrestling team are headed to the Tacoma Dome this weekend for the 2B State Wrestling tournament after placing third and fifth in their regional divisions, respectively. Two more wrestlers, McKenna Mendez and Zaya Ray, will attend the tournament as alternates and may get to join in competition as well, according to Coach Ross Lofstrom. “All our wrestlers gave incredible effort and have been making us proud all year,” Lofstrom said. “I...
The Naselle Comets boys and girls postseason continued this week. Last Wednesday, the Naselle boys beat Firm Foundation 71-45. On Tuesday, they lost to Mossyrock 78-45. The Comets head to Montesano on Friday to play in a loser out game at 5:30 p.m. against an opponent that has yet to be determined. The winner of that game will play one more game on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Montesano and be guaranteed a berth at regional games. The Naselle girls basketball team beat Three Rivers Christian 81-34 on...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team finished their regular season with a third place finish in the Central 2B League and moved into district play this week. Senior Kyler Sause had a career high 30 points in the Mules final game at home on Thursday, but it wasn't enough to beat the number one team in the Central 2B league, Morton/White Pass, and they lost, 73-59. "It was senior night, there was a big crowd, it was a fun night," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "We got off to a slow start to a good...
McKenna Mendez, a Wahkiakum Mule wrestler, was a sub-regional champion following competition at a tournament on Saturday, according to Coach Ross Lofstrom. Joining her in the Mule winner's circle were Zaya Ray, who took second place in her division, and Lilian Hale, who took third in another. We had a lot of success, Lofstrom said, adding that the girls are headed back to Shelton High School next Saturday for regionals. Representing the Mule boys, Malachi Schaefer took fourth place in...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team got two wins and suffered a loss this week, while finishing the regular season and starting district play. A final league win put the Mules in fifth place in the Central 2B league with a 7-6 record. Last Wednesday on the road, the Mules beat the Ducks in a close game 44-39. “The Toutle Lake game didn’t matter from a seeding standpoint,” Coach Rob Garrett said, “but we wanted to play well to avenge our previous loss and get some rhythm going into distric...
The Naselle Comet boys and girls basketball teams showed no mercy to Wishkah Valley, ending the season for both Loggers teams in the opening round of the 1B District 4 basketball tournament on Monday. The Naselle girls basketball team beat Wishkah Valley 83-23, and the Naselle boys followed suit with an 88-10 win against the Loggers. The Comet boys advanced to a second loser out game on Wednesday, February 8, against Firm Foundation. If they win, they will head to Oakville on February 15 to...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team got back on track this week with two wins, bringing their record to 6-6 and fifth place in the Central 2B league. They got things started with a nail biter on Thursday, beating Kalama 56-54 in overtime. "The Kalama game was a fun game for all the girls to show just how far they've come," Coach Rob Garrett said. "There were definitely a few individuals who stood out statistically speaking, but more importantly, as a team we played calm and collected down...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team continues its winning ways despite a little hiccup last Wednesday, which they quickly shook off, turning around to beat the next team the following night. Last Wednesday, the Toutle Lake Ducks upset the Mules 58-51. "Toutle Lake has been playing really well," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "I thought the guys prepared really well defensively. We did a great job the first half. Obviously they prepared for us too." The Mules got into foul trouble in the third...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team added two more to their win column this week. On Wednesday, the Mules traveled to Adna, and after falling behind early in the game, Wahkiakum hit some big threes and took advantage of Pirate fouls to pull even and then ahead, with two Mules combining nine for nine on the free throw line. The Mules won 63-54. "That was a big game for us," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "I thought the guys did a really good job. We came out and they got a 16-8 lead on us to...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team lost 72-37 to Napavine last Thursday at home. Reigha Niemeyer led the Lady Mules with 17 points. Miya Kerstetter added 13 points. Amirah Abdul-Kariem had four points and Bailey McKinley finished with three. Napavine 14 18 31 9 --72 Wahkiakum 7 8 11 11 --37 The girls' final home game is against Kalama on Thursday. The team travels to Winlock on Monday and Toutle Lake on Wednesday. District play begins on Saturday, February 4. The Lady Mules are currently...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team lost three last week, bringing their league record to 4-5. Last Wednesday, the team traveled to Rainier, where they lost 42-35. "I was really happy with our defense most of the game," Coach Rob Garrett said. "Specifically, Bailey [McKinley] did a great job inside on Rainier's post and keeping her off the board. Our defense gave us a chance to be in the game. Unfortunately, we struggled to consistently score." Reigha Niemeyer led scoring with 19 points....
Last week, Brodie Avalon, a senior on the Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team tied a school scoring record with 43 points. This week, he hit the 1,000 point career mark. "Brodie has put more time in the gym than anybody since I've been coaching," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "I'm really proud of him and happy for him to achieve those individual goals, but I know for him, the most important goals are upcoming and in front of us and all team oriented. It was cool to see the team support him and be e...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team followed a loss to Morton/White Pass last Thursday with wins against Willapa Valley and Winlock this week. In the Mules 52-44 loss to MWP on Thursday, Zakk Carlson scored 16 points, Brodie Avalon had 13, and Kyler Sause added eight. Jacob Johnson had three points, and Dominic Curl and Titan Niemela had two apiece. "Going into the season, I think everyone would anticipate MWP to be the number one team in the league," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "I think the...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball returned to regular season play this week after Christmas break with a win and a loss. Last Wednesday, the Lady Mules lost 44-41 in a close game with Toutle Lake. "We struggled as a team," Coach Rob Garrett said, "but both Amirah [Abdul-Kariem] and Bailey [McKinley] really stepped it up offensively which gave us an opportunity to keep the game within reach. Amirah played great on both sides of the ball. In the end, unfortunately, we had too many mental...
Sixty was the magic number for the Mule boys basketball team last week, when they won three games with that score and were named champions of a Christmas tournament at Mount Vernon Christian School. Lummi Nation went into high gear in the final minutes on the Mules first night of competition, scoring 31 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough. The Mules managed to hold on for a 60-58 win. Zakk Carlson scored 26 points and pulled down eight boards against Lummi Nation. Brodie Avalon...
Wahkiakum Mule wrestlers Malachi Schaefer, Lilian Hale, and Mckenna Mendez placed second in their classes at a recent meet in Clatskanie. On Saturday, the girls head to Kelso and the boys will be competing in Ridgefield. Wahkiakum will host the first league mix and match meet on Wednesday, January 11. Courtesy photo....
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team participated in a girls' tournament at Mount Vernon Christian School during the last week of December. The Lady Mules lost their first and second games, 32-19 to Orcas Island and 47-37 to Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School respectively, but finished the trip on a high note with a 56-42 win against Crosspoint Academy. They returned to regular season play on Wednesday at home against Toutle Lake, but the score was not available by...
Above: A Kalama player went high on Mule Tanner Collupy in basketball action last week. Photo by Todd Wilson. Right: Kyler Sause rammed home two points as the Mules took on the Rainier Mountaineers. Photo by Todd Wilson. The story that goes with these photos was published in the December 22 edition of The Eagle....
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team followed two wins with a loss this week. Last Wednesday, the Lady Mules traveled to Kalama and beat the Chinooks 57-46. "The Kalama game was a lot of fun," Coach Rob Garrett said. "Reigha [Niemeyer] was unconscious, shooting 7-11 from three point range, and leading the way with 31 points. I thought everyone did a good job in the game, working at their role to complete a team effort. Our defense looked solid most of the time, and we came out with a good...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team won two more games this week and found themselves rated the number 10 team among 2B schools in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Rating Percentage Index (RPI), which uses a formula of the winning percentages of teams, their opponents, and their opponents’ opponents, to rank teams in the state. On Wednesday, the Mules traveled to Kalama and beat the Chinooks 68-35. “Offense was created by our defense,” Coach Todd Souvenir said. “We g...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team split games this week. On Thursday, the team beat Toutle Lake at home 72-57. Zakk Carlson led scoring with 18 points. Dominic Curl and Brodie Avalon added 15 points apiece, Kyler Sause had 11 points. Titan Niemela had six, Jacob Johnson added five, and Tanner Collupy finished with two. Toutle Lake 16 15 16 10 --57 Mules 27 19 12 14 --72 On Friday, the Mules picked up their first loss of the season in Castle Rock, 66-57. Carlson led scoring again with 17...
The Wahkiakum Mules wrestling team has a new head coach, Ross Lofstrom. Lofstrom, who graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 2008, never wrestled for the Mules. Instead, he played for the basketball team. These days he knows that if wrestling and basketball had different seasons, he would have gladly participated in both. After graduating, Lofstrom headed to Central Washington University, where he studied philosophy and earned a bachelor's degree. With an itch to travel, he headed to Thailand,...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team forfeited their game with Napavine last Wednesday, because of injuries and illness, but came back on Friday with a win on the road against Onalaska, 42-30. There were no statistics available for the game, but Coach Rob Garrett reported that Reigha Niemeyer scored 17 points. The Lady Mules traveled to Kalama on Wednesday. The score was not available at press time. They host Winlock on Friday and Mossyrock on Tuesday before taking some time off for the...
By Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team is back to their old tricks with two wins after a season starting loss to Ilwaco. Despite the 49-46 loss to Ilwaco Nov. 30, it was a good game, according to Coach Rob Garrett, marred by an "ice cold" third quarter, when the team only scored one point. "We gave up too many second chance opportunities to Ilwaco in the long run," Garrett said. "I was really proud of the girls for battling back. We made a lot of good decisions down the...
