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Photos by Todd Wilson The Wahkiakum Mule football team ended the 2021 fall season in good form, beating the King's Way Knights 54-27 last Thursday and blanking the Adna Pirates 17-0 on Monday. The 5-3 Mules enter the post season cross over playoffs on the road this Saturday, 7 p.m., against the seventh ranked 4-2 Forks Spartans. The winner moves into the statewide playoffs and the loser's season is over. The Mules showed a good balance of defense and offense against King's Way. They gained 460...
The Wahkiakum High School volleyball team started district play on Saturday after ending their regular season with a win last Wednesday. The Lady Mules hosted Toledo on Wednesday and won the match in three sets, 25-12, 25-7, and 25-10. Megan Leitz had five kills and Courtney Carlson had four kills. Miya Kerstetter had three kills, five aces, and five digs. Libero Reigha Niemeyer had six digs and served four aces. It was the final home volleyball game for Leitz, Carlson, and Emmie Niemela. On...
The Wahkiakum High School cross country team joined runners from 20 other schools to compete at the 1B/2B District 4 Championships in Rainier on Saturday. In boys’ competition, sophomore Nathan Garrett took 73rd place in a field of 96 with a time of 22:42.26. Senior Daniel Quintana of Ilwaco won the 5,000 meter race with a time of 16:39.87. Senior Kimberlee Watkins took 49th place in a field of 54 with a time of 33:26.92. Freshman Madison Ingram of NW Christian (Lacey) won the girls’ 5,000 met...
The 4--1 Naselle Comets football team is ranked fifth in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association RPA Class 1--A football poll for teams playing eight--man football. The Comets close their regular season this Friday, hosting the 1--4 Chief Leschi Warriors. Senior athletes will be honored. The Comets overwhelmed Oakville last Friday, winning 78--8....
It will be a busier than usual Senior Night next Monday at the Wahkiakum High School football stadium starting around 6:30 p.m. Game time is 7 p.m. The school normally honors senior athletes and their parents before the start of a team's final home game. This year, besides the senior athletes, the school will honor participants in cheer and pep band, retired football coaches Eric Hansen and Marc Niemeyer, and also, seniors from the visiting Adna Pirates, who had their final home game and senior...
Photos By Todd Wilson After taking a week off, the Wahkiakum Mule football team roared back last Friday with a 41-2 win over the Stevenson Bulldogs. The Mules' Oct. 15 home game with the Adna Pirates was postponed as the Pirates had to deal with covid-19 exposures. That game has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. next Monday. Consequently, the Mules' game this week with the King's Way Knights in Vancouver has been advanced a day and will be played this afternoon (Thursday), with a 6 p.m. start. Last...
Another loss on Monday brought the Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team to an overall record of 5-9, and 5-4 in league play. The team hosts Toledo on Wednesday for their final match of the regular season and district play begins on Saturday. The Lady Mules traveled to Toutle Lake on Monday and lost to the Ducks in three sets, 25-21, 25-11, and 25-22. “Unforced errors were our big foe,” Coach Kayli Hurley said. “Couple that with Toutle’s scrappy defense and it’s hard to make up for that many unforced...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mules volleyball team split games this week bringing their overall record to 5-8. On Thursday, the team hosted Rainier and won the match in four sets, 25-8, 26-24, 25-17, and 25-17. "Rainier has some scrappy defense so we had to outlast to put the ball away," Coach Kayli Hurley said. Megan Leitz had 12 kills, five digs, and two blocks. Bailey McKinley added four kills and had "strong net play," Hurley said. Miya Kerstetter had 11 digs. Setter Courtney Carlson had 26 assists...
The Wahkiakum/Adna football game scheduled for last Friday was postponed because of covid-19 presence at Adna. Wahkiakum Mule Coach Ryan Lorenzo said the Adna game is now scheduled for Nov. 1 and that the game scheduled with King's Way has been rescheduled to Oct. 28 (a typo in the print edition mistakenly said the game would be played Oct. 26). The 3-3 Mules head to Stevenson this Friday to take on the 3-4 Bulldogs....
Sixth grader Clara Hogue was the only member of the Wahkiakum cross country team to compete last Thursday in a Central 2B meet in Toledo. She joined 12 other runners in the middle school 2,500 meter race and took sixth place with a time of 12:15. The winner, Ruby Langer of Wind River, won the race with a time of 11:05....
Mule Volleyball October 25 at Toutle Lake 27 Toledo Home games in boldface. Mule Football October 22 at Stevenson 29 at King’s Way 6 p.m. Games start at 7 p.m. NHS Volleyball October 21 at Willapa Valley 5:45pm/7pm 26 Pe Ell 5:45pm/7pm 28 Three Rivers Chris.* Home matches in boldface NHS Football October 22 at Oakville 29 Chief Leschi Game start at 7 p.m. Home games in boldface....
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team split games this week, with a win at home and a loss on the road. Their overall record is now 4-7. On Thursday, they hosted Stevenson and won in four sets, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21, and 25-15. Megan Leitz had 10 kills, six digs, three blocks, and was 100 percent from the serving line. Kamryn Watkins had eight kills, and Bailey McKinley added three more. Libero Reigha Niemeyer had 19 digs. “Miya Kerstetter and Lily Hale played scrappy defense in the back row,” Coa...
Photos by Todd Wilson The Kalama Chinooks jumped to a 35-0 first quarter lead enroute to a 42-0 win over the Wahkiakum Mules last Friday. The host took the opening drive in for a score and took advantage of Mule miscues on two subsequent kick offs to put three touchdowns before the Mules could run an offensive play. Kalama added another seven points in the second quarter to lead 42-0 at halftime. The hosts dominated with a passing game, completing 15 of 26 passes for 251 yards of offense while...
The Wahkiakum Mules cross country team traveled to Winlock last Thursday to compete against seven other 2B schools. Sixth grader Clara Hogue took second place in the 1.2 mile middle school race. There were only two runners, and times were not posted. Senior Kimberlee Watkins took 10th place in the 2.56 mile varsity girls’ race. There were only 11 runners, and times were not posted. The Mules travel to Toledo today (Thursday) for their last regular meet of the season. The Central 2B League c...
Photos by Todd Wilson The Wahkiakum Mules trampled the Toutle Lake Ducks in a 50-14 homecoming football game victory last Friday. The Mules dominated the line of scrimmage and piled up 256 yards rushing while holding the visitors to 22. Dominic Curl opened the scoring for the Mules with a 3-yard run in the first quarter. Gabe Moon followed with a 9-yard touchdown, and Curl closed the quarter with a 14-yard run. The Mules put the game out of reach in the second quarter, which ended with the...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team continued their winning streak with two more victories this week, bringing their overall record to 3-6. On Thursday, the team traveled to Randle and beat the Morton/White Pass Timberwolves in three sets, 25-15, 25-13, and 25-12. “We played pretty consistently tonight, and the girls' hard work is starting to show,” Coach Kayli Hurley said. “Our bench is a huge part of our success, so shout out to their fire and selfless efforts to help the team.” Kamryn...
The Wahkiakum Mules cross country runners joined Mark Morris, Washougal, and Fort Vancouver high school teams at David Douglas Park in Vancouver last Wednesday for a 4,000 meter race. Wahkiakum’s Nathan Garrett took 25th place out of 36 runners in the boy’s race with a time of 18:57. Samuel Grice of Washougal took first place with a time of 13:35. Kimberlee Watkins took 30th place out of 30 runners in the girls’ race with a time of 30:16. Elle Thomas of Washougal took first place with a time...
Story and photo by Coach Brad Moon Following a soggy home win over Rainier (OR) on September 18, the Wahkiakum Mini-Mules added to their undefeated season (3-0) by dominating Toutle Lake this past Saturday in Kelso. Two weeks ago, on their home turf, the Mini-Mules fought hard to maintain their home field advantage against a physically bigger Rainier team. Halfback Josh Moon scored the only points of the game in the first half with a nine-yard scamper into the end zone, giving Wahkiakum the...
The Wahkiakum High School cross country team traveled to Stevenson to compete with five other schools in a 2B meet last Thursday. Representing the boys in the 5,000 meter run, sophomore Nathan Garrett placed 24th in the field of 44 runners with a time of 23:35.62. The winning runner, Camden Uffelman of Columbia, finished in 18:45.03. For the girls, Senior Kimberlee Watkins took 16th place in a field of 21 runners, with a time of 36:17.42. Isabella Spencer of Stevenson won the race with a time...
Photos by Todd Wilson The Wahkiakum Mule football team encountered another powerful Central League football team when they traveled to Toledo last Friday where the Riverhawks ran to a 44-17 victory. The hosts led 15-14 at the end of the first quarter. Toledo got on the scoreboard first, but the Mules scored twice to take the lead. Gabe Moon scored on a 47-yard run at 5:32 and followed with a 7-yard touchdown at 2:35. Elijah Cothren kicked both conversions. Toledo took the lead on a 56-yard run...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team continues to grow, and this week, they lost one but earned their first victory of the season. This brings their overall record to 1-6. On Thursday, the Lady Mules traveled to Onalaska and lost in three matches, 25-14, 25-20, and 25-19. Emmie Niemela led the team on offense with seven kills. Megan Leitz added five kills and six digs. Libero Reigha Niemeyer had five kills, and eight digs. Setter Courtney Carlson had 21 assists. Bailey Mckinley had two blocks,...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team lost two more games this week, bringing their record to 0-5. On Tuesday, the Lady Mules traveled to Kalama and lost in three sets, 20-25, 4-25, and 14-25. "It was a rollercoaster of a night for our ball control and aggression on offense," Coach Kayli Hurley said. "We played some strong defense in set one, but lost our way in set two. Our focus moving forward is taking smart risks and being brave when things on the court feel difficult." Kamryn Watkins had...
Photos by Todd Wilson It didn't take long for the defending Class 2B football champions to show the Wahkiakum Mules that they're still a potent force by posting a 62-10 win over the Mules last Friday. The Mules twice pinned the Onalaska Loggers deep in Logger territory early in the first quarter, and twice Logger running backs broke free for long runs. The first set up a 1-yard touchdown at 10:52 of the game; the second was an 81-yard run that put the visitors up 16-0 at 6:56 of the first...
The Wahkiakum Mules cross country team is entering their third week of competition this week, heading to Stevenson for a league meet today. Their season started with a 13 team race in Rainier on Thursday, September 9. Sophomore Nathan Garrett represented the Mule boys in the 2.4 mile run, taking 27th place with a time of 16:39.96. The winning runner, Asher Simpson of Morton/White Pass finished in 13:59.70 The Watkins twins, seniors Kimberlee and Alexandria, represented the Mule girls in their...
Story and photo by Brad Moon The Wahkiakum Mini-Mules kicked off their 2021 season with a win over the Kalama Chinooks in Kelso on Saturday, winning a tough game 12-6. With eight sixth grade students leading the young team, they went straight to work on defense on Kalama’s first possession, forcing a turnover in Kalama territory. After an offside penalty on the Chinooks, fullback Joe Merz busted through the line for a 30 yard scamper and a touchdown on the first offensive play of the season f...
