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The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team had a few of their fans on edge in Saturday's regional game with the Davenport Gorillas, but grit and great shooting led to a momentum shift and a 60-56 overtime win. The Lady Mules spent much of the game playing a kind of catch up, finishing behind Davenport at the end of three quarters. They pulled even in the fourth when Peyton Souvenir landed a three point shot from way out to tie the game at 47 with 47 seconds left in the game. The crowd erupted...
The Naselle Comets boys and girls basketball teams are holding on in the postseason, despite losses this weekend. The boys team lost to Taholah in the District IV 1B championship game, 54-63. They are scheduled to face Taholah again in a loser out regional game on Friday at 8:00 p.m., at Tumwater High School. The winner goes on to the state tournament in Spokane. The girls also lost to Taholah in their District IV 1B championship game, 28-36. They will face Neah Bay in a loser out regional game...
Wahkiakum High School senior Rayanna Carlon was the first young woman to ever represent the Mule wrestling team at the double elimination state tournament, which took place last weekend in Tacoma. She lost the first match in her weight class against Marlin Gonzalez of Federal Way after getting pinned in 2:40. She took 2:12 to pin Letiticia Garcia of Nooksack in the second round. In her final round, she lost to Reyna Huecias of Mabton, 11-0....
Despite some thrilling three point shooting, the Lady Mules basketball team lost their first game this year to the Kalama Chinooks in the District IV 2B Championship game, 49-67. Kalama was motivated, there was no mistaking it. The Chinooks are ranked third in the WIAA RPI and two of their three losses this season were to the Lady Mules. Kalama pulled ahead in the second quarter by double digits, but the Lady Mules fought their way back, hitting three pointer after three pointer after three...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team will face Kalama in the District 4 Championship game on Saturday after rolling through three teams this week in district play. The Kalama Chinooks are ranked third in the WIAA RPI and have lost twice this season to the second place Lady Mules. The team will likely be looking for vengeance. The Lady Mules began district with a win last Wednesday against Pe Ell at home 72-17. The game was initially scheduled for Monday, but was postponed twice due to...
Wahkiakum Mule wrestler Rayanna Carlon, second from left, moves on to the state tournament after finishing second at regionals last weekend. Coach Frankie Mendez said she becomes the first Mule girl wrestler to participate in the state tournament. Trynity Mendez wrestled hard but fell short of the state tournament, Coach Mendez said. "It's been a great season for both these girls," he said. "I couldn't be more proud of their hard work and dedication to wrestling." Carlon will face Marlin...
Postseason play continues for Naselle. The boys and girls varsity basketball teams will be playing in District 4 IB Championship games this weekend. The boys will face Taholah at 5:30 p.m. in Montesano on Saturday after beating Three Rivers Christian, 73-30, in the first round of district play, and Columbia Adventist, 62-50, in the second round. With first place in the Coastal 1B league, the Comettes got a bye in the first round of district play. They beat Mary Knight, 49-35, in the second...
By Diana Zimmerman Naselle basketball teams are headed to postseason play in the 1B division. The Comettes took first place in the Coastal 1B league. They finished the regular season 12-0 in league, and 15-5 overall. They are currently ranked 23rd in the WIAA RPI. Their first place league finish bought them a bye for the first round of district play. They face the winner of the Mary M. Knight/Columbia Adventist game on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. in Castle Rock. The boys took second place in the...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team began district play this week. The opening round was scheduled for Monday, but the games were postponed twice due to snow. As of Tuesday night, the Lady Mules game against Pe Ell was set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at home. The Lady Mules finished their regular season undefeated. They won 20 games this year, a new record, according to Coach Rob Garrett. They were 16-0 in league, 20-0 overall. They finished in first place in the Central 2B league and are rank...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team went out with a bang last Friday. Though they ultimately lost, they put up a fight in the second half of the game, coming back from a 17 point deficit, to pull ahead momentarily and then lose 60-62 to Mossyrock. "This game was just a great example of what our season has been like," Coach Todd Souvenir said, explaining that the Mules often spent the first half of a game trying to pull some kind of offense together and in the second half exploding into the...
On Tuesday, the Lady Mules beat Kalama for a second time this season and were moved to third place in the WIAA RPI behind the Chinooks. The Lady Mules remain the only undefeated 2B team in the state with 19 wins, including three this week. Last Thursday, the Lady Mules beat Toledo at home, 76-37. "I was really happy with their performance tonight," Coach Rob Garrett said. "I thought they worked hard the entire game and pushed the pace." Peyton Souvenir led the team with 29 points, 13 rebounds,...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team lost three more games this week to bring their record to 2-12 in league, and 5-13 overall. On Wednesday, the team traveled to Winlock and lost 46-71. "We came out ready to play," Coach Todd Souvenir said, "and did a great job in the first quarter. Unfortunately, their size really hurt us as they either pounded it inside or were able to get offensive rebounds." Luke Brown scored 14 points. Hank Ferguson and Evan Quigley had nine points each. Santos Wright...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team won three more games this week to bring their league record to 12-0, and 16-0 overall. They also watched their ranking on the WIAA RPI rise for a short time. Last Thursday, the Lady Mules traveled to Adna and faced their toughest competition this season. They beat the Pirates 63-55, proving once and for all that they deserved first place in the Central 2B league. Coming from behind, the Lady Mules were able to pull ahead by two to end the second...
By Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team lost a game at home and another on the road this week to bring their league record to 2-9 and 5-10 overall. Last Wednesday, January 18, the Mules lost to a big, physical Napavine team on the road, 42-71. Hank Ferguson led the team with 13 points. Luke Brown scored 10 points. Evan Quigley and K.C. Beery had five points apiece. James Anderson, Isaac Moon, and Santos Wright added three points each. Napavine 16 21 20 14 71 Mules 5 18 11 8 42 On Friday, the Mules faced Adna at home and...
Photos and story by Diana Zimmerman Last Thursday, Peyton Souvenir set the new record at Wahkiakum High School for most points scored by a single player in a basketball game, boys or girls. She not only beat the record of 41, set by Michelle Thomas in 1985, she topped Cody Olsen's 43 points against Clatskanie in 2010. Souvenir scored 44 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, had nine assists, and six steals in the Lady Mules game against Rainier. The Lady Mules won 93-14. Souvenir could have done...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team took two more hits this week with losses to Rainer and Onalaska, bringing their record to 2-7 league and 5-8 overall. On Friday, the Mules traveled to Rainier to play the Mountaineers. They lost 41-60. "We really struggled to break their 3/4 court trap and had too many turnovers to beat a team with that kind of size," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "We fell behind in the second quarter and couldn't create enough on the offensive end to get back into the...
Mini Mule cheerleaders performed several cheers for a big crowd during half time of the Lady Mules game against Rainier on Thursday....
The Wahkiakum Mules lost to Morton White Pass in a heartbreaker last Thursday, 50-60. "I thought we played great on the defensive end for four quarters and really battled against a much bigger team," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "It was the first game this year that we were able to put four quarters together on the offensive end behind a big night from Hank (Ferguson) to keep us close. We cut the lead to four with a little under four minutes to go but they gave the ball to Poquette and we didn't ha...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team won four games this week to bring their record to 8-0 league, 11-0 overall. Adna’s loss on Tuesday night to Kalama moved the Mules into first place in the Central 2B league. Last Wednesday, the Lady Mules easily beat Pe Ell in a game at home, 77-11. “I thought the girls played awesome team basketball,” Coach Rob Garrett said. “I love to see a game where everyone scores. I was really happy with how hard the girls worked even against a weaker opponen...
Wahkiakum Mule wrestlers competed last weekend at the Kelso Wrestling Tournament. Photos courtesy of Michael Johnson....
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week includes: Friday, high school boys and girls basketball at Wishkah at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, high school boys and girls basketball with Oakville in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, high school girls basketball with South Bend in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! Westend news: If you haven’t already signed up, there is still time. Bring those pumped up veins and join in the fun in the Valley Bible Church social hall from noon to 6 p.m. Your life giving gift will definitely help at least one life...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team beat a 2A team from Arlington and faced a Class 3A team the next day in a two day tournament over the Christmas break. In Napavine on Tuesday afternoon, the Lady Mules beat Lakewood, 56-54. "We didn't play with much energy," Coach Rob Garrett said. " We struggled to shoot from the outside. Happy to get the win, but we need to pick it up if we are going to reach our goals. Charlie Ashe and Peyton Souvenir stepped up and hit a couple of big free throws tow...
Tori Wegdahl, a 2015 Wahkiakum High School graduate, was recently named as a first team All-American for her athleticism on the volleyball court. She is one of 18 community college athletes in the United States to be selected for this honor this year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Wegdahl is in her second year at Walla Walla Community College. She was instrumental in the Warriors' fourth place finish in the Northwest Athletic Conference during her final season with the team....
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team added two more to their win column this week with two games at home. On Friday, they methodically took down a tall, tough Kalama team, 74-49. With a little over a minute left in the first quarter, Peyton Souvenir added her name to the short list of Mule athletes to score more than 1,000 points during their high school career. She finished the game with 32 points, 13 rebounds, seven steals, five assists and one block. Savannah Burdick had a big night...
This week, the Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team got a win on the road but couldn’t hold off Kalama at home. On Friday in a game rescheduled due to snow, the Mules lost to the Kalama Chinooks, 38-70. The Chinooks are 4-1 in league, and in a three way tie for second place. They are also a tall team with five players 6’ and over. “We played well in the first half on the defensive end,” Coach Todd Souvenir said, “but we had too many unforced turnovers and gave up too many easy transitio...
