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Prep highlights (April 25)

Lainey McMullen hit a line-drive double to bring in the winning run as the Battle Ground softball team prevailed 7-6 against Camas in eight innings on Friday. The Papermakers forced extra innings after Sophia Chambers and Hayden Wiest hit back-to-back RBI doubles and relief pitcher Ainsley Schweitzer went three up, three down in the seventh […]

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Lainey McMullen hit a line-drive double to bring in the winning run as the Battle Ground softball team prevailed 7-6 against Camas in eight innings on Friday.

The Papermakers forced extra innings after Sophia Chambers and Hayden Wiest hit back-to-back RBI doubles and relief pitcher Ainsley Schweitzer went three up, three down in the seventh inning.

The Tigers got a boost from the bottom of their batting order when Mylee Burrows led off the eighth inning with a double and Gracie Katzer executed a bunt single to move a runner to third, setting up McMullen’s walk-off hit.

Tessa Mongrain hit two home runs with three RBI to lead the Tigers, while Seyah Lindersmith, Candice Torgerson and Lilly Brown each went 2-for-4.

For Camas, Ellie Wittler and Jameson McNeley each had two RBI and a double.

The win moved Battle Ground into sole possession of second place in the 4A Greater St. Helens League with a rematch between the two teams set for Monday at 4:30 p.m.

Foster wins shot put, discus at Nike Jesuit Twilight

Prairie senior Will Foster continues his winning ways in the shot put and discus after sweeping both events at Friday’s Nike Jesuit Twilight in Portland.

Foster, Class 3A state’s leader in both events, won the discus with a new personal-best throw of 191 feet, 5 inches. He also won the shot put (58-10.50).

New Washington high school pole vault record holder Chase McGee of Camas won the boys pole vault (17 feet) three days after breaking the state’s oldest track and field record that stood for 56 years.

Camas also won the girls 4×800 relay in 9 minutes, 30.43 seconds.

Columbia River sweeps Elden Keller Invite

Columbia River won both the boys and girls teams titles at the 56th annual Elder Keller Invitational in Hillsboro.

The boys team tallied 163 points, besting runner-up Glencoe (119) in the eight-team meet, behind a pair of first-place finishes by Revac Banfield (100, 200) and John Reeder (long jump, triple jump). River also won the 4×100 relay (43.13) and discus (Lucas Fish, 149-3).

On the girls side, River used its depth to edge Liberty of Hillsboro, 128-110, in the team race, powered by a trio of third-place finishes by Olivia Banfield (long jump, 400, 200).

Stars of the Day

Mackenzie Moore, Prairie softball, went 5-for-5 with two doubles, two triples and a team-high four RBI in the Falcons’ 26-5 win against Mountain View.

Gabe Valencia and Tanner Koford, Hudson’s Bay baseball, played pivotal roles in the Eagles’ 10-7 comeback win against Washougal. Koford broke a 7-7 tie with a three-run triple in the fifth inning. Valencia went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI, and also held the Panthers to one hit over the final 4 1/3 scoreless innings on the mound.

Madison Walker and Addi Christensen, Woodland softball, each had three hits, including one double, and three RBI in the Beavers’ 28-0 win over Hudson’s Bay.

Jackson Radi, Mountain View boys soccer, had a goal and two assists in the Thunder’s 4-0 win over Kelso.

Shyanne Sellers, Mark Morris softball, hit a double, triple and had three RBI in a 3-for-4 effort against Hockinson. Sellers also threw four strikeouts over two innings in the Monarchs’ 17-2 win.

Casey Lehnertz, Ridgefield softball, hit a go-ahead RBI single and two-run home run in the Spudders’ 13-7 win over Columbia River.

Skylar Richie, Kelso softball, went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and five RBI during the Hilanders’ 13-0 win over Evergreen.

Gavin Cole, La Center boys soccer, scored two goals — both assisted by Antonio Quiroz — in the Wildcats’ 4-0 win over Toledo-Winlock.

Stevie Jones, R.A. Long softball, went 2-for-4 with three RBI and picked up the win in the circle against Washougal after pitching seven innings with eight strikeouts, five walks and eight hits given up.

Logan Perry, Ridgefield baseball, went 2-for-4 with a team-high three RBI as the Spudders defeated Mark Morris 8-2 for a series sweep.

Zach Sims, Columbia River baseball, scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch to lift the Rapids to a 6-5 win over Hockinson.

Nick Niday, R.A. Long baseball, went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in the Lumberjacks’ 12-1 win over Woodland.

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(WAND) – The spring postseason rolls on. Our area softball teams had an opportunity to keep surviving and advancing. Check out the scores below. 3A Regional Semifinal Mt. Zion 11, Urbana 1 2A Sectional Semifinal Unity 4, Marshall 3 U-High 9, Meridian 4 1A Sectional Semifinal LeRoy 13, Central A&M 2 Stew Stras 8, Edwards […]

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(WAND) – The spring postseason rolls on.

Our area softball teams had an opportunity to keep surviving and advancing. Check out the scores below.

3A Regional Semifinal

Mt. Zion 11, Urbana 1

2A Sectional Semifinal

Unity 4, Marshall 3

U-High 9, Meridian 4

1A Sectional Semifinal

LeRoy 13, Central A&M 2

Stew Stras 8, Edwards County 2

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High school highlights for Wednesday, May 28, 2025

GIRLS LACROSSE SECTION 1-1A SEMIFINAL • Bella Ashton scored four goals and Madeline Kelso made 21 saves in goal, but Century saw its season come to an end in an 8-5 loss to New Prague. ADVERTISEMENT BOYS VOLLEYBALL SECTION 1-1A FIRST ROUND • Mayo/Century/John Marshall captured the program’s first section playoff win in the inaugural […]

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High school highlights for Wednesday, May 28, 2025

GIRLS LACROSSE

SECTION 1-1A SEMIFINAL

• Bella Ashton scored four goals and Madeline Kelso made 21 saves in goal, but Century saw its season come to an end in an 8-5 loss to New Prague.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

SECTION 1-1A FIRST ROUND

• Mayo/Century/John Marshall captured the program’s first section playoff win in the inaugural sanctioned season with a three-set sweep of New Prague. Logan McQuilkin finished with nine kills, while Ben Ragland had seven for Rochester and Haziel Sagastume dished out 16 assists.

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California changes rules for high school track meet after Trump's objections

There could be two winners in some girls events this weekend at the California state high school track and field meet − a transgender athlete and a cisgender athlete.The scenario is part of rule changes made after President Donald Trump demanded a transgender athlete not be allowed to compete in girls track and field events. […]

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California changes rules for high school track meet after Trump's objections

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the state’s governing body for high school athletics, clarified the new rules in a press release May 28.

A new division will not be created to separate transgender athletes from cisgender athletes. But athletes assigned female at birth will receive medals based on where they would have finished if a transgender athlete had not competed in the same event − part of what the CIF is calling a “pilot entry process.”

Governor Gavin Newsom’s spokesman, Izzy Gardon, in a statement provided to USA TODAY Sports, said, “CIF’s proposed pilot is a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness. The Governor is encouraged by this thoughtful approach.”

AB Hernandez, a 16-year-old transgender athlete, won titles in the triple jump and long jump at the southern California regional championship last weekend and is scheduled to compete in those events and the high jump in girls’ varsity.

On May 27, Trump threatened to withhold federal funds from California if the state does not follow an executive order seeking to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports. His post on social media referred to a trans athlete who competes in girls track and field.

Later in the day, the CIF changed the rules for the championship, which will be held May 30-31 in Clovis.

“The CIF values all of our student-athletes and we will continue to uphold our mission of providing students with the opportunity to belong, connect, and compete while complying with California law and Education Code,” the federation said in a statement. “With this in mind, the CIF will be implementing a pilot entry process for the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships.

As part of the changes, additional female athletes were invited to compete in the 2025 state championships.

Medals at the state meet

Hernandez, a top contender in the girls triple jump and long jump, could end up standing on the medal podium next to the athlete who finishes second in the overall standings. Both would receive a first-place medal.

A duplicate medal would be created to accomodate the two athletes.

Hernandez would receive a medal based on her finish in the overall standings while the other athletes will receive medals based on their finish in the standings excluding Hernandez’s results.

The CIF awards nine medals to the top boys and girls finishers in each event. (By contrast, other states create up to five divisions for each event to accomodate the athletes representing schools with a wide range of enrollments.)

Hernandez also is expected to contend for a medal in the high jump.

Also, as part of the rule changes, the CIF said in a statement that it would invite “any biological female student-athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark” to compete in the state championships.

“Under this pilot entry process, any biological female student-athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark for one of their Section’s automatic qualifying entries in the CIF State meet, and did not achieve the CIF State at-large mark in the finals at their Section meet, was extended an opportunity to participate in the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships,” the CIF said in a statement. “The CIF believes this pilot entry process achieves the participation opportunities we seek to afford our student-athletes.”

The CIF did not say how many athletes that could impact.

Trump’s post on social media

Although the CIF did not cite Trump, the rule changes took place hours after his social media post that in part read, “THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND TOTALLY DEMEANING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS.”

Trump isn’t the only one who has sounded off on the matter. So has Hernandez.

“I’m still a child, you’re an adult, and for you to act like a child shows how you are as a person,’’ she told Capital & Main in a story published May 15.

Certain things remain unknown. Such as how many female athletes will be impacted by the new rules and whether they’ll be applied only in events in which Hernandez is competing.

The CIF did immediately respond to requests for information submitted by USA TODAY Sports.

In March, Newsom said on his podcast that it is “deeply unfair” to allow transgender girls and women to compete in women’s sports.

California law prohibits discrimination based on gender identity, including at schools. State law also allows trans student athletes to compete on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

Last month Democratic state lawmakers blocked two bills that would have banned transgender athletes from girls sports.

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Twenty Four Sheridan/Johnson County HS Soccer Players Receive Post

Coaches and members of the Wyoming Coaches Association have voted on which players they believe are the best in the 4A and 3A East and West, as well as the best in the state regardless of conference, for the 2025 Wyoming High School Soccer season. The following names are those from Sheridan and Buffalo that […]

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