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11th Annual North Central Washington Basketball All-Star Teams

The rosters for the 11th Annual North Central Washington Basketball All-Star Game are out and check out who made the team from you neck of the woods. Boys Team Brewster: Austin Benson and Cole Youngers Cascade: Blaine Dawson Chelan: Cameron Reister and Brett Linehan Eastmont: Travis Yesiki Entiat: Jacob Andersen Ephrata: Ryan Lutz and Daniel [...]

Many High Schools Changing Classes, Including Eastmont

Eastmont High School will be moving up to class 4A next year based on their enrollment. Many other schools are moving up and down in classification and you can see a list of the moves below. Every two years schools are required to report their enrollments and then are assigned a class based on that [...]

‘Hope On The Slopes’ To Be Held At Stevens Pass March 8-9

On March 8th to the 9th, Stevens Pass will be hosting ‘Hope On The Slopes’ (formerly called the Vertical Challenge) to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The event lasts 24 hours and skiers can raise money for this worthwhile charity by competing to see who can ski the most vertical feet. The event [...]

Wenatchee Alum To Compete In College Rodeo

Nick Gutzwiller of Wenatchee will be competing in the upcoming Walla Walla Community College ‘College Rodeo Classic’ this weekend. Twitter This!

Former Wenatchee Panther Runs For Carleton College Knights

Tom Ballinger, of Wenatchee, is running on the track team of the Carleton College Knights in Minnesota. Twitter This!

WVCC Coach & Players To Give Baseball Clinic In Coos Bay, OR

This story comes from The Coos Bay, Oregon area.  Rusty Keith, the WVCC baseball coach, and his players will be putting on a baseball clinic in the area. Twitter This!

Moses Lake Grad Excels With Shot Put For BYU

BYU sophomore Daniel Lawson threw for a personal best 16.97 meters in the shot put at the Husky Classic Invitational held at Dempsey Indoor Facility at the University of Washington this past weekend. Lawson’s throw not only won him his event, but is the second longest throw in the Mountain West Conference this season. Twitter [...]

Former East Wenatchee Footballer Just Misses On Becoming New CWU Football Coach

Current University of Missouri tight ends coach Bruce Walker, who grew up in East Wenatchee, interviewed for the head coaching position at Central Washington University. The job appears to be going to Blaine Bennett, who played quarterback at Whitworth College in Spokane before spending time as both a head and assistant coach at a number [...]

How Did Local Skiers Do In The U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championships?

A great article detailing the U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championship competition. Check it out and see how locals Torin Koos of Leavenworth and Laura Valaas of Wenatchee. Twitter This!

Former WVC Linebacker Races In Baja 1000

Former Sehome High School and Wenatchee Valley College star linebacker turned off road motorcycle racer John Nielsen came out of retirement recently to race in the Baja 1000 – And he did quite well. Twitter This!