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  • Lady Mules start district tourney with win

    Diana Zimmerman|Feb 10, 2022

    Photos by Ian Brandon The Lady Mules won their final two league games last week and inched closer to a trip to Spokane with wins in the first two rounds of the District 4 tournament this week. On Tuesday, the Lady Mules took on Napavine in the second round of the district tournament, and they did it without one of their starters, Miya Kerstetter, who sprained an ankle in open gym over the weekend. The Lady Mules were behind for much of the game but pulled ahead when Amirah Abdul-Kariem hit a...

  • Mule wrestlers power through district tourney

    Feb 10, 2022

    Submitted by Coach Garrett Radcliffe Mule Wrestling came off a disappointing end to their regular season being cut short by Covid-19 protocols and powered through district championships. Throughout this season wrestlers were scheduled to participate in an additional 3 tournaments and 1 league meet that simply didn't happen due to cancellations and a program pause. "We didn't get the number of matches we wanted to this season," said coach Garrett Radcliffe. "I was still very proud of the...

  • Mules drop league final, district tourney opener

    Diana Zimmerman|Feb 10, 2022

    Photos by Todd Wilson The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team lost two games this week, one to finish the regular season and the second in the first round of post season play. Last Thursday, the team traveled to Morton/White Pass to play their final conference game of the season. The Mules lost 65-41. "They played a zone defense, and we did not handle it very well," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "We've been working on how to handle that in the last week, moving the ball and reacting to what the...

  • Mules named to all-league teams; Garrett is girls coach of the year

    Diana Zimmerman|Feb 10, 2022

    The Central 2B League coaches have voted on all-league honors for players and coaches. All told, there are nine girls playing basketball at Wahkiakum High School this year, and five of them were recently honored by coaches in the Central 2B League. Wahkiakum Lady Mules Coach Rob Garrett has been named coach of the year for the second year in a row. Reigha Niemeyer is co-most valuable player along with Addison Hall from Winlock. Miya Kerstetter and Megan Leitz were named to the first team;...

  • Island life

    Feb 10, 2022

    A pheasant showed its colors behind a Puget Island house. Photo courtesy of TIm Larcher....

  • Second count boosts school levy's passing margin

    Rick Nelson|Feb 10, 2022

    The Wahkiakum School District's four-year, $997,000 program and operations levy boosted its passing margin when votes were counted last Friday. Friday's count of late arriving ballots increased totals to 725 yes votes and 670 no votes, an approval rate of 51.97 percent. In the initial count on election day Feb. 8, totals were 610 yes, 575 no, an approval rate of 51.48 percent. Wahkiakum County elections officials said 1,395 of the district's 2,843 registered voters, 49.07 percent, had cast ballots. The final count and certification of the...

  • Two more covid-19 cases reported

    Eagle staff|Feb 10, 2022

    Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) on Monday received positive test result notifications for 2 additional COVID-19 cases in Wahkiakum County residents. This brings Wahkiakum to a cumulative total of 303 cases with 9 of those potentially active** and 5 fatalities. Department staff are working to identify anyone who may have an exposure risk because of contact with the individuals. Those people with close contact will be notified by Health and Human Services (WHHS) staff. Vaccines are freely available to anyone 5 or older in...