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Football Report: Comets ended the season last Saturday with nine wins and just two losses and eventually fell to the #1 ranked 1B team in the state, Almira-Coulee Hartline, by a score of 68-32 in the state semifinals. It was the last game for seniors Jason Harman, Jack D'Agostino, Joe Strange, George Wilson, Riley Thorsen, Craig Reitz, and Trent Stephens. This was the first year for Comet football head coach (36th year of coaching) Kevin McNulty. McNulty is a Naselle alumni, 1981 graduate....
With only eight players on the Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team it took all of them, in one way or another, to bring the KM Trophy home, when they beat the Naselle Comets 57-34 on Tuesday night. “Every night is an opportunity to learn and grow, more so than ever this season,” Coach Rob Garrett said. “I thought the girls worked really hard together and it was a nice step.” Miya Kerstetter led the team with 15 points. She also had six assists and three steals. Courtney Carlson added 13 poin...
Wahkiakum High School's new wrestling coach Garrett Radcliffe has never wrestled. It doesn't matter, he's leading with a different strength, and defining his current role as manager. In the process, he's ensuring that the program can continue for the youth who have found a love for the sport. He stepped up when he got a request from both the high school principal and the athletic director. "I was more than happy to," Radcliffe said. "Whatever the program needs, whatever this school needs. I'm...
Submitted by Brad Moon On October 30 the Wahkiakum Mini-Mules wrapped up their 2021 season, by defeating Longview 6-0 in another defensive shutout. The win secured Wahkiakum third place in their league, following a tough 12-8 loss to Castle Rock in the semi-final round of the playoffs. The 4th quarter, game-clinching score occurred on a right side sweep, led by the blocking of fullback Joe Merz, who was able to clear the way for halfback Josh Moon to score from 30 yards. The Mini-Mule defense...
The Naselle Comet football team traveled across the state to Pomeroy last weekend and came home with a 72-42 victory. They advance to the state Class 1B semifinals. The 9-1 Comets will head to Moses Lake this Saturday for a 1 p.m. game against 10-0 Almira-Coulee-Hartline. In the other semifinal, 9-1 Odessa takes on 9-1 Quilcene, 4 p.m., also in Moses Lake. The winners will advance to the state championship Dec. 4, 12 noon, at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Central League teams in 2B semifinals The Class 2B state football semifinals are...
Practice for winter sports has started at Wahkiakum High School. The boys basketball team had the court from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, while the wrestling team was busy doing stair laps. The girls basketball team would take over the gym at 6 p.m. Games start this weekend, with the boy's basketball team traveling to Castle Rock for a Jamboree on Saturday, and the girls basketball team going to Raymond for a Jamboree on Monday. Wrestlers start their season with a tournament at Mark Morris...
Class 1B Volleyball The Naselle Lady Comets placed sixth in the State Class 1B Volleyball Tournament. In the first round, Naselle topped Pomeroy 3-0 by scores of 25-20, 25-16 and 25-12. That pitted them against eventual champion Oakesdale and they lost a close match 3-1 by scores of 16-25, 26-24, 27-29, 15-25. The loss dropped them into a loser out match with Neah Bay, and the Lady Comets prevailed 3-2, winning 25-17, 15-25, 17-25, 25-17, 15-11. The win moved them into a match with Mary Walker for the fifth and sixth place medals, and Naselle...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team traveled to the State 2B tournament which took place in Yakima last Thursday and Friday. The Lady Mules lost their first two matches in the double elimination tournament and ended their season on Thursday. They started Thursday with a three set loss to Colfax. “We played pretty well against this team,” Coach Kayli Hurley said. “Prior to the tournament they hadn’t lost a single set and I feel like we held our own against them despite our loss.” Later that day,...
Class 1B Volleyball The Naselle Lady Comets placed sixth in the State Class 1B Volleyball Tournament. In the first round, Naselle topped Pomeroy 3-0 by scores of 25-20,25-16 and 25-12. That pitted them against eventual champion Oakesdale and they lost a close match 3-1 by scores of 16-25, 26-24, 27-29, 15-25. The loss dropped them into a loser out match with Neah Bay, and the Lady Comets prevailed 3-2, winning 25-17, 15-25, 17-25, 25-17, 15-11. The win moved them into a match with Mary Walker for the fifth and sixth place medals, and Naselle...
The Wahkiakum Mule football season came to an end Saturday as the Mules fell to the Forks Spartans 40-14. The game was close for three quarters, but the Spartans' hurry-up offense wore down the Mules as the game progressed. "The young guys pulled through and worked hard all year," said Mule Coach Ryan Lorenzo. "The kids left everything on the field at Forks, and I couldn't ask for anything more. "It's tough being a small team with 21 players, including two foreign exchange students, and trying...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team battled their way through the consolation bracket of the district tourney last week to earn a spot at the State 2B tournament, which takes place today (Thursday) and Friday in Yakima. A loss to Kalama on October 30 sent the team to the loser’s bracket. They played the first of two loser out games on November 3, beating Napavine in four sets and Stevenson in three sets. The second win that day guaranteed them a trip to the state tournament, but they had to r...
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...
