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The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team started the season with two very different wins this week. Jansi Merz scored 28 points in the Lady Mules' decisive 67-12 win against Columbia Adventist in their season opener at home on Wednesday. She also pulled down 11 rebounds. Courtney Carlson added nine points and four steals. Megan Leitz had eight points. Reigha Niemeyer added seven points and seven rebounds. Alexzandria Watkins scored five points, Kimberlee Watkins had four, and Miya Kerstetter...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team showed the home crowd what they could do when they rolled over Rochester 78-39 in their season opener on Saturday. Logan LaBerge led the team with 26 points, scoring 18 from three point range. He also had seven rebounds, seven steals, and five assists. Jake Leitz added 17 points and 11 rebounds. Brodie Avalon had 17 points, hitting four three's in the fourth quarter. Dominic Curl scored eight points. Chance Cothren had five points. Ashden Niemeyer had thr...
The Wahkiakum Mules wrestling team competed in a 16 school tournament in Ocosta on Saturday. The Mule girls and boys teams both took sixth place overall. In individual girls' competition, junior Jenna Mellis and freshman McKenna Mendez took first place in their divisions. Eighth grader Makayla Davis brought home a second place medal. Junior Elijah Moon finished in first place. Another junior, Braxton Johns, took third place, and sophomore Cayden Mendez finished in fourth plac...
A young news editor once told the story: "Sports are like hunting bear with a switch," she said in her Arkansas drawl. "Sometimes you get the bear; sometimes the bear gets you, and sometimes you shouldn't go in the woods at all." And that anecdote can sum up the Naselle Comets football season: They ran roughshod over league and playoff opponents until they ran into the buzzsaw that was the Odessa Tigers team who claimed an 80-26 victory in the state Class 1B football championship last Saturday....
The Naselle Comet football team roared into the state Class 1B football championship with a 70-44 win over the Warriors of Almira/Coulee-Hartline last Saturday. The Comets will take on the top-ranked Odessa Tigers in the title game this Saturday, 12 noon, at Mt. Tahoma High School, Tacoma. The Comets took a 24-8 lead in the first quarter against ACH. The Warriors scored 22 points in the second quarter, but the Comets put in a converted touchdown for a 34-30 halftime lead. For a while, it was all Naselle in the second half, with the Comets scori...
Practice for winter sports got underway last week. This Monday, Wahkiakum High School girls basketball coach Rob Garrett watched the Lady Mules run drills and talked about defense as they prepared for their first game next week. "It's a very hard-working group," Coach Garrett said. "We will be a great defensive team. Offensively, Jansi Merz and Paige Mace will certainly lead the way with any one of a number of kids helping out big on a given night. We have a very tough schedule and are looking...
Commentary by Rick Nelson Is this the year of the Comets? I hope so. The team from Naselle/Grays River Valley High School remains undefeated as they head into the state Class 1B football playoffs, but they had their hardest test of the season last weekend, a 50-46 win over Quilcene. The Comets face Almira-Coulee-Hartline this Saturday, 1 p.m., at Tumwater High School, which has a synthetic surface. Speed will be a key factor. And the Class 2B playoffs are an all-Central League show. Game 1 Saturday at Centralia High School features two speedy,...
Last week's scores Class 1B Quarterfinals Naselle 50, Quilcene 46 Almira-Coulee-Hartline 80, Lummi 30 Entiat 48, Lyle/Wishram 12 Odessa 82, Selkirk 34 Class 2B Quarterfinals Kalama 43, Lake Roosevelt 0 Napavine 55, Toledo 0 Adna 35, Chewelah 13 Onalaska 50, Tri-Cities Prep 0 This weekend's games Class 1B Semifinals on Saturday Naselle vs. Almira-Coulee-Hartline, 1 p.m. at Tumwater HS Entiat vs. Odessa, 12 noon at Moses Lake Class 2B Semifinals Both Games Saturday at Centralia HS Kalama vs. Napavine 1 p.m. Adna vs. Onalaska 4...
The Wahkiakum Mules got in six sets before being eliminated from the State 2B volleyball tournament in Yakima last week. In the first round of the double elimination tournament on Thursday, the Lady Mules lost to Liberty (Spangle) in three sets: 16-25, 15-25, and 16-25. Later that day, they lost to Walla Walla Valley Academy in three sets: 15-25, 18-25, and 19-25. It was the final season for seniors Heidi Bruntmyer, Nai'a Freeman, Asia Taccori, Aubrie Montgomery, and Solana S...
After three matches, the Naselle Comets found themselves heading home without hardware on the second day of the State 1B volleyball tournament. The team moved into the loser's bracket after losing to Pomeroy in three sets in the first round: 21-25, 11-25, and 25-27. They were able to keep their hopes alive with a four set win against Grace Academy later that day: 25-27, 25-16, 25-13, and 25-19. On Friday morning, they played their last game, losing to Firm Foundation in four sets: 15-25, 22-25,...
The Wahkiakum Mule's 2019 football season came to an end in a 50-0 loss to top-ranked Onalaska Loggers last Friday night in the opening of the Class 2B football playoffs. The Loggers scored twice in the first quarter and twice in the second to lead 28-0 at halftime. While the Mules lost, Coach Eric Hansen was pleased with the young team's effort. "Our kids played hard, much better than last week against Winlock," Hansen said. "I was proud of them. They didn't back down." Onalaska's defense kept...
The Wahkiakum Mules are in Yakima today (Thursday) to begin play in the two day State 2B volleyball tournament after qualifying at district on Saturday. After losing to Kalama in three sets in the district semifinals last Wednesday, the Lady Mules rebounded in the loser’s bracket on Saturday, beating Toledo 3-0 and ultimately losing to Toutle Lake in four sets. It was enough to earn a fourth place finish and a spot at the state tournament. The scores for Wednesday’s loss to Kalama were 25-17, 25...
After taking second place in the District 4 1B volleyball tournament last Thursday, the Naselle Comets traveled to Yakima this week to begin play in the State 1B volleyball tournament. At district, the Comets beat Firm Foundation in three sets in the quarterfinals and moved into the championship match later that evening, only to lose to Three Rivers Christian two sets to three. The Comets faced Pomeroy in the first round of the two day state tournament this morning (Thursday), playing at 9:45...
The 9-0 Naselle Comet football team starts the Class 1B football playoffs Saturday, 3 p.m., at Stewart Field, Aberdeen, against the 5-5 Crescent Loggers. The Comets defeated Crescent 56-14 earlier this season. The season is over for the loser; the winner goes on to Class 1B State Tournament quarterfinals November 22-23....
Commentary by Rick Nelson Lost somewhat in the frenzy about the Seattle Seahawks' overtime win Monday night over the previously undefeated San Francisco 49'ers was the Seattle Sounders claiming a national championship on Sunday. A soccer team, the Sounders used a strategy of counterattacks to defeat Toronto FC 3-1 while setting a new attendance record of 69,274 in the Seahawks' very own stadium. It was the Sounders' second Major Soccer League championship in the past four years. But that wasn't the first national title in Seattle professional...
The Naselle Comets volleyball team, who finished their regular season with an 8-6 record, began the IB District IV tournament with a three set win against Taholah on Tuesday: 25-9, 25-23, and 25-16. They will face Firm Foundation in the semifinals on Thursday in Tumwater at 6 p.m. The winner will secure a berth to state and play in the district championship game at 7:30 p.m. The loser of the semifinal game will spar for third and fourth place, and then move into crossover games with District V on November 9, time and place to be determined....
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team ended their regular season with a win and began district play on Saturday with two victories. Last Wednesday at home, the Lady Mules beat Winlock easily in three sets: 25-11, 25-6, and 25-10. Jansi Merz had eight kills and four blocks. Jordyn Watson had four kills, and Shantelle Shervey had two. Heidi Bruntmyer had two more. Courtney Carlson served six aces, M.J. Neves had four aces, and Rebekah Neves had four aces and four kills. Libero Solana Stanley had 10...
The season ended on a high note for the Wahkiakum Mules cross country team at the District IV IB/2B meet last Saturday in Onalaska. Though no one qualified for state, four of six Mule runners finished the day with new personal records (PR). In the boys’ 5,000 meter race, senior Jamil Dimaano took 74th place in a field of 109 runners from 27 teams in the district, with a time of 20:08.25, ten seconds slower than his PR. Freshman Titan Niemela PR’ed, taking 81st place with a time of 20:59.41. Jun...
The Naselle Comet football team overpowered the Tahola Chitwins 56-0 last Friday to wrap up a perfect 9-0 regular season in Class 1B football....
The Winlock Cardinals claimed third place in River Division standings, knocking the Wahkiakum Mules into fourth place with a 53-7 football win last Friday. The visitors got on the scoreboard in the first minute of the high scoring first quarter. The Mules responded with a good drive. Quartrback Gabe Moon scored on a one-yard drive and Eli Cothren kicked the extra point. From there, it was all Winlock. The Cardinals scored on two long pass plays and returned an interception for another touchown...
It was Air-Kalama last Friday as the Chinooks flew to a 56-10 football win over the Wahkiakum Mules last Friday. Focusing on their aerial game, Kalama scored all touchdowns on pass plays. The third ranked Class 2B football team in the state, they rolled to a 32-0 lead in the first quarter and 48-0 at halftime. The Mules put together a scoring drive in the third quarter. Eli Cothren put the points on the board with a 25-yard field goal. A fourth quarter drive ended with quarterback Gabe Moon...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team added one to their win column this week, beating Rainier on the road. The Lady Mules beat the Mountaineers in four sets: 23-25, 25-19, 25-12, and 25-15. “We came out a little flat but the girls worked hard to come back and turn it around,” Coach Kayli Hurley said. “This was an important win for us going into post season.” Jansi Merz had 10 kills and four blocks. Nai’a Freeman, Nalani Schultz, and Jordyn Watson added four kills apiece. Watson also had nine...
The Naselle 8-0 Comet football team earned a 40-26 win over 6-2 Lummi School last Friday in Bellingham. This Friday, 5 p.m., the Comets host 2-6 Taholah....
The Wahkiakum High School volleyball team won two and lost one last week. Last Wednesday, the team traveled to Napavine and won in four sets, 25-13, 22-25, 28-26, and 25-21. "Napavine has a couple of good weapons and aggressive serving which kept us on our toes," Coach Kayli Hurley said, "but in the end, my kids came out with scrap and fire to take home the win." Solana Stanley had 10 digs. Jordyn Watson had four kills and "stellar serve receive." Jansi Merz had 13 kills and Rebekah Neves had th...
Not much went right for the Wahkiakum Mules in their 37-0 game last Friday at Toledo. Toledo dominated the line of scrimmage, piling up 307 yards rushing to the Mules' 22. Injury problems hurt the Mules. They had previously lost two of the four start-of-the-season starting backs to injuries, and against Toledo, starting fullback Braxton Johns went out with a knee injury. Quarterback Gabe Moon, who moved from center to quarterback on October 11, was the Mules' leading runner with 14 yards gained. Leading defenders were Jerimyah Johnson with six...
