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Prairie girls return to a familiar place
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Prairie girls return to a familiar place

BRUSH PRAIRIE — After winning their 20th consecutive Greater St. Helens League title this season, the Prairie High School girls basketball team is on its way to regional round of the state tourname…

Feb 22, 2017

Five area wrestlers claim wrestling state titles
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Five area wrestlers claim wrestling state titles

TACOMA — Five Clark County high school wrestlers claimed individual state titles Saturday at the annual Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome. Battle Ground sophomore Jake Rogers, Union senior Ethan Roton…

Feb 20, 2017

Vancouver area cheerleading team will head to nationals this summer in Las Vegas
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Vancouver area cheerleading team will head to nationals this summer in Las Vegas

VANCOUVER — This year for the first time ever the ActivStars Pros Vancouver Division 4 team, made up of 12 girls ranging in age from 9-15, will head to the 2017 Cheer Nationals in Las Vegas this co…

Feb 16, 2017

Wildcats cruise into Class 1A girls district championship game
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Wildcats cruise into Class 1A girls district championship game

VANCOUVER — La Center coach Herm VanWeerdhuizen thought his undefeated team would face a stiff challenge from Elma in the semifinals of the Class 1A girls district basketball tournament. VanWeerdhu…

Feb 15, 2017

Union cruises to victory in playoff opener
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Union cruises to victory in playoff opener

VANCOUVER — It didn’t take the Union Titans long to get up to the speed of high school playoff basketball. Union opened the boys Class 4A bi-district tournament with a lopsided 72-48 victory over O…

Feb 10, 2017

Seth Hall pours in 30 to lead Prairie to playoff win
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Seth Hall pours in 30 to lead Prairie to playoff win

BRUSH PRAIRIE — Prairie senior Seth Hall has experienced the high school basketball playoffs before. Hall, a 6-foot-3 guard, matched a career-high with 30 points to lead the Falcons to a 56-44 vict…

Feb 9, 2017

Area teams eye postseason playoffs
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Area teams eye postseason playoffs

The high school regular season will come to a close in the next week for Clark County basketball teams, many of which are still battling for the right to advance to the playoffs. Postseason spots a…

Feb 1, 2017

Hunting and fishing licenses for the 2017-2018 season are now available
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Hunting and fishing licenses for the 2017-2018 season are now available

OLYMPIA – Recreational fishing and hunting licenses for the 2017-2018 season, which begins April 1, 2017, are now available for sale. Typically, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW…

Jan 25, 2017

Despite prolific performances from the ‘Taylor Gang,’’ La Center’s girls are more than just a two-player team
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Despite prolific performances from the ‘Taylor Gang,’’ La Center’s girls are more than just a two-player team

LA CENTER — It would be easy when analyzing the La Center High School girls basketball team to just focus on the “Taylor Gang.’’ But, the Wildcats are so much more than that. Junior post Taylor Mil…

Jan 23, 2017

Union boys, Washougal girls claim team titles at Clark County Wrestling Tournament
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Union boys, Washougal girls claim team titles at Clark County Wrestling Tournament

VANCOUVER — The Union Titans once again flexed their muscles at the Clark County Wrestling Tournament this weekend, easily outdistancing Battle Ground for their eighth straight boys team title at t…

Jan 23, 2017

Larry Peck resigns as Battle Ground High School’s football coach
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Larry Peck resigns as Battle Ground High School’s football coach

BATTLE GROUND — In seven seasons as coach at Battle Ground High School, Larry Peck guided the Tigers from the depths of the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League to near the top. This week, Peck annou…

Jan 20, 2017

Clark County Wrestling Tournament gets underway at Hudson’s Bay High School
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Clark County Wrestling Tournament gets underway at Hudson’s Bay High School

VANCOUVER — The 46th annual Clark County Wrestling Tournament begins Friday afternoon at Hudson’s Bay High School. Wrestlers from 20 area high schools, some from outside the county, will hit the ma…

Jan 20, 2017

Making a difference: Rick Steele
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Making a difference: Rick Steele

Carolyn Schultz-Rathbun For ClarkCountyToday.com VANCOUVER — Vancouver Fire Department Battalion Chief Rick Steele says firefighting hasn’t changed much over the years. “You put the wet stuff on th…

Jan 9, 2017

Prairie hitting full stride at season’s midway point
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Prairie hitting full stride at season’s midway point

BRUSH PRAIRIE — The Prairie Falcons are just halfway through the 2016-2017 basketball regular season but they appear to already be hearing postseason form. Prairie opened up a 27-point first half l…

Jan 6, 2017

Hunters who report 2016 results by Jan. 10 will qualify for special hunt drawing
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Hunters who report 2016 results by Jan. 10 will qualify for special hunt drawing

OLYMPIA – Hunters who report their 2016 black bear, deer, elk, or turkey hunting results by Tuesday, Jan. 10, will have the opportunity to win one of nine deer and elk special hunt permits for the…

Jan 5, 2017

WDFW tentatively schedules razor clam digs through February
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WDFW tentatively schedules razor clam digs through February

OLYMPIA – State shellfish managers have tentatively scheduled evening razor clam digs through February on three ocean beaches. Final approval of all scheduled openings at Copalis, Mocrocks and Kala…

Dec 22, 2016

Colletto named Gatorade Washington Football Player of the Year
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Colletto named Gatorade Washington Football Player of the Year

CAMAS — In its 32nd year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, announced this week Jack Colletto of Camas High School as its 2016-17 Gatorade Washington Football…

Dec 14, 2016

Young weightlifters from Vancouver-based School for the Blind smash world records in bench pressing, deadlifting
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Young weightlifters from Vancouver-based School for the Blind smash world records in bench pressing, deadlifting

VANCOUVER — Inside a sunny weight room at the Washington State School for the Blind, a young woman named Klaira dips her torso over a 100-pound weight. Feeling for the rough part of the bar, she po…

Dec 8, 2016