Recent Stories
Tennis previews: Leah Newell is Cascade’s consistent one
Patience helps senior excel on tennis court
LEAVENWORTH — She doesn’t have a cannon serve or an overpowering forehand. She doesn’t have amazing speed or a giant wingspan. But the most important thing Cascade senior Leah Newell doesn’t have are any holes in her game.
Harris named Gatorade Player of the Year
CHELAN — Chelan senior Joe Harris has been named the Gatorade Player of the Year in basketball for the state of Washington. Harris, the two-time Caribou Trail League MVP, was also named the state’s Mr. Basketball last week.
Rams rebuilding after big season
Coach: Venom will not peel away fans, interest
EAST WENATCHEE — For six years, the “core group” of the Wenatchee Valley Rams had its eye on one goal, and one goal only: Winning a league championship. But with that mission accomplished — the Rams beat Spokane 14-7 in the 2009 Washington Football League championship — a lot of the semi-pro team’s veterans have decided not to return for the 2010 season, which kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday against South Sound at Eastmont’s Wildcat Stadium.
Cascade fastpitch team knocks off Wenatchee
WENATCHEE — The Cascade Kodiaks have been rising in the fastpitch ranks for several years. On Thursday, they kept rising.
Chelan golfer looks to stay on top by winning yet another state title
Kelli Bowers doesn’t expect to be tested too often this season on the golf course. Instead she’ll be competing against herself and history. The Chelan High School senior has a chance this season to become just the second girls golfer in state prep history to win four straight state titles. The first golfer to accomplish that feat, Kelli Kamimura, is now the women’s golf coach at Washington State University, the in-state rival of the University of Washington team Bowers has committed to play for in college.
Prep roundup: Early lead stands up for Cascade in baseball
LEAVENWORTH — Cascade scored three runs in the first inning Tuesday, then held off Quincy the rest of the way for a 5-2 victory. “We got the early lead, and Evan (Parton) threw three pretty good innings,” Cascade coach Kirk Sunitsch said. “It was pretty close the whole time, a good early game.”
Scoreboard: Prep sports
Prep baseball scores
Cashmere runner right on track after Australia visit
CASHMERE — Ben Allen’s quest for a state track championship took him all the way to Australia last summer. Allen was one of roughly 200 American track athletes who took part in a 10-day training camp. He was able to compete against other top-notch runners. The competition, he says, was a major step up.
Soccer shocker
Class 2A Quincy downs 4A Wenatchee at Apple Bowl
WENATCHEE — J.C. Romero uncorked a crackling, 35-yard shot from an extreme angle to give Quincy a 1-0 lead in the beginning of the second half that stood up in a non-league stunner over Wenatchee in the Apple Bowl on Monday night. Romero, a senior midfielder, controlled a ball far out on the right side and boomed a shot across the face of the goal and into the low left corner six minutes into the second half, leaving Wenatchee keeper Angel Guerra powerless to stop it.
Harris named Mr. Basketball
Chelan player joins long list of Washington state greats
CHELAN — One of the same words that has been used to describe him throughout his career is the one Joe Harris chose to describe his latest honor. “It’s awesome,” the Chelan senior said of being named the state’s Mr. Basketball.
