WENATCHEE — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, no one really knows what prep sports are going to look like in the fall.

The Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) released a set of health guidelines Monday afternoon, laying the groundwork for high school sports to return in the fall.

QUINCY — Greg McMillan, 54, has been named the new head football coach of the Quincy Jacks. McMillan has deep roots in North Central Washington, in Brewster and Leavenworth.

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee ski cross racer, Jack Mitchell on June 9 achieved an honor afforded to only 20 ski racers nationwide, selection to the Skicross Project Gold Camp. However, the email from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard team informing the 17-year-old of his selection also came with some bad news.

CHELAN — Tony Callero is taking over as boys basketball coach at Chelan High School. Callero, who owns a home in Chelan, has been an assistant coach at Auburn High School for the past 21 years.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association said Wednesday it was planning for high-school sports to return in the fall, but creativity will be key as it negotiates the coronavirus pandemic.

WENATCHEE — While most everyone else is desperate to get outside and adventure around the state freely and without restriction, the Wenatchee Wild and their incoming recruits are itching to get back inside — on the ice specifically.

WENATCHEE — For Wenatchee seniors Logan Nelson, Freddy Reynaga, Carlos Viramontes and Colby Gillin, the torch had been passed. This spring was supposed to be their time to shine.

EAST WENATCHEE — Eastmont High School head golf coach Pat Welch thought this was going to be Emilee Wentworth’s spring.

WENATCHEE — For many years, Quincy High School was a member of the 1A Caribou Trail League. However, with rapid economic growth in the Quincy area came rising school enrollment numbers which pushed them into the 2A classification and the Central Washington Athletic Conference.

Authors Note: This is the third installment of a three-part story looking back at Wenatchee’s lone 4A state soccer title in 2016. It was a season to remember; not because of how effortlessly the Panthers maneuvered through their season. They didn’t. There were bumps throughout its entirety, …

Authors Note: This is the second installment of a three-part story looking back at Wenatchee’s lone 4A state soccer title in 2016. It was a season to remember; not because of how effortlessly the Panthers maneuvered through their season. They didn’t. There were bumps throughout its entirety,…

Note: This is the first installment of a three-part story looking back at Wenatchee’s lone 4A state soccer title in 2016. It was a season to remember, not because of how effortlessly the Panthers maneuvered through their season. They didn’t. There were bumps throughout its entirety, even in …

On Feb. 28, the day before prospective college football players were allowed to start visiting campuses as part of the NCAA's "quiet period," an Alaska Airlines jet carrying three of the top 30 high school prospects in the state of Washington took off from Seattle and touched down in Pullman…

WENATCHEE — Come this fall, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) plans to use selection committees to seed state tournaments for all team sports. Last season, this method was used for football, but it did not benefit Wenatchee and Eastmont from the Big 9, where both t…

As the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association sees the athletic portion of its academic year end with no spring-sports championships, the natural question is: What about the fall?

WENATCHEE — When coach Jeff Zehnder got his first glimpse of Jared Rubash as a freshman, he was impressed.

EAST WENATCHEE — This spring was supposed to be Kaitlyn Duncan’s comeback season.

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee High School football star Nate Blauman is planning to walk-on at Washington State University. Blauman had a stellar campaign with the Panthers, rushing for 3,700 yards and 41 touchdowns. He holds Wenatchee single-game records for touchdowns (7) and yards (325). He holds…

The state basketball format, it seems, is changing again.

LEAVENWORTH — For anyone who’s attended a Cascade soccer game over the past three years, chances are, you’ve heard the name “Cholo” roar through the stands on more than a few occasions.

EAST WENATCHEE — Over the past three seasons, Eastmont senior captain Nate Balauro has been the gold standard at midfield because of his tenacity, skill, endurance, leadership, and unique ability to flush any negative and remain focused.

Two years ago, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association decided to try an experiment on how it would seed the state football tournament.

WENATCHEE — One day while at a volleyball camp at Wenatchee High School, Kaylee Coble, then a seventh-grade gymnast just piquing her interest in pole vaulting, asked her mom Candis to find out what the school record was.

WENATCHEE — Good news can often come at unexpected moments.

WENATCHEE — Pole vaulting is not the most glamorous event in track and field, but it is one of the most difficult, according to Wenatchee High School assistant track coach David Morris. It is all about technique and takes a great deal of talent, patience, strength and body awareness.

CHELAN — Coming into the spring tennis season, seniors Emma McLaren and Tobin Wier were expecting to compete for another medal at the 1B/2A/1A state tournament in Yakima later this month.

UNIVERSITY PLACE —The crack of the maple bat when it meets the baseball echoes throughout the empty campus at Curtis High School, which looks more like a sprawling junior college with its multiple buildings and upscale athletic facilities.

EAST WENATCHEE — Eastmont High School senior Jacob Bindley had been working on his swing all offseason.

CHELAN — If there is one player Dana Papasedero and the Chelan Mountain Goats could count on over the last three years, it’s pitcher Connor Wilson.

LEAVENWORTH — Even with her senior season wiped away by the coronavirus, Truh Merriman will still be remembered as one of the most gifted and accomplished softball players to come through Cascade High School.

WENATCHEE — When a player comes to Wenatchee to play for the U18 Wolves, it’s made clear from the start that the primary emphasis will not be placed on winning games. The main objective to help players develop and grow both on and off the ice so that they may pursue their playing career to t…

WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Wilderness U16 hockey team took a huge step this past season. Originally a weekend-only program, the Wilderness transitioned into a full-time billet program for the 2019-20 season, meaning players came to live, skate, and attend classes locally all season long. Winn…

WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Warriors (U15) and Wenatchee Wolverines (U14) both operate as part of the Wenatchee Amateur Hockey Association (WAHA) and are affiliate programs to the Wenatchee Wild of the BCHL. The Warriors just completed their inaugural season and the Wolverines wrapped up their…

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has waited as long it could to avoid canceling the spring state championships.