Methow Composite cyclists excel on their home course Defending varsity girls champion Stella Scholz led multiple racers from Methow Composite, the local youth mountain biking team, to the top of the podium in the 2023 Washington Student Cycling League season championships at the Liberty Bell High School campus on Sunday (June 4). Scholz, a senior […]
SPORTS
All-League honors continue for Mountain Lions in softball, boys’ soccer, tennis, track
The Central Washington 2B League recently completed announcing its 2023 All-League honors. The baseball honors had been named just ahead of the rest, but Coach David Aspholm forgot to mention one very important one: Coach of the Year. Aspholm guided the young Mountain Lions to 2nd place in the CW2B regular season and a No. […]
Many USFS roads are damaged or closed in Methow Valley District
The U.S. Forest Service is reporting that conditions including unusually warm temperatures, melting snow from heavy snowpack and heavy rainfall caused high water, runoff, mud and debris and rockslides that damaged or blocked several national forest roads, including several in the Methow Valley. “We encourage visitors to exercise caution and maintain good situational awareness when […]
Sports briefs: Summer at the Loup, Kids’ Fishing Day, Two-wheeler events
Summer at the Loup Loup Loup Ski Bowl is open for its summer season, offering scenic chairlift rides, hiking and biking trails, bike rentals for all ages, an 18-hole disc golf course, RV and tent camping, and food at the lodge. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (including July 3-4) at the […]
Lions climb the podium often at state track meet
Delaney shatters LBHS record for 3,200 meters Dexter Delaney set a new all-time Mountain Lion mark in the 3,200-meter run at the WIAA 2B State Championships in Yakima on Saturday, and Kady Hammer earned two 1st-place finishes in the Ambulatory Division, to highlight Liberty Bell High School’s performances. Nine of the 10 competing Liberty Bell […]
Methow mountain bikers host WSCL state championships at Liberty Bell on Sunday
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 350-500 teenaged mountain bikers are expected to invade the valley this weekend as the Methow Cycling Team hosts the 2023 Washington Student Cycling League (WSCL) state championships on Sunday (June 4). The Sean McCabe Trails complex on the Methow Valley School District campus is the site as racing gets underway […]
Sports briefs: Booster Club dinner and auction, Jack’s Trail hike
Booster Club dinner and auction The Liberty Bell Booster Club will host a benefit dinner/auction on Friday (June 2) at the Bear Creek Golf Course. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner starts at 6 p.m., with a live auction to follow. During dinner, graduating seniors will be recognized and awards handed out. Tickets are […]
Mountain Lions qualify 11 for state track meet
Dexter Delaney sets district 3,200M record Liberty Bell High School sophomore Dexter Delaney claimed the top spot in both the 1,600-meter and 3,200M runs in last Wednesday’s District 6 Track and Field championships at Oroville High School. His two victories led the way for the Mountain Lions, who qualified 11 athletes for the WIAA State […]
Mountain Lions ousted by Tigers, 9-2, to end season
The 2023 baseball season came to a sudden end at Mountain Lion field for Liberty Bell High School last Tuesday in a playoff loss to the Tonasket Tigers, 9-2. Tonasket pitcher Joe Thornton dominated the home team, throwing a no-hitter through the first five innings, eventually giving up three hits and only two runs. The […]
Sports Briefs: Bird-watching walk, Get ready for the rodeo
Bird-watching walk Methow At Home offers a free bird-watching session with Craig Olson on Sunday (May 21), starting from the Chickadee Trailhead off Patterson Lake Road at 8 a.m. Bring your binoculars and anything you need to be comfortable on a four mile walk. Register at methowathome.org. Get ready for the rodeo The Methow Valley […]
