If there are any golfers in the valley who haven’t yet signed up for The Cove Golf Classic, this is the week to get it done. All entries and fees must be received by Friday (July 12). The popular charity event that benefits The Cove will be played Saturday, July 20, at Windhaven Golf Course […]
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Play basketball at Pateros Jamboree 3-on-3
The Pateros Apple Pie Jamboree is hoping to attract a team from the Methow Valley to this year’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament Saturday, July 20. The registration deadline for the tournament is Monday (July 15). Team categories are divided into adult, high school, seventh-eighth grade, fifth-sixth grade, and third-fourth grade. The cost is $70 per team […]
Local cyclists finish high in Loup Loup XC
Solomon Woras, right, and Cody Cupp racing for the Methow Cycle and Sport Blue Star Coffee team leave the starting line in the first heat of the men’s Pro/Open class in the 25-mile Loup Loup XC last weekend at the Loup Loup Ski Bowl. Equipment failure knocked Woras from the competition while Cupp crossed the […]
Killer Whale pods blow past Brewster
Megan Woodward cuts the water in an individual medley event at last Thursday’s dual meet against Brewster at the Twisp pool. Photo by Mike Maltais BY MIKE MALTAIS Talent combined with sheer numbers helped the Methow Valley Killer Whales swim team win two meets against Brewster, Okanogan and Omak last week. The Methow team hosted […]
Equestrians saddle up for another season
Erin Schuh, 14, of Winthrop, gets in some practice on the new water jump recently installed at Moccasin Lake Ranch. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Elden BY MIKE MALTAIS The equestrian season is all-ahead full for members of the Moccasin Lake Ranch Eventing Team. “We have a dozen riders on the team this year, all of […]
Fish for Chinook, sockeye in Columbia River
Chinook and sockeye salmon are fair game as of July 1 on the main stem Columbia River from the Highway 173 Bridge in Brewster to Chief Joseph Dam. Anglers can also fish for Chinook in the Okanogan and Similkameen rivers and for sockeye from the mouth of the Okanogan River upstream to the first Highway […]
Cupp is third among Open/Pro cyclists
Open/Pro bike racer Cody Cupp, right, poses with coach Solomon Woras at the Bavarian Bike and Brew Festival in Leavenworth earlier this month. Photo courtesy of Joe Brown BY MIKE MALTAIS Cody Cupp, a 2012 graduate of Liberty Bell High School, is currently ranked third among Open/Pro riders in the Fat Tire Revolution race series […]
Killer Whales win first two meets
Tyler Darwood during practice last week. Photo by Mike Maltais The Methow Valley Killer Whales swim team opened its competitive season with a win over Okanogan in a dual meet against the Bullfrogs Thursday (June 20) and followed with a victory at the Apple Invitational in Omak Saturday (June 22). This week the pods […]
MVSTA links popular trail systems together
The Methow Valley Sport Trails Association (MVSTA) announced this week that summer access along the Methow Valley Community Trail has been expanded to provide a link between the MVSTA trail system and the town of Winthrop. Recent agreements among MVSTA, the Winthrop National Fish Hatchery, and the Haub family (owners of Sun Mountain Lodge) allow […]
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LBHS volleyball team wins in Spokane The Liberty Bell High School varsity volleyball team won the B division at the Lakeside High School invitational tournament in Spokane June 15. Pictured from left front are Erin Frey (setter), Taylor Curtis (outside hitter), Erin Shue (libero) and Allison Ryan (outside hitter). Back row, coach Tim Boonstra, setters […]
