By Mike Maltais
With flying colors, 10-year-old Liv Aspholm finishes second among youth in the ChelanMan Try-A-Tri, comprising a 400-meter swim, 3.1-mile run, and 13.1-mile bike course.
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Weather and fatigue greet Gran Fondo cyclists
By Mike Maltais
About 50 experienced bike riders encountered the fatigue of high elevations and harsh weather on the 80.37-mile Winthrop Gran Fondo Sunday morning.
Local seniors sweep Golden Age Softball League
Two teams of Okanogan County senior softball players including many from the Methow Valley swept their respective divisions to take top honors in the Wenatchee Golden Age Senior Softball League this summer. Team member Dennis Brown said that thanks to the sponsorship of Mike Walker and the Winthrop Red Apple Market, Okanogan County fielded an […]
Semper Fi!
Retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel John Foldberg, right, and fellow team members (L-R) Daniel Macfarlane, 20, Evan Gillham, 16, and Nathan Macfarlane, 17, head out on the Twisp-Winthrop Eastside Road on Monday morning (Aug. 5), bound for Omak that day. The four make up Cross Country Cyclists for Veterans of Atascadero, Cal., a team that […]
Trail clean-up work party
The Methow Chapter of the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance will host another Second Sunday Singletrack Session work party on Aug. 11, to clear brush from the popular Cedar Creek trail just west of Mazama. This trail is clear and in good shape to Cedar Creek Falls at about mile 1.75, and is clear and in […]
Bakke wins Chase Award
Haley Bakke, 14, a member of the Methow Valley Killer Whales Swim Team, has been named this year’s recipient of the Chase Award, the only individual honor presented to a team member. The Chase Award, given in honor of the memory of former Killer Whale teammate Chase Brandenburg, has been an annual event since 2008. […]
Whales capture eighth consecutive championship
By MIKE MALTAIS The Methow Valley Killer Whales Swim Team captured its eighth consecutive Okanogan County championship during competition at the Okanogan pool last Saturday. The Killer Whales have been dining at the top of their food chain since 2005, gobbling with equal gusto Bullfrogs from Okanogan, Manta Rays from Omak and Bearacudas from […]
Local students play in national soccer tournament
By MIKE MALTAIS Liberty Bell High School sophomore Charlie Thornton-White and four teammates from around the county were among a team of U-14 soccer players who represented Washington state in tournament play at the 2013 National Premier League Championships held in Denver, Colo., earlier this month. Thornton-White joined Nico Avena and Shjon Balauro of Omak […]
Chloe Temple is hooked on the art of fly tying
By MIKE MALTAIS When 12-year-old Chloe Temple of Winthrop was first introduced to a Martin Fly Tying Kit a while back, the result was a kind of magic that would bring a smile to the face of any devoted fisherman. Temple ties flies, and her colorful creations are already getting attention from anglers and at […]
Sports briefs
Saddle up for Back Country Horsemen fundraiser The Methow Valley Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen of Washington will hold a fundraiser for two animal rescue organizations on Aug. 17 at the new North Summit Horse Camp located in the Loup Loup Sno-Park. The benefit will raise funds for Keystone Animal Rescue in Riverside and […]
