By MIKE MALTAIS A group of hard-working Liberty Bell High School football players have been spending the summer getting in shape for the upcoming season with weight training and strength drills at Winthrop Physical Therapy and Fitness. Last Monday (July 22) Milo Holston, Bergen Patterson and Chip Jones turned out in 85-degree heat to lift […]
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ChelanMan race draws local talent
By MIKE MALTIAS The annual ChelanMan Race is becoming more popular with local runners, as evidenced by the half dozen or so who made the trip south last Saturday and Sunday (July 20-21) for the two-day lineup of events. Dr. Joe Jensen, Kelly Van Bueren, John Spaude, Andy Floyd, Dr. Steve Harrop and Liv Aspholm […]
Deadline nears for special deer permits
Deer hunters who want to be among the 18 special permit holders allowed to pursue deer on the 6,000-acre Charles and Mary Eder unit of the Scotch Creek Wildlife Area in northeastern Okanogan County have until midnight Aug. 14 to submit their applications. Eighteen applicants will be chosen during a random drawing scheduled Aug. 15. […]
Learn golf from a pro at Bear Creek
Golf teaching professional Lori Atsedes will be offering private and semi-private lessons and group clinics at Bear Creek Golf Course near Winthrop from July 29-Aug. 4. Lessons will be available from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. each day and cost $65 for a one-hour session, $40 for a half-hour session and $30 for junior golfers. A two-hour […]
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Dino Shot It isn’t often that a guy gets the chance to shoot a triceratops but that was one of the targets young bow hunters Kaleb Watson, 10, of Thatcher, Ariz. (left), and Sam Hildebrand, 9, from Wenatchee practiced on at last weekend’s second annual High Mountain Challenge held at the Loup Loup Ski Bowl. […]
Competition, fundraiser fill Whales’ week
By MIKE MALTAIS The Methow Valley Killer Whales had a busy week as the team sandwiched its Swimathon, the only season fundraiser, between two meets at Okanogan July 9, and Toppenish Saturday and Sunday (July 13-14). The Methow swimmers extended their undefeated season with a convincing win over the Bullfrogs at a dual meet in […]
Angels Staircase offers $4,500 purse
By MIKE MALTAIS The Angels Staircase, a rugged 60-kilometer race billed as one of the toughest and most remote high alpine running competitions in the Northwest, is coming up Aug. 11 and this time it includes a $4,500 kicker. But not just anyone can compete for the prize money. “Due to the remoteness and the […]
Larry’s big ride: Singletrack across Washington
By LAURELLE WALSH One man. One bike. One goal. To travel by mountain bike from British Columbia to the Oregon border, touching as little pavement as possible. Dr. Larry Smith of Mazama sets off on this 15-day journey on Aug. 6, starting at the Chopaka/Nighthawk border crossing, and finishing on the shore of […]
Schulz sizzles at Super Seniors
BY MIKE MALTAIS Tennis veteran Dave Schulz and his six teammates representing the Wenatchee Recreation and Activities Club (WRAC) are the new United States Pacific Northwest Super Senior Champions following a rain-soaked tournament at Sunriver, Ore., last month. Inclement weather with temperatures in the 40s shared the court during the entire three-day competition June 23-25, […]
Fall youth soccer is bigger every year
BY MIKE MALTAIS Registration is now open for Methow Valley Youth Soccer, the area’s most popular fall sports program, and along with a call for players the organizers are once again looking for coaches and sponsors to fill the demand. Interested youngsters between the ages of 5 (U-6) and 14 (U-15) years, based on age […]
