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 […]
Killer Whales prepare for first opponents
Tyler Darwood cleaves the water during the Killer Whales time trials at the Twisp pool last Friday. Photo by Mike Maltais BY MIKE MALTAIS The Methow Valley Killer Whales swim team held time trials last Friday (June 14) on the fifth day of the group’s season-opening Boot Camp. Coach Jeanne Thornton-White has returned for […]
MV Babe Ruth team wins season championship
BY MIKE MALTAIS The Methow Valley Babe Ruth team, Bear Creek Lumber, surprised its competition at the Omak Tournament last weekend when the team took a last-place seeding and turned it into a first-place trophy. In a finish reminiscent of Liberty Bell High School’s varsity playoff thrillers last month, Bear Creek came from two runs […]
Schulz heads for USTA senior tennis playoffs
Liberty Bell High School varsity tennis coach Dave Schulz will be at Sun River, Ore., Saturday (June 22) to compete at the United States Tennis Association Senior 55+65 Tournament. Schulz will once again join other members of the Wenatchee Recreation and Activities Club (WRAC) with whom he has played for over a decade. “We have […]
Up and over
Allison Wolfe aboard Sparks, a Welsh/Welsh Cob mare, negotiates a jump during a workout session at the Moccasin Lake Ranch last weekend. Joining Wolfe was Anna Speer on Finesse and Megan Goudie riding Buttons. On hand to offer the equestriennes instruction on form and posture was eventing team coach and program director Annie Budiselich. Photo […]
Bradshaw part of Mount Shasta climb
Winthrop resident Danielle Bradshaw (front row, second from right) was one of 13 climbers who participated in the American Liver Foundation’s annual Liver Life Challenge Mount Shasta Climb on June 8 and 9. The team completed an overnight ascent of the 14,162-foot mountain, the second-largest volcano in the United States. The American Liver Foundation provides […]
Liberty Bell senior athletes leave impressive legacy of achievement
Keanna King played tennis during her last two years at Liberty Bell. Photo by Mike Maltais This is the second of two articles profiling Liberty Bell High School senior athletes. BY MIKE MALTAIS Following are a few more summaries of the sports, honors and related activities that occupied 2013 Liberty Bell High School […]
Nearly 200 tackle Winthrop Marathon and Half Marathon
James DeSalvo, Winthrop, crosses the Chewuch River Bridge en route to a second place finish at last Sunday’s 26.2-mile Winthrop Marathon. Photo by Mike Maltais BY MIKE MALTAIS On a day that appeared to be ready-made for runners, nearly 200 took to local roads for the fourth annual 26.2-mile Winthrop Marathon and 13.1-mile Half […]
Local company provides ‘adventure in everything’
BY LAURELLE WALSH Mountain climber, professional guide, author, motivational speaker and personal coach Matt Walker believes that life is meant to be an adventure. His Winthrop-based company, Inner Passage, provides outdoor programs, expeditions and workshops that are designed to bring his five elements of adventure – high endeavor, uncertain outcome, total commitment, tolerance for adversity […]
