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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
