After a slow start to their 2026 summer season, the 10U Methow Valley Cubs gained some steam with experience and closed out the summer with a second-place finish at the Deer Park Wooden Bat tournament in late July. While not quite matching their older counterparts, the 10U boys did have a winning record of six […]
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Methow Valley Rodeo returns Labor Day weekend
For the 54th year, the Methow Valley Rodeo will highlight Labor Day Weekend festivities at the Rodeo Grounds near Winthrop. This year the event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6. The traditional bull riding, ranch saddle bronc and barrel racing events will be augmented by a new steer riding competition for […]
Methow Valley 12U Cubs finish summer baseball season at Deer Park
The 12U Methow Valley Cubs closed out their 2026 summer season of youth baseball with a third-place finish at Deer Park over the July 24-26 weekend. The local boys completed the Deer Park tournament with a 4-2 won-loss record, defeating team Lakeland (Idaho) twice, 4-3 and 12-11, Okanogan 16-5, and Colville 18-1. Their two losses […]
Methow Valley/Lake Chelan 13U soccer wins another tournament
A mixed team of Methow Valley and Chelan-area athletes under the team identifier LCFC Methow (Lake Chelan-Methow Football Club) swept through the 13U division of the Wenatchee Apple Cup Soccer tournament last weekend. It was their second consecutive tournament win, on the heels of a title run at the Tukwila Cup three weeks ago. They […]
Sports briefs: Bike Rodeo, Loup Loup Golf Scramble
Bike Rodeo A Bike Rodeo for ages 4-12 will be staged on Sunday (Aug. 9) from 10 a.m.-noon at the boat launch parking lot at Pearrygin Lake State Park. The free event is hosted and supported by Aero Methow Rescue Service, Pearrygin Lake State Park, Methow Cycle and Sport, Winthrop Kiwanis, Twisp Police Department, Winthrop […]
Killer Whales sweep to win in county meet
Methow Valley’s Killer Whales won 47 of the 116 events on their way to claiming the 2026 Okanogan County youth swimming championships Saturday (July 25) at the Omak swimming pool. As was the case with their dual meet schedule against teams from Omak, Okanogan and Brewster, it was again a story of quantity The local […]
Sports briefs: Jones-Mowen is Scholar Athlete, Fly fishing camp for kids
Jones-Mowen is Scholar Athlete The Northwest Conference announced that Liberty Bell High School graduate Cassidy Jones-Mowen, currently attending Linfield University in Oregon, has been named to its Scholar Athletes list for 2026. Jones-Mowen, a marketing major, participated as a member of the women’s wrestling team. Fly fishing camp for kids Methow Valley Fly Fishers is […]
MV Killer Whales dominate Omak Manta Rays
It was another dominant night in the pool for the Methow Valley Killer Whales as the local swim club recently scored 22 relay and individual first places and numerous other top-three finishes on their way to outpointing the Omak Manta Rays 471–201. Again, it was mostly about sheer numbers as the Killer Whales had nearly […]
‘Stumps & Twigs’ top the field in Cove Classic golf
With a nine-hole score of two-under par 27, local four-person scramble team “Stumps & Twigs” took the top spot in this year’s Cove Classic golf tournament at Windhaven golf course on Saturday (July 18). The team of Oliver Peplow-Shaw, Jake Valentine and Rich Milsteadt was captained by Tony Faulkner and became the third different winning […]
Liberty Bell taps two new head coaches
Daily, Grayum are familiar faces at school Liberty Bell High School has named new head coaches for two of its varsity programs next year. Liam Daily will take over at the helm of the high school girls’ basketball program. He replaces another Korrie Bourn, who led the program for four years prior to stepping down […]
