Liberty Bell High School’s 2022-23 Knowledge Bowl season came to end in regional competition on end Feb. 15 at Wenatchee high school. The Mountain Lions lost a nail-biter that eliminated them from a postseason berth in the state playoffs for the first time in 17 years. Liberty Bell needed to finish in the top two […]
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From Alaska to New York, local Nordic skiers excel
Mazama’s Novie McCabe and Walker Hall continued their domestic ski schedules with the University of Utah this past weekend with a trip to Alaska for the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships, hosted by the University of Alaska at Anchorage. McCabe took first place in the 20K classic event, cruising to a 58-second win over […]
Local Nordic skiers claim multiple titles at Race of the Methow
Editor’s note: Because of space considerations, publication of this story was delayed. Nine-year old Dylan Sands of the Methow Youth Nordic team won classic and freestyle races on both Feb. 4 and 5 in the U10 category, while Methow Ski youth Wylie Smith, Anja Merkens and Thorsen Yahares each won a race in their age […]
Sports Briefs: Slopestyle at the Loup, Play volleyball
Slopestyle at the Loup The Loup Loup Ski Bowl hosts its annual Slopestyle competition on Saturday, March 4, from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. for ages 7-adult. Register by March 1 for $15 at https://skitheloup.com/events/slopestyle-competition/; day of event registration is $20. Proceeds will benefit the Okanogan Valley Special Olympics. Music will be provided by DJ Noah Constrictor; prizes were […]
Season ends in Spokane for Liberty Bell basketball teams
The 2022-23 basketball season came to an end Saturday afternoon (Feb. 18) at West Valley High School near Spokane as the Mountain Lion boys and girls both lost their District 6-7 crossover matchups. In the early game, the Northwest Christian Crusaders outlasted the Liberty Bell boys, 47-39, while the Colfax Bulldogs coasted to a 59-14 […]
Paz, Spears earn podium spots at Mat Classic
For Liberty Bell High School’s wrestling team, the state Mat Classic meet was a weekend of significant accomplishment, profound disappointment, tremendous learning and a peek into the immediate future of a possible wrestling resurgence at the Methow Valley school with a storied tradition of excellence. Eighth-grader Yolo Paz led the youthful Mountain Lion grapplers with […]
Sports Briefs: Lee Adams Tour this weekend, Here comes the Doggie Dash
Lee Adams Tour this weekend The Lee Adams Tour of the Methow, a non-timed, non-competitive Nordic ski through some of the major parts of the Methow Trails system, is scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 18). The tour includes lunch in Mazama and shuttle buses to help with logistics. The full tour course goes from the Cub […]
Four Mountain Lions headed for state Mat Classic
Basketball teams continue in district crossover tourneys Liberty Bell High School sophomore Cassidy Jones-Mowen will lead a four-wrestler contingent of Mountain Lions into the Tacoma Dome on Friday (Feb. 17) for the 2023 WIAA State Mat Classic. Damien Spears, Lukus Vera Mendoza and Yolo Paz will join Jones-Mowen as she wrestles at state for the […]
Rick Lewis finally takes a time out
Veteran referee scales back after 30+ years When veteran basketball referee Rick Lewis put on the striped shirt last Friday evening for the Pateros vs. Waterville/Mansfield game, it was for one of the last times. Lewis, who has been refereeing basketball games since the early 1980s, is taking a step back from a 30-plus year […]
Mountain Lions trip Tigers, advance to district semis
After closing out the regular season with a dominating 65-31 win over Oroville on Senior Night in The Den, Liberty Bell High School’s Mountain Lions took care of business in the second half to outlast the Tonasket Tigers, 68-55, in round one of the District 6 tournament on Saturday (Feb. 4). The win sets up […]
