Beth Blank begins her second year as the Liberty Bell High School head volleyball coach searching her 20-some registered players for that perfect combination to complete the 2023 varsity volleyball roster of 12. Practice ended the first week on Friday with a four-hour, 3-on-3 tournament session intended to clarify the picture of who was going […]
SPORTS
Labor Day Rodeo a ‘go’ for this weekend
The 51st annual Labor Day Weekend Rodeo put on by the Methow Valley Horsemen is set to go on Saturday and Sunday at the Twin Lakes Rodeo Grounds near Winthrop. Rodeo action starts at 1 p.m. and runs until about 4 p.m. each day. This year’s event will feature ranch saddle bronc, bull riding and […]
Sports Briefs: Parts of Pasayten closed by wildfire, Rodeo queen tryouts
Parts of Pasayten closed by wildfire Hunters who plan to head out to the popular Horseshoe Basin in the Pasayten Wilderness for the high hunt should have an alternate destination in mind, since that area is closed because of the Crater Creek Fire, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said. U.S. Forest Service […]
Pac-12’s long tradition sacked by greed, power plays
Defections change sports landscape, undermine rivalries In a way, the demise of the Pac-12 athletic conference is like the loss of a good friend. And an old friend. For all my years on this earth there has been a Pacific Athletic Conference in one of its iterations. Indeed, for 108 years there has been an […]
Sports briefs: Adult swim clinic, Rodeo queen tryouts
Adult swim clinic Friends of the Pool will host a free adult swim clinic at the Wagner Pool in Twisp on Saturday (Aug. 26), from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., for adults who would like to gain more confidence and sharpen their swimming skills. The clinic will be instructed by volunteer master swimmers and Killer Whales swim […]
Methow biathletes shine at National Roller Ski Biathlon meet
With two 2nd-place podium finishes, the Methow Valley’s Kelsey Dickinson headlined a crew of successful local biathletes at the National Roller Ski Biathlon Championships over the Aug. 5-6 weekend. The event was held at the Ethan Allen Biathlon Club, a hub for summer and winter national and international biathlon competitions. Dickinson, skiing for the Green […]
Sports Briefs: Rodeo queen tryouts, Wildlife tracking course
Rodeo queen tryouts Tryouts for the 2024 Methow Valley Rodeo queen will be on Labor Day — Monday, Sept. 4 — at noon at the rodeo grounds on Twin Lakes Road. For more information, contact Amanda Hammer at (509) 264-3337. Wildlife tracking course On Sept. 23-24, join the Methow Conservancy for a two-day wildlife tracking […]
U-15 baseball a hit in regional summer tournaments
Local team takes trophy at Pasco The Methow Valley U-15 baseball team was on the road during the last two weeks of July, placing second in the Joy Shuman Memorial July 28-30 in Post Falls, Idaho, and earning the championship trophy of the Sandlot Series in Pasco on July 21-23. At the Sandlot, Methow Valley […]
Second annual Methow Valley 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament draws 12 teams
Twelve teams and 40-some athletes filled in three full brackets of competition in the second annual Methow Valley 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament last weekend at Liberty Bell High School. The Methow Ballers won the four-team youth bracket, Lil Baby Elite snared the high school honors and His Name is My Name 2 won the […]
Sports briefs: Rodeo queen tryouts, Wildlife tracking course
Rodeo queen tryouts Tryouts for the 2024 Methow Valley Rodeo queen will be on Labor Day — Monday, Sept. 4 — at noon at the rodeo grounds on Twin Lakes Road. For more information, contact Amanda Hammer at (509) 264-3337. Wildlife tracking course On Sept. 23-24, join the Methow Conservancy for a two-day wildlife tracking […]
