Two Methow Valley summer soccer teams traveled to the South Seattle area over the final weekend of June to play in a three-day tournament, both teams playing very well within their divisions. The 11U team of boys played to a 3-1 record taking second place in the Silver Division of the 11U tourney, and the […]
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Cubs win 12U baseball tourney in Chewelah
The Methow Valley Cubs 12U baseball team hit, ran and pitched their way to the top spot in the 2026 Mike Carpenter Memorial Tournament over the past weekend in Chewelah. The boys rolled to four straight wins, three by virtue of the 10-run mercy rule prior to the scheduled game-ending sixth inning. Their closest game […]
Killer Whales, Bearacudas, Bullfrogs combine for Regional AAU
The Methow Valley Killer Whales opened their dual swim meet season with a pair of road wins at Brewster and Okanogan. A contingent of local swimmers joined by athletes from Brewster and Okanogan added a weekend trip to Sunnyside on their schedules to swim in the Central Washington AAU Regional Invitational this past Friday and […]
Sports briefs: Casting clinic, Pickleball camp
Casting clinic The Methow Valley Fly Fishers offer a Casting Clinic on Tuesday, July 21, at Mack Lloyd Park in Winthrop, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Several sessions will be offered, from fundamentals of casting to advanced skills Registration is required. Email methowvalleyflyfishers@gmail for additional information. Pickleball camp Methow Valley Pickleball’s Family Camp will be July […]
Sports briefs: Casting clinic, Pickleball camp
Casting clinic The Methow Valley Fly Fishers offer a Casting Clinic on Tuesday, July 21, at Mack Lloyd Park in Winthrop, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Several sessions will be offered, from fundamentals of casting to advanced skills. Registration is required. Email methowvalleyflyfishers@gmail for additional information. Pickleball camp Methow Valley Pickleball’s Family Camp will be July […]
Local teenager catches baseball fever
For many 13-year-olds, life in the valley revolves around whatever the current sports season is. For Logan Sheppard of Liberty Bell Junior-Senior High School, though, it’s all baseball, most of the time. Sheppard has his eyes and hopes set on one day playing baseball for the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions and helping them continue their […]
Killer Whales swim to opening-season win in home pool at Methow Pentathlon
The Methow Valley Killer Whales swim team opened its season by taking on the rest of the county’s swim teams, and delivered a strong performance in hosting and winning the Methow Pentathlon on Saturday at the Twisp Pool. With 586.5 points, the Killer Whales easily out-pointed second-place Brewster (332), Omak (236.5) and Okanogan (210). The […]
Sports briefs: Back Country Horsemen meet, Fly fishing camp for kids
Back Country Horsemen meet The Methow Valley Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen will meet on Thursday (July 2) at the Twisp Masonic Hall on Highway 20, starting with snacks at 5:45 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6 p.m. The chapter’s main goal is to keep local trails open. For information, call (509) 274-8717. […]
LBHS duo rides confidence into Jr. Nationals
Two Liberty Bell High School 2026 state wrestling champions, Ricardo Lara and Javier Lopez-Velasco, are using the lessons of their high school careers to fuel their efforts at this year’s Junior National Wrestling Championships in Fargo, North Dakota, on July 9-16. Seniors-to-be this coming fall, “Richie” and “Javi” are dual-purposing their trip to Fargo as […]
Liberty Bell is among top 10 in 2B Scholastic Cup
Liberty Bell High School’s student athletes have scored another top 10 placing in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s Scholastic Cup, finishing the 2025-26 academic year in fourth place among the 53 schools in the 2B classification. Liberty Bell, with 830 points, was a scant five points behind third-place Mount Vernon Christian and 30 points behind […]
