Mountain Bike Club The Methow Valley Mountain Bike Club announced that registration is open for the Washington Student Cycling League fall season. Find basic information at https://mailer.washingtonleague.org, and a link registration at https://washingtonleague.org. The registration code is Methow_22 . If you have questions, email Hanz Scholz at hanzscholz@gmail.com. Lewis Butte/Riser Lake trailhead closed The Lewis […]
SPORTS
Mountain Lions open season with strong showing
The Liberty Bell High School Mountain Lions closed out the 2021 season with a 62-22 loss at the hands of the Odessa Tigers of the Northeast 1B League in the quarter-finals of the state 1B 8-man football playoffs. It was the first time, as near as anyone can recall, that the two schools met on […]
Building and rebuilding: LBHS fall sports underway
Footballs, volleyballs, soccer balls and the sounds of feet pounding the pavement and trails around the Liberty Bell High School campus are once again prevalent as the Mountain Lions opened fall practices this past week. It will be a season of building on past successes, and of rebuilding programs hit hard by last spring’s […]
Sports Briefs: River gear swap, Another ace for King, Rodeo Queen tryouts
River gear swap Methow Rafting in Winthrop will host a river gear swap on Saturday (Sept. 3) from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Anyone can bring and sell river-related equipment, new and used. Items may include inflatable kayaks, river tubes, PFDs, wetsuits, splash jackets, repair kits, paddles and more. Methow Rafting is at 309 Riverside Ave. For information, call […]
Andrew Carr repeats as Bear Creek Men’s Club champion
Andrew Carr successfully defended his 2021 crown on Sunday (Aug. 28), winning the 2022 Bear Creek Men’s Club Championship Tournament. Carr recorded a 36-hole total of seven over par 151. His two-round total was six strokes better than second-place Silas Shaw at 157. Shaw was awarded the handicap division winner with a net score of […]
Sands wins gold, Dickinson silver at Biathlon/Rollerski nationals
Two Methow Valley biathletes recently took top honors at the 2022 U.S. Biathlon North American Rollerski Championships, held at Camp Ethan Allen near Jericho, Vermont, on Aug. 6-7. The event was the final of the summer rollerski biathlon series. Aidan Sands (U-15 division) and Kelsey Dickinson (senior women division) each rolled and shot their […]
LBHS coach Brooks takes to the track for 24-hour fundraiser
One of the many things one comes to grips with as one ages is the concept that 50 is very, very different than 22, and even 42. It’s generally agreed-upon that one’s physical capabilities are more limited in one’s 50s than they were in one’s 40s, and certainly more than in one’s 20s. That is […]
Tim Lewis follows the bouncing ball to officiating accolades
LBHS grad is state boys basketball referee of the year Liberty Bell High School graduate Tim Lewis has been named Boys Basketball Official of the Year by the Washington Officials Association (WOA). Lewis, Liberty Bell 2013 and Washington State University 2018, seems to have been destined for a life of athletics early on. “I played […]
LBHS three-on-three tournament a success
Liberty Bell High School hosted a three-on-three basketball tournament over the weekend of July 23-24, attracting nine teams and 35 players. Tournament organizer Liam Daily said most of the participating athletes were either former or current Liberty Bell students. Teams were separated into two divisions: high school and open. The high school division included two […]
Sports Briefs: Bike ride with Ted, Rodeo Queen tryouts
Bike ride with Ted Methow At Home hosts a free bike ride with Ted Young on Aug. 18, starting at 9 a.m. from the Winthrop Town Trailhead. Route to be determined. E-bikes welcome. Register at methowathome.com. Rodeo Queen tryouts The Methow Valley Horsemen will conduct tryouts for the 2023 Methow Valley Rodeo Queen, which will be […]
