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Prep Softball Roundup: Elma beats Naches Valley to advance to state quarterfinals

Also: Ocosta’s season ends with first-round loss to Dayton

PHOTO BY MIKE ROBERTS Hoquiam sophomore RanaèJah Burtensah runs the anchor leg of the Grizzlies’ 4x400-meter relay team at the 1A District 4 Championships on Thursday at Seton Catholic High School in Vancouver.

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Prep Track Field Roundup: Dozens of Harbor prep track stars qualify for state meets

Elma’s Guadarrama, Montesano’s Anderson three-time winners; Aberdeen relay teams break school records

SUBMITTED PHOTO Elma senior Olivia Moore (left) and her head coach and father, Ryan Moore, pose for a photo after she placed fifth at the 1A State Golf Championships on Wednesday at the MeadowWood Golf Course in Liberty Lake. It was Olivia’s fourth top-five finish at the state tournament of her prep career.

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Prep Golf Roundup: Elma’s Moore, Montesano girls team place top-5 at state-golf meet

Moore finishes fifth for fourth top-5 placement of prep career; Bulldogs fourth overall as a team

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Three Aberdeen Bobcats named to 2A EvCo baseball First Team

Baker, Jones and Schreiber named to league’s top squad for 2026 season

MATT RUMBLES PHOTOGRAPHY Pe Ell-Willapa Valley’s Lauren Matlock celebrates after hitting one of her six home runs at the 2B District 4 Tournament on Saturday at Fort Borst Park in Centralia.

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Prep Softball Roundup: Pe Ell-Willapa Valley powers its way into state softball tournament

Titans make their way through elimination bracket to place third in district; RSB eliminated

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma’s Ritchie Guadarrama (middle) leads Rochester’s Dominic Delgado (left) and Hoquiam’s Andrew Le in the boys 100-meter sprint at the 1A Evergreen League Championships on Friday at Montesano High School.

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Elma sweeps team titles at league-championship meet

Eagles win both the boys and girls team competitions at the 1A Evergreen League Championshps

SUBMITTED PHOTO The North Beach Hyaks swept both the boys and girls team titles for the fifth-consecutive season at the 2B Pacific League Championships on Friday at Raymond High School.

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North Beach continues dominance at Pacific League championships

Hyaks sweep both boys and girls team titles for fifth straight season

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Prep Track & Field Roundup: Aberdeen track teams place second at league-championship meet

Also: Ocosta qualifies 14 for quad-district championships

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Aberdeen’s Sophie Knutson, seen here in a file photo, placed third overall at the 2A District Girls Tennis Singles Championships on Saturday in Longview.

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Aberdeen’s Knutson places third and tennis district championships

Bobcats junior goes 3-1 to earn return trip to state tournament

DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Montesano senior leadoff hitter Lex Stanfield was named the 1A Evergreen League Most Valuable Player for the 2026 season after batting a team-high .628 with 44 runs and 26 stolen bases.

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Montesano catalyst Lex Stanfield named 1A Evergreen MVP

Senior State Player of the Year candidate batted .628, stole 26 bases for top-ranked Bulldogs

MATT RUMBLES PHOTOGRAPHY Elma’s Brian Ortega (2) and Jordan Kain celebrate a 2-1 victory over Columbia-White Salmon in a 1A District 4 Tournament elimination game on Saturday in Tenino.

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Boys Prep Soccer Roundup: Down a goal and a man, Elma rallies to advance to state

Eagles eliminate Columbia-White Salmon 2-1; Raymond-South Bend falls in district final to KWC

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD The Montesano Bulldogs pose for a photo after winning the 1A District 4 championship with a 4-0 victory over Seton Catholic on Saturday at Olympic Stadium in Hoquiam.

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Prep Baseball Roundup: Montesano beats Seton Catholic for first district title in seven years

Grubb tosses two-hit shutout as Bulldogs win title 4-0; Aberdeen eliminated; PWV advances to state

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Ocosta catcher Elly Mirante swings at a pitch during a 17-9 loss to Naselle in the 1B District 4 championship game on Saturday at Dick Tagman Field in Montesano.

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Prep Softball Roundup: Errors lead to Ocosta loss in district-championship game

Also: Aberdeen’s reign as state champs end with district-playoff elimination