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PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Aberdeen junior guard Bentley Brown

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Aberdeen’s Brown named to 2A Evergreen Conference’s Second Team

Junior guard led Bobcats with 13 points per game this season

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Aberdeen senior guard Jhacob Quezada

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Pair of Aberdeen seniors named to 2A EvCo all-league team

Quezada named to First Team; Garcia on Second Team

PHOTO BY MIKE ROBERTS Elma senior forward Isaac McGaffey

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Elma’s McGaffey named 1A Evergreen League MVP

Elma senior forward led Eagles with 19 points per game this season

PHOTO BY HAILEY BLACAS Montesano senior forward Jillie Dalan

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Montesano’s Dalan wins 1A Evergreen MVP for third-straight season

Bulldogs senior forward scored 16.6 points, grabbed nine rebounds per game this season

We Are the Champions! Lincoln Elementary’s championship 5th graders and coaches. (The Daily World)

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Aberdeen—Hoquiam 5th grade basketball tournament ends in a thriller

The brainchild of Hoquiam High School Athletic Director Shane Krohn, the 3rd annual Aberdeen-Hoquiam 5th Grade Boys Basketball…

PHOTO BY DENNIS NELSON Aberdeen senior Cole Nylander placed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke during the 2A State Boys Swim & Dive Championships on Saturday, Feb. 21 in Federal Way.

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Aberdeen’s Nylander places fourth at state swim meet

Bobcats senior places fourth in 100-yard breaststroke

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Sports Brief for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026

Hoquiam ‘Rooter bus’ available for Friday’s state game

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Taholah smashes Concrete to advance to state second-round game

McCrory scores 30 as Chitwhins blast Lions 64-37

PHOTO BY SUE MICHALAK BUDSBERG Wearing the singlet previously worn by his older brother Cole, Montesano’s Finley Ekerson (background) defeated Wapato’s Xzavier Garza 4-0 to win the 1A 120-pound state championship at the Mat Classic XXXVII on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

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Rewriting family history: Montesano’s Finley Ekerson becomes the first in four generations to win at state

Ekerson name synonomous with Harbor wrestling finally has one of their own win a state championship

PHOTO BY SUE MICHALK BUDSBERG Elma’s Xavier Espinoza (right) grapples with Cashmere’s Marshall Pell during the 1A class 132-pound championship match at the Mat Classic XXXVII state tournament on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome. Espinoza won his second-straight title with a 2-1 victory.

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An all-time great: Elma’s Xavier Espinoza cements his legacy with second-straight state title

Eagles senior battled through injuries to reach fourth-straight state-championship match

ERICA MCCRORY | MCCRORY PHOTOGRAPHY Aberdeen freshman Xela Kowoosh (right) is all smiles after advancing to the state-title match at the Mat Classic XXXVII state tournament on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

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‘I got you’: How Xela Kowoosh ended Aberdeen’s state-losing streak

Aberdeen freshman became program’s first state champ, ending 0-5 record in state-title matches

ERICA MCCRORY | MCCRORY PHOTOGRAPHY Aberdeen’s Xela Kowoosh (left) wrestles against Steliacoom’s Nadia Winn during the 125-pound 2A state-championship match at the Mat Classic XXXVII on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

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Girls Prep Wrestling Roundup: Aberdeen’s Kowoosh becomes Bobcats first girls wrestling state champion

Aberdeen’s Yakovich named 2A Coach of the Year

PHOTO BY SUE MICHALAK BUDSBERG Montesano’s Finley Ekerson and Hoquiam’s Junior Balagot wrestle in a 120-pound semifinal match at the Mat Classic XXXVII state tournament on Saturday in Tacoma.

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Boys Prep Wrestling Roundup: Montesano’s Ekerson, Elma’s Espinoza win state titles at Mat Classic

Eagles place fourth overall in 1A team standings; Multiple Harborites reach state final