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    Articles by Kevin Hanson
    PHOTO COURTESY ANDY GUERRERO/CWU 
Jason Patterson addresses the crowd during Saturday night’s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony on the campus of Central Washington University.
    “It was kind of a surprise”; ESD math...
    By Kevin Hanson • May 5, 2025 3:45 pm

    Math teacher Jason Patterson was inducted into Central Washington University’s Hall of Fame over the weekend.

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    PHOTO COURTESY JACK ROBBINS
    WRHS’ Turgeon sets new school hurdles record
    By Kevin Hanson • April 22, 2025 1:00 pm

    Trista Turgeon beat the previous 2010 record by 0.34 seconds.

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    Longtime White River coach Terry Veltkamp is among the five inductees to the White River Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The Hall of Fame event will begin at 6 p.m. April 19. (Photo courtesy of White River Athletic Hall of Fame)
    White River Athletic Hall of Fame will induct...
    By Kevin Hanson • April 11, 2025 4:03 pm

    Ceremony is April 19.

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    The Enumclaw Middle School boys basketball team earned a Plateau League championship by finishing their season with a perfect 10-0 record. Even more impressive, this marked the third year in a row the Timberwolves finished as undefeated league champs. The EMS team is a combined group of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students.
“Coach Patterson and I have had great talent and amazing young men come through our program these last few years,” head coach Sam White said in an emailed report. “Their work ethic and high expectations is what has separated them from their competition.”
The accompanying photo was taken following the team’s final game of the season. Pictured, from left, are: Brice Dunham, Jack Connelly, Anderson Blair, Luke Cheney, Levi Hanson, Hunter Gura, head coach Sam White, Zelalem Poulin, Jack Wasson, Kortland Patterson, Liam Harding, Ryan McKee-Price, Logan Johnson and assistant coach Jason Patterson.
    EMS Timberwolves achieve league champ three-peat
    By Kevin Hanson • April 8, 2025 10:00 am

    The finished their last season with a perfect 10-0 record.

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    PHOTO BY KEVIN HANSON 
The White River High track and field program had a successful Thursday with both the boys and girls teams posting 3A NPSL victories over visiting Decatur. Pictured here is Jorden Goethals, who won the high jump.
    Hornets swarm Gators: Neff, Marlow, Daigle, and Poelman...
    By Kevin Hanson • April 1, 2025 10:00 am

    The boys overtook Decatur 100-44; the girls, 72-50.

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A team of Enumclaw sixth-grade boys captured a state basketball championship by winning every game during a Spokane tournament. The squad, made up of students from both Enumclaw and Thunder Mountain middle schools, went 6-0 during the March 14-16 tourney. The victories came in dominant fashion as the team won by an average of 23 points per game. The team was coached by former Enumclaw High players Casey Hanson and Cameron Stratton. Pictured (in back, from left) are coach Stratton, Jace Martel, Levi Hanson, Case Stratton, Bo Barnes, Jake Bramlett and coach Hanson. In front, from left, are Payton Mercado, Wyatt Oliver, Tyson Thomas and Logan Johnson.
    Enumclaw middle schoolers sweep state championship, takes gold
    By Kevin Hanson • March 26, 2025 10:30 am

    The team won by an average of 23 points over six games.

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    Former Enumclaw Hornet Kira Hawaaboo placed fourth in the NCAA Division III long jump event after achieving a distance of 19 feet, 2 inches. Contributed photo
    Hawaaboo takes fourth in long jump during national...
    By Kevin Hanson • March 25, 2025 1:30 pm

    The former Enumclaw Hornet jumped 19 feet, 2 inches.

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    Pictured is EHS’ Aiden Navarro sending a ball downfield while being pressured by Clover Park’s defender in a 2024 match. Photo by Kevin Hanson
    Track and field, soccer, and tennis leap into...
    By Kevin Hanson • March 18, 2025 1:00 pm

    2025 spring sports previews, part 2.

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    Enumclaw High gymnast Aly Posey captured all-around honors at the state meet and received all-league recognition in the process. She’s pictured here on the awards podium at the state meet.
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    Hornets coaches, athletes make all-league lists
    By Kevin Hanson • March 18, 2025 10:30 am

    White River coaches Chris Gibson and Josh Sneva received “Coach of the Year” honors.

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    Photo (c) 2024 Travis McQueen
Drew Francis hitting a double line drive to center field to score two runs in the bottom of the 1st inning of last year’s penultimate state matchup against Anacortes.
    Spring sports are ready to tackle 3A league
    By Kevin Hanson • March 11, 2025 12:40 pm

    Will Enumclaw lacrosse manage a third state title? Check out who is playing this year.

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    Photo by Kevin Hanson
Vivian Kingston (#34), sandwiched between Garfield defenders, puts up a shot during White River’s state tournament game in the Tacoma Dome. The senior ended her Hornet career with a flourish, scoring 12 points and pulling down 16 rebounds.
    After undefeated season, WRHS girls basketball hit a...
    By Kevin Hanson • March 10, 2025 2:40 pm

    Garfield High pushed the Hornets out of the state competition last weekend.

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    PHOTO BY KEVIN HANSON 
White River’s Kaitlyn Hewlett (#10) applies defensive pressure during the Hornets’ Saturday afternoon loss to the Lakeside Lions.
    Despite rough start, WR Hornet basketball sees path...
    By Kevin Hanson • March 4, 2025 11:00 am

    The team seeded No. 3, but dropped the first two games of state.

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    Vivian Kingston. Photo by Kevin Hanson
    White River’s Kingston, Schmitz hit 1,000 points
    By Kevin Hanson • March 3, 2025 4:00 pm

    A boys team player hasn’t hit the mark since 2012; this is a first for the girls team.

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