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White River junior Adriah Blue battles with Jersey O'Neill of Woodland in a 110-pound match. After splitting her first two matches, Blue dropped a 10-3 decision to O'Neill and was eliminated from the tournament. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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White River girls wrestling wins second-place in state

On the boy’s side of things, WRHS boys came in 11th at state, and EHS boys 13th

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON The hoop edition of the Battle of the Bridge was played out over the course of two nights last week. The Hornet-Hornet girls' game was contested Thursday and the boys tussled the following evening; both victories went to the home-court Enumclaw teams. In these photos, Enumclaw's Karson Holt drives to the hoop and White River's Dakota Sprouse does the same.

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Top Hornet wrestlers head to state

Also, EHS boys and both WRHS and EHS girls basketball took the SPSL 2A championship.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON The White River High basketball teams swept a Friday night doubleheader against the visiting Fife Trojans. The Hornet girls opened with a lopsided win and the boys followed with a hard-fought victory. In these photos, Ally Green (24) goes to the hoop for two points and Logan Senon (0) is fouled as he drives through the lane. Details from both games can be found in Sports Roundup. PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON The White River High basketball teams swept a Friday night doubleheader against the visiting Fife Trojans. The Hornet girls opened with a lopsided win and the boys followed with a hard-fought victory. In these photos, Ally Green (24) goes to the hoop for two points and Logan Senon (0) is fouled as he drives through the lane. Details from both games can be found in Sports Roundup.

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White River girls basketball undefeated so far

Enumclaw’s girls team has only lost once.

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Formidable Enumclaw wrestling coach, AD Shelly Thiel will be honored by WIAA

Shelly Thiel, who spent more than three decades on the Enumclaw athletic scene, will be inducted this spring…

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON White River wrestlers hosted the Lincoln Abes in a nonleague showdown the evening of Jan. 25. The visitors from Tacoma fared well in some of the lower weights but the Hornets proved too tough, eventually winning 54-30. Pictured here are sophomore Caleb Dale (white headgear) and freshman Josh Hanson (black headgear).

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Sports Roundup | Jan. 24 – 28

The previous weeks’ basketball and wrestling results and stats.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON The White River High boys' wrestling team hosted Enumclaw and Franklin Pierce on Jan. 18, defeating both South Puget Sound League 2A opponents. In these photos, WR's Hunter Oswold (yellow headgear) gets the better of his EHS opponent and Jacob Balliet prepares to pin his Franklin Pierce foe. For detailed results and team scores, see Sports Roundup.

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Sports Roundup | Jan. 16 – 20

Wrestling, basketball, and swim and dive results from last week.

Wyatt Evenson, new head football coach at WRHS. Contributed photo

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White River football’s new head coach ready to roll

Wyatt Evenson is coming to Buckley from coaching at Park City High School in Utah.

A clip from a Feb. 15, 2012 edition of the Courier-Herald announcing the Enumclaw Hornets making their way to the state competition. Pictured is Olivia Bannerot.

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Coach Alda McNeeley, ‘08 girls’ golf and ‘12 gymnastics teams will join EHS Hall of Fame

The ceremony is scheduled for Feb. 9.

Ally Green (23) gets fouled during a drive to the hoop during a Jan. 6 game. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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Sports Roundup | Jan. 9 – 14

Last week’s basketball scores.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON Competing for Enumclaw Friday night were Mylee Bonthuis on bars, Aislinn Binder on beam and Ashley Dickerson in the floor exercise.

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Enumclaw’s Julia Carter nabs all-around title at Peak Gymnastics

The team as a whole placed fourth during the Jan. 13 meet.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON The Plateau’s boys’ basketball teams rolled to victories Friday (Dec. 16) night, both playing host to South Puget Sound League 2A opponents. Helping his Enumclaw High team to a victory over the Fife Trojans was senior Ty Hanson (22), shown here working to score under the basket; in the Buckley gym, junior Tyce Donovan (11) races past a Clover Park defender.

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Plateau basketball teams post wins in 16 of 18 games combined against SPSL competition

It looks likely a repeat trip to state is in the cards for all four Hornets teams.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON The Plateau’s four high school basketball teams - that’s boys’ and girls’ squads from both Enumclaw and White River high schools - found great success during the early part of the 2022-23 season. Some of the key contributors are pictured here, taken during December contests. They are White River senior Morgan Greene (#12), White River junior Colin Schmidtke (#10), Enumclaw senior Noah Seabrands (#4) and Enumclaw senior Charlee Torgison (#11).

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Sports Calendar | Dec. 28 — Jan. 3

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White River School District 416 is located in Buckley, Washington. Photo courtesy Steven Pavlov / http://lovingwa.blogspot.com/

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Paul Strand, Ben Addink, Marcus Dickson, Bob McKean will join WR Athletic Hall of Fame

Four names will be added to the White River High Athletic Hall of Fame during a March induction…