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    Articles by Kevin Hanson
    Madison Grande
    Star soccer player now coaching WRHS Hornets
    By Kevin Hanson • September 1, 2025 10:00 am

    Madison Grande spent four successful seasons with the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks.

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    Haley Steinman
    Plateau local Steinman now heading WRHS volleyball
    By Kevin Hanson • August 27, 2025 11:45 am

    Will she help the Hornets toward another no-league-loss season?

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    Photo by Washington State Parks
Both non-motorized and motorized boating is allowed on Lake Easton.
    Lake Easton: a reservoir of recreational activities
    By Kevin Hanson • August 21, 2025 11:00 am

    An open water oasis next to the highway.

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    PHOTO BY SHARON HANSON 
A large swimming area is a popular feature at family-friendly Wenatchee Confluence State Park. Here, Rosie enjoys a quick dip in the Columbia River on a warm day.
    Wenatchee Confluence State Park: Don’t let its tiny...
    By Kevin Hanson • August 12, 2025 12:30 pm

    Camping, beaches, and the longest loop trail in the state are only some of its features.

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    Photo by Kevin Hanson
Land of the Giants, indeed.
    Federation Park and its glorious giants
    By Kevin Hanson • August 6, 2025 3:00 pm

    You don’t need to travel far to see grand old growth forests.

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    PHOTO COURTESY TORONTO BLUE JAYS 
Enumclaw product Dylan Watts joins Blue Jays coaches and other drafted players just days after being drafted by the major league team. Watts is in the center, directly behind the orange cone.
    Former Hornet Watts now batting for Toronto Bluejays
    By Kevin Hanson • July 28, 2025 4:00 pm

    Dylan Watts was a league MVP as a senior. Now he’s in the big leagues.

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    Photo by Kevin Hanson
Banks Lake provides a variety of recreation opportunities, including kayaking.
    What a butte: Steamboat Rock State Park
    By Kevin Hanson • July 25, 2025 10:30 am

    There are some awe-inspiring sights at the Grant County park.

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    PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON Remnants of our nation’s military past are found at Manchester State Park. Shown here are the torpedo warehouse, which once housed mines designed to protect Bremerton’s shipyards, and Battery Mitchell, which was nearly completed but never received its rapid-fire guns.
    111 acres of forest, shoreline, and history: Manchester...
    By Kevin Hanson • July 21, 2025 4:00 pm

    Contributor’s note: We’re spending time this summer focusing on the great outdoors: namely, some of the noteworthy campgrounds and trails…

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    PHOTO BY KEVIN HANSON 
The unpaved Wilkeson to Carbonado section of the Foothills Trail includes this concrete barrier near the midway point. Some choose to turn around, others step around and continue a rather easy walk to Carbonado.
    The Wilkeson-Carbonado trail: The best part may be...
    By Kevin Hanson • July 17, 2025 1:15 pm

    The unpaved trail follows an abandoned railroad line and is a dirt-and-rock experience.

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    Submitted photo
Varsity (from left): Kalese Turgeon, KaijahYoung, McKenna Rathbun, Gracie Banks, Lilly Banks, Malia Froemke, Maggee Schmitz, Myia Olson, Riley Soule, Kaitlyn Hewlett, Jordan Taylor, Addy Binder-Rene.
    WRHS varsity, JV teams a force to be...
    By Kevin Hanson • July 9, 2025 11:15 am

    The JV team took first in the District 1A league.

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    Julie Anderson, recently hired to lead the Enumclaw High girls basketball program, offers encouragement from the bench during her time at Tahoma High.
    New EHS basketball coach takes the reins
    By Kevin Hanson • July 7, 2025 11:30 am

    Julie Anderson was named NPSL’s 4A Coach of the Year last season.

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    SUBMITTED PHOTO
Enumclaw High's Payton Clerget competes in Cow Sorting.
    Enumclaw, White River equestrians place in Pacific North...
    By Kevin Hanson • July 2, 2025 11:30 am

    Gabriyela Hernandez took second place in Figure 8, and Payton Clerget, Charlotte Hernandez and Jocelyn Lowe third in cattle sorting.

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    Dosewallips State Park, sitting along Hood Canal in Jefferson County. Photo by Kevin Hanson
    Good camping and elk sightings at Dosewallips State...
    By Kevin Hanson • June 24, 2025 11:05 am

    This series begins today with a look at Dosewallips State Park, sitting along Hood Canal.

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