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PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON Things were pretty quiet last week on the White River High athletic scene as the school district observed spring break. An exception came the afternoon of April 4 when both the Hornet baseball and fastpitch squads hosted nonleague opponents on the Buckley campus. Things went well for the home teams: the girls put together a big 11-run second inning on the way to a 14-1 triumph over the Eatonville Cruisers; the boys had a tougher time, trailing 1-0 after four innings but eventually scoring five runs in the fifth and claiming a 5-1 win. Pictured here are starting pitchers Elliotte Kajita (#19) and Aaden Rathbun; also shown is White River’s Ellie Friis, beating out an infield hit.

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Sports Roundup | April 3 – 8

Last week’s match and meet results.

PHOTO BY KEVIN HANSON The baseball version of the Battle of the Bridge played out over the span of two days last week (March 28 and 29) and saw the Enumclaw Hornets take victories in both SPSL 2A games. Here, Enumclaw junior Karson Holt gets a good lead off second base while White River shortstop Ty Jacobs guards the bag. The action came midway through the Wednesday contest that resulted in a five-inning, 11-1 victory for EHS.

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Sports Roundup | March 27 – April 1

Stats and scores from last week’s sports matches.

Enumclaw High senior Emilie Crimmins was once again sharp, pitching the Hornets past visiting Steilacoom the evening of March 21. The reigning SPSL 2A Pitcher of the Year struck out seven during three innings of work, giving the Hornets the early momentum on the way to an 18-4 victory. She was productive at the plate as well, collecting two hits, scoring three times and driving in a run. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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Sports Roundup | March 20 – 24

Sports results and stats from last week’s matches and meets.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON The Enumclaw boys basketball team earned top honors when postseason accolades were announced by the South Puget Sound League 2A. Terry Johnson was named Coach of the Year and Hornet senior Carter DeRosier was selected as Most Valuable Player.

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All-league honors for winter sports athletes

Check out which local winter athletes are being honored as top competitors this year.

More than a century ago, former Buckley High graduate Paul Strand led the Boston Braves to a World Series title. Contributed photo

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WRHS’ Addink, Dickson, Strand and coach McKean added to Hall of Fame

The Hornets (and the former Mountaineers) have produced sports stars that have even made it to the world…

White River's Kennedy Selander, pictured here scoring a run during district action last spring, will be found at second base for the Hornets. Now a junior, she was a first team, all-league selection a season ago. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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Photo by Cody Mothershead The White River girls basketball team had a tough time at state, dropping two of their matches after sailing into the quarterfinals past the round of 12.

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WRHS girls finish fifth in state | State Basketball Wrap-up

The Hornets had a very successful league run, but ran into two walls: Burlington-Edison and Prosser.

Enumclaw’s Kalee Swanson wrestles for a loose ball during Saturday’s victory over the Columbia River Rapids. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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White River girls headed to state basketball quarterfinals

And the Enumclaw girls and boys teams are still in the running.

Photo by Kevin Hanson Julia Carter concludes her Friday performance in the floor exercise.

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State gymnastics: Enumclaw’s Carter No. 1 in vault

Hornet Julia Carter came in 6th overall at the combined 1A/2A/3A state competition.

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

In other recent sports news, Enumclaw High welcomed four new inductees into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies the evening of Feb. 9. Added to the honored list were longtime, groundbreaking coach Alda McNeeley, the 2008 state champion girls’ golf team and the 2012 state champion girls’ gymnastics squad. Pictured here is gymnast Michelle McKinlay receiving her medallion from current EHS cheerleader Riley Bradshaw. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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Sports roundup | Feb. 7 – 10

Basketball scores from last week’s games.

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.

Swimmers from Enumclaw and White River high schools wrapped up the regular season Jan. 31 with a successful home meet against a combined Franklin Pierce/Washington squad. In this photo, Enumclaw’s Rishi Burt (white cap) competes in the butterfly leg of the medley relay. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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Sports Roundup | Jan. 31 – Feb. 3

Basketball and swim and dive results from last week.