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Sports have gone AWOL — and may be gone for a while

What’s worse than being stuck at home for two months? Being stuck at home for two months without sports. Now … More

Athlete masks, Baseball, Basketball, Coronavirus, Football, Pro wrestling, Shutdown, Soccer, Sports vacation, WWE

Former Top-Hi star Jenni Johnson takes her game to the next level at YVC

The first six weeks of the Yakima Valley College women’s basketball season must have felt like an eternity to Jenni … More

Basketball, Jenni Johnson, NWAC, Toppenish, Toppenish High School, Yakima Valley College, YVC

Sixth-place Wildcats walk away from state with heads held high

Not everyone gets a trophy at the state basketball tournament. And while the Toppenish High boys came up short of … More

Basketball, CWAC, Isaac Perez, SunDome, Toppenish, Toppenish High School, Wildcats

Wildcats’ winter sports teams each raised the bar this season

As we’re all sitting around, cooped up due to the coronavirus outbreak, this is the perfect time to reflect on … More

Basketball, CWAC, Haiden Drury, Isaac Perez, Johnny Cerna, Mat Classic, State championship, State tournament, Toppenish, Toppenish High School, Wrestling

Selah winter sports teams impress as spring programs await spotlight

Note: This column was written March 8, prior to the cancellation of the spring sports season and the suspension of … More

Amadeo Flores Pimentel, Basketball, Noah Pepper, Selah, Selah High School, State championship, State tournament, Vikings, Wrestling

Young Selah boys basketball team expects to build on success next season

After graduating three starters from last year’s state runner-up team, many people thought the Selah High boys basketball program would … More

Basketball, CWAC, Noah Pepper, Selah, Selah High School, State tournament, Vikings

Unheralded Selah girls basketball ends season in district quarterfinals

Despite a valiant effort, the Selah High girls basketball team’s season ended in the CWAC district playoffs on Feb. 18 … More

Basketball, CWAC, Selah, Selah High School, Vikings

Former Zillah High basketball star Sam Bowman finally in a zone at CWU

Samantha Bowman has come so far over the past 16 months that casual fans of the Central Washington University women’s … More

Basketball, Central Washington University, GNAC, Leopards, Samantha Bowman, Wildcats, Zillah

Officiating has highs and lows, but the good times stand out

I’m one of those guys people love to hate. Not because I’m a jerk or a particularly disagreeable fellow. It … More

Basketball, Referee, Soccer, Sports official, State tournament, Washington Officials Association, WIAA, WOA

About the author

Dave Leder has been covering high school teams in the Yakima Valley since 2016, and currently writes sports and community news for the Selah and Toppenish monthly newspapers. He worked as a sports reporter in Oregon from 2001-07, before becoming a news copy editor and managing editor in Yakima. Read more of his work at daveleder.com.

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