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SUN DOWNS: Spring meet still a possibility

Horse racing fans in the Mid-Columbia have been wondering if there is going to be a spring meet at Sun Downs. The short answer is: hopefully. The Tri-Cities Horse Racing Association and the Benton Franklin Fair and Rodeo Board are currently in negotiations to resolve contract issues. The Fair Board...

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Wa-Hi grad Wagner wins another title

It was in the small type in Saturday’s paper, located on the Sports Scoreboard page. But it showed that Walla Walla High School graduate David Wagner won two more major wheelchair tennis trophies when he earned the Australian Open quad wheelchair singles title, then teamed with Nick Taylor...
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ROUNDUP: Wa-Hi grad Wagner wins Aussie Open titles

It was in the small type in Saturday’s paper, located on the Sports Scoreboard page. But it showed that Walla Walla High School graduate David Wagner won two more major wheelchair tennis trophies when he earned the Australian Open quad wheelchair singles title, then teamed with Nick Taylor...
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Here's an update on area athletes

Playing catch-up with some of our region’s area athletes: Football: Brodrick Hirai (Southridge) was named to the 2012-13 CoSIDA NCAA Division III Academic All-District VIII Football Team by a vote of regional sports information directors.
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Connell product Walker earns Hall of Fame bid

Congratulations to Bill Walker Jr., the former Connell High School standout, who was inducted into the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Sunday at Safeco Field. Walker was inducted as a coach at Naches Valley, where he also serves as the school’s athletic director...
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WSU sports teams coming to Tri-Cities

The Washington State University athletic department considers the Tri-Cities a big part of its program when it comes to support. The Cougars are showing it this school year. WSU’s men’s basketball team will play Idaho State at the Toyota Center on Dec. 29. It’ll be the first...
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Furney's 60-yard field goal for WSU was something to see

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Leftovers from Saturday's college football game in Pullman, in which Washington State University held off Eastern Washington University 24-20:
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Wagner wins Paralympic gold

Former Walla Walla High School standout David Wagner did it again this week. Wagner partnered with Nick Taylor of Wichita, Kan., to win the gold medal for quad doubles tennis at the Paralympics in London on Wednesday. Wagner and Taylor combined to beat Great Britain’s Peter Norfolk and Andy...
HYDROS: U-11 MISS PETERS & MAY

Bayfair race next on H1 hydroplane schedule

Bayfair in San Diego runs Sept. 14-16, with 11 teams scheduled to appear. Driver Steve David and the U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto will head into the event leading Dave Villwock and the U-1 Spirit of Qatar by 193 points in the H1 Unlimited Series high points championship chase.
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Madison heat too much for hydro crews

And after speaking with 88 Degree Men crew chief Matt Gregory and U-1 driver Dave Villwock, I will never complain about the Tri-Cities heat on boat race weekend again. The unbearable heat and humidity this past weekend in Madison, Ind., claimed a lot of casualties among the boat crews — some...
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Mid-Columbia pro baseball update from April

From major leaguers like Jason Repko, Travis Buck and Eric O'Flaherty; to minor leaguers like Shawn O'Malley and Travel Mattair, here's a quick day-by-day look at what the Mid-Columbian professional baseball players did in the month of April.