Richland's Nick Connors is a state champion in the 4A 500 free.

The energy is unbelievable here at Kamiakin High School tonight, and the CBBN 3A district championship between Kennewick and Kamiakin is everything it's expected to be so far.

Pre game introductions and we've got a pretty good crowd so far. The parking lot was mostly filled up 15 minutes before game time. So if you haven't started your way out to Kamiakin High School for the boys game, you'd best get going.

At the WIAA Boys State Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way, Richland, Hanford, Walla Walla, Moses Lake and Prosser will be represented in several A and B finals Saturday.

This will be a first for me. Just something I’ve been kicking around for a while but never got around to doing it.

The Mid-Columbia did not land any No. 1 seeds for the preliminaries of this year's boys state swimming and diving championships, but several competitors are in position to place well at the meet this upcoming weekend.

Hanford and Southridge boys fighting it out to stay alive in the district playoffs. The two teams split this season, with each team winning at home.

Kennewick off to a good start when Angelique Whistocken beats everybody down court for an easy transition layin, and Kim Harrod scores back-to-back buckets during a 6-2 Lions run.

RICHLAND — I recently was doing research on some hikes I want to do this spring and summer, and came upon the missile silos and Nike gun emplacements littered around the state.

Whitman College is offering free admission to girls and their families Friday night when the Missionaries host Pacific Lutheran in a Northwest Conference matchup.

The Hermiston Bulldogs claimed a pair of titles at this weekend's Reser's Tournament of Champions in Hillsboro, Oregon. However, neither of them belong to Joey Delgado, who lost his first match in two years in the 138-pound final.

A new batch of state rankings were released by Washington Wrestling Report this week. Here's a look

With one week until the end of the regular season, several area boys swimming teams find themselves in a time crunch because of the weather.

Sorry, Washington State, BYU, Houston, College of Charleston and Chicago State: Your mascot might be offensive to middle-aged women.

Because of the weather in the Palouse, the Idaho women's basketball team will not host Nevada on Thursday. Instead, the game has been moved to 6 p.m. Monday.

The Seattle Mariner Caravan was in town Friday, and I had the opportunity to talk to the players and the Mariner Moose.

"Hard Knocks," Washington State-style?

Reporters are supposed to be objective and keep their emotions in check on the job, but it was hard to keep the tears at bay Friday night at River View.

I just had a pretty rough day at work, and I’ll probably be here well after my shift ends.

Some big wrestling matches took place Thursday that may have escaped your attention.

The 2012 Pac-12 football schedules have arrived. Among the highlights (lowlights?): An Oregon/WSU game in Seattle, Thursday/Friday contests and a non-Saturday, post-Thanksgiving Apple Cup.

NW8man.com announced its all-state football team recently, and a pair of Mid-Columbia players made the first team.

The Beginner's Guide to Camping: Whereas I'm the Beginner

Here it is, my holiday gift to you: I've been digging around some Twitter accounts for some gems to share.

The WSU men's basketball team is off to an 8-4 start, a surprise to Herald writer Katie Dorsey.

I had the good fortune of spending the afternoon at the Best of the West wrestling tournament at Pasco High School.

The Herald in Everett is producing a series about former Seahawks and the game of their life.

RICHLAND — I already knew Brian Meneely ran a clean program at Kamiakin High School, but this is ridiculous.

Patience.

Want to meet the man, the myth, the mystery known as Mike Leach? The new Washington State football coach is coming to Kennewick on Feb. 3.

I got an email today from Sandra Kerr, hoping that I could get the word out for volunteers for the upcoming Best of the West wrestling tournament Dec. 22-23 at Pasco High School.

Washington State reportedly has a verbal agreement from Mike Leach to become the school's new head football coach. That came less than 24 hours after Paul Wulff's firing and athletic director Bill Moos' comment that it would take two to three weeks to find his replacement.

I write this with a somewhat heavy heart: Paul Wulff no longer is Washington State's football coach.

After Washington State lost to Washington 38-21 in Saturday's Apple Cup, The Seattle Times reported Cougars coach Paul Wulff likely would be fired today or Monday.

This is a frustrating Apple Cup for this Coug.

Kamiakin senior Anthony Armstrong, who currently holds the Class 3A distance triple crown, remembers when he was a freshman and his goal was to just get faster

Kamiakin senior cross country sensation Anthony Armstrong made it three wins in three weeks, with a victory at Sunday's BorderClash

Lampson Stadium will be the site of a state semifinal doubleheader on Saturday.

Moses Lake's Courtney Schwiesow will attend Cal State East Bay on a swimming scholarship, and former Hanford star Christine Tixier is making a splash in college.

Sometimes it's a shame that we don't get to use all the quotes we collect for stories.

Alyson Ambler will be a Husky ... a Connecticut Husky, that is.

I was going through Connell running back Matt Hadley's career numbers tonight as part of some preview work for this weekend's game against Cashmere and I thought I would share the breakdown.

Here are this week's Washington state prep football playoff pairings:

Two more local baseball players will be signing to play Division I baseball in college.

The CBBN all-league football teams came out today, naming Chiawana's Jordan Downing and Kamiakin's Zach Umemoto the 4A and 3A MVPs.

Kamiakin sophomore QB Kylle Robertson showed a lot of moxie in Saturday's win over Seattle Prep

Kamiakin senior Anthony Armstrong added another trophy to his case, winning the Nike Cross northwest regional and qualifying for nationals