KENNEWICK -- Kamiakin High School announced its new girls swimming coach, Katherine Spane, who takes over for Kathryn Sorum.
Spane, the aquatics and swim school director at the Tri-City Court Club, has more than 30 years coaching experience.
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Swimming left out in the cold
Swimming left out in the cold
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.
Richland and Hanford were scheduled to compete Saturday at Wenatchee, but freezing rain and snow caused the meet to be called off.
Richland and Hanford are slated to wrap up their regular season next Saturday against fellow 5-0 team Walla Walla, but now they must figure out what to do about the Wenatchee meet. The teams don't have school Monday, and finals are Tuesday and Wednesday.
Kennewick's Holmes competes in Ironman World Championship today
Kennewick's Holmes competes in Ironman World Championship today
It didn't take long for Erin Holmes to achieve one of the biggest goals on her five-year plan.
The former Kamiakin High School swimmer was one of 65 Subaru Ironman Canada competitors to qualify for today's Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. She will be among more than 1,800 triathletes.
The 22-year-old from Kennewick qualified for the world's top triathlon in her first Ironman.
Budget cuts loom over college sports
Budget cuts loom over college sports
Washington State University wonders if it needs a new football coach as it begins spending $80 million to remodel Martin Stadium.
Both efforts are emboldened by the Pac-12's new TV contract, which is expected to funnel $21 million to each school.
And this comes as the state Legislature will hold a special session in Olympia to address the state’s budget deficit.
Divers kick off district competition today
Divers kick off district competition today
District swimming and diving action begins today when the divers take to the board for preliminaries at Moses Lake.
The swimming competition is scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Ellensburg.
Among the heavy favorites in diving are Moses Lake senior Sammy Hendrickson in 4A and Southridge sophomore Danielle Freund in 3A. Freund qualified for state with an 11-dive total of 315.40 on Sept. 23 in Kennewick, while Hendrickson got her mark Oct. 7 with a 327.55 in Moses Lake.
Top swimmers prep for Mukilteo Invite
Top swimmers prep for Mukilteo Invite
The King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way will provide an early taste of state-caliber swimming during Saturday's Mukilteo Invite.
The Mid-Columbia will have plenty of representatives in the Olympic-sized pool. Richland, Moses Lake, Walla Walla, Hanford, Kennewick, Kamiakin, Southridge, Sunnyside and Prosser are bringing swimmers to the Mukilteo Invite, held at the same facility as the WIAA state championships in November.
"We wanted to give our girls some good outside competition to prove their times and swim indoors," said Richland/Hanford coach Kathy Piper, who
estimated 25 teams would participate.
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