DEER PARK — Both Omak and Okanogan high schools’ wrestling teams had a day at Deer Park for the 1A regional wrestling tournament on Feb. 15, with both teams sending several athletes to state.

BRIDGEPORT — As the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association wraps up its school reclassifications for the next four years, it gave the Bridgeport School District a unique solution to fit its unique situation.

EAST WENATCHEE — In the final game of the Caribou Trail League girls’ basketball tournament, the Okanogan Bulldogs secured a solid 38-29 win over Chelan on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Eastmont High School.

EAST WENATCHEE — The Omak boys’ basketball team traveled to meet Chelan on Feb. 15 at Eastmont High School in the Caribou Trail League tournament, where they competed for third and fourth place.

RENTON – Two north central Washington high school basketball players have been named athletes of the week by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

LOUP LOUP – Skiers from Mission Ridge and Stevens Pass won overall titles at the annual Wolf Chase Ski Race on Feb. 8-9 at Loup Loup Ski Bowl.

WINTHROP — Liberty Bell buried the Manson Trojans in a Central Washington 2B League girls’ basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, by 56 points, 67-11.

OMAK — Okanogan traveled to Omak on Jan. 31 and pulled out a nearly last-second boys’ basketball win (63-61).

OKANOGAN — Wrestling teams from all over north central Washington gathered on Feb. 1 for the 16th annual Okanogan Invitational Tournament in Dawson Gym.

REPUBLIC - The second Get Out Fest will be June 26-28 in and around Republic.

WINTHROP - A group of Methow Valley Elementary School third-graders recently tried out the groomed ski trails on the school campus.

TONASKET – Wrestlers came by the busload to show their stuff at Tonasket High School’s annual Apple Pie Tournament on Jan. 18, with the host team winning the title.

OKANOGAN – Bill Bruton amassed 8,910 points to take high score honors during pinochle at the Okanogan Eagles Club.

CONCONULLY - Toilet paper and bad wigs billowed in the breeze as contestants lined up in hopes of being crowned the winners of their respective Jan. 18 at the 39th annual Conconully Outhouse Races.

OKANOGAN – It all came down to numbers as the Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association released the new classification guidelines for Washington state high school sports last week.

OMAK – On Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, the Caribou Trail Junior Rodeo Association put on an AAU basketball tournament that brought in more than 50 teams from all over the state.

OKANOGAN – Omak freshman Aaliyah Marchand sank record-breaking seven three-pointers in the Pioneers’ girls’ basketball game against Okanogan on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

PATEROS - Pateros beat Wilson Creek 64-36 in boys’ basketball on Jan 16.

LOUP LOUP – The Loup Loup Ski Bowl opened for the season Jan. 18 with the chairlift, tube hill and luge run operating.

BLEWETT PASS – Ranger-led snowshoe walks are planned at the Swauk Campground and Wenatchee Ridge areas of Blewett Pass from late January to late March.

TONASKET – The day was threatening, with sloppy roads and low fog making shooting light iffy, but in spite of those obstacles 16 people showed up for the January Long Range Silhouette Match at the Tonasket Gun Club.

LEAVENWORTH – Okanogan brought home hardware but suffered one match-ending injury on Saturday, Jan. 11, in finishing sixth at the Cascade Bavarian Invitational.

OMAK – Katrina Hendrickson and Tre Marchand were named athletes of the month for Omak High School

OKANOGAN – The Okanogan Bulldogs battled Chelan to a 58-54 finish in boys’ basketball league play Jan 10.

OKANOGAN – The Bulldogs shut down the Chelan girls’ basketball team, 45-34, on Friday night, Jan. 10, by playing tough defense most of the night.

CONCONULLY – The 36th annual Conconully Outhouse Races will be Jan. 18 on the town’s Main Street.

MOLSON – The 16th annual Northwest Ice Fishing Festival on Jan. 18 promises to bring several hundred people to the lakes in the north end of Okanogan County.

NESPELEM - A million-dollar project that will improve habitat and stream flow for rainbow trout in the Sanpoil River sub-basin is scheduled to be completed by the end of January.

ROYAL CITY - Tonasket, with three champions, three runners-up and lots of depth, captured the 17-team Royal City Christmas Invitational Tournament wrestling championship Dec. 28.

CURLEW – The 10th annual Ski Day on the Ferry County Rail Trail is being postponed in hopes Mother Nature will dump some snow.

WINTHROP – The Methow Valley School District is adding an after-school activities bus to help students participating in after-school activities.

WENATCHEE – Folks wanting to try snowshoeing will be able to check out snowshoes and poles from their public library starting this winter.

SPOKANE - The state Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to capture mule deer from helicopters in three study areas along the east slope of the Cascades in Okanogan, Chelan and Kittitas counties.

SPOKANE — Okanogan graduate Jill Townsend led the No. 17 Gonzaga women’s basketball team in scoring as the Bulldogs topped Portland 62-57 Dec. 29 at home.

SPOKANE – Okanogan topped Odessa 49-36 in a game Dec. 28 at West Valley High School.

OMAK – Omak topped Almira/Coulee-Hartline 47-42 in boys’ basketball Dec. 28.

TONASKET – A long-range silhouette match is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Tonasket Gun Club Range off North Pine Creek Road.

OMAK – The past year was a momentous in terms of local sports, capped by Tonasket’s three-peat as state 2B team wrestling champion.

OLYMPIA – The Columbia River remains closed to steelhead fishing upstream of McNary Dam.

OROVILLE – Royal claimed first place, with host Oroville in second, in the North Okanogan Holiday Invitational wrestling tournament Dec. 21.

LOUP LOUP – The Loup Loup Ski Bowl remains closed while awaiting enough snow to open for the season.

CASHMERE — A young Lake Roosevelt wrestling team finished second against many larger schools at the Cashmere Invitational on Dec. 14.

By AL CAMP