The sports enthusiasts also give a final salute to Camas and Seton Catholic football and we welcome winter sports
Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com
The sports enthusiasts are back with the final podcast of 2024.
We review the high school state championship games with a salute to Camas and Seton Catholic.
Then we get into a serious discussion on the voting process for WIAA amendments, and we tackle some of the biggest amendments that will be voted on in 2025, including a new transfer rule for high school athletics as well as transgender issues in high school athletics.
One of our experts notes that even if one of the amendments passes, he is not sure the WIAA can adopt the amendment because it might not be legal in the state of Washington.
We welcome winter sports, and note that there is a big basketball tournament in the region after Christmas and a huge wrestling extravaganza that week, as well.
And, of course, we touch on college and pro sports a bit.
Our podcast format is simple: A longtime sports reporter (Paul Valencia) discusses high school sports, and more, with longtime sports administrators and former coaches. Cale Piland is the former head football coach at Evergreen and Union and is now the athletic director for Evergreen Public Schools. Tony Liberatore is a former assistant coach and athletic director at Columbia River and is now an associate principal at Fort Vancouver.
We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.
Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com.
Also read:
- Recreational fishing and hunting license costs increase July 1
Washington hunting and fishing license fees will increase by 38% on July 1, the first price hike since 2011, under a new law signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson. - Seton Catholic celebrates another WIAA Scholastic Cup
Seton Catholic has once again earned the Class 1A WIAA Scholastic Cup, rewarding athletic success, academic performance, and student involvement across the entire school year. - Southwest Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation to hold Hunting Heritage BanquetThe new Southwest Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation invites the public to its first Hunting Heritage Banquet on June 21 in Woodland.
- The Study of Sports Podcast, June 13, 2025: Salute spring sports champions and revealing our summer plans, plus a quick trip to the 1970sThis episode of The Study of Sports covers championship wins for Columbia River and Skyview, WIAA football sanctions, a controversial California track ruling, and summer plans with a 1970s sitcom twist.
- Chat with champions: Family-first philosophy leads Columbia River boys soccer to another titleColumbia River’s boys soccer team capped an unbeaten 2025 run with its second Class 2A state title in three years, crediting a family-first culture for the championship.
