Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more
Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com
Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.
We say congrats to all the Clark County wrestlers who won state championships at Mat Classic, including four champions from Skyview. What a night!
We also discuss the upcoming state basketball tournaments, seeding, and yes, the ridiculous RPI announcements from the WIAA that means absolutely nothing. Yes, we touched on that on our last episode, but we returned to the subject because of the confusion that the WIAA allows when posting RPI every week, even though the selection committee does not use the RPI! Stop the madness!
And we recap the Super Bowl, which was a terrible matchup for a couple of us.
The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years.
We lead with high school sports. Then talk college and pro, too.
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:
- High school football: New coach prepares for long-term success at Prairie High SchoolJames Young-Lewis, a Clark County native who graduated from Evergreen in 2009, became Prairie’s head coach in May after working as an assistant coach across various programs since 2015, joining Prairie’s staff in 2024.
- Battle Ground Public Schools secures funding for athletics programsDonations from individuals and foundry10 met fundraising goals for golf, gymnastics, swimming, and bowling at BGPS.
- Opinion: XX-XY – Follow the scienceColumnist Nancy Churchill argues Initiative 638 would restore biological-sex requirements to Washington middle and high school sports.
- Seattle Storm owner apologizes for game outburst over transgender policy disputeStorm co-owner Celeste Keaton cursed at two teenage fans holding signs supporting Sophie Cunningham’s stance on girls sports.
- Washougal MX National: Levi Kitchen looking to inspire younger riders, win in his hometownLevi Kitchen leads the 250 Class with 261 points, racing Saturday just hundreds of yards from his family home.






