Toppenish High School administrators would have been happy with the original construction timeline of August 2021 for their new competition gymnasium on the south end of campus. Now, they could be hosting events there by the middle of June. The general contractor, Chervenell Construction, had originally set a completion date of August for the 36,000-square-foot... Continue Reading →
If all of the pieces fall into place, Toppenish High School athletes could be competing against other schools in their league as soon as Feb. 15. The South Central Athletic Conference’s target date for interscholastic competition may or may not be reached, given the stubbornly high COVID-19 infection rates in Washington’s south-central region (still averaging... Continue Reading →
High school sports returned to the Yakima Valley over the past month, but just like that, everything is up in the air again. When the county moved into phase two of the state’s Safe Start plan on Oct. 13, football, volleyball, girls soccer and cross country teams from Yakima to Sunnyside were allowed to practice... Continue Reading →
Like every other athletic director in Central Washington, Toppenish High School A.D. Brett Stauffer is ready for some football. And volleyball, and soccer, and cross country. Top-Hi is one of more than 1,000 high schools around the state being forced to sit out the fall sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But with case... Continue Reading →
When K-12 classes abruptly ended in mid-March due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, few educators in Washington had any idea what might lay ahead. A statewide stay-at-home order came next, followed by a full cancellation of in-person instruction on April 6. Some school districts around the state struggled early on to react... Continue Reading →
The 2019 season produced a lot of highs for the Toppenish High football program, but not quite enough to deliver the Wildcats a state playoff berth. After losing its season opener to Hockinson, Top-Hi rolled off five victories in a row, giving the ‘Cats a chance to play for a spot in the CWAC championship... Continue Reading →
