100+ League Victories, Kings/Queens of the Hill

PRAIRIE; The mear mention of the name, Prairie, brings to mind dominance in girl's basketball in the state of Washington. Especially here in Southwest Washington. Prairie hasn't lost a league game in over 8 years. Eight years... WOW... No matter how you feel about the controversy that surrounds the coaching staff and/or program, you have to respect what they've been able to achieve. League and State championships are expected out of this program. Reloading is the catch word for Prairie, year after year. And this year's no different.

Although they've moved from the 4A to the 3A division, a league championship is still expected and likely. In fact it seems the only real question is, "will someone catch them on a bad night" and stop that consecutive victory streak. Skyview and Battle Ground tried for years in the 4A division and were unable to achieve that allusive victory. Maybe this year, in the 3A, Union, Camas, Fort Vancouver, Hudson's Bay or Columbia River might be able to sneak up on them... NOT!!!

Having had a chance to see them play this fall, Prairie, again is the class of Southwest Washington. Better talent coming in off the bench then most teams can present in their starting line-ups. Tall, strong, tough, and skilled. Reloading, huh. I don't want to talk about the individual players too much, but Lindsey Levanen and Heather Corral (younger sister to Ashley) should lead this team to the state tournament for the next couple of years. Wow Al, you've done it again.

I think it does good to have a dominate team in the area, it brings up the level of play for all the other teams trying to compete with them. And the level of play in the area has improved, but Prairie still is a little ahead of everyone else. This will be a interesting year in the league, but I think the big battle will be for number #2 in the 3A. Good luck to all.