Andy Buhler, The Columbian

Andy Buhler

The Columbian

Vancouver, WA, United States

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Past articles by Andy:

Langsdorf looking at an uncertain future with Timbers

Earlier this season, Foster Langsdorf asked Timbers head coach Gio Savarese to meet and discuss his role. Langsdorf sought answers as he began his second season with his hometown club. → Read More

Title-winning Washougal girls honored with parade

WASHOUGAL —The Washougal High School girls basketball team stepped off a school bus holding the same state championship trophy it left Yakima with last weekend. Its city was there to cheer them on. Do → Read More

Signing Day: Lincoln Victor chooses Hawaii

The past two weeks for Lincoln Victor included consecutive round trips to Hawaii, separated by a 24-hour window in which, through jet-lag, he took all four of his finals. He was, admittedly, exhausted → Read More

River boys make statement in win over Mark Morris

Could this be the season someone ends Mark Morris’ 18-year run of league titles? → Read More

Much more to Seton Catholic’s Parker than 1,000 points

Isaiah Parker’s 1,000th point was rather unremarkable, if you ask him. → Read More

Skyview drops Les Schwab Invitational to West Linn, 68-67

HILLSBORO, Ore. — Each time the team ran through the set in practice, Alex Schumacher swished the shot. → Read More

Evergreen football searching for new coach after Hyde’s departure

Terry Hyde felt it was time to make way for what's next at the Evergreen High School football program. → Read More

Once-cut, Mountain View’s Devin Velott scores 20 in victory over Fort Vancouver

When Devin Velott was cut from the Mountain View boys basketball program just over a year ago, he was devastated. → Read More

Football Crosses Oceans: River’s Tyrehl Vaivao gives a boost to ailing father in Samoa

As Tyrehl Vaivao prepared to leave American Samoa for Vancouver at the start of sixth grade, he didn’t want to leave. His home, a small village named Petesa in the city Tafuna, was all he knew. He fel → Read More

Legacy, tradition at heart of Ridgefield volleyball’s sweep of rival Woodland

WOODLAND — Each time she puts on a Ridgefield uniform, Delaney Nicoll can expect to see her mom, Adrienne Nicoll, up in the stands cheering her on. → Read More

Seton Catholic using sensors in helmets to detect damaging hits

Taj Muhammad has read the headlines, heard warning signs, but at this point, he’s not paying much attention to the dangers of head injuries in football. → Read More

Prairie soccer’s key to sustained success? A data-driven ‘competitive cauldron’

High school soccer is not necessarily synonymous with analytics, but Michael Thyron fancies himself a bit of a data fiend. → Read More

Shoot 360 takes 3-on-3 event to Camas

The local Shoot 360 3-on-3 basketball tournament is back this weekend in downtown Camas, as a site it hopes can be potential long term home. → Read More

Back to business as high school football practice starts

HOCKINSON — Hockinson feels like it’s had a target on its chest for the last five seasons around Clark County. This year, coming off the school’s first 2A state title, they feel that pressure from the → Read More

Art of Sport: King’s Way teacher’s passion shared by students, athletes

Even just by saying that he worked for former Portland Trail Blazers Brian Grant helped launch Justin Tigner into a career as an artist — and eventually, teaching. → Read More

Vancouver native heading effort to bring MLB to Portland

Craig Cheek knew even in his retirement he’d hardly be dormant. → Read More

True blue friends stay together through basketball

Mike “Smitty” Smith and his three best friends have an annual tradition. → Read More

Washougal’s Beyonce Bea commits to University of Idaho

Beyonce Bea is going to be a Vandal. → Read More

Foster Langsdorf tackling life as a Timber

Ask Foster Langsdorf to describe the start of his professional soccer career, and you’ll be hard-pressed to hear the words “traditional,” or even “ideal.” → Read More

Vancouver-based over-50 soccer club adds international friendly to World Cup trip

The United State Mens National Team may have fallen short of qualifying for the World Cup, but that didn’t stop a group of Vancouver residents from competing in Russia. → Read More