The Columbian sports team discusses what to look for in Week 1 of the high school football season in Southwest Washington, a project to improve player safety and Seton Catholic and a Union assistant coach who battled cancer.

The Columbian sports staff discusses this year's All-Region teams for boys and girls basketball.

In the latest 360Preps podcast, the Columbian sports staff takes a look at who local football teams will face in this weekend's state preliminary round. We also look at potential opponents in the first round and beyond, and debate how much stock to put into state rankings.

The Columbian sports department talks about last week's big football games and how the state tournament brackets are shaping up. Union senior lineman Sausau Faalevao, aka Big Sau, shares his story, which has him living thousands of miles away from his parents and siblings.

In podcast No. 3 of the 2017-18 high school sports season, the Columbian sports crew is joined by Washougal running back Kade Coons to talk about Friday's showdown against Hockinson. That is one of several big games we'll be talking about, as well as Southwest Washington soccer and volleyball.