LEAH TRAXEL; STAFF WRITER
MORTON AND RANDLE, Lewis County — You know you’re in Morton when you can smell the sawdust.
The odor comes from Hampton’s Lumber Mill, almost at the end of Highway 7. A mile later, after passing a couple of banks, a hospital and Morton High School, you aren’t in Morton anymore.
Randle, 17 miles east of Morton, is home to another Hampton’s Mill. There isn’t much to see on the main road except a whole lot of “Deer X-ing” signs, and every once in a while an actual deer.
White Pass High School is also located here, and has never won a state title in a team sport.
Football players from these two schools play on the same field, laugh at the same jokes, and sleep over at each others’ houses because they play on a combined team.
The Morton-White Pass football team, with its high-scoring offense and solid defense, boasts an unblemished record (12-0) and is headed to the Class 2B state championship game for a second consecutive season.
