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Hot shooting from the perimeter powered the Wildcats to a 1A Trico League win at home.
Taylor Stephens scored 23 points and made six of La Center’s 15 3-pointers. Mia Edwards added 17 points and made five 3-pointers.
Freshman Kylee Stephens had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists for La Center (5-7, 3-0). Sierra Frasier led the Wildcats with eight rebounds.
Bailey Gimlin scored 11 points to lead the Bruins (6-8, 0-3).
LA CENTER 64, COLUMBIA-WHITE SALMON 25

Alexis Kieven scored 17 points to lead the Hilanders to a 3A Greater St. Helens League rout on the road.
KELSO 62, FORT VANCOUVER 4
KELSO — Natalie Frey 13, Tally Connors 2, Alexis Kieven 17, Cooper Joy 5, Erin Tack 2, Alexandra Harman 3, Evermore Kaiser 8, Cayla Gutenberg 2, Capri Franzen 4, Kylee Gibbs 6. Totals 24 (7) 7-8 62.
FORT VANCOUVER — Carla Azamar 0, Corah Williams 0, Saige Carter 0, Kailey Gonzalez 2, Isis Villalobos 0, Lexani Garcia 0, Paulina Jiminez-Francisco 2, Trinity Stegall 0. Totals 1 (0) 2-9 4.

DETROIT — Toyota is recalling 1.7 million vehicles in North America to replace potentially deadly Takata front passenger air bag inflators.
The move announced this week includes 1.3 million vehicles in the U.S. and is part of the largest series of automotive recalls in the nation’s history.
Takata inflators can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 23 people have been killed worldwide and hundreds have been injured.

PORTLAND — Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. this week reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $16.2 million.
The Portland-based company said it had profit of 57 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and to account for discontinued operations, were 58 cents per share.
The recycler of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal posted revenue of $564 million in the period.
Schnitzer Steel shares have risen 7 percent since the beginning of the year. The stock has dropped 39 percent in the last 12 months.
 

Washington — It’s getting more expensive to eat out.
Full-service restaurants, facing higher labor and food costs, raised prices the most in more than seven years in December, a Labor Department report released Friday shows.
As grocery costs rise at a slower pace, that could push more U.S. consumers to eat at home, potentially shifting sales away from sit-down chains like Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, operated by parent company Darden Restaurants.

Police are searching for a stabbing suspect after a transient man was stabbed by another man Friday evening outside the Plaid Pantry in downtown Vancouver.
First responders were dispatched about 5:50 p.m. to the store at 514 Washington St.
The victim suffered a small wound to the back of his neck and was transported to a hospital for treatment, Vancouver Police Department spokeswoman Kim Kapp said.