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It’s as simple as X and Y. The question of whether boys should be participating in girls sports in our state may finally be addressed by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association next spring. Among proposed amendments to the organization’s athletic code are proposed rule amendments that relating to so-called “transgender” competitors. The proposals will be introduced to the 53-member assembly during its annual meeting Jan. 27. One amendment would limit partici...
COLFAX - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys wrestlers opened league at the Colfax Boys Scramble on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Carson Kubik, Aydon Morgan and Brock Tracy led the Broncos; team scores were not reported. Wrestling at 285, Tracy pinned both of his opponents with a total time of 60 seconds. He pinned Kyron Clovis of Asotin in 31 seconds and then Riley Cook of Asotin in 29 seconds. Morgan, on the mat in the boys 175B weight class, won his opener by forfeit over Braxton...
RITZVILLE — The Broncos boys basketball team split last week with two different Coyote teams The local boys fell to the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes, 93-36, on Dec. 10, then edged the Kittitas Coyotes, 74-72, in overtime Dec. 13. The Columbia Coyotes were unstoppable on their home court, cruising to an easy 93-36 victory. The Coyotes didn’t report individual statistics. Senior Brody Boness led the Broncos with 10 points, followed by younger brother Cameron Boness and Beau Fode with 7 each. Zach Klein added 5, Jerod Harder 4 a...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco girls basketball team routed the Kittitas Coyotes, 61-28, Dec. 13, just three days after falling to the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes, 47-34, on Dec. 10. On her home court in Gilson Gymnasium, Zoe Galbreath led the Broncos to an easy win over Kittitas. With 31 individual points, she outscored the entire Kittitas team. The Broncos opened with a 23-6 dominating first quarter, before Kittitas closed the margin in the second. At halftime, the Broncos had a 27-16 lead. That second-quarter rally was all the Coyo...
RITZVILLE — A Wapato woman was killed and several others injured Saturday, Dec. 7, when their vehicle overturned a mile south of town. Cassandra D. Westey Hall, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 3:41 p.m. crash at Milepost 96 of northbound U.S. Highway 395. Highway 395 was remained closed until 9:01 p.m. while authorities investigated the fatal crash. According to the Washington State Patrol, Westley Hall was northbound in a 2001 GMC Yukon on the highway at the time of the crash. She was driving too fast for road c...
KENNEWICK — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wrestling team finished 19th overall at the Bob Mars JV Invite on Saturday, Dec. 7. The Broncos amassed 60.5 team points; Richland won with 224.0 points, followed by Kamiakin in second with 221.0 and Chiawana in third with 216.0. Cooper Ramos finished fourth at 120 pounds and Carson Kubik was fourth at 150. Here are the individual results: 106 Pounds Carter Brierly (2-2) was pinned in 2:12 in his opening match by Luis Lares of Eisenhower. In wrestlebacks, he received a bye then pinned H...
Ah, Thanksgiving. Turkey, cranberries, pumpkin pie and family. It’s a time to give thanks and celebrate family traditions. But not if you’re glued to a cellphone. As adults, it’s time to set an example and put those devices away. Spend time with your family partaking in longstanding traditions or creating new ones. There’s no need to be spending the day surfing social media. Instead, enjoy real social media with family and friends. Talk together, eat together, enjoy each ot...
BASIN CITY — Charges may be pending against a man believed to have led law enforcement officers on a high speed chase across areas of Franklin and Adams Counties. The name of the suspect has yet to be released, as the case is still being investigated, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office reported. The details of the Saturday, Nov. 16, incident have been forwarded to the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for possible charges. The investigation stems from a chase that began when Franklin County deputies pursu...
RITZVILLE — Scholastic sports moved into the winter seasons this week with practices getting underway. The boys and girls basketball and boys and girls wrestling teams started practices Monday, Nov. 18. They are scheduled to practice on alternating schedules, from 3:40-5:30 p.m. and 5:30-7:20 p.m. weekdays through next Tuesday. On Saturday, boys practice begins at 9 a.m. and girls at 11 a.m. On Wednesday, Nov. 27, boys basketball will practice from 1-3:15 p.m. The girls will either practice at the same time in Lind or from 3...
OTHELLO — The last football team from Adams County was eliminated from the playoffs Friday night, Nov. 15. No. 8-seeded Othello was upended by No. 9-seeded Sehome, 22-21, on the Huskies’ home field in Class 2A playoffs. The Huskies were leading 21-7 in the third quarter before Sehome junior quarterback Nolan Wright threw the first of two touchdown passes to Andre Watson. The second Wright-to-Watson pass came with less than a minute remaining in the game and Othello leading 21-15. Grady Evans kicked the PAT to give the Seh...
RITZVILLE — A Moses Lake man posted bail after being arrested and booked into the Benton County Jail on numerous theft-related charges connected to Adams and Whitman Counties. Tomas Diaz-Layna, 34, of Moses Lake, was booked into the jail on Nov. 7 and released Nov. 14, jail records show. He is facing charges of residential burglary, second-degree burglary, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and first-degree theft. According to Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner, Diaz-Layna was wanted in connection with multiple burglaries. He...
CHATTAROY - Last Friday, Coach Brendan Bermea promised his team a win to end the season. He delivered on that promise Saturday, Nov. 9, coaching the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys to a 39-29 victory over the Riverside Rams. The Broncos (4-6) racked up 594 yards of offense, while holding the Class 1A rams to 256 yards. The Broncos had 29 first downs in the win; Riverside managed only 9. The Rams got on the scoreboard first, when sophomore Javontae Chambers broke outside on a...
RITZVILLE - The Bronco boys football team kept pace with the No. 4-ranked Freeman Scotties on Friday night, Nov. 1, but they just couldn't get points on the board. The Scotties won, 20-0, on a wet, muddy Jimmy Snider Field. "If wish we could find a way to break through," Broncos Coach Brandan Bermea said. "But I'm really proud of our guys." Freeman Coach Mike McKeown also praised the Broncos for a great game. It was a fun way to end our season, coming into a different...
OTHELLO — Two people have been arrested for allegedly dealing drugs in Adams and Grant Counties. Dennis Wayne Riojas, 57, of Othello, and Slade Hardesty Fortner, 31, of Moses Lake, were both arrested Oct. 16, court records show. Riojas was arrested on charges of possession of a stolen firearm, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver and possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Riojas was booked into the F...
SPRAGUE — Three men were booked into the Lincoln County Jail in Davenport in connection with the burglary of a cell phone tower building near Sprague. Jail records show Jason John Trickel, 44, Justin Curtis Himes, 48, and Joshua M. True, 44, all of Oregon, were arrested Tuesday, Oct. 22. Trickel and Himes are being held in the Lincoln County Jail on a burglary charge and True is in custody for second-degree burglary. The men’s ages and hometowns were not immediately available. At press time, they were being held without bai...
OTHELLO - A high-speed pursuit in excess of 100 mph ended abruptly Oct. 25, when the driver lost control of his Toyota pickup and crashed on state Highway 17. Driver Jacob Arceo, 25, of Pasco, and passenger Tatianna Seideman, 20, of Oldtown, Idaho, were both injured and transported to the local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Arceo is facing possible charges of first-degree driving with a suspended license and reckless driving. The incident has been...
OTHELLO — A local man was airlifted to a Richland hospital after his car struck a truck Oct. 21 about sevens west of the city. Walter Gregorio Lopez, 21, of Othello, was flown to Kadlec Medical Center following a 2:58 p.m. crash on near Milepost 33 of Highway 26. According to the Washington State Patrol, Lopez was westbound in a 2012 Subaru Legacy. When a 1992 Kenworth truck and construction trailer slowed in front of him, rear ended the vehicle, the patrol said. The truck was driven by Jacob C. Valdez, 21, of Othello, who w...
ASOTIN — The Panthers football team outlasted the Broncos, 48-28, in a Northeast 2B matchup Friday, Oct. 25. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys scored in every quarter, but it wasn’t enough to get past Asotin’s first-quarter 14-point lead. Undefeated Asotin (8-0, 5-0 in league), currently ranked No. 3 in the state, jumped out to a first-quarter lead, 20-6. By the end of the game, the Panthers had expanded their lead to 48-28. For the Broncos, Cameron Boness completed 7-of-11 passes for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns. His longe...
RITZVILLE — A 14-year-old is facing at least one charge of threats to bomb or injure property following social media posts to shoot classmates and blow up schools. The boy was arrested today, Oct. 22, following an investigation into the threats reportedly found on social media last night. The threats prompted school officials to close campuses today. Police also called in a bomb-sniffing dog. This evening, law enforcement officials remain at some of the school campuses. Police have not identified the boy, citing Revised C...
REARDAN - Lind-Ritzville/Sprague runners wrapped up their regular season Friday, Oct. 18, at the Northeast 2B League Championships at Reardan High School. The Broncos were paced by freshman Reagan Korthuis, who finished 32nd in the girls 5,000-meter race in a time of 25:33.10. The long girl running for the Broncos, she had the highest place of any Lind-Ritzville competitor. The Broncos boys best finish was 44th, with senior Cameron Christianson completing the 5,000 -meter...
RITZVILLE — The No. 8-ranked Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team took two losses and a win on the court last week. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Bronco girls (11-3, 7-2 in league) swept Upper Columbia Academy, 3-0. Set scores were 25-19, 25-11 and 25-13, on the road at the school just outside Spangle. But they were shocked by another Spangle rival, the Liberty Liberty, 3-1, on Thursday, Oct. 17. Set scores were 16-25, 16-25, 26-24 and 20-25. Then in a rematch of last year’s state title game, the Manson Trojans (13-0) swe...
RITZVILLE - Adams County election officials will be 8,118 ballots this week for the Nov. 5 general election. But before mailing, county Elections Supervisor Jacque Laird was joined by others to conduct a test of the ballot counting system. Adams County Commissioner Mike Garza was present to observe and get better acquainted with the process. As Laird conducted the test, Secretary of State representative Paul Prociv monitored the process and explained each step. According to...
RITZVILLE - A man who attempted to stab a local police officer is being held in the Franklin County Jail without bail. Brian Jedediah Sumner, 45, is was booked into the jail Oct. 8 on three counts of first-degree assault, third-degree assault, obstructing a public servant, resisting arrest and felony eluding. Court records show Sumner, who frequents the Sprague area, was apprehended in Spokane. His arrest stems from an Oct. 5 domestic call. Records show police were dispatched...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos got off to a good start Friday night, but just couldn’t close out the game as Warden came from behind for the win. The Wardan Cougars topped the Broncos, 29-20. Senior Brody Boness put all three of the Broncos’ touchdowns on the board. Boness opened scoring in the first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown dive. With the point-after kick good, the Broncos held a 7-0 lead at the end of the first stanza. Boness added another TD early in the second quarter, when he took the hando...
Motorists in Washington state are sometimes handing over hundreds of dollars for licensing of their vehicle, but only receiving paper plates in return. According to an Aug. 28 legislative report, the state is had a backlog of at least 230,000 standard license plate orders, 10,000 specialty orders and 5,000 personal vanity orders. More than 20 counties (30 counties now) statewide are out of or nearly out of license plates. Still, the state is collecting money for plates it...