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  • Colfax girls top Broncos, 72-45

    Teren Kowatsch, The Journal|Updated Dec 20, 2022

    COLFAX – The No. 1-ranked Colfax Bulldogs dominated the young Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrinton girls Dec. 17, downing the Broncos 72-45. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was able to keep hand-in-hand with Colfax throughout the first few minutes of the opening quarter, trailing 8-5 with 5:01 to go in the opening frame and 12-8 with 3:49 to go in the quarter. Then the Bulldogs went on their run – going on a 6-0 run in 57 seconds to take an 18-8, double-digit lead over the Broncos with 2:52 left in the opening eight min...

  • Broncos fall in nail-biter to Colfax

    Teren Kowatsch, The Journal|Updated Dec 20, 2022

    COLFAX – The game between Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington and Colfax came down to the very last possession Dec. 17. But Bulldog Seth Lustig tipped the game to Colfax, 56-53, as time ran out. The teams found themselves tied at 5 points apiece with 3:50 to go in the opening quarter. The Broncos ended up taking a 13-12 lead at the end of the first quarter and went on to add 1 more point in the opening minute of the second quarter, for a 16-14 lead. A 3-pointer by Colf...

  • Broncos finish fifth in state

    Teren Kowatsch, The Gazette|Updated Nov 16, 2022

    YAKIMA – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos suffered a loss in a quarterfinal matchup on Nov. 10 at the WIAA 2B State Tournament in Yakima. This loss meant that the Broncos couldn't finish better than a fifth-place finish in the tournament. To get to that the fifth/sixth-place game, they had to defeat league rivals Liberty (Spangle). Which is exactly what Lind-Ritzville/Sprague did. "It's so exciting to be able to redeem ourselves after losing to (Liberty) in the D...

  • Broncos advance to state trophy game

    Roger Harnack and Teren Kowatsch, Ritzville Adams County Journal|Updated Nov 11, 2022

    YAKIMA - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls avenged a district loss to Liberty (Spangle) this morning, Friday, Nov. 11, by eliminating the Lancers from the state 2B volleyball tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Broncos swept their league rival, 25-15, 25-17, 25-23. "It's so exciting to be able to redeem ourselves after losing to them in the district tournament," Broncos Coach Cari Galbreath said. "But it's also awesome to have two teams here from...

  • Local girls advance to state

    Teren Kowatsch, The Journal|Updated Nov 8, 2022

    COLFAX - The path was simple for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington on Thursday, Nov. 3. Win two games and you go to state. Lose once – and you're eliminated. Win was exactly what the Broncos did – defeating the Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders in three sets to advance to the consolation bracket final, then beating the Upper Columbia Academy Lions in four closely-contested sets to punch their ticket to state. The final rounds of the Northeast 2B district tou...

  • Lind-Ritzville/Sprague advances to state

    Teren Kowatsch, The Journal|Updated Nov 3, 2022

    COLFAX – The path was simple for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague on Nov. 3: Win two games and you go to state, lose once and you're eliminated. Win was exactly what the Broncos did – defeating the Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders in three sets to advance to the consolation bracket final, then beating the Upper Columbia Academy Lions in four closely-contested sets to punch their ticket to state. The first set of Thursday, Nov. 3, for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was relatively easy; th...

  • Eagles defeat Vikings in OT thriller

    Teren Kowatsch, Whitman County Gazette|Updated Sep 27, 2022

    ST. JOHN – It took four overtimes for the Eagles to upend a winless Garfield-Palouse football team, 54-48, in a Class 1B matchup Friday night, Sept. 23. "I told the guys all week long we cannot underestimate Gar-Pal," St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Coach John Hergert said. "That was wild. I don't know if I've ever coached an overtime football game," Garfield-Palouse Coach Garrett Parrish said. It was the second time the teams met this season already. In a Week 1 matchup, the E...

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