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The Lady Broncos hosted a doubleheader against Davenport Tuesday, April 21, which resulted in two losses for Ritzville. The first game remained close until the seventh inning where Davenport pulled through with a score of 6-5. The Lady Broncos’ offense could not get momentum though the Davenport pitching was only decent. The second game against the Lady Gorillas resulted in a loss for the Lady Broncos in the fifth inning with a score of 12-1. Saturday, April 25, the Lady B...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos tennis team enjoyed a non-league match against Medical Lake on April 21. Leading the Broncos’ charge in the matches were Travis Ste. Marie and Mark Wilbers. Both athletes have shown dramatic improvement from the beginning of the season and are remaining competitive in league. Ste. Marie won the No.1 singles match easily, and Wilbers had the same success in the No. 2 singles match. In the No. 1 doubles match, Kyle Canaday and Alex Wheeler h...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus track team traveled to four meets in the month of April. The Tigercats currently have three athletes competing for the team. At the Dayton meet on April 11, the team recorded 10 points. Dayton Results: 100: 10, Stephanie Kelly 15.78. 12, Katie Sanderson 16.05. 200: 8, Sanderson 34.02. 10, Kelly 35.84. Discus: 6, Jessica Guske 64-11. 9, Sanderson 54-08. 11, Kelly 51-11. High jump: 2, Sanderson 3-10. Long jump: 11, Guske 11-06. The LWK team...
Saturday, April 25, the Broncos hosted a doubleheader against Liberty, which ended with one loss and one win for the Broncos. The loss of the first of the two games confirmed playoffs would be unobtainable for the Broncos after taking two losses earlier in the week to the Davenport Gorillas. The Liberty Lancers humbled the Broncos in the first game winning 16-4 in the sixth inning. The Lancers pitched hard enough for the young Broncos to struggle with bat speed, which made it...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats hosted Wilbur-Creston in Ritzville on April 23 where they earned multiple league wins. The Tigercats took the court in the singles competitions and quickly got out to an early lead. In the No. 1 singles contest, Logan Miller defeated Wilbur-Creston’s top singles player, Christian Nelson. Miller earned the win with a final score of 6-0, 6-2. Doug McKeen also found success on the court in the No. 2 singles contest. McKeen defeated Zach B... Full story
RELAY. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 4x200-meter relay team started the meet by breaking the event record on Saturday. Kate Schell anchored the relay for the Broncos as they earned the first place finish. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
With over 700 athletes registered to compete in the 10th Annual Undeberg Invitational on April 25, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls’ team ran away with the Team Champion title. The girls had a successful day on the track, running to victory in multiple events and setting new event records across the board. The girls won the meet handily with 86 points, followed by Colfax who earned 70.5 points. The LRS boys placed 15th with 24 points. Alan Field earned the points for the b... Full story
Lind-Ritzville Athletic Director Greg Whitmore presented to the Lind and Ritzville School Boards on April 27 regarding the Washtucna School District’s interest in athletically entering into a cooperative agreement for the upcoming football season. The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus football team has been dissolved for the 2015 season due to lack of athletes and safety concerns. Whitmore was approached by the Washtucna School District to present the Lind and Ritzville boards with a temporary agreement to allow an estimated f... Full story
With a generous donation made by Umpqua Bank, all fourth grade students within the Lind and Ritzville school districts received a Ponderosa Pine tree to plant in honor of Arbor Day. Tree Board member Mike Schrag and Umpqua Bank Manager Chad Hoeft visited the local schools to distribute the trees and speak to the students briefly about Arbor Day. While Arbor Day is celebrated on the fourth Friday of April, the trees arrived early and were distributed to the children in the...
As of Feb. 16, Gayla Ceremello stepped in as the new director of nursing for the Life Care Center of Ritzville. Coming into a hectic transitional period for the care center, Ceremello gave praise to the caring staff that has been working extremely hard to keep the facility functioning smoothly. Ceremello, who thrives in hectic situations, continuously commented and complimented members of the hospital board, as well as the community for the courageous acts to keep the Life...
April 5, 4:03 p.m. – A Moses Lake resident advised of traffic accident and property damage on west Rosenoff Road in Ritzville. Unknown driver left scene before emergency personnel arrived. April 6, 12:21 a.m. – A Hatton complainant advised of loud noise from their neighbor’s house. Deputy Joe Phillips contacted property owner, who stated he would have the dogs removed on April 6, by the dog owner. April 6, 1:16 p.m. – While on patrol, Deputy Brad Zook overheard radio traffic advising of a multi vehicle collision involvi...