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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...
LIND - The Lind Dryland Research station has been around since 1915, and has gone through a succession of leaders. But the last two years it has been headed by a couple from India. Surendra and Shikha Singh are employees of Washington State University, respectively, as assistant professor and director, and research assistant professor. The research station exists to help area farmers get the most out of crops that survive or even thrive, on little annual rainfall. "We have...
REARDAN – Six players scored in double figures as the Screaming Eagles overwhelmed Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 93-20 in their 2BNE season-opener Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Screaming Eagles dug their talons into the Broncos from the very start and never let go. Senior Rysen Soliday started Reardan's scoring spree with a rare four point play in the opening minutes. The team's hustle and smothering defense kept LRS on its heels as they outscored the Broncos 26-2 in the first quarter. By t...
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...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles' girls basketball team opened their season with an impressive 48-35 win over Lind-Ritzville-Sprague on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Sophomore Tenice Waters scored 15 points to lead her team. Reardan jumped to a 9-0 lead early in the game behind Rylynn Green's 3-point shot and buckets from Tenice Waters, Olivia Wicks, Mackenzie Bjornberg and Chasyn Waters. LRS closed the gap with three straight baskets, but after one quarter, Reardan led 14-9. In the first ha...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Nov. 27, 1924 SHOOTING CAUSES LOSS OF BOY'S LEG Eddie Bauer, fourteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Bauer, was shot in the leg last Sunday in the Bauer coulee, eighteen miles southwest of Ritzville. With some of the Kramer boys he had gone down the coulee and took his gun along. One of the smaller boys asked for it in shooting at rabbits. A rabbit jumped up and the lad excitedly shot the gun, or the gun went off, and the load...
Cheney Dow Excavating could not be more excited to put on yet another amazing light display for the Cheney community this year. We absolutely love bringing light and joy to our small town and would highly encourage everyone to stop by, check out the lights, buy a tree, and take some festive pictures! Colfax Colfax will host the Festival of Trees in Libey Gallery at The Center Dec. 4-30. On Dec. 7 tour trees and vote for a favorite tree, community favorite tree will be announced at 5 p.m. From 3 to 5 p.m., selfies with Santa...
Years ago. I stepped into Carnegie Library for a college assignment, expecting a straightforward study of library layouts and materials. But the moment I walked through those doors, I felt a warmth that went beyond the building itself. Cozy, quaint and clearly loved, Carnegie Library felt like a storybook version of what a small-town library should be. Ever since, it's been my picture-perfect vision of a community-centered library, serving Ritzville and its surrounding towns...
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...
CHENEY - Two Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team members were selected to the Northeast 2B-South All-League team during a ceremony Thursday, Nov. 7, at the district tournament in Cheney High School. Bronco juniors Saige Galbreath and Zoe Galbreath were among the 10 players selected. "Congrats to Saige and Zoe Galbreath for both being selected on the South NE2B all league team," Athletic Director Dustan Arlt said in announcing the awards. "They were recognized in...
CHENEY - The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague volleyball season came to an unexpected, abrupt end Nov. 7 at the Northeast 2B District 6 tournament at Cheney High School. The No. 3-seeded Bronco girls (12-6), opened the tournament Nov. 5 at Freeman High School by sweeping Northwest Christian (Colbert), 3-0, to advance to the semifinals against top-seeded Freeman, setting up their third time the two 2023 state runners-up faced off. Like their previous two games, the Scotties swept the...
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...
COLFAX — Lind-Ritzville/Sprague seniors led Bronco cross country runners during the regional state-qualifier Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Colfax Golf Course. Cameron Christianson was 58th overall in the boys 5,000-meter, finishing with a time of 21:33.30. For the girls, Savannah Carruth was the fastest Bronco on the course, finishing 45th in 24:01.23. She was the only local girl to qualify for the meet. In the boys race, Bronco freshmen Cade Galbreath and Wyatt Walker finished 63rd and 64th overall, with times of 22:06.50 and 2...
RITZVILLE — In a battle of state runners-up, the Freeman girls volleyball team topped the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 31, on Senior Night in Gilson Gymnasium. Set scores were 17-25, 16-25, 11-25. The Freeman girls were the state Class 1A runners-up last year; the Broncos were runners up in state 2B. Before the game started, the teams seniors were recognized with family members. This year’s seniors include: • Madisyn Cameron, recognized with parents Mark and Christinia Cameron • Addy Colbert...
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...
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...
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...