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8 Years Ago Adams County News June 1, 1898 Local and Personal Tromp Donald and his mother were in town Thursday. Don't you want a hair net? If so, call at the Model Millinery. Duck shooting is said to be good at the lakes on Main Street and Railroad Avenue. J.M. Harris, the jolly stable man, fell last week and nearly broke his back. He would have done so had he not struck the other side first. While returning from the memorial exercises at Sprague last Monday, John...
RITZVILLE – The air around schools will be full of “Pomp and Circumstance” this weekend as the Class of 2023 graduates. At Lind-Ritzville High School, the commencement ceremony begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Nearly 40 students are expected to receive their diploma during the ceremony in Gilson Gymnasium, 209 E. Wellsandt Road. Students are not limited to the number of attendees on their behalf this year, school officials said. The Lind-Ritzville High School band will provide music for the ceremony. Other nearby gradu...
YAKIMA – Senior Hayden Melcher brought home two medals Saturday from the state track and field meet at Zaepfel Field, setting the pace for the Broncos who reached the competition. Melcher grabbed a bronze medal in the boys 200-meter, finishing third with a time of 22.75 seconds, a personal record. He reached the finals with a fourth-place showing in the preliminaries. Senior Anthony Wright of Oroville and Max O'Neill of Napavine finished first and second, respectively, w...
RITZVILLE – As the school year winds down, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos are already getting prepared for the 2023-24 seasons. That preparation starts with a series of sports camps. The Broncos are hosting a high school boys basketball camp this week; it started Tuesday afternoon and continues through June 1, from 3:45-5:45 p.m. Camp participants will be heading to St. George’s in Spokane to play in a team tournament on June 2 and 4. And more sports camps are coming up. Basketball Several basketball camps are sch...
SPOKANE – The Broncos girls fastpitch softball season came to an end Saturday, May 20, at the hands of a familiar foe. The Jenkins Cougars from Chewelah edged the local Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls, 3-1, in a loser-out, consolation round game in the District 7 Class 2B tournament at the Merkel Sports Complex. The Broncos entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed and Jenkins as No. 3. Jenkins was then eliminated by No. 4-ranked Liberty (Spangle), 7-1. Northwest Christian (Colber...
RITZVILLE – Dozens of candidates filed to run for local offices during filing week. Filing closed Friday, May 19. The Adams County Auditor’s Office reported the following filings for the Aug. 1 primary races: Adams County Cemetery District No. 1 Commissioner No. 3 – Lora Hille Cemetery District No. 3 Commissioner No. 1 – Dori Wilson Cemetery District No. 3 Commissioner NO. 1 – Dawne Lillard Fire District No. 1-Lincoln County Fire District No. 10 Commissioner No. 2 – Trevor Jantz Fire District No. 2 Commissioner No. 3 – LeR...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos track team hosted the district meet May 9. Pictured, Bronco freshman Aidan miller throws the discuss 83 feet 9 inches to finish sixth overall. For more on district track, see Page 11....
SPOKANE – A local girl was recently named Super Cattle Showman for her efforts at the 88th annual Junior Livestock Show at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. Alyssa Williams of the Lind-Ritzville FFA received the honor at the event that included more than 230 Future Farmers of America competitors and 150 4-H competitors from across Eastern Washington. The award, announced Monday, May 15, came after Williams won honors at the show, including Reserve Grand Champion for FFA Market Steer, where she sold her 1,371-pound steer fo...
SPRAGUE - The School District will receive $5 million to upgrade aging systems. The funds will come from the state biennial capital budget. The grant funds are earmarked for repairing the roof as well as the heating, ventilation and air conditions systems at Sprague High School. "We received legislative approval for a $5 million grant," Superintendent-Principal Ray Leaver said last week, noting the grant request itself was written by the previous superintendent. "We are...
8 Years Ago Adams County News May 18, 1898 Band Reorganizes The old members of the Ritzville brass band met last Saturday evening at the courthouse for the purpose of reorganizing, and the following officers were elected: F.P. French, president and business manager; H.E. Gritman, treasurer; W.W. Zent, secretary; Fred Weiand, leader. It is the intention of the boys to get in and practice so they will not have to take the dust of any country band in the state. Good thing; push...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague freshman Hannah Towne delivers a pitch in the Broncos' 9-5 girls Northeat 2B softball loss to the Jenkins Cougars in a tiebreaker Tuesday, May 9. For more on Bronco softball, see Page 11....
RITZVILLE – Bronco boys and girls looked for regional berths Tuesday, May 9, at the Northeast 2B Sub-District meet on Jimmie Snider Field. But the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletes struggled to gain traction in the meet that included 10 teams. The boys finished seventh with 25 team points The girls finished tied for ninth with Colfax, each with just 2 points. The top athletes in each class advance to regionals this Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20, in Colfax. The first e...
SPOKANE – A Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis player is moving on to regionals. Carlie Loop placed in the district meet Saturday at Whitworth College and advances to regionals. She’ll play at Mead High School on Saturday for a chance to qualify for the state tennis tournament in Yakima. Details on how she and other Broncos did at the district tournament were not available at press time....
RITZVILLE – After a Round Robin tie-breaker Tuesday, May 9, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team advanced to the Northeast 2B district tournament as the No. 5 seed. The local girls were scheduled to play Liberty (Spangle), seeded No. 4, in the opening round of district play at noon Tuesday, May 16, in Colfax. The newspaper went to press before gametime. The Round Robin included the Broncos, Liberty and the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. Jenkins got the No. 3 seed and will play No. 6 Asotin at the same time o...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos tennis team was edged by St. George’s School , 3-4, last week. The loss came after the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague players were swept by the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. Against St. George’s, Carlie Loop, Cameron Christianson and Megan Rivers each notched individual wins. Loop needed three matches to top Kalea Schlenker, 6-6, 7-5, 6-2. Rivers, too, took three matches to put away a victory. She topped Avery McMulin, 6-2, 606, 10-3 for the win. Meanwhile Christian-son dominated Michael Lynch with a 6-1, 6-0 wi...
COLFAX – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball season came to an end Thursday, May 4, at the District 7 Northeast 2B tournament. The No. 8 Broncos fell to No. 7 Kettle Falls, 4-3. Individual statistics were not reported for the game. The loss wraps up the 2023 season for the Broncos. Kettle falls advanced to the district quarterfinals that same afternoon, but were eliminated by the Colfax Bulldogs, 16-4. Cross bracket, Liberty (Spangle) took a district-opening win, 5-0, o...
DAVENPORT – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team was scheduled to be on the field Tuesday, May 9, in a bid to secure a District 7 NE2B seed. The Bronco girls (10-6 in league) were in a three-way tie for the No. 3 seed in the district with the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars and the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers, setting up the Round Robin tiebreaker. The tie-breaking games were set to begin with the Broncos facing the Cougars at 1 p.m. at Davenport’s ball fields. The game started after The Journal went to pre...
POMEROY — The Bronco boys ran away with a Cinco de Mayo Twilight Track Meet win at Pomeroy High School. Meanwhile, the Bronco girls finished fourth. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprauge boys team amassed 151 points, edging Pomeroy with 146.5. Clarkston finished third with 86.5 points. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse was sixth overall with 45.66 team points. Here are the Top 3 finishers in each boys event: 100 — 1. Tyler Slaybaugh, Pomeroy, 11.63; 2. Hayden Melcher, Lind-Ritzville, 11.69; 3. Sidney Bales, Pomery, 11.77. 200 — 1. Hayde Melch...
More than 60 dancers recently performed their annual spring recital at The Hangar at the Ritzville Airport. The event attracted a capacity crowd with dancers from Lind, Ritzville, Harrington, Sprague, Washtucna and other locations. Mixed Attitudes Dancers are instructed by Karen Kinch and Lora Hille, both of Washtucna....
RITZVILLE – The Broncos boys and girls track teams finished among the Top 10 on Saturday, April 30, at their home Undeberg Invitational. The local girls finished sixth overall out of the more than 20 teams competing. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys finished tied for eighth with Garfield-Palouse. For the girls, Okanogan won the meet with 136.5 team points, followed by Garfield-Palosue with 94 and Odessa with 65. The Bronco girls scored 30.5 team points while nearby St. John-End...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos boys baseball team split a doubleheader with Reardan on Tuesday, April 25. The local boys won the opener, 10-9, but fell 11-4 in the night cap on senior night. The split with Reardan advances the Broncos to the Northeast 2B district tournament. The Broncos open with Kettle Falls at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in Colfax. The winner will advance to place Colfax at 4 p.m. that day. The losing team's season will come to an end. In the opening game against Reard...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team is heading into district play on an eight-game winning streak. The Bronco girls notched four wins last week, sweeping Reardan and Kettle Falls in doubleheaders. At home on Tuesday, April 25, the Broncos topped Reardan, 11-1 and 12-0, on senior night. Then on Saturday, April 29, the topped the Bulldogs, 16-3, in the opener, and 13-11, in the nightcap. Individual statistics were not reported in either game. T...
RITZVILLE – The Jenkins Cougars pounced on the Broncos in a doubleheader Tuesday, April 25, sweeping the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team. The boys from Chewelah won the opener, 17-1, and the nightcap, 15-1. Jenkins’ Clay Jeanneret hit two doubles to lead the visiting Cougars (9-0 in league, 10-2 overall). Brock Kinch and Cooper Miller each had hits for the Broncos. On the mound, Zach Bowman took the win for the Cougars, with Jeanneret closing out the game for him. For the Broncos, Jayce Kelly took the loss pit...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team swept a doubleheader against the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars on Tuesday, April 18. The Bronco girls (6-6 in league), won the opener, 4-2, and the nightcap, 11-5, over the Cougars (7-5 in league). The win moves the girls one step closer to the post season, with the Broncos currently tied for fourth place in the Northeast 2B with Liberty (Spangle). The local girls were scheduled to host Reardan on Tuesday, April 25. The newspaper went to press before game t...
COLFAX – The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse girls outpaced the Broncos on Saturday, April 22, at the MacDougall Invitational track meet, but the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys topped bested the Eagles. The Bronco boys finished 13th overall with 20 teampoints. Meanwhile, the Eagle boys finished 18th with 1 point. In the girls division, the Eagles finished 10th overall with 22 team points. The Bronco girls finished 14th with 11. The Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) Eagles won both the b...