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YAKIMA – The Northeast 2B girls volleyball teams competing at state all advanced to the state quarterfinals with wins Thursday morning, Nov. 10, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington swept the previously undefeated Goldendale Timberwolves. Colfax swept Granger. And Liberty (Spangle) won, 3-1, over Brewster. Initially, the Broncos fell behind the Timberwolves. But down 14-7, Coach Cari Galbreath called her girls into a huddle. “ I just told them we have a shot at this; we’re a good team,...
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...
YAKIMA – The Northeast 2B girls volleyball teams competing at state all advanced to the state quarterfinals with wins this morning, Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington swept the previously undefeated Goldendale Timberwolves. Colfax swept Granger. And Liberty (Spangle) won, 3-1, over Brewster. The Broncos hit the court at 8 a.m. Initially, they fell behind the Timberwolves. But down 14-7, Coach Cari Galbreath called h...
OKANOGAN – The undefeated Okanogan Bulldogs ended the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys football season Friday night, Nov. 4, with a 55-7 rout of the Broncos. The No. 2-ranked Bulldogs (10-0) ran up a 42-0 lead in the second quarter, following a scoreless first quarter. "We started off slow in the first quarter with a three-and-out and then two fumbles," Okanogan Coach Erick Judd said. "But in the second quarter, we were able to score on a 4th down at the 1...
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...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6: Oct. 30 Suspicious vehicle at storage units in the 2000 block of South Broadway Avennue, Othello. Possible trespassing in the 2300 block of West Bench Road, Othello. False 911 call in the 900 block of South Taylor Road, Othello. Person hitting a dog in the 100 block of North Main Street, Washtucna. Oct. 31 Two cows in a yard in the 2000 block of West Atkinson Road, Ritzville. Person trying to start...
YAKIMA – The Bronco girls will open the state 2B volleyball tournament at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, against the Goldendale Timbewolves. The state B tournament will take place in the Yakima SunDome both Thursday and Friday, Nov. 10 and 11. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucan/Harrington comes into the game with a 14-3 overall record as the No. 3 team out of the Northeast 2B league. The Bronco girls are ranked 11th overall in the state. Goldendale comes into the game as the No. 6 team in the state with a record of 15-0 and a E...
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...
RITZVILLE – Two teams that could’ve been in the state 2B title football game will face off in a District 6/7 crossover game Friday night, with one of their seasons coming to an end. The No. 3-ranked Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washutcna/Harrington boys football team will travel to No. 2-ranked Okanogan for the crossover game. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. At 9-0, Okanogan is a perennial football powerhouse. This season, they’ve already crushed several other ranked teams..At 7-1, the local Broncos have also upended some top-ranked teams...
CHEWELAH — The Broncos cross country season came to a close Saturday at the 1B/2B Regionals at Chewelah Golf Course. Junior Caleb Heater paced the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys. He finished the 5,000-meter course in 20:48.10 in 66th place. Sophomore teammate Brix Curtis was 68th overall with a time of 21:14.70. Cameron Christianson, also a sophomore, was 81st with 22:36.40. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse senior Rory Maloney was the top area runner in the 1B/2B boys race. He finished 50th overall with a time o...
ST. JOHN – The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse girls volleyball team (13-8-1) wrapped up the regular season last week by sweeping Pomeroy and Tekoa-Rosalia, but being swept by Oakesdale. The Eagle girls swept Pomeroy 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 on Oct. 20 and Tekoa-Rosalia 25-7, 25-19, 25-9 on Oct. 25. They lost to the Knighthawks, 25-8, 25-7, 25-15 on Oct. 18. In the most recent game at Rosalia, junior Kaitlyn Hough had 14 kills, followed by sophomore Kate Hergert with 5. Junior Kenzie S...
RITZVILLE – The Bronco boys football team will head to Asotin this week after taking a one-week off. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington team heads to Asotin to take on the Panthers at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. Asotin has yet to win a league game this season. Meanwhile, the Broncos boast a 6-1 record and a No. 3 state ranking in Class 2B football. At 5-1 in league, the Broncos are currently tied for second with Jenkins (Chewelah) in the Northeast 2B league. The Broncos edged Jenkins 25-18 on Oct. 7, but p...
RITZVILLE – Two area girls volleyball teams have received rankings nods from the Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos were ranked earlier this week at No. 6 in Class 2B. League rival Colfax was ranked No. 5. Colfax and Lind-Ritzville were scheduled to face off Tuesday night in Colfax; the newspaper went to press before the game started. Others in the Top 5 included No. 1 Kalama, No. 2 La Conner, No. 3 Mason and No. 4 Goldendale. The Northeast 2B’s Lib...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos girls volleyball team topped Davenport and Kettle Falls last week, dropping only a single set. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls knocked off Davenport, 3-1. Then on Oct. 22, the local girl spiked the Kettle Falls Bulldogs in a 3-0 sweep. In the game against Davenport, 5-foot-10 senior Taylor Galbreath, an outside hitter, had 14 kills and 8 aces to lead her team to victory. Set scores were 25-19, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-12. Zoe Galbreath, a 5-foot-7 freshman, a...
SPANGLE – The Broncos girls volleyball team topped the Liberty Lancers, 3-1, in a Northeast 2B matchup Thursday, Oct. 13. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington won the first set, before dropping the second then coming back to win the next two. Set scores are 25-17, 18-25, 25-23 and 25-22. In the game Saturday at Liberty, Saige Galbreath and Taylor Galbreath each had 14 kills for the Broncos. The duo also combined for 11 digs each. Zoe Gabreath had 22 assists and 5 aces. Saige Garbreath also had 3 blocks. The win f...
HARRINGTON – The Lind-Ritzville/Washtucna/Harrington cross country team competed Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Harrington Golf Course. Junior Caleb Heater led the Broncos, finishing in 46th overall in the boys varsity 5,000 meter with a time of 21:29. Bronco sophomore Brix Curtis was 51st overall with a time of 21:52. In the girls division, freshman Maeve Korthuis was the lone Bronco in the field. She finished 30th overall in 29:33. The Broncos did not have enough runners to be s...
REARDAN – It took all of 14 seconds for the Lind-Ritzville, Sprague, Washtucna and Harrington Broncos to show why they are one of the top 2B schools in the state. That is how long it took for Brock Kinch to return the game's opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. The Broncos went on to defeat the Screaming Eagles 46-7 in NE2B action on Oct. 14. After Kinch's score the Broncos unveiled a hard-hitting defense by forcing a Reardan fumble on their first play from scrimmage. S...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls varsity volleyball team celebrated Homecoming by sweeping Northwest Christian (Colbert), 3-0, during a Northeast 2B matchup Thursday evening, Oct. 6. While the local Broncos swept the Crusaders, the sets were close, "way too close," Coach Cari Galbreath said. Set scores were 25-18, 25-23 and 28-26. "It was way too close," the coach said of the final game. "Kudos to Northwest." The win came shortly after the j...
RITZVILLE - A late, come-from-behind effort lifted the Broncos boys football team to a Homecoming victory over the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars on Friday, Oct. 7 in a Northeast 2B matchup. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys (5-1) grabbed a 25-18 victory after scoring on an 11-play, 97-yard drive in the fourth quarter. Senior quarterback Chase Galbreath scored a TD on a dive play. Senior running back Brody Boness added a 2-point conversion for the final score...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harringon students celebrated Homecoming last week, with spirit week, volleyball, football a parade and a dance. Alumni turned out to show support for their alma mater....
REARDAN - The Broncos girls volleyball team remains undefeated in league sweeping rival Reardan on Sept. 27. The local Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington team topped the Screaming Eagles, in straight sets, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 Sept. 27. The loss dropped Reardan to 1-2 in league and 4-2 overall, with the other loss coming to undefeated-in-league Colfax. LRS is now 3-0 in league and 5-1 overall. A trio of Galbreaths led the way for the Broncos. Taylor Galbreath had 15...
COLBERT – The Broncos boys football team improved to 4-1 on the season Saturday, routing Northwest Christian, 35-7. The Crusaders came out tough and held Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington scoreless in the first quarter. But they themselves couldn’t put any points on the board either. In the second quarter, the Crusaders (1-4) notched one touchdown and added the point-after to take a 7-0 lead to the locker room at halftime. That was the end of the Crusaders reign. In the third quarter, the Broncos put up 21 una...
Dec. 1, 1938 - Sept. 22,2022 Patricia Ann Fode (Smith), 83, a lifelong member of the Lind-Ritzville community who was a volunteer and a loving mother and grandmother, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. She was born on Dec. 1, 1938 in Spokane to Lorraine and Bernie Smith. Pat enjoyed a long, rich life anchored by two pillars: her family and Christianity. A career housewife, she built a loving home with an inviting kitchen that never lacked for fresh-baked pies and the...
SPRAGUE – A Moses Lake man has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder after the dead body of 53-year-old Theresa Bergman was found 12 miles northwest of the city off Stolp Road around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. 54-year-old Charles R. Bergman of Moses Lake was charged Friday, Sept. 23 and arrested by the U.S. Marshal Service in New Stanton, Pennsylvania later that day. According to an affidavit filed in Lincoln County Superior Court last Friday that includes a...
SPRAGUE – The U.S. Marshal Service has apprehended a man wanted in connection with the death of his wife. Charles Bergman, 54, of Moses Lake, was arrested Friday night, Sept. 23, by U.S. Marshals in New Stanton, Penn., after a nationwide search. As of press time, he was awaiting extradition back to Washington state. Details of his arrest were not immediately available. Once extradited, Bergman is facing a probable charge of first-degree murder in Lincoln County for a...