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SPRAGUE – One person was injured in a single car crash on eastbound Interstate 90 in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 25. According to the Washington State Patrol, Daniel A. Mishler, 33, of Redmond, Wash., was transported to a Spokane Hospital following the crash. Mishler was driving a 2002 Ford Focus when he left the roadway near Milepost 238, at the south end of Sprague Lake. The vehicle went off the left side of the roadway onto the rumble strips, at which time the driver overcorrected to the right, sending the v...
RITZVILLE – The hometown Broncos scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th and had the tying run at the plate, but it was not enough to knock off the visiting Davenport Gorillas in a Northeast 2B play-in game Monday, May 16. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna girls fastpitch softball team lost the game, 13-10. Davenport's Gorillas earn a berth in the District playoff and for the Broncos the season is over. The play-in game was set up when Davenport and Lind-...
Eagles place in district track RITZVILLE — The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles had several athletes among the top competitors in the 1B District 7&9 boys meet Wednesday, May 11. Junior Logan Marconi took second in the 800-meter in 2:13.67 and fourth in the 1,600 meter in 5:06.89. Senior Ryan Anderson and junior Rory Maloney fisniehd second and third, respectively in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter low hurdles. Anderson's times were 18.08 seconds and 45:67; Maloney finished in 18.40 and 46.01. The four also...
HARRINGTON – The Broncos athletic combine appears to be growing, with more athletes joining local teams. The School District annonced that it is joining the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna athletic combine on a one-year trial basis. Lind-Ritzville Athletic Director Greg Whitmore welcomed Harrington to the combine in an email Friday, May 13. “This will be quite a change for Harrington, but I know it won't be long until they are also saying ‘It's great to be a Bronco,’" he said. The change to the athletic combine is awaitin...
COLFAX - Both the boys and girls Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna track teams finished eighth at the Northeast 2B League Championship on Tuesday, May 3, at Colfax High School. Ten boys and girls teams competed. Davenport won the boys meet, while St George's (Spokane) won the girls meet. The Broncos' girls 4x100 relay team of Emmy Klewin, Myra Miller, Sydney Kinch and Claire Wellsandt placed 2nd in the race with a time of 57.71, losing by just over a second to the team from...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna Bronco boys baseball team wrapped up the regular season splitting a doubleheader with the Colfax Bulldogs on Friday, May 6. The games originally scheduled for Thursday, May 5, were postponed due to rain. In the first game, the Broncos were beaten 14 - 6 by Colfax. Ryan Henning had three RBIs for the Bulldogs. In the second game, the Broncos scored 6 runs in 4 innings and held on for a 6-5 win. Chase Galbreath went 2-for-3, w...
RITZVILLE – Bad behavior was on display Saturday, April 29, when the Kettle Falls Bulldogs came to town for doubleheaders in boys baseball and girls fastpitch softball. The games were delayed 2 hours due to weather. In the 7th inning of the first baseball game against host Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, a Kettle Falls coach was ejected by an umpire. ”You guys are a joke,” the coach shouted as he left the field. Minutes later, over at the softball diamond, an umpire issued a team warning to the Kettle Falls coach for the behav...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna tennis team split six matches with Reardan on Wednesday, April 27, on the Broncos home court. In girls singles, Destiny Wells and Liberty Mcclanathan both came away with wins. Wells dispatched her opponent 6-3, 6-2, while Mcclanathan beat her opponent 6-1, 6-2. In girls doubles, Amy Anderson and Alexis Melcher posted a 6-0, 6-2 win. Hunter Cameron dropped his boys singles match 3-1. Zack Crouse and Destiny Phelps were also on the losing end of their matches....
RITZVILLE – More than 500 athletes from 28 schools converged on Ritzville, on a cool gray Saturday, April 29, with occasional drizzle, for the annual Undeberg Invitational Track Meet. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna boys finished 15th overall with a team score of 15.5 points. Meanwhile, the girls wrapped up the meet in 20th place with 9.5 points. The nearby St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagle boys were 12th with 24.2 team points; Okanogan won with 157. The Eagle girls w...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from March 27-April 2: April 2 Vehicle theft in the 600 block of South Danielle Road, Othello. Medical emergency in the 600 block of South Andes Road, Othello. Neighbors dogs killing chickens in the 2800 block of West Benchview Lane, Othello. Assist Othello police in the 1700 block of South Broadway Avenue with intoxicated person. Civil dispute at area of Tow Moon Road South McCann Lane, Othello. Stolen vehicle rec...
Dozens of youth from Sprague and Lamont turned out Saturday at Sprague School for the annual community Easter egg hunt. Pictured, fourth- and fifth-graders race to find eggs as the starting siren sounds. In addition to eggs, the Eastern bunny made a special appearance....
SPANGLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team played games in a week challenged by unusual spring weather. On April 12, the Broncos traveled to Spangle for a double header with the Liberty Lancers. The Broncos won the first game, 10-6. Owen Telecky had two hits in the game, including a solo homerun. Brody Boness, Chase Galbreath, Travis Redburn, Micheal Fortin and Zach Klein also had hits for the Broncos. The second game was played over two days – April 12 and 14...
SPANGLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna girls fastpitch softball team (2-7) was shut out in a doubleheader at Liberty (Spangle) on April 12. The first game ended 15-0. Jaidyn Stephens tossed a perfect game and registered her 300th career strikeout in the win for the Lancers. The second game ended 13-0. Jordyn Jeske had four RBIs for the Lancers. Taleaha Quesada And Megan Melcher had hits for the Broncos. The double header with Davenport was moved to Ritzville, April 1...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE -- The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service between April 10-18: April 10 Suspicious vehicle in the 2200 block of West Hatton Road, Othello. Drug abuse referral near Milepost 89 of U.S. Highway 395, Ritzville. Broken down vehicle on parked near the Deal road on-ramp to Interstate 90, Ritzville. False burglary alarm in the 1900 block of West Foley Road, Ritzville. Suspicious activity in the 400 block of East Yeisley Road, Othello. Theft in the 200 block of East T...
CHEWELAH – The Jenkins Cougars swept the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna girls fastpitch softball team during a doubleheader April 19. The scores were 13-2 and 12-0. “Free bases hurt us” Coach Todd O’Brien said. “And were pressing too much on the mound and in the field trying to make the perfect play rather than just taking the routine out.” In the first game, the Cougar fielders were well-positioned to keep Bronco base runners off the paths. Nine walks and seven errors piled up, and gave the Jenkins girls a big lead in the...
COLFAX – Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna track athlete Sydney Kinch won the pole vault and placed second in the long jump. April 23 at the MacDougall Invitational meet in Colfax. She won the event clearing 8-06.00. Kinch tied for second in the long jump with Alyssa Whittle (Clarkston) with a leap of 14-11.25. The distance was just a half inch shy of the winning jump of 14-11.75, by Mya Adams of College Place. In the 100 meters Kinch also placed second with a time of 13.57, behind Jessie Reed (Oaksdale), who ran 13.32. In t...
HARRINGTON – Only two golfers from Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna traveled to Harrington for a league match, April 21. Amelia Court and Brock Tracy, accompanied by Coach Bryce Court, made the trip. Both golfers played in four-somes with golfers from Jenkins High school (Chewelah). Also at the match were teams from Davenport, Asotin-Anatone and Colfax. Final results were not reported, but during the round Tracy avoided the water hazard and made a 3 on the par 3 seventh h...
KETTLE FALLS – Girls from the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtunca tennis team traveled to Kettle Falls, April 20, for a league match, and came home with five wins and no losses. In singles, Destiny Wells beat her opponent 6-0, 6-0. Liberty McClanathan won her match 6-2, 6-3 ,while Destiny Phelps dispatched her opponent 6-4, 6-2. Faye Niccols prevailed with a 9-8 win. In doubles, Amy Anderson and Alexis Melcher posted a 6-2, 6-1 win over the host Bulldogs. The Broncos returned home, April 23, for a league match against H...
DAVENPORT – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna Track and Field Team traveled to Davenport April 19, for a league meet. The Broncos took the boys 4x100 meter relay, along with girls long jump and pole vault. In the 4x100 relay the team of Blake Earle, Brock Kinch, Shawn Steinberger and Hayden Melcher won with a time of 47.83. Melcher and Kinch also placed 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 100 meter dash, losing by fractions of a second to Steph Pan of St Georges (Spokane) who won the event with a time of 11.34. Melcher ran 1...
Wesley (Wes) Joseph Frederick of Ritzville, Wash., passed away peacefully at his home on April 19th. He was born in Spokane, Wash. on Feb. 9, 1969, to Leland and Anita Frederick. He was the very youngest of five children. Wes grew up in Sprague, Wash., where he loved to ride his bike to the creek and fish all day or hunt up behind the school during all of his free time. There are way too many stories to tell, but do know that Wes enjoyed his youthful years in Sprague, even...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times April 27, 1922 Farmers must not cultivate county roads The county officials have announced an order forbidding farmers to cultivate the right-of-way alongside their fields. This has been a very common practice all over the wheat country and has been done in order to keep down the weeds. The reason the county is now forbidding it is that in building roads the center is carefully crowned and the drainage provided at the sides, and the su...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtuna fastpitch girls fastpitch softball team lost both games of a doubleheader with Asotin-Anatone, on a blustery afternoon Saturday, April 2. "We are definitely seeing improvements and need to work on consistency, both offensively and defensively," coach Todd O'Brien said. The Panther girls took the first game 11-1, on the strength of their pitching, coupled with some missed opportunities at the plate by the Broncos, leaving 7 r...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna baseball team dropped a Northeast 2B League doubleheader to Asotin-Anatone, Saturday, April 2. The first game ended in a lopsided score of 20-8, with pitcher Owen Telecky taking the loss. Brody Boness hit a home run in the losing effort. The late game was closer, but the Broncos fell 9-5. Chase Galbreath took the loss on the mound. The Broncs (4-4) are winless in league play at 0-4. Next on the schedule, the Broncos travel A...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtuncna Tennis Team hosted Wilbur-Creston on Wednesday, March 30, in a league match. In singles, Destiny Wells posted a 2-0 match win, 6-1 and 6-2, over her opponent, while Hunter Cameron dispatched his opponent also 2-0, with game scores of 6-0 and 8-6. Liberty McClanathan posted a 2-1 win, losing the first game 4-6, but rallying with 6-4 and 6-2 wins for the match. In girls doubles, Amy Anderson and Alexis Melcher beat their o...
RITZVILLE – A small number for community members turned out to meet and greet finalists for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna girls basketball coach March 30 at Ritzville High School. The finalists are Bryce Court, a teacher at Lind-Ritzville High School and John Galbreath, a Ritzville farmer. Court is a graduate of Liberty Bell High School in Winthrop and was a teacher and coach at Garden Valley, Idaho. Court has been teaching in Ritzville since 2019. His coaching experience includes middle school girls in Idaho, and a...