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Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field athletes were among competitors from 30 teams at the Ray Cross Invitational Track Meet on Saturday in Ephrata. Pictured, sophomore Blake Earl competes in the 200 meter, finishing with a personal record of 26.53 seconds, fast enough for 24th place. In the 800 meter, freshman John Stromberger finished 30th with a personal record of 2:35.19....
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team hosted Harrington and Wilbur-Creston for a March 24 jamboree. Destiney Wells won two girls singles games against Anica Walters and Laura Nivoloni, both of Harrington. The girls doubles team of Amy Anderson and Alexis Melcher also won two games, the first over Allie Crawford and Kaydance Brown from Harrington and the second over a pair of boys from Wilbur Creston. On the afternoon, the Broncos recorded 6 wins and 5 l...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos boys baseball team won two and lost two last week. The boys swept Davenport on Tuesday, March 22, and was swept by Northwest Christian (Colbert) on Saturday, March 26. Against Davenport, Owen Telecky scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 6th inning, and Jayce Kelly recorded a save in the top of the 7th to give the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna Broncos a 2-1 win over Davenport in the first game of a non-league d...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna girls fastpitch softball team swept a doubleheader March 22 against River View (Finley), but lost two to Northwest Christiain (Colbert) on March 26. "We are a very inexperienced and it shows at times," Broncos Coach Todd O'Brien said. "I look forward to seeing the growth out of the younger girls and building on that as we move through the year." In the first game against River View, the Broncos scored 16 runs on 6 hits, b...
RITZVILLE – It was difficult start to the season for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team Saturday, March 19. The Bronco girls were swept in a non-league doubleheader by the Colfax Bulldogs. The Bulldogs (2-0) took the first game 19-1 and the second game 18-2 over the Broncos (0-2) on a blustery occasionally rainy afternoon. In the first game, Harper Booth led the charge for Colfax, going 3-of-4 at bat with a homerun and three RBIs. Devan Becker and T...
ODESSA – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos opened the boys baseball season sweeping neighboring Odessa in a doubleheader Saturday, March 19. In the first game, the Broncos (2-0) scored 10 runs in the 7th inning to take the first game, 17-11. Hunter Galbreath had three hits in the win. In the second game, Owen Telecky struck out nine batters in four innings to lead the Broncos to a 14-4 victory over the Tigers (0-2). Cooper Miller had 3 doubles in four hits for the Broncos in the second win of the season....
RITZVILLE – About 80 student-athletes turned out for spring sports in the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos athletic combine. This year, the combine welcomes up to six girls from the Harrington School District to play softball, school officials said. And golfers welcome two middle schoolers to the program. Under Washington Interscholastic Activities Association rules, middle school golfers can participate in practices, but cannot compete in matches. The Broncos are also fielding a boys baseball, girls fastpitch softball and c...
I-90 crash leaves one injured SPRAGUE – One person was injured in a collision, Sunday, Feb. 27, Milepost 248 of Interstate 90. According to the Washington State Patrol, the collision occurred around 6:20 PM, when a Kenworth tractor-trailer driven by Scott A. Foster, 60, of Spokane struck the rear of a 1995 Chevrolet pickup driven by Darleen Herrera, 63, of York, Penn. Herrera was transported to a Spokane hospital. The impact sent the pickup through the median and it came to rest on the eastbound shoulder, the patrol said. T...
SPOKANE VALLEY-In typical Reardan fashion, the girls' loser-out game against No. 6 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wasn't always pretty. But the senior leadership of Ayden Krupke and Madi Dewey was enough to push the girls past the Broncos 48-46 Thursday, Feb. 17 to survive and advance to the final day of the District 7 2B Tournament. LRS started off with the advantage, building a first-half lead that ballooned to as many as 11 points as Reardan was sloppy and inconsistent offensively....
SPOKANE VALLEY – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys and girls basketball teams’ seasons came to an end last weekend at the District 7 tournament The boys were eliminated by Northwest Christian (Colbert) on Saturday, Feb. 19, and the girls by Reardan on Feb. 17. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys basketball team advanced in the District 7 2B tournament Tuesday, Feb. 15 beating Upper Columbia Academy (Spangle), 67-37. Jayce Kelly had 24 points in the win, while Chase Galbreath had 17 and Hunter Dinkins added 11. Upper Columbia exi...
SHERIFF’S LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls during the week of Feb. 6-13: Feb. 6 Suspicious vehicle near mailboxes in the 2200 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Suspicious incident in the 600 block of South Canal Road, Othello. Gabino Huazo-Gacri, 30, of Othello, arrested for fourth-degree assault and residential burglary in the 300 block of South Reynolds Road, Othello. Assist with vehicle fire in the 2200 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Assist with singl...
RITZVILLE – Three Lind-Ritzville/Sprague basketball players earned All-League Honors for their play in the recently concluded basketball season. Broncos junior Chase Galbreath was named to the NE2B boys All-League First Team. And seniors Dakota Killian and Sydney Kinch were named to the NE2B girls All-League Second Team. In addition to the basketball honors, The NE2B and state wrestling coaches voted Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Coach Jason Hilzer as the Wrestling Coach of the Y...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Two nights ago, No. 3 Davenport was a controversial no-call away from upsetting No. 2 Colfax, advancing to the district finals and earning an automatic berth to state. But it wasn't to be, and tonight it was No. 5 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague doing the upsetting as the Broncos ended the Gorillas' season with a 65-58 victory in a District 7 2B Tournament loser-out game Thursday, Feb. 17 at West Valley High School. The Gorillas didn't look particularly rusty out of th...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Several aspiring leaders in Adams and Lincoln County were recognized during the Feb. 3 Future Business Leaders of America’s winter conference Lind-Ritzville/Sprague students brought home 14 awards, Odessa 12 and Harrinton one. Students from Cheney, Davenport, Colfax and other areas also received awards. Area winners include: Harrington Caroline Slack, 2nd, Healthcare Administration; Lind-Ritzille Alyssa Williams -- 2nd, Agriculture Business Taylor Galbreath -- 3rd, Agriculture Business Hunter Cameron -- 3rd...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Feb. 23, 1922 Emerson heads baseball team About sixty baseball fans were present at the meeting held Monday night to discuss the 1922 season in baseball. The boys were "rearing to go" and as soon as the snow is off and the sun warms up a little they will be loosening up their arm joints after a winter's rest. L.D. Emerson was re-elected president and Dr. H.F. Adler was chosen secretary. A board of five directs was chosen, consisting...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague freshman forward Jayce Kelly drives past a Northwest Christian defender during District 7 play Feb. 19. For coverage of the boys and girls district tournaments....
Spokane Valley--The second round of the District 7 2B Tournament featured two overtime contests, mostly expected results and one surprising result that affected the outlook of the girls' bracket. All higher seeds won Thursday, with the exception of the Reardan girls pulling off an upset victory over St. George's in overtime that sent them into the district semifinals and the favored Dragons into a loser-out scenario. Locally, the Davenport boys survived St. George's in...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Following the lead of the Kettle Falls and Richland school boards, superintendents from across Northeast Washington sent a letter late Tuesday night, Feb. 15, to Gov. Jay Inslee requesting an end to mask mandates for students, staff and visitors. The letter was also sent to Dr. Umar Shaw of the state Department of Health and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. “We are writing on behalf of districts in the NEWESD (Northeast Washington Educational Service District) 101 region to encourage...
SPOKANE VALLEY – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague basketball teams fell to opponents Feb. 10 in the District 7 tournament at West Valley High School. After topping Jenkins (Chewelah) early last week, the local girls suffered their first loss in the double elimination tournament, falling to Kettle Falls, 45-38. Grace Fedie had 11 points in the loss, while Dakota Killian and Amelia Court each had 8. The loss set up a loser-out matchup against Asotin for Saturday Feb. 12, where the Bronco girls prevailed, 46-31. Killian led all s...
SPOKANE VALLEY – A thin, eight-man roster wasn’t too much of a hindrance for No. 6 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in the first round of the District 7 2B girls basketball tournament Monday, as the Broncos shut down the No. 11 Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars early and often en route to a convincing 53-22 victory. The win sent Lind-Ritzville/Sprague into the second round of the tournament and set up a matchup with No. 3 Kettle Falls. The Broncos jumped on the Cougars’ throats right away,...
Spokane Valley--The basketball postseason has arrived in the Northeast 2B League, with all 11 boys and girls teams earning their spots in the double-elimination tournament beginning Monday, Feb. 7 and running 12 days until the final round Saturday, Feb. 19. Locally, the Davenport boys finished third in the regular season and earned a first-round bye, while the Reardan girls finished fifth and also received a de facto bye after Chesterton Academy forfeited the tournament. The...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague basketball teams were on the road at Upper Columbia Academy (Spangle) on Monday, Jan. 31. The Bronco boys won handily over the (1-7, 1-6) Lions by a score of 68-47. The girls also prevailed over the Lions (2-4, 1-4) more than doubling their score, 63-29. Individual statistics were not reported for either game. On Feb. 1, the Broncos played the last home games of the season against the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers. The Liberty girls (14-1, 7...
RENTON – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos are headed to the District 7 Basketball Tournament. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released tournament brackets and seeding Sunday, February 6. The Bronco boys are seeded #5 in the tournament and will have a first round bye as a result of a forfeit on the part of the #12 seed. The second round game will be February 10 at 6:30 PM against North West Christian. The game will be played in the main gym at West Valley High School in Spokane. The boys head coach i...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville, Sprague and Washtucna honored Seniors in winter sports Tuesday, February 1 at Gilson Gym. Seniors participating in Basketball, Cheerleading, Pep Band and Wrestling were recognized for their efforts. Not pictured is wrestler Johnny Ryan who could not attend....
RITZVILLE – In two unrelated incidents, Thursday, Jan. 27, troopers from the local detachment of the Washington State Patrol rescued injured birds of prey. According to the patrol, Trooper Tylock located and captured an injured owl on the side of Interstate 90 near the city. Also on Thursday, Trooper Barrett found an injured hawk along state Highway 231 near the town of Sprague, the patrol said. The hawk had a state Department of Fish and Wildlife tag on its leg. Both birds w...