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The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Bronco volleyball team hoped to advance to the state tournament by winning the Northeast 2B championship tournament. That’s not going to happen after LRS fell to Chewelah in the first round Tuesday in straight sets. Lily Kirry had 16 kills, two aces and two blocks as Chewelah won 25-15, 25-19, 25-15. Taylor Galbreath had eight kills and Ellie Gering had eight digs and three aces for LRS. The Broncos will still have a chance to advance to state. Four teams will advance and the third and fourth p...
With just about two minutes left in last Friday's Senior Night game, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos held a 13-7 lead over the visiting Asotin Panthers, thanks to a stifling defense that prevented big plays and forced four turnovers in the game. And then, with just 1:50 left to play, Asotin scored on a 48-yard touchdown to take a 14-13 lead. It would be the game's final score. The loss can only be described as heartbreaking for the Broncos (0-4 in league play and 2-7...
DAVENPORT – Here are the preliminary results of the Nov. 5 general election for Lincoln County. Late-arriving votes had yet to be counted as of press time. The tally for the 13th Legislative District race, car-tab cap Initiative 976, affirmative action measure Referendum 88, the constitutional amendment and advisory votes represent the preliminary count only for Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Canvassing Board has until Nov. 26 to forward results to the Secretary of State Office in Olympia, which has until Dec. 7 to c...
Senior night ended in disappointment for the home team as Lind-Ritzville/Sprague volleyball dropped its final regular season match of the season in a rematch against league-leading Liberty on Oct. 24. The Lady Broncos showed some signs of fight in the first two sets, but the stellar play of Liberty's Massie Burnham was too much as the Lancers won in straight sets, 25-14, 25-20, 25-12. LRS started sharp scoring the first two points, but Liberty answered back with a 5-0 run. A...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague’s Linnea Schafer was named All-League as 2B teams from around the area competed at the 2019 District 7 cross country championships on Oct. 26 in Harrington. In the girls varsity race dominated by Kettle Falls--who had three of the top-four finishes--Schafer finished No. 6 in 21:39.2. Also for LRS, Julia Klein finished in 23:59.52 for No. 28, Mercedes Miller was No. 49 in 27:13.19, Cameron Woods was No.51 in 27:39.6 and Jordyn Fode was No. 61 in 39:24.01. Sixty-three runners finished the race. Mya E...
The stage is set for the Northeast 2B volleyball championships. The league is made up of the top four seeds of the north and south divisions of the Northeast 2B Conference. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague finished with the South’s No. 3 seed and will face off against the North’s No. 2 seed, Chewelah, on Nov. 5 in Chewelah. The complete seeding for the South are as follows: No. 1 Liberty, No. 2 Colfax, No. 3 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and No. 4 Asotin. In the North, the seedings are as follows: No.1 Northwest Christain, No. 2 Che...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team fought off the weather, the special occasion and the opposing Manson Trojans on Oct. 25 to pick up its second win of the season on Homecoming. The Broncos took a 25-13 lead in the first minute of the fourth quarter and then cemented a victory with two defensive stands in the game's closing moments to secure a 25-21 victory to improve to 2-6 overall on the season. "I was proud of the kids for hanging on, and the seniors get a...
Oct. 13 — Deputies assisted the Ritzville Police Department with a domestic assault at E. 8th Avenue & Palouse Street in Ritzville. Deputies remained on scene until they were no longer needed. Oct. 13 — Deputies responded to assist Washington State Fish & Wildlife, who had contacted subjects trespassing at E. 2nd Street & N “1” Street in Lind. Deputies remained on scene while citations were issued for the matter. Oct. 13 — A fire was reported in the area near milepost 71 on Highway 395. Lind Fire requested a deputy check the...
Some people get an idea of what they want to be when they grow up while they are in high school. Some people go to college to figure that out. Then, there are people like Morgan Hunt who have it all figured out by the time they are three years old. "I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was three," Hunt said. "While other children were playing with barbies, I was playing school." By the time she was in high school, she told her mom that her dream job was to be an elementary...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague volleyball team was nursing a three-game win streak when it returned home to finish the season with three straight home matches. On Oct. 19, the third-place Lady Broncos hosted Asotin, a team they had just swept a week earlier. This time, however, Asotin returned the favor, sweeping LRS 25-21, 25-22, 25-20. Izzy Bailey had 18 digs for the visiting Panthers. Dakota Killian had nine kills and five blocks for LRS. A win for LRS would have meant at least a third-place league finish. The loss put the...
The finish line is in sight for Lind-Ritzville Sprague cross country runners. All that’s left on the schedule is the District 7 championships, regionals and state championships. Last week, the Broncos competed in a league meet in St. John and an invitational in Lakeside. Linnea Schafer continued her strong season for Broncos, leading the girls team in both races. LRS head coach Morgan Hunt has been pleased with Schafer’s performance this year. “Linnea Schafer is having a wonderful season,” Hunt said. “She really has been...
A frustrating season continued last Friday for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team, as the team fell 21-0 to the Liberty Lancers on Oct. 18 in a league road game. The loss drops the team’s league record to 0-3 (1-6 overall), and is the first time that the Broncos have been shutout since a 21-0 loss to Davenport on Oct. 6, 2017. Offensively, LRS finished with just 69 yards of total offense, which included an abysmal -6 rushing yards on 24 rushing attempts. Senior running back Austin Thompson led the team with 1...
Employees of the East Adams Rural Healthcare hospital pose for a picture with their shirts that were purchased by the hospital from the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague volleyball team in its effort show support to those in the community that are fighting breast cancer. The revenue raised by the volleyball team during the shirt fundraiser will go toward supporting a community member, as well as meeting needs for the volleyball program....
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team found themselves in a dogfight at the half against the Reardan Indians, but faded in the final two quarters to drop it's fourth consecutive game of the season, 35-13. The loss dropped LRS' league record to 0-2 (1-5 overall), while Reardan improved to 1-1 in league play (4-2 overall). The Indians got on the board first, as running back Cody Sprecher ran for a 70-yard touchdown run on the game's second play from scrimmage. The...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos volleyball team faced another tough stretch last week, playing four games in eight days. The Lady Broncos went 3-1 during that period, winning all three league matches while dropping a non-league match. LRS head coach Cari Galbreath knew ahead of time that her team’s Oct. 8 non-league match against Tri-Cities Prep would be a tough one. “They are a really great program and great competition for us,” Galbreath said before the match. She was right. TCP’s Emily Dickson had 18 kills and the...
The town of Lind has been selected by the State of Washington Department of Commerce to receive $750,000 of federal funds to make multiple water-related improvements. The funds come from the federal government’s Community Development Block Grant program. Steve Nelson of Century West Engineering had filled out the application on behalf of the town and gave details of the award to the Lind Town Council at the council meeting on Sept. 24. The funding will go to improving water lines on Seventh Street, Sprague Avenue and L...
Surrounded by family, Howard Walter Teske passed away peacefully at the age of 92, in Ritzville, WA on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Howard was born on December 20, 1926 to Walter and Lydia Teske. During his youth he lived on the family farm in Ritzville and attended Ritzville schools graduating in 1945. Howard met Barbara J. Woodside at a dance in Ritzville after he returned from Korea while serving in the Army. They were married in 1950 and made their home on the Teske farm in...
A busy past two weeks for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos volleyball team meant a longer rest period before getting back to action this week. LRS entered the week coming off a straight set loss to Liberty on Oct. 1, 25-12, 25-21, 25-21. Maisie Burnham had 16 kills and 11 digs to lead the undefeated Lancers over the visiting Lady Broncos. Despite the loss, LRS head coach Cari Galbreath had some positive takeaways from the match against the league-leading Lancers. “First set, we were still warming up or something,” Gal...
League play got off to a less-than-desired start for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team last week, falling 39-13 to the Colfax Bulldogs in Ritzville on Oct. 4. The Broncos (0-1 in league play, 1-4 overall) had opportunities to score in its first two possessions of the game, but were unable to capitalize and ultimately keep pace with a Bulldogs team that led 33-0 going into halftime. On the game's opening drive, the LRS offense drove down into the red zone after...
The Lind/Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna Career Showcase made its debut last week at the Gilson Gym in Ritzville and organizers say it was more successful than they had even hoped. Almost 400 area students visited with 35 local exhibitors. The showcase was presented by the Adams County Development Council. While the ACDC has put on two of these showcases before in Othello, this is its first time bringing the idea to eastern Adams County. ACDC Business Development & Marketing...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos girls volleyball squad has had a busy eight days. Between Tuesday Sept. 24 and Tuesday Oct. 1, the Lady Broncos have played four matches. LRS swept Upper Columbia University at home on Sept. 24. They then got swept themselves at Colfax. The Lady Broncos bounced back with a 3-1 home-victory over Reardan, before getting swept again at Liberty on Oct. 1. The score of the Sept. 24 match against Upper Columbia was mentioned in last week’s issue of The Journal, but no other information was a...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team ended its early season non-league schedule on a down note, falling 34-13 to the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes to drop to 1-3 (0-0 in league play) on the season. The Bronco defense limited the Coyotes to just 62 passing yards on 3-12 passing but gave up 261 rushing yards, including an 86-yard touchdown run early in the opening quarter. Offensively, Columbia outgained LRS 323-217, despite the Broncos running six more plays and...
A league win and a non-league loss may not be a perfect week, but it's definitely better than the reverse. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos volleyball team fell to Odessa last week on Sept. 17 in non-league play, before beating Tekoa-Rosalia in league play on Sept. 19. Against Odessa, LRS came out strong and took the first set 21-25. However, that would be the last time they made it past 20. Odessa swept the rest of the way, winning 25-19, 25-16, 25-18. "Unforced...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team hung with the Lake Roosevelt Raiders for the game's first 24 minutes, but were stifled on offense in the second half of the team's 25-7 loss on Sept. 20. The loss, in which the Broncos totaled just 100 yards of offense, moved LRS to 1-2 (0-0 in league play) on the season with one more non-league game this week before their league season begins. While LRS struggled on offense throughout the entire game, the defense put up an...
Edward "Ed" Neil Victor was born on September 30, 1944 in Moscow, Idaho, to Elmer Neil and Mary Edna (Dooly) Victor. Growing up in Garfield, Ed was active in sports, Boy Scouts, and was a local paperboy. Ed graduated from Garfield High School in 1962. Most summers were spent on the Figure Three Ranch with his grandparents Clarence and Jayne Dooly learning the business of the family ranch. Ed graduated from WSU with a BS in Animal Sciences and Husbandry in 1970. He served in...