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The Lind-Ritzville School Boards of Directors unanimously approved the athletic combine agreement for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague-Lamont/Washtucna-Kahlotus during the May 29 meeting. During the meeting, the Directors also unanimously approved to add cross country as an official sport offered through the high school programs. The athletic combine agreement shows the high school sports programs shall be referred to as Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos, while middle school sports will be identified as Lind-Ritzville/Lamont Bulldogs....
Students from Lind-Ritzville, Kahlotus, LaCrosse and Washtucna high schools are receiving their diplomas on Friday and Saturday. Kahlotus High School graduation is set for 7 p.m. on June 1 in Braddock Gymnasium. On Saturday, June 2, Washtucna High School graduation begins at 11 a.m. in the school gymnasium. Also at 11 a.m., LaCrosse High School seniors are making the big walk at Plowman Gymnasium. At 2 p.m. on June 2, seniors from Lind-Ritzville High School will begin their graduation ceremony in Gilson Gymnasium. Rounding...
It took me a while to really appreciate the alumni weekend. This was 113 for good old RHS and I think number six for the LRHS alumni. I recognize that some people could care less and do their best to ignore that this get together even exists! While a small group of alumni works very hard to make sure it never stops. Each 50-year get together that I attend is fun and gives me the opportunity to reacquaint myself with alums that I haven’t seen in as many as 50 years. I d...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis season came to a close on May 19 at the Regional Tournament. The Broncos had five athletes qualify to compete at the tournament and battled for the chance to make it the State Championships. In the singles contest, Claire Kessler played two competitive sets against two Freeman athletes. Kessler lost the first match to Sarah Simmerman 0-6, 1-6 and battled in the second match against Kaitlyn Strahl, but it ultimately ended in a 4-6, 4-6 loss for the Bronco athlete. Head Coach Lorrie Swanger...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos concluded their season at the 2B State Softball Tournament on May 25 in Yakima. After a day of practice, the Lady Broncos opened up the State Tournament on Friday morning with a 12-2 loss to No. 1 seed Kittitas. Head Coach Todd O’Brien acknowledged Kittitas as a good ball club and knew LRS would be facing a tough challenge against the Lady Coyotes. After a scoreless first inning, Kittitias scored eight runs on seven hits in the second. The Lady Broncos scored one run in both the fourth a...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team traveled to compete in the 2B State Track and Field Championships at Eastern Washington University on May 24-26, and returned home with a collection of hardware. With three LRS women qualifying to compete at State, the athletes garnered a ninth place finish out of 31 teams in the 2B division. The three senior athletes competing were Rose Melville, Rachel Schell and Sierra Kiel. Melville started off the Broncos successful outing...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos golf team finished their season in postseason. The Broncos competed at the Sub-District Tournament on May 7 at Deer Park. Morgan Brausen led the Broncos with a season best 84 to finish 16th overall and Dirk Dahlman came in 22nd after hitting 94. Both Brausen and Dahlman advanced to the May 14 District Tournament. Spencer Gering missed qualifying for Districts after he finished with 101. On the girls’ side, Ellie Gering tied for 18th overall after she hit 106, which qualified her for D...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos fastpitch softball team accomplished their goal of qualifying for the 2B State Tournament, scheduled for May 25-26 in Yakima. The Lady Broncos earned the program’s first State Tournament berth since 2007 on May 15, after they went 2-1 in the second round of the Northeast 2B League District Tournament. LRS began the day with an 8-7 win against Davenport in a loser-out game. The Lady Gorillas began the contest with a strong lead, s...
Three senior athletes will represent the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team during the State Track Meet at Eastern Washington University on May 24-26. Rachel Schell, Rose Melville and Sierra Kiel all secured a trip to State after placing in the top three of their individual events during the NE 2B District 7 Championships at Central Valley High School on May 18-19. Melville not only qualified for State in three events, but also set personal records in the 800-meter...
The Northwest Regional College Rodeo Finals were recently held in Hermiston, Oregon. Tommi Sue Swannack, a recent graduate of Sprague High School, won the Regional Goat Tying Championship to claim a saddle. She also placed third in the overall Breakaway Roping to seal her spot to qualify for the College National Finals Rodeo in both events in June in Casper, Wyoming. Over 400 cowboys and cowgirls from over 100 universities and colleges will go to Casper to compete this year....
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos tennis team competed in two days of District Tournament competition, with five athletes advancing to the Regional Tournament on May 18-19. During the first day of competition, both LRS No. 1 doubles teams qualified to compete in the match for first and second place in Districts. In the girls No. 1 singles, Megan Buriak and Katheran Gingrich earned the first in Districts by defeating the Harrington team in two sets during the second day of competition on May 15. The No. 1 doubles contest for...
After a hard fought battle in the District Tournament, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos softball team has qualified for the 2B State Tournament in Yakima on May 25-26. The Lady Broncos opened the Northeast 2B League District Tournament on May 8 with a 7-2 loss to Northwest Christian. After the Lady Broncos opened the game with a one-run lead, NWC responded with three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take the lead. The Lady Crusaders added insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings, while LRS would score...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team hosted the NE 2B Sub District track meet in Ritzville on May 8, with multiple athletes earning the chance to move on to compete in the NE 2B District 7 track meet on May 18-19. The LRS women’s team placed fifth with 70.25 points, and the men’s team placed 12th with 13 points. The women’s team was led by seniors Rachel Schell, Rose Melville and Sierra Kiel, who will all be moving on to compete in Districts. Melville posted anoth...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys and girls golf team finished the regular season on May 1 after they competed in a league match at StoneRidge Golf Course in Blanchard, Idaho. Ellie Gering recorded her highest finish of the season after she came in fourth place, hitting a career best 91. On the boys’ side, Dirk Dahlman led the Broncos with a season best 87, while Spencer Gering finished with 92 and Morgan Brausen ended with 99. With the regular season over, Head Coach Nick Weishaar said the outlook is looking well for the t...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team had two more successful outings over the course of a week. The team first competed in the NE 2B League Championships on May 1 at Colfax High School. The LRS women’s team finished sixth with 56.5 points, led again by seniors Rachel Schell and Rose Melville. Schell sprinted to a first and second place finish during the meet, while Melville competed in the distance races to earn two second place finishes and third place. The LRS men’s team placed 12th with 16 points, led by sen...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team ended their 2018 season on May 1 in first round of the District 7 2B League Tournament. The Broncos lost to Springdale, 2-0, in a game that lasted nine innings. Head Coach Jason Aldrich said LRS defense played well for the majority of the game as they managed to prevent the Chargers from mounting their offense for the first eight innings. He added starter Garrett Frederick had not pitched against Springdale when the two teams...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos fastpitch softball team went 4-2 in the last week of the regular season. The Lady Broncos began their six-game streak on May 1 with a sweep over Reardan in a Northeast 2B League South doubleheader, winning 22-3 and 16-4. In game one against Reardan, LRS scored seven runs in the first inning en route to winning 22-3 in six innings. Head Coach Todd O’Brien said the Lady Indians’ pitcher struggled with controlling her pitches, giving up...
Bernice Mable Dellinger-Kanzler (81) moved on to her heavenly home, joining her husband, Ken on April 28, 2018, in Moses Lake surrounded by family. Bernice was born on February 10, 1937, in Yakima, Washington, to LeRoy and Mabel Dellinger. Bernice married Kenneth Kanzler on September 6, 1957 in Lind, Washington and went to live on a farm near Connell, Washington. A few years later they moved to Lind where they lived for 60 years until 2017 when Bernice was placed in a care...
HAND OFF. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague’s Jesse Ryan sprints down the track to complete a smooth hand off to fellow teammate Josh Crouse during the annual Undeberg Invitational in Ritzville on April 28. The meet attracted nearly 40 Washington teams, and hosted over 600 athletes. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos boys and girls golf team ended April with two matches. On April 17, The Broncos competed in a league contest hosted by Asotin at Quail Ridge Golf Course in Clarkston. Spencer Gering and Morgan Brausen both finished with 94, while Dirk Dahlman hit a 106. Ellie Gering led the Bronco girls with a 113. Molly Hane finished with a 139, while Taelor Umland hit a 140. The Broncos competed in a nonleague match hosted by St. George’s at Deer Park Golf Club on April 23. Spencer Gering led the LRS boys...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos softball team gained some momentum on April 24 when they swept Tekoa-Rosalia in a rescheduled Northeast 2B South League doubleheader, winning 19-2 and 17-0. The Lady Broncos began game one with a strong lead, scoring nine runs in the first two innings, including a home run by Emily Rosen. LRS added four runs in the third inning, including a home run from Emma Aldrich, followed by six runs in the fourth. The Lady Broncos continued their momentum in game two, scoring nine runs in the...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team wrapped up their regular season on April 24 by going 0-2 against St. George’s in the last home doubleheader, losing 10-5 and 12-0. In game one against St. George’s, the Dragons opened with a 2-0 lead and added one run in the third and two in the fifth. Down 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth, LRS gained momentum after scoring three runs off of Bryce Hansen’s two-run triple and Easton Nelson’s RBI double. Spencer Miller’s single br...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos track and field team had two outings within a week, including the Undeberg Invitational in Ritzville. The Undeberg Invite attracted nearly 40 teams to the community, and hosted more than 600 athletes. The Broncos started their week’s competition in the NE 1B/2B League Meet No. 3 at Davenport Middle School on April 24. The LRS women’s team finished in third place with 93 points. The LRS men’s team scored 34 points and placed seventh. The w...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team went 1-3 in the past week of competition The Broncos split an April 17 nonconference doubleheader against Springdale, winning 11-2 in game one and losing 8-7 in game two. In game one of the Springdale doubleheader, the Broncos tied the game at 1-1 in the fifth inning, then took the lead after scoring two runs in the sixth. LRS broke through with an eight-run rally in the seventh inning. Head Coach Jason Aldrich explained Springdale had their reserve pitchers on the mound,...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos golf team traveled to Colville on April 10 to compete in a Northeast 2B League match, hosted by Kettle Falls. Morgan Brausen led the Broncos boys after hitting an 89 over 18 holes. Dirk Dahlman shot a 91 while Spencer Gering finished with a 99. Ellie Gering was the top finisher for the Bronco girls, hitting a 104. Molly Hane and Taelor Umland both finished the competition with a 142. Head Coach Nick Weishaar said he was pleased with how the athletes improved their scores and played well,...