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WRESTLING. The five seniors representing the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling team were recognized with their family members during the Mix and Match Tournament in Ritzville. Senior family members are (back row, from left) Juana Ortiz, Troy and Teresa Ryan, Jeff Regan, Amy and Mike Phelps, Mike Roderick and Karen Hummel. The Bronco seniors are (front row) Andy Ortiz, Jesse Ryan, Tristan Regan, Aarron Phelps and Hailey Roderick. -Journal photo by Katelin...
SENIOR NIGHT. Prior to the Jan. 30 game between the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos and Reardan, four senior basketball players and two senior cheerleaders were recognized. The athletes’ family members (back row, from left) are Finley, Brix, Miles and Bren Curtis, Deborah and Todd O’Brien, Debbie and Brad Gering, Jamie and Casey Kinney, Brandy Lane, and Kiera and Ben Buriak. The athletes and cheerleaders (front row) are Peyton Curtis, Tessa O’Brien, Abby Gering, Alish...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos ended their season on the hardwood at the District Tournament following losses to the Liberty Lancers and the Davenport Gorillas. While the Broncos ended their season on a loss, Head Coach Dustan Arlt said he is pleased with the team’s performance in the tournament and their dedication to the program to have a successful season. The Broncos first matched up against Liberty on Feb. 13 and were handed their first loss of the District T...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team’s 2017-18 season came to an end after they went 1-1 in the semifinals of the District Tournament. The Lady Broncos won their consolation game against Asotin, 52-33, on Feb. 13 to stay in the tournament. The win advanced LRS to the semifinals on Feb. 15 where they lost to Liberty, 61-36. Head Coach Steve Wellsandt said LRS started at a slower pace against Asotin but led 11-4 lead after the first quarter. The Lady B...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestlers Tristan Regan and Aarron Phelps wrapped up their season at the Mat Classic XXX on Feb. 16 at the Tacoma Dome. Tristan Regan went 0-2 in the 113-pound weight bracket. Regan wrestled Oroville’s Cody Field in the first round and began the match with a quick takedown before Field escaped and scored a takedown of his own, followed by two near falls. Regan began the second period with a reversal before Field escaped and scored another t...
With the regular season behind them, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team moved into the District Tournament at West Valley High School. The Lady Broncos opened tournament play on Feb. 6 with a 59-30 win against Springdale. Two nights later, LRS suffered a 52-16 loss against St. George’s in the quarterfinals. On Feb. 10, the Lady Broncos bounced back from defeat with a 46-24 win against Wilbur-Creston, eliminating the Lady Wildcats from the tournament. With...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had an exciting outing in the first week of the District Tournament, and were able to secure two victories to improve their standings in the competition. The Broncos first matched up against Wilbur-Creston on Feb. 6, a team they held to a single field goal during their meeting in the regular season. But the Wildcats were focused on avenging the league loss, and created problems for LRS, who narrowly managed to earn the District win with a buz...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Bronco wrestlers Aarron Phelps and Tristan Regan needed only one win at the Regional Tournament to secure their spots in their weight divisions at the Mat Classic XXX on Feb. 16-17. Both Phelps and Regan earned those wins in the consolation semifinal bouts of their brackets, qualifying for the Mat Classic, and ultimately finishing fourth in their respective weight divisions. This will be Phelps’ first opportunity to wrestle at the State Championships. Re...
The Sprague High School administration has released the list of students who were named to the Honor Roll during the first semester. Students on the Honor Roll list maintained a 3.2 grade point average (GPA) or above. In the senior class, both Rose Melville and Zane Swanger were named as Honor Roll students. For the junior class, Awson Wheeler, Madison Miller, Hannah Brittain and Mya Lynch also made the list. Students in the sophomore class on Honor Roll are Mercedes Kovach, Alexis Gilchrist, Jade Rios and Kayla Eddington....
Following four consecutive losses, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos were still able to secure a third-place seed in the NE 2B South League standings. The Broncos fell to Reardan, Liberty and Colfax during the past weeks outings, following a league loss to Asotin. The Broncos faced up against Reardan on Jan. 30 and narrowly missed capturing the win, as the Indians took the 35-34 victory. Head Coach Dustan Arlt said, out of the past two seasons, this was the most...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team wrapped up their regular season last week by going 1-2 in Northeast 2B South League play. The Lady Broncos opened the week with a 59-22 win against Reardan on Jan. 30. LRS then lost their final two regular season games on the road. The first was a 50-45 loss to Liberty in overtime on Feb. 2, then a 53-23 loss at the hands of Colfax the next night. Against Reardan, the Lady Broncos opened with a strong offense and...
Although social media is popular among high school-aged students, spending too much time on a website can affect a person’s health in a negative way. For the last two years, Lind-Ritzville High School Athletic Director and Health Teacher Greg Whitmore has taught a short unit focused on social media addiction and distracted driving. Whitmore said social media and distracted driving are good lessons to cover in health class because it important for students to learn how both topics can impact their physical and mental h...
Four athletes from the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling team earned spots at the 1B/2B Region 3 Tournament on Feb. 10 in Reardan. Two additional athletes will serve as alternates. At the Sub-Regional Tournament on Feb. 3, Tristan Regan earned his second trip to the Regional Tournament after finishing second place in the 113-pound bracket. Regan had a bye to the finals where he faced Colfax’s Nolan Burrill, who he had wrestled during the regular season. Regan w...
CHEERTOPIA. A total of 67 junior cheerleaders took the court at Gilson Gym on Saturday, Jan. 27, to participate in the annual Junior Cheerleader night. This year’s theme was Cheertopia, and two groups performed during halftime of the varsity games. In the kindergarten and first grade group (top left), junior cheerleaders Natalie Katsel (left) and Gabriella Reinholt enjoyed the choreography with their Lind-Ritzville/Sprague cheerleader Taylor Stromberger. -Journal photo by K...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos are on the final stretch of the regular season, with only three games remaining until postseason competition. After a win against Tekoa-Rosalia and a loss to Asotin, the Broncos need to emerge victorious in the upcoming games to secure third place in league standings. The Broncos went on the road on Jan. 26 to face TR and returned home with a 72-44 victory. Head Coach Dustan Arlt said the Timberwolves are a tall and athletic team, which...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team added two more Northeast 2B South League wins on the path to the postseason. On Jan. 26, the Lady Broncos recorded a 62-47 league win against Tekoa-Rosalia. The next day they returned to Gilson Gym to defeat Asotin, 54-26. The victories against the Lady Timberwolves and Lady Panthers, bring LRS’ winning streak to four games. The Lady Broncos, who are 7-6 in league play and 9-7 overall, sit in third place in the NE 2B S...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling team finished their regular season with the Mix and Match event at Gilson Gym on Jan. 23 and the final South League match on Jan. 27 in Reardan. Six Bronco wrestlers competed in the Mix and Match contest. Jesse Ryan, wrestling at 132 pounds, went 1-1 for the day. In his first match, Ryan came back from a 5-4 deficit to pin Royal’s Miguel Acasta in the first period. He lost his second match to Royal’s Christian Calderon, who pin...
Four Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wrestlers represented the Broncos at the Coyote Classic Tournament in Kittitas on Jan. 20. Tristan Regan, wrestling at 113 pounds, was one of two Bronco athletes to finish in fourth place in their weight class. Regan pinned Lake Roosevelt’s Everett Schmidt in 40 seconds to advance to the quarterfinals, where he scored a pin over Wahluke’s Hector Cruz in 55 seconds. In the semifinals, Regan wrestled Selah’s Evan Anderson, who pinned him late in the first period of their match. After the loss, Regan...
With eight days between competitions, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos returned to the hardwood on Jan. 18 to host Wilbur-Creston before continuing on the falling day to face Kettle Falls. The Broncos had a strong start on Friday night, racking up a quick 10-point lead over Wilbur-Creston. LRS maintained the lead for the entirety of the game, eventually earning a 44-21 league win. Head Coach Dustan Arlt said the Broncos then seemed to struggle with scoring late in the first...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with back-to-back Northeast 2B League wins. On. Jan. 19, the Lady Broncos executed a 66-33 victory against Wilbur-Creston in Gilson Gym. The next night, they traveled to Kettle Falls where they defeated the Lady Bulldogs, 43-34. Head Coach Steve Wellsandt said he thought the team played well against Wilbur-Creston on both offense and defense. The Lady Broncos came out of the gate with a...
July Several Broncos athletes from spring sports teams were recognized for their contributions during the season. Among the recipients for the Lady Broncos softball team were Tessa O’Brien, who was the offensive player of the year and Lacey Miller, defensive player of the year. Members from the Tigercats tennis team were recognized as well. Derek McKeen, MVP; Ethan Harshman, Tigercat Pride; Kiernan Hartwell, Sparkle Spirit; Clayton Hartwell, Coach’s Award; Jeff Peel, Most Improved; Garrett Correll, Sportsmanship and Sean Rob...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling team earned some success last week. The team competed in the South League match on Jan. 11 in Pomeroy. Two days later several wrestlers competed in the Crusader Classic at Northwest Christian. Tristan Regan went 1-1 in the league match. In his first match, Regan wrestled Colfax’s Nolan Burrill, who pinned him in the second period. Regan rebounded from the loss to face Burrill’s teammate, Kolby Sisk, who had defeated him, 4-0 in their match at the Springdale Tournament. Regan wou...
BRONCOS. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague football players receiving awards for the season were (from left) Conrad Ziemer, Scout Player of the Year Award; Easton Nelson, Special Teams Player of the Year Award; Camden Smith, Spirit of a Bronco Award and Captain Award; Ray Melville, Most Improved Award; and Mason Brausen: Most Inspirational Award and Captain Award. -Photo courtesy of Michelle Fode-Smith...
The hardships continued for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos’ basketball team as they entered the final three weeks of the regular season. The Lady Broncos posted a 55-34 loss to Northeast 2B North League opponent Davenport on Jan. 9, then endured a 63-53 defeat against league opponent Northwest Christian two days later. The Lady Gorillas jumped to an early lead, outscoring LRS 14-9 in the first quarter. The Lady Broncos outscored Davenport, 9-6, in the second quarter t...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had a competitive week against league competitors the Davenport Gorillas and the Northwest Christian Crusaders. The Broncos hosted Davenport on Jan. 9, and came away with a 45-42 league win. LRS was able to control the tempo of the game from the beginning, but the Gorillas never let the Broncos earn a significant lead. Head Coach Dustan Arlt said defeating Davenport was a quality league win for the Broncos, and one they needed to move up in...