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January The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team went 5-5 in games for the month, which included a four-game winning streak against Northeast 2B League opponents, Northwest Christian, Wilbur-Creston, Kettle Falls and Mary Walker. The Lady Broncos snapped a three-game losing streak and ended the month with a 59-44 win against Reardan. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos basketball team began the year with a nonleague victory against Dayton. They finished the month at 3-7, with the other two wins being against...
Hailey Roderick was the sole athlete who representing the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wrestling team in the Girls’ Mix and Match tournament in Springdale on Jan. 5. Four Broncos wrestlers traveled to Springdale the next day to compete in the Springdale tournament. Roderick, who wrestled at 135 pounds, captured her first medal after she took second place in the tournament. In her first match, Roderick wrestled an East Valley wrestler, who she pinned in the first period. Head Coach Jason Hilzer said Roderick showcased an i...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team began 2018 with back-to-back losses. The Lady Broncos endured a 56-30 loss to Columbia-Burbank on Jan. 2. They returned to Gilson Gym on Jan. 6 where they lost 51-39 to league opponent St. George’s. Against Columbia-Burbank, Wellsandt said the Lady Broncos struggled against the Lady Coyotes’ press defense, which only allowed LRS seven points in the first quarter and nine points in the second quarter. The Lady Broncos only...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had successful outings on the hardwood, posting a nonleague win before playing a competitive first half against the league’s top team, St. George’s. The Broncos played in the rescheduled Columbia-Burbank game on Jan. 2, a less than ideal day for competition after the winter break and New Year holiday, Head Coach Dustan Arlt explained. The match up proved to be just what LRS needed, and they returned home with a 49-43 victory. The two tea...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling team returned to action to compete in the Pomeroy Tournament on Dec. 29. The next day, they traveled to Coulee City to compete in the Banks Lake Brawl Tournament. At the Pomeroy Tournament, Aarron Phelps took fifth place in the 220-pound weight class. In his first match of the day, Phelps lost to Potlatch athlete, who pinned him in the first period. Phelps rebounded from the loss to pin a Colfax wrestler in the first round of their match. After he was pinned by a Clearwater Valley...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team ended 2017 on a high note, with a 53-14 nonleague win against Dayton on Dec. 30. Head Coach Steve Wellsandt said the Lady Broncos had a consistent lead throughout the game, but started slow against the Lady Bulldogs, scoring only 11 points in the first quarter. The team maintained the advantage, adding 13 in the second quarter and 11 in the third. The Lady Broncos had a surge of momentum in the fourth quarter, outshooting Dayton, 18-7, with eight of those points coming...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had one outing during the winter break to compete in a nonleague game against Dayton on Dec. 30. The Broncos were initially scheduled to play Columbia-Burbank on Dec. 28, but dangerous weather conditions postponed the game until Jan. 2. Head Coach Dustan Arlt said after nearly a week without competition, he was concerned about how the Broncos would perform against Dayton. The nonleague game served as an opportunity for the LRS team to jump back into competition and prepare for tough...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls basketball Head Coach Steve Wellsandt used one word to describe the Lady Broncos’ 1-1 split from last week: interesting. The Lady Broncos began the week with a 54-59 nonleague loss to Southeast 1B St. John-Endicott in overtime on Dec. 19. LRS would rebound from the loss the next day to pick up a 55-13 league win against Mary Walker, snapping a three-game losing streak in the process. Against SJE, Wellsandt said LRS did not start the game well in t...
Following two league losses the previous week, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos bounced back to earn two consecutive wins. The Broncos earned their first win of the week in a nonleague contest against St. John-Endicott before securing a league win against Mary Walker. The Broncos hosted SJE on Dec. 19, and after a competitive start, slowly pulled away to earn a 53-33 victory. Amidst a poor shooting night, Head Coach Dustan Arlt was happy the team recorded a win, but had...
The smell of chili filled the Ritzville Grade School cafeteria on the night of Dec. 15 as people stopped by the cafeteria for the Chili Feed Fundraiser, hosted by the Ritzville Foursquare Church. All of the proceeds from the event went to the fund drive for eight-year-old Zoey Fannin and her family, who live in Ritzville. For a donation, folks enjoyed a helping of chili and cornbread. While some people ate their chili at the cafeteria, others took their food in a box to eat...
Five athletes from the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling team traveled to Newport to compete in the Newport Invite on Dec. 16. While the Newport Invite is classified as a girls’ tournament, the event included time for boys to wrestle two exhibition matches against other athletes, which allowed them to accumulate additional time on the mat. Hailey Roderick, who wrestled at 140 pounds, was the only Broncos’ wrestler officially competing in the Newport Tournament. In her first match, Roderick wrestled an Othello ath...
The past week of competition for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos showed them how tough this year’s league competition will be, as well as areas of weakness as a team. The Broncos played three games: first earning a win against Reardan, before suffering back-to-back losses to Liberty and Colfax. On Dec. 12, the Broncos went on the road to face an improved Reardan team, and Arlt said the Indians will be a team to watch the remainder of the season, as well as next year. The B...
It was a busy week for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team in Northeast 2B South League play. The Lady Broncos earned a 56-42 league win against Reardan on Dec. 12 to capture their first road victory of the season. After the Reardan win, LRS lost back-to-back league games, the first on Dec. 15 to Liberty, 58-50, then a 71-34 loss to Colfax the next day. Head Coach Steve Wellsandt said the games against Liberty and Colfax showed him where the Lady Broncos...
Six athletes from the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wrestling team competed in the Liberty Invite on Dec. 8-9, including two competitors who placed in their respective brackets. Aarron Phelps, who was competing in the 220-pound division for the first time this season, finished fourth in his bracket. Head Coach Jason Hilzer said Phelps faced a Medical Lake athlete, who he pinned in the first period of the match. Phelps experienced his first loss in the next round after his Riverside opponent pinned him in the first period of their...
Days after suffering their first season loss against Asotin on Dec. 2, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team earned their first victory with a 67-50 nonleague win against Tri-Cities Prep on Dec. 5. They followed it up with a 62-34 Northeast 2B South League victory against Tekoa-Rosalia on Dec. 8. Against Tri-Cities Prep, Head Coach Steve Wellsandt said the Lady Broncos played evenly with the Lady Jaguars for the first three quarters of the game. With a 49-45...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos hosted two games last week, and continued undefeated in league competition with a win against Tekoa-Rosalia on Dec. 8. Earlier in the week, the Broncos suffered a narrow loss in a nonleague contest against Tri-Cities Prep. Head Coach Dustan Arlt said TCP was better than expected, primarily on offense, and the Broncos struggled to keep tempo consistently during the 71-74 loss. The Broncos edged out to seven-point lead at halftime, but Arlt...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team wasted no time jumping into Northeast 2B South League play. The Lady Broncos opened their season on the road with a 57-47 loss against Asotin on Dec. 2. The Lady Panthers outscored LRS 17-12 in the first quarter and would have a 14 points in the first half. The Lady Broncos fought back, outscoring Asotin 12-10 in the second quarter, cutting the score to 27-24 at the end of first half. The Lady Panthers outscored LRS 16-15 in the third quarter and 17-9 in the final...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague basketball team had a strong season-opener performance when they went on the road to face the Asotin Panthers on Dec. 2. The Broncos maintained a consistent lead throughout the match up, and eventually earned a 59-53 league win to start the season off strong. Head Coach Dustan Arlt said the Broncos jumped out to an early lead, and Asotin hung with them early in the first quarter. The game was tied briefly at five points, but after that, LRS lead for the remainder of the game. With a new group of...
George H. Messerschmidt, 82, died Nov. 17 at the Spokane Veterans Home. He is preceded in death by his first wife Dorothy, son George, and great-grandson Jackson. He is survived by his wife Alice of Spokane Valley; sons Steven, Forrest, and Bruce of Juneau, Alaska; son Kris of Ritzville; stepdaughter Susan of Grants Pass, Oregon; stepson Steve of Seattle; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two siblings, Roberta Spartz of Juneau and Don Messerschmidt of...
The Ritzville School District facilities hosted the annual Bi-County Academic Contest on Nov. 15, where students from across the region came to compete in a variety of contests. The Bi-County Academic contest is an annual event that brings students in third through eighth grade to compete in various academic events. The students had the opportunity to test their knowledge and skills in math, spelling, interpretative speech, impromptu speech, geography and argumentative speech....
BRONCOS CHEERLEADING AND FOOTBALL players were recognized with their parents during the last home football game of the season. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior parents are (back row, from left) Jeff and Brandy Lane, Aaron and Jodie Esser, Jeff and Jacqui Snider, Amy and Mike Phelps, Rebecca Hartwell, Aimee Guiles and Dave Benedict, Juana and Albano Ortiz, Camille and Rick Nelson, Scott and Tammy Gilder, Shawn Simonsen, Lisa Simonsen, Tim and Michelle Smith and Ben and Kiera...
Seven students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Club represented LRHS in the annual Bi-County STEM Challenge (BCSC) on Monday. The team, which included Cole Cameron, Grace St. John, Trinity Bonita, Spencer Gering, Cinthia Guizar, Emma Aldrich, and alternate Tamera Wolf, competed against groups from Wilbur, Odessa, Harrington and Sprague. BCSC includes two STEM challenges. The first is designated as a “warm up,” allowing students to form groups with representatives from other schools to engage in a shor...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos battled not only against the league’s top team, but also in less than ideal weather conditions, on Nov. 3 in Liberty. The Broncos competed in the Crossover game against the Liberty Lancers, but the 52-6 loss ended the team’s season and prevented them from competing in playoffs. Head Coach Greg Whitmore said the Broncos faced a strong and consistent Liberty team, who quickly demonstrated why they are ranked at the top of the league. The LRS team did not have the physicality to stop the Lan...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Lady Tigercats not only ended their season on Saturday, but also participated in the last athletic event for the cooperative. The final District Tournament match had an emotional ended for the athletes, coaches and families involved with the LWK program, as they said goodbye to their blue jerseys and the end of the Tigercats legacy. The Lady Tigercats traveled to Walla Walla Community College to compete in Districts as the No. 5 seed, facing the...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos concluded their 2017 season in the second round of the Northeast 2B District 7 Tournament on Nov. 2. The Lady Broncos lost a three-set semifinal match against Colfax: 12-25, 18-25, 12-25. Head Coach Cari Galbreath said she thought the Lady Broncos tried to adjust to Colfax’s playing style, though their contest at the District match was the best match LRS played against the Lady Bulldogs all season. Galbreath said the team put up a good e...