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Here we are again with another football season finished and playoffs and bowl games on the agenda. Once again we see players opting out of playing in their team’s bowl game for fear of an injury. And now there is another issue for teams preparing for the post season and that is the Transfer Portal. For the Marshall University Thundering Herd they opted out of their bowl game due to lack of numbers. After a highly successful season their head coach took another head coaching po...
COLFAX - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys wrestlers opened league at the Colfax Boys Scramble on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Carson Kubik, Aydon Morgan and Brock Tracy led the Broncos; team scores were not reported. Wrestling at 285, Tracy pinned both of his opponents with a total time of 60 seconds. He pinned Kyron Clovis of Asotin in 31 seconds and then Riley Cook of Asotin in 29 seconds. Morgan, on the mat in the boys 175B weight class, won his opener by forfeit over Braxton...
RITZVILLE — The Broncos boys basketball team split last week with two different Coyote teams The local boys fell to the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes, 93-36, on Dec. 10, then edged the Kittitas Coyotes, 74-72, in overtime Dec. 13. The Columbia Coyotes were unstoppable on their home court, cruising to an easy 93-36 victory. The Coyotes didn’t report individual statistics. Senior Brody Boness led the Broncos with 10 points, followed by younger brother Cameron Boness and Beau Fode with 7 each. Zach Klein added 5, Jerod Harder 4 a...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco girls basketball team routed the Kittitas Coyotes, 61-28, Dec. 13, just three days after falling to the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes, 47-34, on Dec. 10. On her home court in Gilson Gymnasium, Zoe Galbreath led the Broncos to an easy win over Kittitas. With 31 individual points, she outscored the entire Kittitas team. The Broncos opened with a 23-6 dominating first quarter, before Kittitas closed the margin in the second. At halftime, the Broncos had a 27-16 lead. That second-quarter rally was all the Coyo...
REARDAN – Six players scored in double figures as the Screaming Eagles overwhelmed Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 93-20 in their 2BNE season-opener Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Screaming Eagles dug their talons into the Broncos from the very start and never let go. Senior Rysen Soliday started Reardan's scoring spree with a rare four point play in the opening minutes. The team's hustle and smothering defense kept LRS on its heels as they outscored the Broncos 26-2 in the first quarter. By t...
I think we all remember a few years ago when college football pundits talked about how weak the Pac 12 was and that no team from the conference deserved to be in the football playoff or at least the final four. Looking back on those statements it makes one wonder if that was the real reason that the conference broke up leaving only Oregon State and WSU to fend for themselves. Four teams ended up in the Big 10, four went to the Big 12 and two went to the ACC. Last year, there w...
KENNEWICK — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wrestling team finished 19th overall at the Bob Mars JV Invite on Saturday, Dec. 7. The Broncos amassed 60.5 team points; Richland won with 224.0 points, followed by Kamiakin in second with 221.0 and Chiawana in third with 216.0. Cooper Ramos finished fourth at 120 pounds and Carson Kubik was fourth at 150. Here are the individual results: 106 Pounds Carter Brierly (2-2) was pinned in 2:12 in his opening match by Luis Lares of Eisenhower. In wrestlebacks, he received a bye then pinned H...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles' girls basketball team opened their season with an impressive 48-35 win over Lind-Ritzville-Sprague on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Sophomore Tenice Waters scored 15 points to lead her team. Reardan jumped to a 9-0 lead early in the game behind Rylynn Green's 3-point shot and buckets from Tenice Waters, Olivia Wicks, Mackenzie Bjornberg and Chasyn Waters. LRS closed the gap with three straight baskets, but after one quarter, Reardan led 14-9. In the first ha...
RITZVILLE — Several Bronco football players were named to the All-League Tier 1 team for their efforts this season. Senior Brody Boness was named to the All-League Offensive First Team as a running back. On Offensive Second Team, seniors Zach Klein as wide receiver, Carson Kubik as flex and Brock Tracy on the line also made the cut. On defense, Tracy was recognized for First Team defensive line play. Second Team defensive back honors went to Klein. The Broncos played in the top tier of the Northeast 2B league this season. T...
The last weekend of the NCAA football regular season was really quite interesting to say the least. There were a ton of upsets that would have eliminated a few teams from the championship playoff had it only been four teams but now that it is 12 teams it will only affect where teams will be seeded. Sure there’s a team or two that may have played themselves out of it and into a lesser bowl game but they will get to play another game. It was rivalry Saturday for a lot of t...
Here are events happening in Bronco territory this week: Tuesday, Dec. 3 HS Basketball vs Reardan @ Reardan, BC 3 p.m./BJV 4:30 p.m.; GV 6 p.m., BV 7:30 p.m.; HS Wrestling - Burbank Jamboree @ Columbia-Burbank, 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 HS Girls Wrestling @ East Valley, 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 - HS Basketball vs. Davenport @ HOME - BJV 4:30 p.m./GV 6 p.m./BV 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 - HS Wrestling - Tournament @ Kennewick - 10 a.m., HS Basketball vs. Warden @ HOME - BC 3 p.m./BJV 4:30 p.m./GV 6 p.m./BV 7:30...
Just to let you know that this column is being written a bit early to meet the Thanksgiving deadline that all papers need to meet. So I'm going to try to bring some words of wisdom or maybe just some words that will hopefully be fun to read but there are no guarantees. I attended the November 16th EWU football game in Cheney versus Idaho State. Last year the Bengals rallied from a couple of touchdown deficit late to beat the Eagles by one in Pocatello. This year Idaho State...
RITZVILLE - He knows about lapsed time probably better than anyone in the state. You might say he is the master of how time has flown, if not where it has gone, perhaps downfield. Tony Vostral, 76, and a Ritzville resident, has been the football and basketball volunteer time-keeper since 1976 at Lind-Ritzville High School. He's also been all over youth sports in many roles. "I'm going to start my 49th year," Vostral said. "In football, I go out and talk to the referees before...
RITZVILLE — Scholastic sports moved into the winter seasons this week with practices getting underway. The boys and girls basketball and boys and girls wrestling teams started practices Monday, Nov. 18. They are scheduled to practice on alternating schedules, from 3:40-5:30 p.m. and 5:30-7:20 p.m. weekdays through next Tuesday. On Saturday, boys practice begins at 9 a.m. and girls at 11 a.m. On Wednesday, Nov. 27, boys basketball will practice from 1-3:15 p.m. The girls will either practice at the same time in Lind or from 3...
OTHELLO — The last football team from Adams County was eliminated from the playoffs Friday night, Nov. 15. No. 8-seeded Othello was upended by No. 9-seeded Sehome, 22-21, on the Huskies’ home field in Class 2A playoffs. The Huskies were leading 21-7 in the third quarter before Sehome junior quarterback Nolan Wright threw the first of two touchdown passes to Andre Watson. The second Wright-to-Watson pass came with less than a minute remaining in the game and Othello leading 21-15. Grady Evans kicked the PAT to give the Seh...
CHATTAROY - Last Friday, Coach Brendan Bermea promised his team a win to end the season. He delivered on that promise Saturday, Nov. 9, coaching the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys to a 39-29 victory over the Riverside Rams. The Broncos (4-6) racked up 594 yards of offense, while holding the Class 1A rams to 256 yards. The Broncos had 29 first downs in the win; Riverside managed only 9. The Rams got on the scoreboard first, when sophomore Javontae Chambers broke outside on a...
I watched a lot of football over the years and I can tell you that the kicking game has really changed with the soccer style kickers. Pete Gogolak became the first soccer style kicker in the NFL. A couple of years later his younger brother Charlie would be the second. Up until that time most kickers were linemen. The NFL kicking award is named after Cleveland Browns tackle Lou Groza. There were other kickers that played skill positions like Paul Hornung and George Blanda but...
CHENEY - Two Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team members were selected to the Northeast 2B-South All-League team during a ceremony Thursday, Nov. 7, at the district tournament in Cheney High School. Bronco juniors Saige Galbreath and Zoe Galbreath were among the 10 players selected. "Congrats to Saige and Zoe Galbreath for both being selected on the South NE2B all league team," Athletic Director Dustan Arlt said in announcing the awards. "They were recognized in...
CHENEY - The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague volleyball season came to an unexpected, abrupt end Nov. 7 at the Northeast 2B District 6 tournament at Cheney High School. The No. 3-seeded Bronco girls (12-6), opened the tournament Nov. 5 at Freeman High School by sweeping Northwest Christian (Colbert), 3-0, to advance to the semifinals against top-seeded Freeman, setting up their third time the two 2023 state runners-up faced off. Like their previous two games, the Scotties swept the...
PORCUPINE BAY — Thinking about recreating at Lake Roosevelt next year? You better plan to spend more. Beginning Jan. 1, the National Park Service is raising fees to camp, boat and more at the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. If you’re going boating, the park service is raising the cost to $10 for a one-week launch pass or $60 for the calendar year from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. The launch fees were last raised in 2015, officials said. Then on March 15, federal officials will hike the fee by $7 to stay overnight at Spring Can...