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The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys and basketball teams celebrated senior night Monday, Jan. 29, before a packed house in Gilson Gymnasium. Above, seniors on the boys basketball team, from left, are Brock Kinch, Bridger Moore, Lance Williamson, Shawn Steinberger and Blake Earle. Below, seniors on the girls team, from left, are Harlee Hennings, Arienna Bernal and Meghan Rivers. For photos of the seniors and their families, see Page 9....
RITZVILLE – A day after the Bronco girls fell a point short to Liberty, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague bounced back to top St. George’s. The Broncos (10-7, 7-5 in league) used a second and third quarter rally to top the Dragons, 61-54, on Jan. 24. Trailing 15-9 after one quarter, the Broncos outscored the Dragons by 6 points in the second quarter and 8 in the third to take a commanding 44-36 lead going into the final stanza. They then held on as the Dragons (3-11, 3-6 in league) closed the margin by only a single point. Bronco Zoe...
It's kind of interesting when you watch championship games especially at the professional level and think that the players will be so focused and there won't be many mistakes. But mistakes were made and with dropped passes and penalties that allowed the offense to get a fresh set of downs and continue their march towards the goal line. In the AFC game Kansas City would make enough plays to get a lead and hold off the Baltimore Ravens. On one drive in the second half the...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos boys wrestling team finished third in the Bronco Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 20, in Gilson Gymnasium. The local boys scored 106.5 team points; Okanogan won the team award with 286.0 points and Jenkins (Chewelah) was second with 138. Four local wrestlers finished in the Top 3 on the podium, including Octavio Paredes Martinez at 113 pounds, Carson Kubik at 144, Gabe Smith at 215 and Brock Tracy at 285. The Broncos also had several fourth-place...
I know the NFL playoffs are happening right now and we are down to four teams. There were some good games over the weekend and the AFC and NFC championship games should be really good. But today I want to get caught up with college basketball as the upsets are adding up with top 10 teams taking one on the chin. There are several polls that rate college basketball teams, both men and women and the competitiveness is intriguing. We have seen a bunch of upsets in the last few...
DAVENPORT- The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington basketball teams struggled Jan. 16 against the Gorillas. In the girls game, Davenport pulled away in the second half for a 48-39 triumph. The local boys couldn't get past the Gorillas, falling 54-44. In the girls game, the first half was a defensive slugfest, with neither team finding much offense. Glenna Soliday was the exception, as she poured in 13 first-half points as Davenport took a slim 21-19 lead into...
RITZVILLE — The Ritzville Gun Club reported the following results for the Jan. 21 shoot, which had 48 shooters: 25 — Jake Dewald, Garrett Frederick and Ryan Frederick 24 — Tyler Frederick, Cameron Benitz, John Stromberger and Hayes Hennings 23 — Kyle Bauer, Travis Dewald, Travis Simonson, Mike Geschke, Ben Geschke, Colby Schell, Bruce Benzel and Scott Hennings 22 — Morgan Brausen, Scott Yaeger, Justin Simonson, Chris Steinmetz, Dennis Faechner, William Green and Chris Green 21 — Kim Yaeger, Matt Leffel and Scott Steinmetz 2...
COLBERT – The Lind-Ritzville Broncos brought home five medals and a third-place team finish from the Crusader Classic at Northwest Christian on Saturday, Jan. 13. Gabe Smith and Brock Tracy both won gold medals, while Octavio Parades Martinez won silver. Waylon Rosman and Carson Kubik each captured bronze. The tournament didn't report girls results, but Emmy Klewin won her weight class, as well. The medalists lifted the Broncos to a third-place team finish with 114.5 p...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys split in games last week, edging Jenkins on Jan. 13, but falling to Northwest Christian on Jan. 12. The Broncos (8-8, 5-5 in league) edged the Jenkins Cougars, 43-40 in a Northeast 2B matchup. Individual statistics weren’t reported for the game, but Broncos putting points on the board included Jerod Harder, Zach Klein, Damon Schilling, Joey Duff, Blake Earle, Bridger Moore, Brock Kinch, Lance Williamson and Shawn Steinberger. Against the Crusaders, the Bronco boys rallied in the four...
It is hard to fathom what all happened last week. We know that the UW Huskies were humbled by the Michigan Wolverines. I was looking forward to a good game. I started listening to the game when it was in the second quarter and the score was 17-3. I had other things going on at the time and when I got the game on the radio in my car it was a shock. The game was played on Wolverine terms and the Huskies could never get over the hump and get close enough to make it a good game. A...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls routed Jenkins, 72-49, on Saturday, Jan. 13. The local girls (8-5 overall, 5-3 in league), opened the game by dominating the first half, outscoring Jenkins (6-9, 2-8 in league) by 7 points in the first quarter and 6 in the second. The Broncos held an 18-11 lead after one quarter and a 41-28 lead at the half. The Broncos put the game away in the third, outscoring the Cougars, 18-8, to expand the margin to 59-36. With Lind-Ritzville rotating players in off the bench, the Broncos a...
COLBERT – A St. John-Endicott finished fourth Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Crusader Classic at Northwest Christian. Steven Campbell finished fourth at 175 pounds. Campbell is one of only two grapplers for the Eagles – the other is Cameron Mathia at 113. Campbell opened with a bye and then a loss by pin to Reed Widman of Liberty in 3:47. In the wrestlebacks, he received a bye, then pinned Talen Kent of Kettle Falls in 1:59 and Mason Watt Shilwin of East Valley (Spokane Valley in...
RITZVILLE – Shooters turned out Jan. 7 and 14 for the first two shoot of the year at the Ritzville Gun Club. Here are the results: Jan. 14 (33 shooters) 24 – John Stromberger, Cameron Benitz, Kyle Bauer, Justin Simonson, Colby Schell and Matt Leffel 23 – Garrett Frederick, Travis Simonson and Travis Dewald 22 – Ryan Frederick, Scott Steinmetz, Jason Heider and Dennis Faechner 21 – Jake Dewald, Mike Stromberger, Scott Yaeger, Mike Geschke, Ben Geschke, William Green, Conrad Bauer and Kari Frederick 20 and under – Tyler Frederi...
REARDAN – With three players scoring in double figures, the Screaming Eagles cruised to a 71-46 win over Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Saturday, Jan. 6. Broncos' freshman Joey Duff came out of the chute with guns blazing, firing two quick shots, resulting in four quick points for the Broncos. Unfortunately for LRS, his night on the court ended minutes later after suffering a dislocated knee. Reardan took advantage of Duff's absence and quickly took control of the game. Rysen S...
It is hard to predict what type of team that the Eastern Washington Eagles will field each season especially with the transfer portal changing rosters all over the country. The Eagles have lost a few players in the last few years because of it and some really good ones too. Some have made good decisions while a few others have had trouble finding playing time or maybe they have had trouble adjusting to the new coach. When Shantay Legens left for Portland after a Big Sky...
REARDAN – Reardan freshman Olivia Wicks scored only 2 points Jan. 6 against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, but they were the ones that counted the most. Her basket with 13 seconds left in the game clinched the Screaming Eagles' 44-43 win. From the start, Chasyn Waters, Reardan's high-energy eighth-grader, and Bronco sophomore Zoe Galbreath took charge of their respective teams on the offensive end of the court. They ended up scoring 6 points apiece in the first quarter. Tenice W...
DAVENPORT—The School District joined 11 others in challenging the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association on Class 2B athletics enrollment criteria. The Davenport appeal was filed Dec. 22, with school officials reluctantly seeking a review of enrollment criteria in a quest to potentially drop into the 1B athletics classification. The Davenport Gorillas are currently in the Northeast 2B league with Lind-Ritzville, Reardan, Colfax, Liberty and other schools. WIAA classifies 2B schools as those with 105-224 high s...
ODESSA – Free throws are free points if you make them. But the Odessa girls only made 12 of 29 from the charity stripe in a Jan. 5 loss, 52-46, to Northeast 1B rival Wellpinit. Early in the game, the Tigers looked to senior Hayden Schuh, and she didn't disappoint. She drove the lane and crashed the boards to pick up easy points from under the basket. Schuh scored 10 first quarter points, but the Redskins' Raya Hill and Laria Kieffer were hot outside, putting up 16-15 at the b...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos boys basketball team had a good opening quarter, but just couldn't keep pace with the Royal Knights during a nonleague matchup Friday, Dec. 29. The Knights won, 81-54. The Knights took an 18-15 first quarter lead and grew the margin from there. By halftime, visiting Royal had a 38-31 lead. The Knights sealed the win with an explosive third quarter, outscoring the local Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (7-5, 4-2 in league) boys 26-10 to take a 64-41 lead. The...
SPOKANE - A local girl is making a habit of winning medals. On Dec. 23, Emilia Klewin, a Lind-Ritzville junior, took second in girls wrestling at 170 pounds in the M2 Mallet girls tournament at Rogers High School in Spokane. Then on Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Winter Cup at Hanford High School, she found herself on the podium in fourth place at the Varsity Girls Winter Cup at Hanford High School in Richland. At M2 Mallet, Klewin won her first match by pinning Madelynn Fox of...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls return to the court today, Jan. 3, after a nearly two-week-long break over the holidays. The Bronco girls(5-4, 2-2 in league) will host Warden at 7 p.m. tonight in Gilson Gymnasium. The last time the local girls took the court was Dec. 22, when they were edged by Columbia (Burbank), 64-59. But the game against Warden isn’t the only one this week for the Broncos. Kettle Falls will come to town on Friday, Jan. 5, and the Broncos will travel to Reardan on Saturday, Jan. 6. The gam...
As a retiree, having a deadline to work with can be a real burden. A guy like me needs to think about what to write three days earlier than normal in order for the paper to be put in place because of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Now, I’m not stressed. And I understand completely that everyone should have a chance to get a day off now and then to celebrate with friends and family. So, I guess the first thing I should do is wish everyone a Happy New Year. Each yea...
SPOKANE - Local boys were unable to land anyone on the podium at the M2 Mallet wrestling tournament Dec. 23. The Broncos scored a total of 16.0 team points in the tournament that featured 25 teams, many from much larger schools. Moscow, Idaho, won the team title with 213.5 points. Wrestling at 120 pounds, Waylon Rosman had the best showing for the Broncos, with two wins. He opened the tournament with a bye and then pinned Sawyer Sullivan of Mount Spokane in 2:35. In his...
SPRAGUE – Floating dock and walkway owners will have a new rule to contend with beginning Jan. 1. According to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, the agency will begin requiring the plastic foam used in floating docks and walkways to be fully encased. The agency will require all such foam to be covered in concrete, steel, aluminum or plastic to prevent pieces from breaking off and floating away, officials said. The state won’t initially mandate replacement of existing foam structures, but will require them to be upg...