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Before I get into this week’s sports update, let me wish all of you faithful readers of this column a very Happy Thanksgiving. And may I remind you to not eat too much — but definitely enough — and enjoy family and friends on this holiday. There will be some pretty good games to watch, Be sure you enjoy them and don’t get wrapped up in the winning and losing. Let that part of the game bother the coaches and the players. As fans, we really don’t have a lot to do with the final...
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There were a couple of interesting events that took place following Saturday’s college football games. On Sunday, Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher was fired after a 51-10 shellacking of Mississippi State. And the Mississippi State coach also lost his job. Closer to home Boise State also let their coach go and he was a former BSU Bronco player First of all let’s just say that coaches are fired a lot and this far into the season usually means that the donors, fans and alumni are...
YAKIMA - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles took eighth in the WIAA state 1B volleyball tournament Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Eagles had two games on Wednesday, followed by two more on Thursday. The Eagles entered the tournament as the No. 10 seed in a bracket of 20 teams, and exceeded expectations, capturing an eighth place trophy in this year's tournament. The Eagles opened state against No. 7-seeded Waterville-Mansfield. The Eagles fell, 3-1....
YAKIMA – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had an impressive run in the WIAA 2B State Tournament. The Broncos finished second overall after a straight-set loss to the Manson Trojans. The state tournament was a two-day tournament that took place in Yakima on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9. Set scores for the state championship game saw the Trojans comfortably take all three sets: 15-25, 15-25, 20-25. 21-25. The Trojans entered the tournament as the number two overall s...
Senior running back Brock Kinch breaks outside a block by senior Lance Williamson. The Broncos lost the Friday night game 56-6. See story on Page 10....
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OKANOGAN – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys football season came to an end Friday, Nov. 3, in Okanogan, where the Bulldogs crushed the visiting Broncos, 56-6. It was the second consecutive year the Broncos opened the postseason in Okanogan, with the outcome nearly the same. The loss eliminated the Broncos from the playoffs, ending their hopes for a state title. In the first quarter, undefeated Okanogan (10-0) held the Broncos (5-5) to just 8 yards on the ground. The L...
Athletic competition is interesting because it focuses on building to a team’s strengths but during competition a team tries to find the other team’s weakness. Once that weakness is found it will be exploited. It also seems that when that team that has been doing good comes up against an opponent that finds those weaknesses then every team they face after that will try the same tactics and if the team doesn’t change their game then their life will become miserable. Now I’m n...
MEAD – Three of the Top 5 Northeast 2B girls volleyball teams will compete in the state tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome this Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9. During District 6/7 crossover games Saturday, Colfax, Liberty (Spangle) and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague punched their ticket into the Yakima Valley SunDome with victories. The Lancers topped the Brewster Bears, 3-1; Colfax swept Tonasket, 3-0; and the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls eliminated the Lake Roosevelt Raid...
Brenik Esser, a Lind-Ritzville sophomore, recently shot his first elk, a spike, on a hunting trip near Asotin. Hunting his uncle Marv Esser and brother Bryce Esser, the successful hunter used a Remington .243. The kill came with a single shot from about 130 yards away....
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Cross Country Team competed in the 1B/2B regional meet Saturday at the Chewelah Golf Course in Chewelah. Pictured, Maeve Korthuis and Savannah Carruth run side-by-side on the 5,000-meter varsity course. For more on the meet, see Page 9....
RITZVILLE – Coming off their second-place finish in the Northeast 2B district volleyball tournament, several Broncos have been recognized with all-league honors. Sophomore Zoe Galbreath was recognized as Co-Most Valuable Player in the league. She shared her MVP honors with Colfax senior Lauryn York. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague's only senior, Megan Melcher, was named to the All-League First Team along with sophomore teammate Saige Galbreath. Bronco Junior Addy Colbert was named t...
COLBERT – The Bronco girls were upset by Northeast 2B league rival Colfax, 3-0, in the district title game at Northwest Christian on Thursday, Oct. 26. Set scores were 21-25, 21-25, 22-25. The loss was only the second this season for the Bronco girls. "It's been quite a season," Colfax Coach Megan Dorman said. "Because of injuries, we've had to make a lot of adjustments. The last week or so, things have started to click. This tournament has kind of been smooth sailing. The g...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse runners wrapped up their 2023 cross country season Saturday, Oct. 28, at the regional meet at Chewelah Golf Course. At the regional meet, the fastest area runner was Bronco senior Caleb Heater, who finished the boys 5,000-meter race in 21:56.65, for an 81st-place finish. Teammate junior Cameron Christianson was a second behind, finishing 83rd in 21:57.27. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse senior William Tollett w...
RITZVILLE – The visiting Asotin Panthers handed the Broncos their fourth loss of the season in Class 2B football on Friday, Oct. 27, on Jimmie Snider Field. The Panthers (7-2) topped Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (5-4), 24-8. Game statistics were not reported by press time. The loss drops the Broncos into a third-place tie with the Jenkins Cougars and Reardan Screaming Eagles in the Northeast 2B league. This Friday, Nov. 3, the Broncos will travel to Okanogan for a District 6/7 crossover game against the undefeated Bulldogs. O...
DAVENPORT-Taking advantage of a Lind-Ritzville/Sprague team down Zoe Galbreath, the Gorillas handed the Broncos their first loss outside tournament play of the season with a come-from-behind 3-1 victory Tuesday, Oct. 17. Set scores were 25-16, 23-25, 21-25, 23-25. But the Broncos returned to win column Thursday, Oct. 19, sweeping Jenkins, 3-0. At Davenport (7-5), the Gorillas had trouble finding their footing at the start of the match and the Broncos (12-1) jumped out to a...
Well, it looks like the last of the warm weather will be leaving us until spring. We always seem surprised, but we shouldn’t be. Once October is past the midway point, we should expect the warmth of the sun to go away. Oh sure, we’ll have a day or two that will be enjoyable. But for the most part, it’s time to find a jacket to wear or reacquaint yourself to the layered look. We will soon be watching the World Series. By the time you read this, the teams should be decid...
RITZVILLE – Lake Roosevelt's big play offense took center stage at Snider Field in its 20-8 win over the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos on Friday, Oct 20. On the Raiders' first possession, freshman Terrell Bush took an inside handoff from quarterback Wyatt Egbert and raced 80-yards untouched down the right sideline to score the first touchdown of the game. After the touchdown, Egbert fired a pass to Bush in the end zone to complete the 2-point conversion, which gave Lake R...
RITZVILLE – The Reardan Screaming Eagles took home a crucial victory, shutting out the Broncos, 25-0, in a Homecoming matchup Friday, Oct. 13. The high-octane Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (5-2) offense has sputtered in recent weeks because of injuries sustained by running backs Brody Boness and Brock Kinch, both of whom watched the game from the sidelines. The Screaming Eagles (3-4) showed they were ready to play when Hunter Flaa returned the opening kickoff to the Broncos' 2...
There are a few expressions when we talk about getting older. One is ‘It’s hell getting old!’ Another is ‘Getting old ain’t for sissies.’ I happen to like the second one a lot because so many of us complain on a daily basis that we have aches and pains and we’re tired and cranky. We hate our birthdays because it just means that we are getting older. When my mom was a live she used to say that she loved her birthday because my wife and I would take her to dinner or lunch; my...
COLFAX - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague cross country team wrapped up its regular season Friday, Oct. 13, at the Northeast 1B/2B league championships at Colfax Golf Club. In the boys varsity 5,000-meter race, junior Cameron Christianson led the way for the Broncos, finishing 58th overall with a time of 20:41.00. Senior Caleb Heater was 73rd with a time of 21:26.92. Savannah Carruth, a junior, was the lone Bronco in the girls varsity 5,000-meter field. She finished 28th overall wit...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco girls notched another important win Thursday, Oct. 12, spiking league rivals Liberty (Spangle) and Reardan last week. On Thursday, oct. 12, the Broncos (13-0, 8-0 in league) won all three sets, 25-20, to stay unbeaten. That win can two days after the local girls swept the Reardan Screaming Eagles. Against Liberty (7-5, 5-3 in league), Zoe Galbreath lead the Broncos with 16 assists, 8 kills and an ace. Teammate Sage Galbreath had 14 dig, 2 blocks and an ace. Addy Colbert posted 8 kills for L...
Around about this time of the football season many teams have a bye or are coming off a bye week. The long 11-12 game seasons call for a break to heal up and catch your breath. This also allows coaching staffs to go on the road and recruit high school and Junior College athletes in order to fill vacancies in next year’s roster. Kids graduate or injuries will knock out a quality athlete but the position needs a replacement National signing day has become a big deal where a 4-5...
EWAN — Rock Lake will receive 27,000 rainbow trout this fall, courtesy of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Spokeswoman Staci Lehman said the rainbow trout come from Lyons Ferry Fish Hatchery and cost approximately 4 to 5 cents per stocked fry, or fingerling. Catchable-size fish cost about $1.75 each. “The larger the fish, the more it costs,” she said, noting they require a longer stay at the hatchery to grow bigger, which requires resources such as food, electricity, and more. “Rock Lake is the only lake being s...