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SPOKANE – The Broncos girls fastpitch softball season came to an end Saturday, May 20, at the hands of a familiar foe. The Jenkins Cougars from Chewelah edged the local Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls, 3-1, in a loser-out, consolation round game in the District 7 Class 2B tournament at the Merkel Sports Complex. The Broncos entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed and Jenkins as No. 3. Jenkins was then eliminated by No. 4-ranked Liberty (Spangle), 7-1. Northwest Christian (Colber...
Sophomore Carson Kubik sets a personal record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 20.97 during the regional track meet in Colfax. He finished 10th in the event. For more track, see Page 11....
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos track team hosted the district meet May 9. Pictured, Bronco freshman Aidan miller throws the discuss 83 feet 9 inches to finish sixth overall. For more on district track, see Page 11....
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague freshman Hannah Towne delivers a pitch in the Broncos' 9-5 girls Northeat 2B softball loss to the Jenkins Cougars in a tiebreaker Tuesday, May 9. For more on Bronco softball, see Page 11....
RITZVILLE – Bronco boys and girls looked for regional berths Tuesday, May 9, at the Northeast 2B Sub-District meet on Jimmie Snider Field. But the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletes struggled to gain traction in the meet that included 10 teams. The boys finished seventh with 25 team points The girls finished tied for ninth with Colfax, each with just 2 points. The top athletes in each class advance to regionals this Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20, in Colfax. The first e...
RITZVILLE – The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse boys and girls track teams competed in the Class 1B Districts 7 and 9 meet, Wednesday, May 10, with individuals hoping to qualify for regionals. The Eagle girls finished sixth overall with 52.5 points; Garfield-Palouse was first with 144, Oakesdale second with 126 and Odessa third with 102. In boys team scoring, the Eagles were eighth overall with 36.5 points. Valley Christian won the meet with 90 points, followed by Pomeroy with 8...
Bronco golfers Hunter Dinkins and Lance Williamson have qualified for the boys 2B State golf tournament. The duo shot qualifying scores over the last couple weeks at Deer Park and MeadowWood golf courses during district play. They will be on the state greens at Tumwater Valley Golf Club on May 22-24....
SPOKANE – A Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis player is moving on to regionals. Carlie Loop placed in the district meet Saturday at Whitworth College and advances to regionals. She’ll play at Mead High School on Saturday for a chance to qualify for the state tennis tournament in Yakima. Details on how she and other Broncos did at the district tournament were not available at press time....
RITZVILLE – After a Round Robin tie-breaker Tuesday, May 9, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team advanced to the Northeast 2B district tournament as the No. 5 seed. The local girls were scheduled to play Liberty (Spangle), seeded No. 4, in the opening round of district play at noon Tuesday, May 16, in Colfax. The newspaper went to press before gametime. The Round Robin included the Broncos, Liberty and the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. Jenkins got the No. 3 seed and will play No. 6 Asotin at the same time o...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos tennis team was edged by St. George’s School , 3-4, last week. The loss came after the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague players were swept by the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. Against St. George’s, Carlie Loop, Cameron Christianson and Megan Rivers each notched individual wins. Loop needed three matches to top Kalea Schlenker, 6-6, 7-5, 6-2. Rivers, too, took three matches to put away a victory. She topped Avery McMulin, 6-2, 606, 10-3 for the win. Meanwhile Christian-son dominated Michael Lynch with a 6-1, 6-0 wi...
COLFAX – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball season came to an end Thursday, May 4, at the District 7 Northeast 2B tournament. The No. 8 Broncos fell to No. 7 Kettle Falls, 4-3. Individual statistics were not reported for the game. The loss wraps up the 2023 season for the Broncos. Kettle falls advanced to the district quarterfinals that same afternoon, but were eliminated by the Colfax Bulldogs, 16-4. Cross bracket, Liberty (Spangle) took a district-opening win, 5-0, o...
Hundreds of motorcyle racers from across North America the braved Rattlesnake Ridge near Vernita during three days of action during the Washington Nitro Nationals from May 6-8. Racers pitted their skill against a clock and a 1,000-foot course that gained 900 feet in elevation....
In a month from now school will be out and the Lind Combine Derby weekend will bring a bunch of crash test dummies to town. We still have some spring sports to follow before the final state contests take place on Memorial Day weekend. Unfortunately the LRS baseball team was eliminated this past Thursday. The team had a so-so season but this group of seniors have had a pretty good year with a successful football season and a berth at state for the basketball team with a 5th...
DAVENPORT – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team was scheduled to be on the field Tuesday, May 9, in a bid to secure a District 7 NE2B seed. The Bronco girls (10-6 in league) were in a three-way tie for the No. 3 seed in the district with the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars and the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers, setting up the Round Robin tiebreaker. The tie-breaking games were set to begin with the Broncos facing the Cougars at 1 p.m. at Davenport’s ball fields. The game started after The Journal went to pre...
POMEROY — The Bronco boys ran away with a Cinco de Mayo Twilight Track Meet win at Pomeroy High School. Meanwhile, the Bronco girls finished fourth. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprauge boys team amassed 151 points, edging Pomeroy with 146.5. Clarkston finished third with 86.5 points. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse was sixth overall with 45.66 team points. Here are the Top 3 finishers in each boys event: 100 — 1. Tyler Slaybaugh, Pomeroy, 11.63; 2. Hayden Melcher, Lind-Ritzville, 11.69; 3. Sidney Bales, Pomery, 11.77. 200 — 1. Hayde Melch...
Broncos honor spring seniors...
Last week I talked about some of the changes that were made to the game of baseball in order to speed it up a bit. But I left out a couple of big changes that really need to be mentioned. One of the changes concerns the pitcher when there is a runner on base, mostly first base. The pitcher is now limited to make two throws over to first to keep the runner close especially if he is a base stealer. Now the pitcher can throw over a third time but he needs the first baseman to...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos boys and girls track teams finished among the Top 10 on Saturday, April 30, at their home Undeberg Invitational. The local girls finished sixth overall out of the more than 20 teams competing. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys finished tied for eighth with Garfield-Palouse. For the girls, Okanogan won the meet with 136.5 team points, followed by Garfield-Palosue with 94 and Odessa with 65. The Bronco girls scored 30.5 team points while nearby St. John-End...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos boys baseball team split a doubleheader with Reardan on Tuesday, April 25. The local boys won the opener, 10-9, but fell 11-4 in the night cap on senior night. The split with Reardan advances the Broncos to the Northeast 2B district tournament. The Broncos open with Kettle Falls at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in Colfax. The winner will advance to place Colfax at 4 p.m. that day. The losing team's season will come to an end. In the opening game against Reard...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team is heading into district play on an eight-game winning streak. The Bronco girls notched four wins last week, sweeping Reardan and Kettle Falls in doubleheaders. At home on Tuesday, April 25, the Broncos topped Reardan, 11-1 and 12-0, on senior night. Then on Saturday, April 29, the topped the Bulldogs, 16-3, in the opener, and 13-11, in the nightcap. Individual statistics were not reported in either game. T...
My how things have changed in just a couple of short years, or has it been three. Baseball is a different game since March 16, 2020 when spring training was suspended and the Major and Minor Leagues were put on hold. We would go through a shortened 60 game schedule that started in July without fans and even the announcers didn’t go to the away games. Major League baseball needed to make a few changes to shorten the game and one of those rule changes was for any extra inning g...
RITZVILLE – The Jenkins Cougars pounced on the Broncos in a doubleheader Tuesday, April 25, sweeping the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team. The boys from Chewelah won the opener, 17-1, and the nightcap, 15-1. Jenkins’ Clay Jeanneret hit two doubles to lead the visiting Cougars (9-0 in league, 10-2 overall). Brock Kinch and Cooper Miller each had hits for the Broncos. On the mound, Zach Bowman took the win for the Cougars, with Jeanneret closing out the game for him. For the Broncos, Jayce Kelly took the loss pit...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team swept a doubleheader against the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars on Tuesday, April 18. The Bronco girls (6-6 in league), won the opener, 4-2, and the nightcap, 11-5, over the Cougars (7-5 in league). The win moves the girls one step closer to the post season, with the Broncos currently tied for fourth place in the Northeast 2B with Liberty (Spangle). The local girls were scheduled to host Reardan on Tuesday, April 25. The newspaper went to press before game t...
COLFAX – The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse girls outpaced the Broncos on Saturday, April 22, at the MacDougall Invitational track meet, but the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys topped bested the Eagles. The Bronco boys finished 13th overall with 20 teampoints. Meanwhile, the Eagle boys finished 18th with 1 point. In the girls division, the Eagles finished 10th overall with 22 team points. The Bronco girls finished 14th with 11. The Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) Eagles won both the b...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos tennis team racked up several wins Saturday, April 15, but struggled on Wednesday, April 19. Against Reardan on April 15, Carlie Loop, Liberty McClanathan, Destiny Phelps, Megan Rivers, Hunter Cameron, Jeffrey Christianson and Cameron Christianson all scored wins. Loop topped Haily Fry, 6-1, 6-1; and McClanathan bested Kerstin Lundgre, 6-0, 6-4. Phelps took three sets to top Ely Crego, dropping the first set 1-6 before roaring back to win 6-2, 10-7. Rivers beat her opponent “Kalyn,” 6-2, 6-3. For the b...