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The basketball tournaments are over and we local fans should be happy that our teams played on for a while. Getting to playoff time is always fun. We get to brag about our team and watch them play in different venues against new opponents. The Broncos had a great year and their late season rally and defensive prowess was something to be proud of. I know a lot of fans love to watch the up and down the court pressing and fast breaks but late in the season that isn’t easy to d...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team had a tough time against the Jenkins Cougars on the road. The local players returned home with a 1-5 record on the court Wednesday, April 12. The lone Bronco win was posted by Cameron Christianson. “Cameron Christianson played his first real match and did amazing,” Coach Chelsie Lavigueur said. He tied with Elijah Fazio in his first set, 6-6, then won the next two sets 10-8, 6-4 for the win. In other boys matches, Hunter Cameron lost to Blake Foser, 1-6, 5-7; and Jeffe...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos sports team return to action this week following a spring break. The high school golf team traveled to Deer Park on Monday; results of the match were not available at press time. Golfers will be on their home course on Thursday, April 13. On Tuesday, the track, boys baseball and girls softball teams were scheduled to travel to Spangle to take on the Liberty Lancers. The newspaper went to press before those sporting events started. Today, Wednesday, April 12, the Broncos tennis p...
IRBY — Two local men were among the competitors Sunday, April 2, in the grueling Desert 100 west of Odessa. Of the 921 competitors on the start line, only 472 finished the race through sagebrush, rocky basalt palisades, open rangeland and across a creek and road. Ritzville’s Chris Maxan finished 283rd overall, and 60th in the 30-39-year-old division. He completed the race on a Yamaha in 5:38:08.889. And from LaCrosse, Jake Stanley finished 310th overall and 73rd in the 40-49-year-old division. He completed the course on KTM...
ASOTIN - The Bronco girls bounced back from a doubleheader loss Wednesday, March 29, to split with Asotin on Saturday, April 1. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls won the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader, 13-3, but lost the nightcap in a close 9-8 battle. The split doubleheader followed losses on the road to the Colfax Bulldogs, 15-0 and 25-2, last Wednesday. No game details were reported from Asotin. But in Colfax, the local girls faced the undefeated Bulldogs on a...
DEER PARK - The area boys and girls competed Friday, March 31, at the Glenn Wolf Invite at Deer Park High School. The Lind-Ritzville Sprague boys tied for 14th overall with 16 points; St. John-Endicott LaCrosse finished 16th with 11.5 points. In girls competition, St. John-Endicott finished 13th with 14 points and Lind-Ritzville 19th with 4 points. Senior Myra Miller was the top athlete for the Broncos, taking first place in the girls discuss with a toss of 103 feet 6 inches....
I think it is really interesting to see how many Gonzaga Bulldog basketball fans are out there. I mean fans that had no idea that the school existed until the tournament runs the last 24 years. Since I had two older siblings that attended the school I knew a lot about it and I also know that John Stockton went there and that Dan Fitzgerald preceded Dan Monson who preceded Mark Few as the head coach for the beloved Zags. A majority of the Gonzaga fans today only know about Few...
ASOTIN - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team struggled on the diamond last week, losing two games to both Asotin and Colfax. The Asotin Panthers won the Saturday, April 1, doubleheader games 10-0 and15-5, against the visiting Broncos. The Lind-Ritzville losses came on the heels of the Wednesday, March 29 doubleheader losses on the road to the Colfax Bulldogs, 10-0 and 12-2. Further information was not provided from Asotin. In Colfax, the Bulldogs had 20 hits in the...
KETTLE FALLS — The Broncos tennis team went 3-2 against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs during a March 29 Northeast 2B matchup. In singles action, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague’s Carlie Loop and Liberty McClanathan both won their matches. Bronco Wesley Rogers and Destiny Phelps each lost. Meanwhile, the local doubles team of Cameron Olson and Jose Zavala won their match. Loop topped Bulldog Ahsley Hendrickeson, 6-0, 6-0. And McClanathan defeated Kettle Falls’ Kate Goodman, 6-3, 6-3. But the Bulldogs Elsie Hume defeated Rogers, 6-0, 6-0....
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior basketball player Chase Galbreath scored his 1,000th point in his high school career during the state 2B basketball tournament last month. On Saturday, he was recognized with a 1,000-Point Club plaque at the Bronco's team banquet. Chase finished his high school career with 1,055 points. The state 2B boys basketball team is pictured. Galbreath played on the team....
I have had the good fortune to be able to attend several Hall of Fame inductions in the last 20 years. The first was for one of my high school basketball coaches; one for a friend that was of a member great Jr. College football team and last Saturday night when Virg McCrady was inducted into the Spokane Basketball Officials’ Hall of Fame. As a former player; as a coach and as a guy that runs the shot clock at Bronco home games it was a bit interesting to see all of the r...
EPHRATA — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls finished tied for 13th in the Ray Cross Invitational Track Meet on Saturday, March 25. The local girls tied with Omak; each at 12 points. The Richland Bomber girls won the meet with 104 team points, followed by Moses Lake with 94. Okanogan was the top 2B team, finishing third with 80 team points. Although the Bronco boys also competed, they did not score any team points. Southridge won the boys meet with 117 points, followed by Ephrata with 111. Senior Myra Miller was the top a...
COLBERT — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team fell in a doubleheader Saturday, March 27, to Northwest Christian. The Crusaders edged the Broncos, 3-2, in the opening game and won the second game, 14-1. In Game 1, the Crusaders had 7 hits to the Broncos’ 4. Each team had one error. For the Broncos, Brock Kinch had two hits, and Brody Boness and Jayce Kelly each had one. In the closing game, the Broncos only had two hits. The Broncos travel to Colfax on Wednesday, March 29, for a doubleheader; games are schedule for...
COLBERT — The Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders swept the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in a girls 2B doubleheader softball matchup Saturday, March 25. The Crusaders (2-0) won the opener, 12-1, and the nightcap, 13-6, over the Broncos (1-5 overall, 0-2 in league). In the first game, Crusader pitcher Katie Coriell allowed just four hits. Madisyn Cameron had two hits, and Harlee Hennings and Preslee O’Brien each had one for the Broncos. Meanwhile, Northwest Christian had 13 hits and only 1 error. The Broncos posted 10...
IRBY—For one dusty, loud and exciting weekend, Irby will be the most populated area in Lincoln County. Thousands of motor enthusiasts and spectators will gather for the 51st Stumpjumpers Desert 100 race on Irby Road, off state Highway 21, starting Friday, March 31. Co-chairman Tom McIntosh said last year’s event brought about 4,300 riders and many more in attendance. It’s the largest motorcycle race in the state. “We had 1,800 riders just on Sunday last year,” McIntosh said. Gates open Thursday, March 30, for setup and campi...
RITZVILLE — The Broncos’ 2023 boys and girls track season gets underway this week with two meets. On Tuesday, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague team was scheduled to head to Asotin for the seaon-opening meet. Results were not available prior to press time. Then on Saturday, March 25, the Broncos will compete in the 47th annual Ray Cross Invitational Track and Field Meet in Ephrata. That meet traditionally features more than two dozen teams from small and large schools alike competing against each other. The meet gets underway wit...
So we are down to our final two weeks of college basketball. I’m kind of a basketball junky. I love the high school playoffs and tournaments followed by the college conference tournaments and then of course March Madness. While many people will follow their team and could care less about watching any other team I love to watch the different teams, players and coaching styles. I’m not sure why but I can be watching a game and immediately start wanting one of the teams to win. I...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls softball team opened its 2023 season last week with doubleheaders against the Newport Grizzlies and DeSales Catholic Fighting Irish. The undefeated Grizzlies (2-0) swept the Broncos (1-3) on Wednesday, March 15, and the Broncos split with the Irish (1-1) on Saturday, March 18. Individual statistics were not reported for either doubleheader. Against Newport, the Grizzlies outscored the Broncos 10-1 in the season-opener and 18-3 in the nightcap of the doubleheader. Against D...
John Carscadden drives a 2001 Subaru Forester in the Prepared All-Wheel Drive class on Sunday, March 5, for a total time of 6:32.380. On Saturday, March 4, he raced in the Time Only event for a total time of 7:33.624. The Rallycross season-opener took place at Lions Club Arena in Lind....
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos (0-2) opened the boys baseball season Saturday, March 18, dropping a doubleheader to the DeSales Catholic Fighting Irish (2-0). DeSales won the opener 21-2 and the nightcap, 16-8. Individual statistics were not reported. The Crusaders sealed the victory in the sixth inning with 14 runs. In the nightcap, the Bronco boys looked for a win, taking a 7-1 lead by the fifth inning. But the Fighting Irish rallied for seven runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take the win. The b...
OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking candidates to fill seven positions on a volunteer committee that advises the agency on administering the Hydraulic Code designed to protect fish. The Hydraulic Code has been in effect since 1943 to ensure projects such as bulkheads, culverts and dock construction meet state standards for fish and shellfish protection. The department will accept applications and nominations to its Hydraulic Code Implementation Community Advisory Group through April 7. “The hyd...
LIND - The Northwest Rally Association opened its 2023 racing season March 4-5 in Lind Lions Club Arena. Here are the results of the event: Saturday, March 4 Prepared RWD - Ryan Payne, 1981 Toyota Corolla, total time 9:13.640 Modified RWD - Dan Hipwood, 1986 Toyota MR2, total time 7:39.260; Gabriel Schaar, 1983 Toyo9ta Celica GT, 8:00.868; David Gergeron, 1987 Porsche 944, 8:03.974; Daniel Bergeron, 1980 Triumph Tr7, 8:07.297; Calvin Lindenmayer, 1977 Datus 280z, 8:09.828;...
On Sunday the brackets for the 2023 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament were announced. This year’s tournament will have the Gonzaga men and women and the Pac 12 women’s tournament champion WSU Cougars in the mix. I have had the opportunity to see a couple of men’s regionals and one women’s regional final and one NCAA men’s championship game. For all of the years that I have watched the tournament on TV it is really special to get to watch the games live. The NCA...
PASCO — Fishermen can expect more Coho, Chinook and sockeye salmon to return to the Columbia River and its tributaries this season. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s forecast is based on environmental indicators such as ocean conditions, numbers of juvenile salmon that migrated to marine waters and numbers of adult salmon that returned in past years. About 84,800 Upper Columbia River summer Chinook are forecasted to return in 2023, representing about 120 percent of the 10-year average return and higher than las...
There are a few things I look forward to each year but the state B basketball tournament has to be the one that I plan for weeks in advance. The tournament has been in Spokane since 1958 starting at the old coliseum on Boone Avenue. For now it looks like the 2024 tournament will be the last one in Spokane. Costs for the tournament are escalating with arena rental being the biggest reason. So the future looks like it may end up in Yakima. Now I heard some stories as to the...