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SPOKANE VALLEY — After two games of play, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington/Washtucna girls basketball team is still alive in District 7 2B play. However, the Broncos are facing elimination later this week after a quarterfinal loss to St. George’s at West Valley High School Monday, Feb. 6. The Broncos started postseason play in a loser-out game against Kettle Falls Saturday, Feb. 4. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was pushed throughout the game, leading 11-9 after a quarter, 26-18 at halftime and 39-34 after three quarters. But...
SPOKANE VALLEY - With three players scoring in double figures, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington/Washtucna defeated Saint George's 54-40 in the District 7 2B quarterfinals at West Valley High School, Monday, Feb. 6, to advance to a semifinal matchup with Davenport. The Broncos came out of the chute hot. Their quickness and crisp passing kept the Dragons off balance, allowing the duo of Jayce Kelly and Hunter Dinkins to get open from the perimeter to combine for 14 of their...
POMEROY - Several boys will be competing this weekend in the regional wrestling tournament at Reardan after finishing in the Top 4 last Saturday, Feb. 4. Wyatt Gibler, Waylon Rosman, Kaleb Kuykendall, Pete Spain, Gabe Smith and Brock Tracy all secured a regional match. Gibler finished fourth at 106 pounds. He lost his first match to eventual champion Preston Neufeld of Reardan by pin in 1:31. In the bout for third place, he lost an 8-6 decision to Nakoa Rocha of Northwest...
RITZVILLE –The undefeated and No.1-ranked Colfax girls basketball team continued its dominance of Northeast 2B opponents with a 81-42 win over the Broncos on Friday, Jan. 27. Colfax senior guard Jaisha Gibb started the game with two 3-point shots. The Bulldogs never looked back. She scored 8 of her team's 18 first quarter points as Colfax took an 18-5 lead over Lind/Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus. In the second quarter, Bulldogs sophomore Brynn McGaughy took care of b...
RITZVILLE — The Broncos hosted the league dual championship Saturday, Jan. 28, and will head to the district tournament in Pomeroy on Saturday, Feb. 4. The local boys were seeded into districts Saturday following the conclusion of the league championship. The girls — this year only Emmie Klewin — were scheduled to be seeded into the subregional bracket Tuesday night. Ritzville wrestlers on the district roster include Wyatt Gibler, Waylon Rossman, Kaleb Kuyk,endall, Eric Tweeten, Pete Spain, Carson Kubik, Travis Redbu...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos boys basketball team pulled off a big win over the Colfax Bulldogs, handing them their third loss of the season in a 64-54 win, Friday, Jan. 26. From the opening tip-off, it was clear Lind/Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington came to Gilson Gymnasium to play. Senior Chase Galbreath's aggressive play set the tone early as he drove the lane and attacked the basket to score 11 of the Broncos 18 first quarter points. Adrik Jenkin scored 7 points for the...
The NFC and AFC championship games were played this weekend and the winners were Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs and Andy Reid’s former team the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles blew out the San Francisco 49ers and the Chiefs pulled out a last-second victory over last year’s Super Bowl runner-up Cincinnati Bengals. The AFC championship game matched last year’s foes once again in what has become an evenly matched rivalry. Winning in the NFL consistently is not an easy thing....
RITZVILLE — Here are the Ritzville Gun Club results from the Jan. 15 shooting competition: 25 — Scott Hennings 23 — Ryan Frederick, Colby Schell 22 — Travis Simonson, Scott Yaeger, Travis Dewald, Asher Cox, Matt Leffel, William Green 21 — Kari Frederick, Tyler Frederick 20 and under — Dale Vinson, Garrett Frederick, Scott Steinmetz, Kyle Bauer, Dale Swift, Bruce Benzel, Joel Oestreich, Tim Wellsandt, Brian Kramer, Justin Simonson, Ben Geschke, Trevor Jantz, Marty Erdman, Jacob Anderson, Karstin Stokoe, Conrad Bauer, John...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco boys basketball team added two wins to its record last week, topping Kettle Falls on Friday, Jan. 20, and Reardan on Tuesday, Jan. 17. On the road at Kettle Falls, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys never trailed. The Broncos (10-5, 6-4 in league) jumped out to a 19-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, expanding their lead to 29-16 by halftime. The third quarter was slower, with the Broncos posting only 3 points, but held the Bulldogs to 6, narrowing the m...
RITZVILLE — A Hunter Educational course will be offered Jan. 30-Feb. 2. The classroom portion of the program will take place at the Washington State University Extension Office, 205 W. Main Ave., from 5-8:30 p.m. After completing the nightly class, Hunter Education participants will have range training at the Ritzville Gun Club. Range training is from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 4. The class is free and open to the public. To register, log onto https://www.register-ed.com/programs/94 then enter the Ritzville zip code a...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco boys basketball team added two wins to its record last week, topping Kettle Falls on Friday, Jan. 20, and Reardan on Tuesday, Jan. 17. On the road at Kettle Falls, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys never trailed. The Broncos (10-5, 6-4 in league) jumped out to a 19-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, expanding their lead to 29-16 by halftime. The third quarter was slower, with the Broncos posting only 3 points, but held the Bulldogs to 6, narrowing the m...
RITZVILLE - Two Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wrestlers won silver and another bronze at their home Bronco Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 21. Waylon Rosman took second at 113 pounds and Gabe Smith second at 18 2. Wyatt Gibler finished third at 106 pounds. In Round Robin competition, Rosman won his silver after opening with a loss to Jaxon Chantry of Selkirk with a pin at 2:30. In his final match, he pinned Everett Noah of Davenport in 3:53. For Smith, an overtime win over Brock...
For a lot of years the Gonzaga men’s basketball team was criticized for playing in a weak league. So the Zags scheduled a tough nonconference slate against quality teams in early tournaments or at neutral sites near to where the big name team played. After defeating a lot of these big name teams some of them decided it would make for must see basketball by playing a home and home series. These games have been good for college basketball and allowed for other teams around t...
RITZVILLE — Davenport off the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos, 55-49, in a Northeast 2B girls basketball matchup Friday, Jan. 14. At the opening tip-off, the Gorillas slapped their full-court press on the Broncos. Their trapping defense resulted in several turnovers that led to a dominant first quarter performance. In the opening quarter, the Broncos made two free throws and converted only 1 of 10 shot attempts. Emalie Jacoby fueled the Gorilla offense with 7 first quarter points en route to an 18-4 lead a...
RITZVILLE — Top-ranked Davenport kept the Broncos corralled Jan. 14, winning, 60-48, in Gilson Gymnasium on Saturday, Jan. 14. “Every time you come to LRS, you’re going to get a good game,” Davenport Coach Matt Henry said. “Dustan (Arlt) has them coached up real well and they’re a strong athletic team.” The teams matched buckets in the second quarter. Cash Colbert led the Gorillas (14-1, 10-1 in league) with 5 points and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington’s Hunter Dinkins also scored 5. Davenport maintained a 32...
COLBERT — Two local boys brought home medals Saturdary from the Crusader Classic wrestling tournament at Northwest Christian School. Waylon Rosman finished third at 106 pounds and Grabriel “Gabe” Smith third at 182. The Broncos wrestling team tied for 10th place in the 18-team annual tournament. St. Maries, Idaho, dominated the tournament, winning the team title with 342 points, followed by Riverside (Nine Mile Falls) with 182. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos and Pomeroy Pirates tied at 10th with...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco girls basketball team couldn’t keep pace with the Crusaders on Friday night, but came back Saturday to top the Cougars. On Friday night Jan. 6, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls fell, 52-31, at Northwest Christian (Colbart). But on Saturday, they held off the Jenkins (Chewelah Cougars), 42-40. Saturday’s game was close, with the Broncos leading by only a point after the first quarter, 9-8. And while they took a comfortable, 25-14, lead to the half, the Cougars would outscore them...
RITZVILLE — The Broncos boys basketball team split with Northeast 2B rivals Friday and Saturday, Jan. 6 and 7. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys topped Jenkins (Chewelah) on Saturday, Jan. 7, a day after falling to Northwest Christian (Colbert) on Friday. In Saturday’s game against the Jenkins Cougars, the local boys never trailed in their 60-47 victory. The Broncos outscored the Crusaders 13-12 in the first quarter and 14-8 in the second to take a 27-20 lead to the locker room at halftime. The Broncos add...
RITZVILLE — The Ritzville Gun Club reported the following results from its shoot over the weekend: 25 — William Green 24 — Dave Breazeale 23 — Tyler Frederick, Kyle Bauer, Daniel Mann, Travis Dewald, Scott Yaeger, 22 — Travis Simonson, Jake Dewald, Colby Schell 21 — Garrett Frederick, Ryan Frederick, Matt Stokoe, Jason Heider, Mike Stromberger, Justin Simonson, 20 and under — Dale Vinson, Scott Steinmetz, Cameron, Benitz, Isaac Maria, Andy Maria, Dale Swift, Bruce Benzel, Mike Bauer, Joel Oestreich, Tim Wellsandt, Br...
RITZVILLE — The Broncos return to the courts and the mat this week after taking a break between Christmas and New Year’s. The Bronco boys basketball C-squad was initially scheduled to play Warden on Tuesday, but the game was canceled. The boys junior-varsity team was set to play Warden at Lind-Ritzville Middle School in Lind at 4:30 p.m. and the girls JV was slated to play Warden at 4:30 p.m. at Lind-Ritzville High School in Ritzville. Basketball teams will take the court again Friday against Northwest Christian in Col...
ODESSA - The Odessa Tigers lost to the Cusick Panthers, 63-44, on Saturday, Dec. 17. The first quarter ended with the Tigers down by 15, with Cusick leading 19-4. However, Cusick came back with a lay-up early in the second quarter. The Tigers increased momentum throughout the second quarter but fell back behind, with Cusick leading 30-15 by halftime. The start of the third quarter was a back-and-forth battle for Odessa to get the upper hand. For every attempted three-pointer...
BURBANK - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys basketball team won one and lost one the week before Christmas. The Bronco boys (5-2) were narrowly edged by Columbia (Burbank), 59-57, on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Then they doubled up on Tri-Cities Prepatory, 85-37, on Wednesday, Dec. 21. On the road in Burbank, the game was close the entire time, with both teams battling back and forth. The Coyotes jumped out to a 12-7 first quarter lead, but the Broncos outscored their...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco girls basketball team closed out the year with two wins the week before Christmas. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls dunked Columbia (Burbank), 48-32, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, and edged Tri-Cities Prepartory, 44-41, on Wednesday, Dec. 21. On the road against the Columbia Coyotes, the Broncos came out on fire, running up a 15-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Coyotes cut the margin, outscoring Lind-Ritzvillle, 12-8. At the half, the Broncos led the C...
I’ve seen a few Sci-Fi movies about time travel and how someone can change history. But, of course, we really can’t and neither can the folks in the movies. I look at time travel and think where has the year gone now that we are near the end of 2022? To me that seems really fast but a minute or an hour haven’t gotten any faster it just seems that they have. We get up in the morning and splash some water on our faces and the next thing we know is that we are splashing water on...
I have a few things to talk about today so bear with me. A couple of days ago I was driving on the freeway where doesn’t really matter. Anyway I was in the left lane and there were cars coming off the exit into the right lane. I needed to be in the right lane so I speeded up and at the right time I moved over. The car that I moved in front of decided to get into the left lane and would sling shot into that lane. As he moved passed me I noticed that the passenger side of t...