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The Othello Golf Course recently hosted a fundraiser in support of Adams County Fire District No. 5 and the Adams County Sheriff's Office. The fundraiser included an auction, with funds earmarked for the purchase of speed signs in the towns of Lind and Washtucna, Sheriff Dale Wagner said....
COLFAX – The path was simple for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague on Nov. 3: Win two games and you go to state, lose once and you're eliminated. Win was exactly what the Broncos did – defeating the Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders in three sets to advance to the consolation bracket final, then beating the Upper Columbia Academy Lions in four closely-contested sets to punch their ticket to state. The first set of Thursday, Nov. 3, for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was relatively easy; th...
TIETON – The Othello Huskies girls and boys finished seventh and ninth, respectively in the District 5/6 2A Cross Country Championship at Apple Ridge Cross Country Course. The boys scored 236 team points; Selah won with a low of 53 points, followed by Ellensburg with 70, Ephrata with 95 and Pullman with 99. The Othello girls finished last as a team with 181 points. Ellensburg, West Valley (Spokane Valley) and Selah finished first, second and third, respectively with team low points of 52, 72 and 79. The fastest boy from A...
RITZVILLE – Two teams that could’ve been in the state 2B title football game will face off in a District 6/7 crossover game Friday night, with one of their seasons coming to an end. The No. 3-ranked Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washutcna/Harrington boys football team will travel to No. 2-ranked Okanogan for the crossover game. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. At 9-0, Okanogan is a perennial football powerhouse. This season, they’ve already crushed several other ranked teams..At 7-1, the local Broncos have also upended some top-ranked teams...
CHEWELAH — The Broncos cross country season came to a close Saturday at the 1B/2B Regionals at Chewelah Golf Course. Junior Caleb Heater paced the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys. He finished the 5,000-meter course in 20:48.10 in 66th place. Sophomore teammate Brix Curtis was 68th overall with a time of 21:14.70. Cameron Christianson, also a sophomore, was 81st with 22:36.40. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse senior Rory Maloney was the top area runner in the 1B/2B boys race. He finished 50th overall with a time o...
ST. JOHN – The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse girls volleyball team (13-8-1) wrapped up the regular season last week by sweeping Pomeroy and Tekoa-Rosalia, but being swept by Oakesdale. The Eagle girls swept Pomeroy 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 on Oct. 20 and Tekoa-Rosalia 25-7, 25-19, 25-9 on Oct. 25. They lost to the Knighthawks, 25-8, 25-7, 25-15 on Oct. 18. In the most recent game at Rosalia, junior Kaitlyn Hough had 14 kills, followed by sophomore Kate Hergert with 5. Junior Kenzie S...
As the college football season continues into the last third of the season you can see how fortunes have changed for some teams. My Eastern Eagles have fallen on hard times as several injuries have led to young players getting playing time and valuable experience. However, with the inexperience and youth factor it has meant a fair amount of missed blocks and tackles and some opponents have looked like All-Americans. Case in point, on Saturday the Portland State QB juked and ra...
It was quite the season that the Seattle Mariners had. It helps that there are more Wild Card teams otherwise the M's may have had to wait another year to make the playoffs. I know that there are a fair amount of purists out there that think only the division winners should make the playoffs. I remember when there were only the teams from the American League and National League and they played each other all season long and the team with the best record would go to the World S...
RITZVILLE – The Bronco boys football team will head to Asotin this week after taking a one-week off. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington team heads to Asotin to take on the Panthers at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. Asotin has yet to win a league game this season. Meanwhile, the Broncos boast a 6-1 record and a No. 3 state ranking in Class 2B football. At 5-1 in league, the Broncos are currently tied for second with Jenkins (Chewelah) in the Northeast 2B league. The Broncos edged Jenkins 25-18 on Oct. 7, but p...
RITZVILLE – Two area girls volleyball teams have received rankings nods from the Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos were ranked earlier this week at No. 6 in Class 2B. League rival Colfax was ranked No. 5. Colfax and Lind-Ritzville were scheduled to face off Tuesday night in Colfax; the newspaper went to press before the game started. Others in the Top 5 included No. 1 Kalama, No. 2 La Conner, No. 3 Mason and No. 4 Goldendale. The Northeast 2B’s Lib...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos girls volleyball team topped Davenport and Kettle Falls last week, dropping only a single set. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls knocked off Davenport, 3-1. Then on Oct. 22, the local girl spiked the Kettle Falls Bulldogs in a 3-0 sweep. In the game against Davenport, 5-foot-10 senior Taylor Galbreath, an outside hitter, had 14 kills and 8 aces to lead her team to victory. Set scores were 25-19, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-12. Zoe Galbreath, a 5-foot-7 freshman, a...
SPANGLE – The Broncos girls volleyball team topped the Liberty Lancers, 3-1, in a Northeast 2B matchup Thursday, Oct. 13. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington won the first set, before dropping the second then coming back to win the next two. Set scores are 25-17, 18-25, 25-23 and 25-22. In the game Saturday at Liberty, Saige Galbreath and Taylor Galbreath each had 14 kills for the Broncos. The duo also combined for 11 digs each. Zoe Gabreath had 22 assists and 5 aces. Saige Garbreath also had 3 blocks. The win f...
HARRINGTON – The Lind-Ritzville/Washtucna/Harrington cross country team competed Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Harrington Golf Course. Junior Caleb Heater led the Broncos, finishing in 46th overall in the boys varsity 5,000 meter with a time of 21:29. Bronco sophomore Brix Curtis was 51st overall with a time of 21:52. In the girls division, freshman Maeve Korthuis was the lone Bronco in the field. She finished 30th overall in 29:33. The Broncos did not have enough runners to be s...
REARDAN – It took all of 14 seconds for the Lind-Ritzville, Sprague, Washtucna and Harrington Broncos to show why they are one of the top 2B schools in the state. That is how long it took for Brock Kinch to return the game's opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. The Broncos went on to defeat the Screaming Eagles 46-7 in NE2B action on Oct. 14. After Kinch's score the Broncos unveiled a hard-hitting defense by forcing a Reardan fumble on their first play from scrimmage. S...
I think it is important to pay attention to what is going on especially at a high school football game. Such was the case on Friday night at Jimmie Snider Field in Ritzville. It was Homecoming and it was also senior night since this was the last scheduled home game for the Broncos versus the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. It just so happened that I got to the field a bit early and as part of the chain gang I like to be ready for action. I saw three Chewelah players on the...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls varsity volleyball team celebrated Homecoming by sweeping Northwest Christian (Colbert), 3-0, during a Northeast 2B matchup Thursday evening, Oct. 6. While the local Broncos swept the Crusaders, the sets were close, "way too close," Coach Cari Galbreath said. Set scores were 25-18, 25-23 and 28-26. "It was way too close," the coach said of the final game. "Kudos to Northwest." The win came shortly after the j...
RITZVILLE - A late, come-from-behind effort lifted the Broncos boys football team to a Homecoming victory over the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars on Friday, Oct. 7 in a Northeast 2B matchup. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys (5-1) grabbed a 25-18 victory after scoring on an 11-play, 97-yard drive in the fourth quarter. Senior quarterback Chase Galbreath scored a TD on a dive play. Senior running back Brody Boness added a 2-point conversion for the final score...
REARDAN - The Broncos girls volleyball team remains undefeated in league sweeping rival Reardan on Sept. 27. The local Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington team topped the Screaming Eagles, in straight sets, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 Sept. 27. The loss dropped Reardan to 1-2 in league and 4-2 overall, with the other loss coming to undefeated-in-league Colfax. LRS is now 3-0 in league and 5-1 overall. A trio of Galbreaths led the way for the Broncos. Taylor Galbreath had 15...
COLBERT – The Broncos boys football team improved to 4-1 on the season Saturday, routing Northwest Christian, 35-7. The Crusaders came out tough and held Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington scoreless in the first quarter. But they themselves couldn’t put any points on the board either. In the second quarter, the Crusaders (1-4) notched one touchdown and added the point-after to take a 7-0 lead to the locker room at halftime. That was the end of the Crusaders reign. In the third quarter, the Broncos put up 21 una...
A month ago EWU played Tennessee State and part way through the second half a storm passed by and the fans were instructed to leave the stadium because of lightning strikes nearby. So we did. My buddy Ken and I went to my car while others stood outside throwing footballs or reconnecting at a tailgate party. So that was a late summer storm for eastern Washington. Just this past Saturday the Eagles were scheduled to play the University of Florida Gators in Gainesville. This...
I think we are all looking at the rising cost of living and we’re wondering where it will end or if it will end. I think it is frustrating when those people in power have a tendency to say that it’s not so bad or it won’t last long. That really doesn’t make me feel confident especially when those that are influential have other priorities. Who pays the price? Those that are in need are usually the ones that pay the biggest price. Those that can afford it usually are a bit unc...
SPANGLE – The Broncos cross country team competed in the North and South All-League Meet on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Liberty High School. Junior Caleb Heater finished 47th overall for the Broncos. He competed the 5,000-meter race in 20:37.06. Sophomore teammate Cameron Christianson finished the race 91st, with a time of 28:54.32. St. George’s won the team title with 64 points, followed by Jenkins with 78 and Davenport 97. The Broncos did not have enough runners for a team score. In the girls division, only Maeve Korthuis com...
RITZVILLE – After a nearly a week off the court, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington volleyball team returns to the court this week. The Broncos (4-1) were scheduled to travel to Reardan (4-1) on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to take on the renamed Screaming Eagles. Game time was at 6:30 p.m. The newspaper went to press before game time. Then on Thursday, Sept. 29, the Bronco girls host St. George’s. The 6:30 p.m. matchup with the Dragons (3-2) is a non-league game....
ST. JOHN – It took four overtimes for the Eagles to upend a winless Garfield-Palouse football team, 54-48, in a Class 1B matchup Friday night, Sept. 23. "I told the guys all week long we cannot underestimate Gar-Pal," St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Coach John Hergert said. "That was wild. I don't know if I've ever coached an overtime football game," Garfield-Palouse Coach Garrett Parrish said. It was the second time the teams met this season already. In a Week 1 matchup, the E...
RITZVILLE – The scoring came early and the scoring came often for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos when the Davenport Gorillas paid a visit. The scoring was nonexistent on the other side, resulting in a lopsided 40-0 win for LRS Friday, Sept. 23. Sophomore Brody Boness put LRS in the scoring column with a 49-yard touchdown run after Davenport was forced to punt on its opening drive. The signs of disaster became apparent for Davenport on the ensuing kickoff, when the ball t...