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RITZVILLE - Approximately $19,000 in prize money was paid out to participants in the 54th annual Ritzville Rodeo that took place Aug. 30 and 31. Here are the official results: Bareback - Payton Robinson, $850. Saddle Bronc - Bodee Gudmunson, $750. Bulls - J.C. Merriott. $1250. Open Breakaway Roping - 1. Joselyn Arnold, $798; 2. Kiley Streeter, $660; 3. Maddie Baumberger, $523; 4. Kassidy Bremner, $385; 5. Jamie Parvin, $248; and 6. Jules Pyper, $138. Calf Roping - 1. Travis...
ODESSA — The annual Deutchesfest celebration is expected to draw runners to town Saturday, Sept. 16. That’s when the annual Deutchesfest Fun Run/Walk is set. The event begins with registration from 7:45-8:15 a.m. in the town park. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. Runners will have a choice of distances; a 5K run/walk and a 10K run are planned. The court has one steep hill about 650 yards long, organizers said. That hill is at the half-mile mark. Other than that, the course is generally flat, organizers said, noting that only abo...
OTHELLO —An Odessa-Soap Lake area cowboy took home all-around honors from the Othello PRCA rodeo Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14. Caleb McMillan took home $998 after competing in bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling. McMillan was fifth in steer wrestling with a time of 6.3 seconds, good enough for an $817 takehome. He was also eighth in tie-down roping, completing the task in 12.6 seconds and taking home $181. He also competed in bull riding, but did not get a score. McMillan was also one of the pickup m...
SPOKANE - Six Lind-Ritzville/Sprague runners hit the course Saturday against much larger teams at the Highlander Invitational cross country meet on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Shadle Park High School. The high school course covered 2.5 miles around the school grounds. In the freshmen boys race, Cade Galbreath finished 95th overall with a time of 17:42.10. Bronco teammate Wyatt Walker finished 11th with a time of 18:28.30. In the senior boys race, Bronco Cameron Christianson...
The 2024 football season is off to a rip roaring start. Last year’s national champion Michigan Wolverines were humbled by the Texas Longhorns in week one and the runner up Washington Huskies were defeated by the WSU Cougars last Saturday at Lumen Field in Seattle. It was a great win for the Cougars who played the Huskies tough at Husky Stadium last November nearly upsetting the Dawgs until a gutsy 4th down play brought them new life leading to a game winning field goal. The n...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague varsity football and volleyball teams remain undefeated. On Friday night, the Bronco boys football team (2-0) topped Manson, 39-16. And on Thursday, the girls volleyball team (4-0) notched its fourth win of the season its closest game so far. The Bronco girls topped the Gorillas, 3-2, in volleyball. Set scores were 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 13-25 and 15-11. Zoe Galbreath led the Bronco girls with 13 kills, 14 assists, 26 digs and 2 aces. Saige Galbreath added 2 aces and Hannah Towne a b...
Like the Lind-Ritzville Sprague Broncos, the Odessa Tigers (2-0) remain undefeated in football this season. On Friday, Sept. 13, the Tigers topped Oroville, 52-12, on the road. Pictured, Senior running back Tucker Walter goes head-to-head with an Oroville defender en route to a score. This Friday, Oct. 20, the Tigers host the Waterville-Manson Shockers for the 7 p.m. Sausage Bowl....
RITZVILLE — Several local youngsters took home awards from the annual Wheat Land Communities Fair Aug. 29 through Sept. 1. In addition to the awards, they also sold their livestock at the annual market sale. Below, reported youth winners are listed with the people and/or businesses that purchased their livestock (in parentheses): Champion FFA Beef — Alyssa Williams (Marcia Williams, Greg and Sue Williams) Swine — Hanna Towne (Bronco Farm Supply) Goat — Reagan Korthuis (Ritzville Warehouse) Sheep — Alyssa Williams (Erin Mor...
The 2024 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna cheerleading team is, from left, front row, Zoey McCoy, Olivia Balfe, Hannah Hille, Trinity Graham and Whitlee Silvernail; and back row, Abbi Northern, Zenaida Lujan, Alejandra Novoa, Nalina Wylie and Giovanna Guizar-Estrada. Coaches Kiera Buriak and Megan Buriak are not pictured....
Fairs and rodeos are, for the most part, over for the year. It seems that there is a real need for more people to step up to help at these venues. Why are local organizations finding it difficult to get volunteers to help at their booth, cooking, selling or running games such as Bingo? Well a couple of weeks ago in the large paper that is printed in the big city northeast of here there was a picture in the Northwest section of a woman that was having the time of her life...
SPANGLE — The Liberty Lancers were treated to an episode of the Boness show Friday night, Sept. 6, as the visiting Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos came to town. Senior Brody Boness scored three touchdowns and younger brother Cameron Boness passed for two scores in a 28-22 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague victory over the Northeast 2B rival Lancers. The Broncos opened the game with a brother-to-brother touchdown pass, as Cameron Boness hit Brody Boness for a 42-yard score. Brody Boness added the point after to take a 7-0 lead. Brody B...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco girls opened the season sweeping league rival Reardan during a Northeast 2B matchup Saturday, Sept. 7. The Broncos won 25-19, 25-23, 25-23. Zoe Galbreath and Saige Galbreath led the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague team with eight kills each. Zoe Galbreath also posted 12 assists, 3 aces and a block. Saige Galbreath also had a block, as did Hannah Towne and Claire Wellsandt. Meanwhile, Madisyn Cameron had 10 digs and Allesandra Mendez added 3 aces. The 2023 state 2B runners-up are back on the court this week. T...
Alyssa Williams of Ritzville, left, and Amelia Ray or Reardan, represented Junior Livestock of Spokane on Friday and Saturday at the Lincoln County Rodeo. The girls gave away T-shirts and other items, while serving as ambassadors for the organization....
I know, the title sounds a bit strange. I was going to say interesting but I won’t try to fool anyone. There was a bird fight last Thursday in Cheney as the hometown EWU Eagles battled the Hawks from Monmouth a private FCS football team from New Jersey Scheduled football games like this for Eastern aren’t normal. Typically they are on the road for their first couple of games and host a team when the students are back on campus in a couple of weeks. But this year the Eag...
Nicolas White flies off a bucking horse during Saddle Bronc riding activities Friday night at the Ritzville Rodeo. As a result, he didn't get a score. For more photos from the rodeo, see Page 9. The rodeo was part of the Wheat Land Communities Fair. Official results of the rodeo and fair were not available before press time over the Labor Day weekend....
Adams County celebrates its ag roots in Old West fashion Friday and Saturday night at the Ritzville Rodeo...
RITZVILLE - The fall sports season officially kicks off with regular play beginning this Friday and Saturday. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos boys football team will open the season at 7 p.m. Friday in Spangle at Liberty High School. The Broncos return five seniors to the starting lineup, including running back Brody Boness, who suffered an injury last season. In their last matchup, the Broncos crushed the Liberty Lancers, 60-14, on Sept. 8, 2024. Last season, the Broncos...
Dustin Hennings of Ritzville was among several competitors from Adams County on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24, at the Lincoln County Fair. Hennings competed in both saddle bronc and ranch bronc events,but was unable to stay in the saddle longer than 8 seconds. As a result, he didn't get a score. For more photos from the rodeo in Davenport, see Page 10....
Coaches and Managers at the professional level at least are basically hired on a temporary basis as firings are commonplace if things don’t go so well. Let’s face facts, it is much easier to fire a manager or coach than it is to fire the whole team. I know a few teams that a general manager put together and there was no way any head man could find success with the crew that went onto the field of play. Last Friday, Seattle Mariners’ General Manager Jerry Dipoto fired Manag...
ST. JOHN - The Jolly Rogers racing team made a great showing at the Webb's Slough sprint boat races on Saturday, Aug. 24, winning two of the three classes. In the Modified class, driver T.J. Burrows and navigator Keith Brownsberger won the division. The duo beat out the team Slippery Pickle of Jesse Denton and Terry Lamb, which took second. Third place was Cheney-based Pour Decisions team of Jason Perkins nd Kyle Belles. Fourth place was Checkmate, with driver Frank Toftemark...
OLYMPIA – Smile, you’re on body camera. Beginning in September, 152 state Department of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement officers will be wearing body cameras to improve accountability and transparency, according to department officials. Game wardens who are commissioned law enforcement officers will be wearing the cameras, as will others with law enforcement certification. The cameras cost $915,000, officials said, noting the money was allocated by the Legislature during the 2023-25 supplemental operating budget pro...
Mutton bustin' provided pre-show entertainment at the Lincoln County Rodeo on Friday and Saturday. Pictured, Hatley Witt of Ritzville tries to stay atop his sheep Saturday night....
The temperatures are beginning to be more reasonable which will be helpful for the start of high school football today (Wednesday). The weight rooms have been busy, hopefully, as athletes prepare for their fall camp practices. There is always a lot of anxiety and positivity especially if the returning team has a great deal of experience. There are always several schools that graduated much of their team and it is back to the drawing board about how to fill those key spots that...