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I had a text from a friend of mine a couple of weeks ago asking if I had been on vacation. I think that when you are retired you can never really say you are on vacation; you are simply doing something different that day. Some of you know and most everyone else will figure it out and someday I will write a column to explain, but just not yet. Today I want to talk about the track meet that was held on May 13 at the high school track in Ritzville. This meet was the district...
Golfers end season on high note DEER PARK – The Lind Ritzville Sprague golf team ended their season with three golfers qualifying for the regional tournament. Lance Williamson shot 93, Hunter Dinkins 94, and Amelia Court 120. Court placed fifth at the qualifying tournament at Deer Park amongst the 1B and 2B girls. "At Kalispell Country Club, Hunter Dinkins shot a 94, and Lance Williamson shot a 109. Amelia Court shot a 123. Kalispel was a difficult course with quite a few hazards and 54 Bunkers throughout," said Head Coach B...
RITZVILLE – The Bronco girls basketball team is 3-1 after winning three games and losing a close match in Kettle Falls by two points Friday, May 21. The girls had the lead in the first half with the score 14-10 at first quarter's end, and 21-19 at halftime. They kept the lead at the end of the third quarter, 28-24. In the final quarter, Kettle Falls scored 14 points to the Broncos' 8, for a final score of 36-38. Head Coach Steve Wellsandt said highlights of the Kettle Falls b...
RITZVILLE – The boys' basketball is 4-0 so far with wins against Chewlah, Kettle Falls, Reardan and Northwest Christian. The Broncos beat Kettle Falls 63-45 Friday, May 21, and beat Chewelah the next night 70-44. The boys had an early solid lead in their away game against Kettle Falls, up 23-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Bulldogs scored six again and the Broncos scored 12 the second quarter. The Broncos came out strong again in the second half, scoring 20 in the t...
I had a text from a friend of mine a couple of weeks ago asking if I had been on vacation. I think that when you are retired you can never really say you are on vacation; you are simply doing something different that day. Some of you know and most everyone else will figure it out and someday I will write a column to explain, but just not yet. Today I want to talk about the track meet that was held on May 13 at the high school track in Ritzville. This meet was the district cham...
Harlee Hennings make the play at home plate, tagging a Reardan runner out....
RITZVILLE - The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos hosted the Reardan Indians Tuesday, May 18, with the Bronco girls winning 44-26 and the Bronco boys winning 72-53. The Bronco girls are coached by Steve Wellsandt assisted by Shannon Court, and the Reardan girls are coached by Justin Flaa assisted by Jaden Riley. The Bronco boys are coached by Dustan Arlt assisted by Bryce Court, and the Reardan boys are coached by Brian Graham assisted by Casey Dorrell and Jason Cokley. See the...
RITZVILLE - Senior athletes were honored at their last high school track and field meet Thursday, May 13. Coach Greg Whitmore took time before the meet to honor senior athletes from other schools as well as the Broncos, who were joined by their parents on the field. Douglas Morris, the Captain of the football team and state wrestler, was joined by Sam and Walter Crow. Janaye Wilkie was recognized for qualifying in the 4x100 Meter in her freshman year and placing 6th in Long Ju...
Seniors softball players were honored last week. From left are Jordyn Fode, Kelsey Billigmeier, Sadie Miller and Nyleana Bailey....
COLFAX – Lind-Ritzville-Sprague competed among five teams at a Division Championship with three individuals taking four first-place finishes Friday, May 7. Sophomore Hayden Melcher took first place in boys 100 Meters at 11.57. Junior Sydney Kinch took first in girls Pole Vault at 8-00.00, and first place in Long Jump at 15-04.00. Senior Janaye Wilkie took first in girls High Jump at 5-00.00. Wilkie took second place in Long Jump at 15-02.50. Kinch took second in 100 Meters at 13.54. Melcher took second in 200 Meters at 24.36,...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville-Sprague hosted Kettle Falls for a tennis match Saturday, May 8. Doubles team Serena Block and Alexis Melcher defeated Kettle Falls' Karyss Pfeffer and Megan MacArthur 6-2, 7-5. In singles, Amy Anderson lost to Kettle Falls' Deja Lewis 1-6, 2-6. Hunter Cameron had an automatic win due to Kettle Falls not having a boys' program. In an exhibition match, Cameron lost to Ashley Lawrence 2-6, 3-6. The team hosted Wilbur-Creston to play "for fun" Thursday,...
CHEWELAH - The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos travel to Chewelah today, May 12, where they will face the Jenkins Cougars, after winning yesterday's district opening game of 2B softball. The Broncos traveled to Reardan yesterday and beat the Indians 15-6. They are scheduled to play again Friday, at a time and place yet to be determined. The Broncos are coached by Todd O'Brien, assisted by Mark Miller and Kiera Buriak....
DAVENPORT - Eight teams converged on Davenport for a track and field event, with Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna taking fifth place for the girls' team and seventh place for the boys' team. Davenport took first place for both boys' and girls' teams. The boys scored 176 and the girls scored 126.5. Chewelah took second place for both boys and girls. Individual finishers in the top ten for the Broncos boys are as follows. Sophomore Hayden Melcher took third in 100 Meters at...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos hosted the Asotin Pirates on the baseball field, losing the first game but coming back to win the second. Drew Kelly and Jay Harder pitched three innings each, and Carson Ayers pitched one in the first game. Scoring runs were Harder and Chase Galbreath. The Pirates scored 15 runs. "This is our first win of the season," Asotin Head Coach Jim Holman said after the first game. "We came out and hit the ball well and we pitched well, so good things usually h...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna softball players hosted the Asotin Pirates Wednesday, April 28. They lost the first game 10-0. Asotin Head Coach Willie Wingfield said he was impressed with the Ritzville players. "They are young and hit the ball really well," Wingfield said. "Plus they showed great sportsmanship. They made several catches in the outfield. The catcher worked very hard and blocked the ball very well. As their pitching improves, they will be a s...
DAVENPORT – The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna tennis team won all their matches when they traveled to Davenport Tuesday, April 27. Hunter Cameron beat Davenport's Kale Smith 6-2, 6-3. Amy Anderson beat Davenport's Makenzie Bramer 6-0, 6-0. Serena Block and Alexis Melcher played Davenport's Brendan Wilson and Tristan Clark as an exhibition match and won 6-2, 6-2. The team didn't have as much success when they hosted Chewelah April 29. Cameron lost to Chewelah's Blake Foster 0-6, 2-6. Anderson lost to Chewelah's Avneet S...
TEKOA – The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna Broncos traveled to Tekoa for a league meet with a 9-hole score Thursday, April 29. Lance Williamson shot a 48, Blake Esser 55, Max Fedie 56, Bridger Moore 57, Thomas Rosen 58, Amelia Court - 58 and Ayden Alfonso - 62. Earlier in the week, the Broncos played a league meet in Colville, with an 18-hole score. Hunter Dinkins shot 86, Williamson 105, Alfonso 106, Esser 113, Nick Labes 127, and Moore 131. The Broncos were scheduled f...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos hosted the Reardan Indians in the rain Saturday, April 24. "We played pro-sets of eight, due to the inclement weather," Head Coach Janna Gingrich said. In Girls' No. 1 Singles, Amy Anderson won a match against Reardan's Bailey Christenson 8-0. Alexis Melcher beat Reardan's Hailey Fry in No. 2 Girls' Singles, 8-1. In Boys' No. 1 Singles, Hunter Cameron played Reardan's Trevan Fry and lost 7-9. Serina Block of Sprague did not attend the match. Earlier i...
CHEWELAH – Golfers traveled to Chewelah, playing on two different courses based on the degree of difficulty of the 18-hole course over the simpler 9-hole course. Some of the golfers played twice around the 9-hole course, to get a score. Hunter Dinkins shot a 94 on the 18-hole course. "He was the only Lind-Ritzville golfer with a qualifying score that would enable him to play the tougher course," Coach Bryce Court said. Court said Lance Williamson improved upon his first 18-hole round to shoot a 101 on the 9-hole course, which...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos took on Chewelah's JV team Tuesday, April 20, beating them 4-0 in the first five-inning game and 10-5 in the second game. "We are playing better and our pitching is starting to come around," Head Coach Jason Hilzer said. Chase Galbreath pitched all five innings of the first game, striking out six players and allowing just two hits and two walks. Caron Ayers, Michael Fortin, Jay Harder and Owen Telecky each scored a run. Pitching in the second game were...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos hosted four visiting teams for a NE2B track and field meet on a cold and rainy Saturday, April 24. The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague team had several first-place finishers. Davenport took first place for both the boys' and girls' teams. In boys' varsity, Davenport scored 154, followed by Chewelah (129), St. George's (105), NW Christian (Colbert) (67) and Lind-Ritzville-Sprague (61). For girls' varsity, Davenport scored 120, followed by St. George's (118),...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos hosted the Reardan Indians for a double header of softball Saturday, April 17. The Indians won the first game 26-19, and the second 15-10. "We started off pretty good in the first game. We built up a little bit of a lead and then we ended up losing it on some defensive mistakes. But we're very young on the infield and in the defensive spots," Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Head Coach Todd O'Brien said. "I felt good about the effort that they put out. I enjoy...
When you have success people will notice, and when they notice it is most certain that opportunity will be knocking. Last week long-time assistant Tommie Lloyd was announced as the next head basketball coach for the University of Arizona Wildcats. It was just a few years ago that Arizona was considered the best basketball program in the west. Gonzaga has taken over that spot with their many consecutive years of success both during the season as well as the NCAA tournament....
RITZVILLE - The Reardan Indians traveled to Ritzville to face the Broncos in a double header on the Bob Heider Memorial Field Saturday, April 17. The Indians won the first game 10 - 5. The Broncos came back for a win in the second game, 11-9. Broncos on the mound for the first game were Owen Telecky for five innings and Chase Galbreath for two. "We're still a pretty young team, with pretty inexperienced pitchers. We've got just a couple pitchers who have pitched before,"...
RITZVILLE – Five Lind-Ritzville-Sprague athletes earned All Opponent Honors during this year's fall sports season. Four volleyball players, coached by Cari Galbreath, Shannon Hughs and Shannon Court, were chosen for the honor. Named to First Team were sophomore Taylor Galbreath, and juniors Sydney Kinch and Dakota Killian. Senior Janaye Wilkie was named to the Second Team. "Great job to each of these players this past season," Coach Galbreath said. "They worked hard this s...