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RITZVILLE – The high school golf team is showing improvement after two tournaments. Head Coach Bryce Court said they had an 18-hole match against Asotin at Quail Ridge, a course with a Par 71 and a rating/slope of 69.5/125. Double Par rules are in effect, so a golfer is not allowed to shoot higher than a double par. Freshman Hunter Dinkins shot a 96, sophomore Nick Labes shot 106, freshman Lance Williamson shot 116, and freshman Ayden Alfonso and sophomore Blake Esser both shot 125. "The conditions were windy and all p...
COLFAX — Lind-Ritzville athletes came away with several first-place finishes in the Colfax Track and Field Jamboree Tuesday, April 13. Competing with Lind-Ritzville and Colfax were Asotin and Liberty (Spangle). Sophomore Hayen Melcher took first in the 100 meters race, finishing in 12.67. Freshman Brock Kinch took second, at 12.92. Eli Michels, a junior, took first in the 1600 meters, at 5:33.39, a personal record. For the girls, senior Janaye Wilkie took first place in High Jump with a personal record of 4'10". Wilkie's j...
MOSES LAKE - Firearms enthusiasts will gather this weekend for the Moses Lake Gun Show. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grant County Fairgrounds, 3953 Airway Drive N.E. Organizer Ron Warren said it is the first of two Northwest Gun Shows events coming to Moses Lake. The second is scheduled for Sept. 10-11. There is an admission cost....
When you only lose one game in 32, chances are most people would say that is quite a feat. When it’s the last game for a national championship, then some pundits will wonder why that one. Yes, Gonzaga was beaten by Baylor last week in the championship final and we can all look into the microscope and come up with our reasoning as to why. For a lot of people the answer is the WCC doesn’t challenge the Zags enough once the NCAA tournament begins. Some might say that the Bul...
April 13 Golf: League match in Asotin, 12:30 p.m. Softball: Game in Chewelah, 2 p.m. Baseball: Game in Chewelah, 2 p.m. Track: Jamoree in Colfax, 3 p.m. Tennis Jamboree canceled April 15 Golf: League meet in Wilbur, 2 p.m. April 17 Tennis: Match in Harrington, 11 a.m. Softball: Game vs Reardan in Ritzville, 12 p.m. Baseball: Game vs Reardan in Ritzville, 12 p.m. Track: League meet in Lewiston, 12 p.m. April 19 Middle School Track League meet in Ritzville 3:30 p.m. April 20 Softball vs Liberty in Ritzville 2 p.m. Baseball vs...
OLYMPIA — The state Fish and Wildlife Commission will set 2021-23 hunting seasons, establish state water mining rules and update its fish hatchery policy when it meets Friday, April 9. The commission is expected to approve new hunting seasons and hunting boundaries for deer, elk, waterfowl and other game species. Members are also expected to approve new rules governing mining in state waters, which may impact fish and habitat, officials said. In other business, the commission will hear a request to update its fish hatchery p...
I’m sure most of you saw the game on Saturday between the UCLA Bruins and the Gonzaga Bulldogs. I was watching with my headphones on as my wife was reading one of the many books she reads on Kindle. She didn’t bother me and I didn’t bother her. How about that? Even with the shot heard round the globe by Jalen Suggs, I didn’t scream and holler; I just sat up in my chair and said, “Wow!” On Sunday I was listening to a sports show and it was very interesting listening t...
RITZVILLE — Public school students are on Spring Break April 5-9, but spring sports competitions begin the following week. As of April 2, Bronco competitions are as follows: April 13 Golf: League match in Asotin, 12:30 p.m. Tennis: Jamboree in Ritzville, 4 p.m. Softball: Game in Chewelah, 2 p.m. Baseball: Game in Chewelah, 2 p.m. Track: Jamoree in Colfax, 3 p.m. April 15 Golf: League meet in Wilbur, 2 p.m. April 17: Tennis: Match in Harrington, 11 a.m. Softball: Game against Reardan in Ritzville, 12 p.m. Baseball: Game a...
ASOTIN – A 72-yard touchdown reception were the only points the Broncos could muster Friday night as they fell, 31-6, on the road to the Asotin Panthers in Class 2B football. A pass from senior quarterback Drew Kelly was the longest play of the game. A Kelly-to-Ayers touchdown came in the fourth quarter. But it was too little, too late to catch the Panthers, who were already leading 24-0. Ayers had three receptions for 104 total yards during the game. Kelly went 6-of-19 p...
SPANGLE - The Broncos girls fell short Monday night, 3-2, and were eliminated from post-season play by the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers. Set scores in the NE2B league semifinal were 20-25, 25-22, 17-25, 29-27, 16-18. The loss to the No. 2-seeded Lancers marks the end of the season for the No. 3 seeded Broncos, who finish with a 9-5 record. Liberty (10-1) advances to the Tuesday, March 30, title tilt against the No. 1-seeded Colfax Bulldogs. Colfax, 12-0 against Class 2B...
KETTLE FALLS – The Broncos high school and middle school runners competed in a league qualifier in Kettle Falls Saturday, Mar. 27, with freshman Caleb Heater moving on to the league championship in Asotin Saturday, April 3. "Yesterday was a perfect day for racing. The weather was beautiful, the course was nice and flat, and the kids were excited to be there," Head Coach Morgan Hunt said. "Caleb Heater ran an extremely great race. He is our only high school boy going to the meet next Saturday." Heater finished the 5...
RITZVILLE – Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) staff traveled over from Renton Thursday, Mar. 25, to honor Lind-Ritzville Athletic Director and 2020 WIAA Board President Greg Whitmore. The presentation of a plaque, in front of the student body assembled on the stadium bleachers, came as a surprise to Whitmore. "Greg was the WIAA board president last year, and the tradition is to honor them with a gavel at the end of the year. We weren't able to do that t...
Basketball’s new season is getting started even while the NCAA tournament is still in progress. The musical chairs of college coaching changes and the dreaded I’m going pro or better yet the transfer portal for the players. EWU’s Shantay Legans is on his way to Portland to try to revive a Pilot basketball program that couldn’t be revived by two pretty good coaches, the last being a former NBA star with the Trailblazers, Terry Porter. I’m thinking that Legans will try to ge...
RITZVILLE – Broncos sophomore running back Hayden Melcher was just too much for the Kettle Falls Bulldogs last Friday night, March 19, on Jimmie Snider Field. Melcher put three touchdowns on the board for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus football team en route to a 32-6 victory over a Class 2B conference rival. "He ran all over us," Kettle Falls Coach Justin Carstens said after the game. Melcher carried the ball 15 times for 162 yards and three TDs, the most d...
CHEWELAH – The Broncos girls volleyball team completed a three-game sweep Saturday, March 20, topping Jenkins High School, 3-0, on the road. The win came just two days after Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus swept Reardan, 3-0, and four days after the local girls knocked off St. George's, 2-0. In Chewelah, the Broncos (6-1) won the sets 25-19, 25-19, 25-11. Individual stats were not available. On Thursday, March 18, the Broncos topped the Indians (2-6) in Reardan, 2...
RITZVILLE – Keanu Niezwaag tees off during the lunch hour while another golf cart pulls up to the start of the course Wednesday, Mar. 17. "It's a beautiful day," Niezwaag said, golfing with David Meise, both of Ritzville. Ritzville Municipal Golf Course is still on off-season hours, with golfers charged a reduced rate of $10 each. Course manager Dan Duff said he expects to open at the end of the month....
REARDAN – Lind-Ritzville cross-country runners Matthew Brown and Maeve Korthuis each finished in 13th place in their respective races at the Northeast 2B League meet in Reardan Saturday, Mar. 13. Both seventh graders racing 2,500 meters, Brown came in at 12:22 among 19 runners in the middle school boys race; and Korthuis came in at 12:54 among 21 runners. Winning the middle school boys race was eighth-grader Hrair Garabedian, coming in at 9:25 for St. George's, the team that t...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus Broncos hosted the Odessa Tigers Saturday, Mar. 13, sweeping the visitors 25-11, 25-23, 25-15. "Yesterday's match was great," Head Coach Cari Galbreath said Sunday. "The team played so well together. Defensively we fought and didn't let balls go down without fighting for them. That effort prevented the Tigers from gaining points, and propelled our offensive game. It was a full and complete team win on our part." O...
Yes, it has been a year since we were shutdown, schools closed, sports equipment locked away, and only essential businesses could be open. Did we neglect to protect those people that needed to be protected or hurt those that were not as vulnerable? Or both? Let’s take a little walk back 52 years ago when the world was in the midst of another pandemic. In 1968-69 there was the Hong Kong flu pandemic. It, too, was an election year and Dan Evans was reelected as the Washington s...
PULLMAN – Washington State University has sold naming rights of the field in Martin Stadium to Tri-Cities-based Gesa Credit Union. The university and financial business have signed a 10-year deal naming the field as Gesa Field. The value of the contract is valued at more than $11 million, officials said. "Washington State University was established 130 years ago to serve the citizens of our state," university President Kirk Schulz said today in announcing the deal. "That commi...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville Middle School Bulldogs hosted Northwest Christian Thursday, Mar. 11, winning the game 6-0. Zach Klein scored the only touchdown right at the beginning of the second quarter. The team is coached by Dustin Arlt and Dale Anderson. "It was a great day to play a football game, and it was wonderful to see so many people at the game," Anderson said. "If anyone wants to know what brings communities together, they should have been at the football field T...
Washington state boaters must pass safety course OLYMPIA – The annual "Spring Aboard" campaign, which the state uses to provide information on how to enroll in a boating safety class, will run from Mar. 21-27. The program was developed by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and produced by a grant administered under the U.S. Coast Guard. Under Washington state law, boaters who operate a vessel with a 15-horsepower engine or greater must be certified, and carry a Boater Education Card to prove they p...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos beat Northwest Christian at Colbert 15-13 last week before a BYE Mar. 12. Lind-Ritzville gained 112 yards in 56 plays to the Crusaders' two yards in 58 plays, with quarterback Chase Galbreath earning 111 yards passing and one yard rushing. Senior Carson Ayers scored the first touchdown, in the second quarter, on an 11-yard pass. The Crusaders scored next, also on an 11-yard pass. Third quarter winnings were senior Dakota Lane putting two on the board with a safety and Galbreath scoring a touchdown o...
The Eastern Washington Eagles (1-1) returned to their winning ways Saturday, March 6, with a dominating 45-13 victory over the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1-1). Above, Eastern defensive back Ely Doyle of Santa Clarita, Calif., bats away a pass intended for Northern Arizona tight end Matthew Kempton. At left, Eagles wide receiver Andrew Boston of Puyallup holds onto a pass as Lumberjack defensive back Anthony Sweeney tries to prevent the reception. The catch set up a...
It was about 11 years ago when EWU alum and Tennessee Titan lineman Michael Roos donated $500,000 to fund a red turf project at the EWU football field. Woodward Stadium would become Roos Field because of the donation. The nickname for Roos Field and the red turf would become known as ‘The Inferno.’ The red turf is a sight to behold if you are an Eagle fan. More than one person has commented to me that they have a hard time watching the game on TV because to them it is too red...