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CHEWELAH – Several Whitman County runners competed against each other as well as other schools in the 1B/2B Regional Cross Country meet at Chewelah Golf Course in Chewelah. A trip to state competition in Pasco on Nov. 5 was on the line – and several area runners booked their tickets. For the boys' competitors – Garfield had six runners in the boys' 5,000 meter run and they all qualified. Sophomore Kieran Snekvik finished fifth out of 97 runners with a time of 17:20.9, sophomore Brendan Snekv...
ST. JOHN - St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse volleyball played Sunnyside Christian on Nov. 1 in the first round of the District 9 1B volleyball tournament. Before the Eagles played the Knights, two of their players received awards at the conclusion of their regular seasons. Junior middle hitter Kailtyn Hough was one of 12 to receive WIAA Athlete of the Week honors for Week 7 of the fall season which included 3-0 wins over both Pomeroy and Tekoa-Rosalia. She was joined in honors by senior teammate,...
COLFAX - Northwest Christian traveled from Colbert down to Colfax to take on the Bulldogs in Colfax's last home game of the season. A classic defensive battle ensued between the teams, with the first quarter ending with a 7-0 lead in favor of Northwest Christian. The second quarter ended scoreless for both teams, and the Crusaders went into halftime with a 7-0 lead over the Bulldogs. Colfax's offense and defense didn't have one of its key contributors this week – with 6'7 tight end and defensive...
PULLMAN – Washington State’s injuries rendered them unable to take advantage of Utah’s Oct. 27 in a Pac-12 conference game. What was supposed to be a matchup between two of the top quarterbacks in the Pac-12 in Washington State’s Cam Ward and Utah’s Cam Rising got thrown a wrench when Rising was unexpectedly rules out for the game only minutes before kickoff return with an unspecified injury, leaving backup Bryson Barnes to take the reins under center for the Utes. Utah was able to overcome the injury to its star quarterback, defeating...
The Washington District 9 1B and District 7 2B tournaments had their first round of games on Nov. 1, with four Whitman County teams competing and three advancing. Colfax was the first team to play at 5:30 p.m., hosting the St. George's Dragons in Colfax. Colfax advanced to the next round of the winner's bracket, defeating St. George's in three sets – 25-14, 25-8 and 25-8. Stat leaders for the Bulldogs were Brynn McGaughy with 14 kills and 6 blocks, Lauryn York with 14 assists, Jaisha Gibb w...
COLFAX – Colfax secured a state playoff berth with its win over Upper Columbia Academy on Nov. 2 and a spot in the District 7 championship game against Liberty (Spangle). The match was purely to decide seeding in the state tournament on Nov. 10-11 in Yakima, with the winner to get the No. 1 seed and the loser to get the No. 2 seed. Colfax wasted no time getting out to an early lead Thursday night, Nov. 3, in their home gymnasium, going up 10-3 in the early stages of the first set against the Lan...
ROSALIA — Tekoa-Rosalia has been the victim of injuries and illnesses to its players over the course of the season, causing multiple cancellations and rescheduling of games. This forced Tekoa-Rosalia to play four games in 16 days from Sept. 29-Oct. 14, and recently involved a canceled game against DeSales high school of Walla Walla that was scheduled to take place Oct. 21. Tekoa-Rosalia’s Homecoming game was scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in Rosalia against Yakama Nation Tribal High School. This time, the roster issues came from Yaka...
OAKESDALE - Homecoming and Senior Night was celebrated for the Nighthawks as four Oakesdale seniors were honored: Gianna Anderson, Marilla Hockett, Emily Dingman and Jessie Reed. "It means a lot," Oakesdale coach McKinzie Turner said. "We were talking about that right before in the locker room. Some of these girls I've had since fifth grade, some of them I've had since eighth grade, some of them I've had since ninth grade, some of them I've had their older sisters. "We've had our ups and downs...
COLFAX - Homecoming night ran in (student) royalty, dances and a win for the Colfax Bulldogs against the Asotin Panthers. It was the second win of the season for the Bulldogs, whose first win came Sept. 23 against the Reardan Screaming Eagles. "We needed this," Colfax Coach Mike Morgan said, "it's been too long. We needed this win. We needed to get the taste back in our mouths. And now (we can) keep this momentum going and see if we can't take two more wins away to end this season and finish on...
MULTIPLE WHITMAN COUNTY TEAMS ON COACHES’ POLL The Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association rankings have released, and multiple Whitman County teams are represented in the poll. For 1B classification, defending 1B state champions Oakesdale take the top spot in the poll, with St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse taking the No. 4 spot in the poll. For 2B classification, Colfax comes in at No. 5, one spot ahead of league rivals Lind-Ritzville/Sprague. The two teams played Oct. 25 in Colfax. VOLLEYBALL Oct. 22 Ferris 3, Colfax 1 Set Scores: 20-25, 1...
COLFAX – Kettle Falls and Colfax competed against each other in the "Battle of the Bulldogs" on Oct. 20. The Bulldogs (Colfax) took the win over the Bulldogs (Kettle Falls) 3-0, with set scores of 25-8, 25-11 and 25-13. "We talked about just coming out strong so that the floaters and second-string (players) could play a little more," Colfax coach Megan Dorman said. "And I thought (the starters) did a good job of coming right off the bat, serving tough, so that I could get those other girls a lot...
COLFAX – Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was not able to unseat Colfax at the top of the Washington 2B Bi-County League and lost 3-0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-14) to the Bulldogs in Colfax. "I think it's a good way to end our league," Colfax coach Megan Dorman said. "A lot of confidence. We were able to get the younger kids in so that helped with the starters. With the starters, (it) put some pressure on and (we were) able to let the other girls play. So it's just a good way to end the season heading into d...
GENESEE - It's very rare to see a game with everything. Kickoffs returned for touchdowns (from both teams), rushing touchdowns, passing touchdowns, interceptions, fumbles, trick plays, et cetera. Despite being on the right end of a lot of things on that checklist, the Colton/Genesee Bulldogs couldn't stop the offense of the 7-1 Kamiah Kubs, losing 66-22 in an Idaho Whitepine League matchup. Kamiah (7-1, 6-0), who currently occupies first place in the Idaho Whitepine League standings, struck firs...
COLTON – St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse volleyball responded from being down 10-7 to win the first set enroute to a 3-1 win over Colton on Oct. 13. After the Wildcats went on the 10-7 run in the first set against the Eagles, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse stormed back with an 18-5 run to take the first set and get the momentum heading into the second. Runs of points continued for the Eagles in the second set – holding a narrow lead at 9-7 before going on a 16-6 run to take the second set 25-13. Col...
COLFAX — Bulldogs’ volleyball came out of a week-long break on a win streak – losing a single game aside from tournament competition, and that continued over the past week. Colfax defeated St. George’s 3-0 with set scores of 25-16, 25-12 and 25-17 on Oct. 11. Stat leaders for that game were Brenna Gilchrist with 14 digs, Brynn McGaughy with 10 kills and 4 blocks, Gracie Bofto – who went 18 for 18 serving with 4 aces and Lauryn York, who tallied 10 assists. Wins continued to come for the Lady Bulldogs, who defeated Upper Columbia Academy 3...
Here are the scores from around Whitman County over the past week. VOLLEYBALL Oct. 13 Oakesdale 3, Pomeroy 0 Sets: 25-10, 25-8, 25-10 Stat Leaders Oakesdale: Payton Davis – 6 aces, 17 assists; Gianna Anderson – 13 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks; Marilla Hockett & Jessie Reed – 2 blocks. Garfield-Palouse 3, Tekoa-Rosalia 0 Sets: 25-23, 25-23, 25-22 Stat Leaders Garfield-Palouse: Kara Blomgren – 11 kills; Megan Olson – 14 assists; Payton Pfaff – 4 aces; Elena Flansburg – 1 block; Clare Bowechop – 7...
COLFAX - Colfax hosted Chelan in its last non-league game of the season before closing out the season with exclusively league games. Despite a strong second half that saw the Bulldogs outscore the Mountain Goats 20-6, Colfax (1-5, 1-3) wasn't able to overcome a 28-8 first quarter by Chelan, losing 48-34. "We woke up in the second half," Colfax coach Mike Morgan said. "And it was a talk we had at halftime. I just said 'why do we feel the need to spot people so many points before we wake up and...
ST. JOHN - St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse headed back home after suffering a 76-0 loss to DeSales on Sept. 30 in hopes of upsetting the also-undefeated Liberty Christian High School. The Eagles weren't able to pull off the upset, losing 66-16 to the Patriots. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse were still without key players, with starting quarterback and defensive back Matthew DeFord missing his second straight game after suffering an injury against Garfield-Palouse on Sept. 23, and Tanner Fleming for the...
PALOUSE - Garfield-Palouse jumped out to an early lead against Sunnyside Christian on homecoming nights, but weren't able to keep the scoring output going and lost to the Knights 44-16. Offense and defense were on display for the Vikings in the first quarter, jumping out to an early 8-0 lead with 4:48 left in the first quarter. The Knights responded, but failed the 2-point conversion attempt, and Garfield-Palouse (0-6, 0-5) went into the second quarter up 8-6. Sunnyside Christian then took the l...
OAKESDALE - Oakesdale volleyball is currently in one of the best streaks in the state – competing in two tournaments, winning one and coming in second in the other, and not giving up a set to opponents outside of league play. A part of this success has been the play of junior Payton Davis – who has been a consistent stat leader for the Nighthawks during a season where they haven't given up one set to opponents outside of tournament play and came in second in the Linda Sheridan tournament and...
In 2021, White Tail deer in Whitman County saw a disease outbreak related to the drought conditions in the state. The drought had caused the water conditions to stagnate, resulting in Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) and blue tongue in the White Tail deer population. Both diseases were similar and could kill a deer within 48 hours. Although the disease was present in the species of deer throughout eastern Washington, it was most prevalent in Whitman County. The outbreaks caused there to be hunting restrictions placed on the hunting of White...
Colfax volleyball is coming off a week-long break from games, and it comes as the Bulldogs are on a win streak and hope to carry the momentum out of the break. Colfax is currently 5-1 on the season (outside of tournament play) and undefeated in league competition at 5-0. The Bulldogs are coming off two straight 3-0 wins, defeating Jenkins High School (Chewelah) in set scores of 25-9, 25-11 and 25-16 on Sept. 29, and a win against Asotin on Oct. 4 with set scores of 25-24, 25-15 and 25-13. Stat leaders against Jenkins were Brynn McGaughy and...
MOSCOW, Idaho – An annual "Plowing Bee" took place Saturday, Oct. 1 on Estes Road, a left turn right off of Highway 95 just a couple miles northwest of the city The plowing bee here was a get-together between old farming friends. They broke out their antique tractors from the barn to use and plow a field together. According to Colby Dugger, the man who helps put together the event, there is no agricultural benefit to the event, just a reason for old farming buddies to get together and people i...
WALLA WALLA – The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles went to Walla Walla on Sept. 30 undefeated and took on another undefeated team in the DeSales Irish, guaranteeing one team to no longer have a perfect record. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (3-1, 2-1) was that team, losing to DeSales (4-0, 3-0) 76-0 in a shutout. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse coach John Hergert said the loss of Matthew DeFord was felt more on the defensive side against Garfield-Palouse. That held true against the Irish, with D...
NINE MILE FALLS – The Colfax Bulldogs were unable to keep pace with Class 1A opponent Lakeside in a non-league football matchup Friday, Sept. 30. The Bulldogs lost to the Eagles 58-34. Lakeside jumped out to a two-score lead against Colfax (1-4, 1-3) with 8:15 left in the first quarter before the Bulldogs responded with a touchdown pass from quarterback Seth Lustig to running back Zachary Cooper. Lustig scored on the 2-point conversion to shorten the Eagle lead to 6 points. Lakeside went on a 31-6 run to go into halftime with a 45-14 lead. C...
