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State seeks hydraulic board members

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking candidates to fill seven positions on a volunteer committee that advises the agency on administering the Hydraulic Code designed to protect fish. The Hydraulic Code has been in effect...

 
 By Olivia Harnack    Sports    March 23, 2023 

Bulldogs take win against Potlatch and Orofino

COLFAX — The Colfax boys team swept the Potlatch Loggers and the Orofino Maniacs in a doubleheader Friday, March 17. Colfax took the games 1-14 and 1-5. The first game against Potlatch began at 11 a.m. Colfax scored 14 runs in comparison to...

 

New Colfax wrestler excels after loss of family member

COLFAX- A Local Colfax Bulldog, Sydney Thornton (10), got her first pin of the day at the Colfax Tournament on Saturday, March 11. "When she gets on the mat she feels at home; this is what she loves...

 

Palouse Area FIRST Robotics team win awards

PORTLAND - The 4-H Palouse Area For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics team finished second place among 34 other robotics high school teams from Washington and Oreg...

 
 By Roger Harnack    Sports    March 9, 2023
Dominick Kager

Kager wins Bi-State title

LEWISTON, Idaho - A Tekoa-Rosalia wrestler won a Bi-State championship title Saturday competing at Lewiston High School. Dominick Kager, a seventh-grader at Tekoa Middle School, pinned his way...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 9, 2023

Oakesdale Nighthawks take home fourth place trophy

SPOKANE -Oakesdale saved its best for last on the final day of the 1B Girls State Basketball Tournament. The Nighthawks routed Waterville-Mansfield 55-28 to earn a fourth-place finish at the Spokane...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 9, 2023

Oakesdale splits two games to begin state tournament

SPOKANE -Jessie Reed was the difference as Oakesdale defeated Wellpinit 46-41 in the 1B Girls State basketball Tournament at the Arena, Wednesday, March 1. The teams traded baskets in a first half...

 

Washington predicting larger salmon runs

PASCO — Fishermen can expect more Coho, Chinook and sockeye salmon to return to the Columbia River and its tributaries this season. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s forecast is based on environmental indicators such as ocean...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 9, 2023

Colton's run at state ends with loss

SPOKANE -In a loser-out matchup, Waterville-Mansfield defeated Colton 50-26 in the 2B Girls State Basketball Tournament at the Spokane Arena, Friday, March 3. With the win, Waterville-Mansfield plays...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 9, 2023

Wildcats loses quarterfinal game

SPOKANE -Colton had no answer for Zalissa Finley, who was an absolute beast for Inchelium in the 1B Girls State basketball Tournament at the Arena Thursday, March 2. She scored 26 points to lead her...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 9, 2023

Bulldogs' perfect season ends with championship

SPOKANE -After falling to Warden in last year's Girls 2B State Basketball Tournament championship game, No.1 Colfax returned to the Spokane Arena seeking redemption. In the title game, Colfax...

 
 By Teren Kowatsch    Sports    March 2, 2023

Wildcats scrape by Lions in opening round

CHENEY - The one-loss Colton Wildcats girls basketball team, fresh off a 1B District 9 title, opened the proceedings of the WIAA 1B state tournament against the three-loss Moses Lake Christian Lions....

 
 By Teren Kowatsch    Sports    March 2, 2023

Bulldogs dominate Vikings in Cheney

CHENEY - The Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball team walked into Cheney on Feb. 25 for the first round of the WIAA 2B girls basketball state tournament. The first round marked Colfax's first obstacle...

 
 By Teren Kowatsch    Sports    March 2, 2023

Nighthawks fail to hold off Vikings

CHEHALIS - The Oakesdale Nighthawks began its bid for a state 1B girls basketball crown on Feb. 25 at W.F. West High School in Chehalis as the seventh-seed against the second-seeded Mossyrock Vikings....

 
 By Teren Kowatsch    Sports    March 2, 2023

Phillips brings home state medal

On Feb. 18, Colfax High School freshman Cooper Phillips took fifth place in the 1B/2B boys 120-lb. wrestling bracket at the Mat Wrestling Classic state tournament in Tacoma. Phillips was the lone wrestler representing the Bulldogs at the Classic....

 
 By Teren Kowatsch    Sports    March 2, 2023

Pullman alumni gets inducted into HOF

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — The same day his alma mater of Pullman High School won the WIAA 2A swimming state championship for the first time in school history, Gabe Brannan was inducted to the Washington Swimming Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as a...

 
 By Teren Kowatsch    Sports    March 2, 2023

Whitman County teams hit the road

SPOKANE – After all three teams completed their first-round state tournament games on Feb. 25, the Oakesdale Nighthawks, Colton Wildcats and Colfax girls basketball teams all will advance to the Spokane Arena in Spokane to continue their efforts...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 2, 2023

Colton loses quarterfinal game

SPOKANE -Colton had no answer for Zalissa Finley, who was an absolute beast for Inchelium in the 1B Girls State basketball Tournament at the Arena Thursday, March 2. She scored 26 points to lead her...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 2, 2023

Oakesdale splits two games to begin state

SPOKANE -Jessie Reed was the difference as Oakesdale defeated Wellpinit 46-41 in the 1B Girls State basketball Tournament at the Arena, Wednesday, March 1. The teams traded baskets in a first half...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 2, 2023

McGaughy is mighty in quarterfinal win

SPOKANE-The Brynn McGaughy Show came to the Spokane Arena Thursday, March 2, and what a show it was. Behind her dominant effort, No. 1 Colfax defeated No. 7 Rainier 67-29 in the 2B Girls State...

 
 By Drew Lawson    Sports    March 2, 2023

Oakesdale eliminates Odessa

SPOKANE—Another big game from the dynamic duo of Jessie Reed and Marilla Hockett was enough for the Oakesdale Nighthawks to keep their season alive while sending the Odessa Tigers home in the...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 2, 2023

Colton's run at state ends with loss to W-M

SPOKANE -In a loser-out matchup, Waterville-Mansfield defeated Colton 50-26 in the 2B Girls State Basketball Tournament at the Spokane Arena, Friday, March 3. With the win, Waterville-Mansfield plays...

 
 By Byrne Bennett    Sports    March 2, 2023

Colfax punches ticket to championship game

SPOKANE – In a game that was up for grabs after three quarters, No. 1 Colfax dominated the last eight minutes to defeat No. 4 Warden 66-53 in the 2B Girls State Basketball Tournament semifinals at...

 

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