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OAKESDALE - Oakesdale Nighthawks had a busy senior night, recognizing four basketball players and one wrestler. Will Lanius, Logan Brown, Daxton Chappell, and Jaxon Eads were the basketball players, and Tristen Burd was recognized for wrestling. All four of the basketball seniors have been vital to the success of the Nighthawks basketball team during the 2023-24 season. With just one regular season game left to play, Oakesdale are in a great spot for a district playoff berth, should they take...
TEKOA - Basketball in Whitman County is transitioning from regular season play to district playoff play, however, senior nights took place across the county last week for many schools. Tekoa-Rosalia saw six boy basketball players recognized and one girl player. There was also one cheerleader recognized. Senior night in Tekoa concluded a two-game week for the Timberwolves, who took on the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles on Friday, Jan. 26, in St. John. Tekoa-Rosalia would prove too strong...
COLTON — The Colton Gun Club competed in their third week of action in the Camas CPTA League shoot. There were 65 total shooters on the day, with results for Colton as follows: 16 yard scores: Rachel Kennedy, 25. Steven Bremer, 25. Bill Christian, 25. Zarn Clausen, 25. Jim Curran, 25. Dave Scharnhorst, 25. Dan Warner, 25. Women 16 yard shooters: Rachel Kennedy, 25. Stacy Harman, 24. Erin Bauer, 23. Carisa King, 22. Junior 16 yard shooters: Wade Moser, 19. Ben Reisenauer, 12. Jack Reisenauer, 11. Chase Sanderson, 11. At the Endicott gun club, t...
COLFAX - Near the conclusion of the 2023-24 regular season, four 2B WIAA teams are undefeated. One of the four is the Colfax Bulldogs, who hold a 20-0 record on the season after winning two games in the final week of the regular season to finish first in the district with a 13-0 district record. With 20 wins on the season heading into the district playoffs, they are one win away from the most wins since the 2014-15 season, when the team won 21 games, however, that includes playoff wins. Since...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball team captured first place in the 2B districts regular season after winning 13 district games in the 2023-24 season. Last season, the Bulldogs ended their regular season with a 14-0 record on route to a state championship, and undefeated season. The 2023-24 team have lost four games this season, however, only two of those losses were against 2B teams Warden and Mabton. Heading into district playoffs, the Bulldogs are ranked ninth overall for the 2B...
PALOUSE - On a festive night filled with excitement and basketball, the Garfield-Palouse Vikings girls basketball team pulled off an upset against their Whitman County foe, Colton Wildcats. The game was played on Friday, Jan. 26, and was senior night for both the Vikings girls and boys athletes. For the girls, their senior, Zoe Laughary, was recognized. "Zoe has been a tremendous leader for us. She played a role on our third place team a couple years ago so she knows what it takes as far as...
PALOUSE - In a highly anticipated Whitman County girls basketball showdown, the Garfield-Palouse Vikings evened their regular season record against the Oakesdale Nighthawks with a 38-31 victory on Saturday, Jan. 20. The game was played in Palouse. With the win, Garfield-Palouse are riding a three-game winning streak heading into the home stretch of games. The Nighthawks lost their second district game on the year. Earlier in the season, these two Whitman County teams met in Oakesdale, with the...
COLFAX - After a somewhat shaky start to the 2023-24 winter sports season, the defending undefeated 2B state champion Colfax girls basketball team reached 10 district wins without a loss in the current season, sitting comfortably first in the district with four games to go before playoffs. The two teams threatening Colfax from winning the regular season district championship are Reardan and Davenport. The game against the Davenport Gorillas took place on Friday, Jan. 19, in Colfax. The Bulldogs...
ST. JOHN — As mother nature made her way through Whitman County, bringing snowstorms and cancellations for basketball teams, the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles finally were able to play their basketball game. The Eagles took on the Dayton Bulldogs on Saturday, Jan. 20, in Dayton. St. John dominated three-of-four quarters as they cruised to a 62-21 victory over the Bulldogs. With the win, the Eagles improved to 4-8 on the season, with two of their wins coming against Dayton. In the game, the first quarter saw the Eagles score 19 points, w...
COLFAX - There are 54 teams ranked in the WIAA 2B RPI standings in the state of Washington. Of the 54, four currently hold an undefeated record. The four are: Lake Roosevelt (16-0), Columbia (Burbank, 14-0), Napavine (15-0), and Colfax (17-0). The Colfax Bulldogs are the only team in 2B with 17 wins as no other team has logged 17 games at the time of print. Colfax currently sit fourth in the RPI standings, based off opponents win percentage. Also of note, out of all schools in the state of...
TEKOA - Several Whitman County athletic programs are struggling to reschedule games late in the season, as weather conditions caused many cancellations. For the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, the boys team played just one game last week, with games against Pomeroy and Waitsburg cancelled. The game against Waitsburg has been cancelled, and the Pomeroy game is now scheduled to be played on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The lone Timberwolf game was against the Cusick Panthers. The game against the Panthers was pl...
OAKESDALE - Following a Whitman County clash between the dominant Oakesdale Nighthawks and streak Garfield-Palouse Vikings, the Nighthawks emerged victorious, strengthening their lead over the other Whitman County teams. Garfield-Palouse came into the match with the Nighthawks holding a 5-2 district record, while the Nighthawks had a 5-2 record as well. Oakesdale now sit tied for third-best in the 1B district, tied with Sunnyside Christian, trailing the 8-1 Pomeroy Pirates, and undefeated...
COLFAX - Grace Jones headlined Colfax in their two meets last week with a fourth place finish for the girls team in the Clearwater Classic meet. The meet took place Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19 and 20, in Lewiston. Jones and the Bulldogs boys team also competed Thursday, Jan. 18, in Reardan, for a league meet. In the Reardan meet, the results are as follows: For 106 pounds, Ty Scott went 1-1 with a pin. For 113 pounds, Cameron Mathia went 0-1. For 115 pounds, Grace Jones went 2-0 with two pins....
PALOUSE - The Garfield-Palouse Vikings boys basketball team have won seven of their last eight games, including two straight against Whitman County opponents. The most recent game for the Vikings was a match up with the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves. The game was played on Saturday, Jan. 13, and took place in Tekoa. The Vikings used a 20-point second quarter to help secure a 59-48 victory over the Timberwolves. With the win, the Vikings are 5-2 in 1B district play, tied for third-best. The Timberwo...
PALOUSE — The Garfield-Palouse Vikings girls basketball team are a bright, youthful team, who get better with each passing game. This week was no different, as the girls took down two 1B district opponents in dominating fashion. The Vikings defeated the Asotin Panthers by 18, then took down Whitman County opponent, the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, by 35. The girls team has just five games left to be played in the regular season, and are making a late push for a hope in the state championship tournament. The game against Asotin was played on T...
COLBERT – A St. John-Endicott wrestler finished fourth Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Crusader Classic at Northwest Christian. Steven Campbell finished fourth at 175 pounds. Campbell is one of only two grapplers for the Eagles – the other is Cameron Mathia at 113. Campbell opened with a bye and then a loss by pin to Reed Widman of Liberty in 3:47. In the wrestle backs, he received a bye, then pinned Talen Kent of Kettle Falls in 1:59 and Mason Watt Shilwin of East Valley (Spokane Valley) in 1:2...
OAKESDALE — A short-handed Oakesdale Nighthawk girls basketball team dominated two games during a chilly week in Whitman County. After a 46-35 victory over the Wellpinit Redskins, and a 50-30 victory over the DeSales Irish, the Nighthawk girls are a perfect 6-0 in district play, good for a tie for first in districts with Sunnyside Christian, who are 7-0. Sunnyside Christian and Oakesdale do not meet in the regular season this year. The Nighthawks are 9-1 overall for the season, their lone loss came in early December to Curlew, 42-37. Curlew a...
COLFAX — With seven games left in the regular season of winter sport play, the Colfax Bulldogs boys and girls basketball programs are in prime shape to capture district championships. Both programs took on the Reardan Screaming Eagles, with the games taking place on Friday, Jan. 12, with the game taking place in Colfax. The Bulldog girls dominated the Screaming Eagles to capture the 53-29 victory. The girls are riding a six-game winning streak, and have won nine of their last 10 games. The last loss for the Bulldog girls was on Thursday, Jan. 2...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats took on the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves for the second time in two weeks, with the same result occurring as the game before. The game was played on Friday, Jan. 12, with the game taking place in Colton. The Timberwolves used a 25-point advantage after the first quarter to earn the 63-39 victory over the Wildcats. Tekoa-Rosalia scored 28 points in the first quarter, led by 13 from Isaac Bone, while holding Colton to just three in the quarter. Five Timberwolf players...
COLTON — The only game this week for the Colton girls basketball team was against the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves. Colton held Tekoa-Rosalia to nine total points, while scoring 61 to win by 52. Kyndra Stout led Colton with 23 points, Rori Weber had 16, and Ella Nollmeyer had 10 points. The next game for Colton will be played on Friday, Jan. 19, against Prescott. The game will be in Prescott at 6 p.m....
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs boys wrestling team scored 57 total points in their most recent meet, the Crusader Classic. The meet took place on Saturday, Jan. 13, and was in Colbert. The Bulldogs finished in 10th place out of 16 teams who traveled to compete. First place was taken by Riverside, who scored 131 team points. Three Bulldogs finished fourth in their respective weight classes to headline the top-point scorers for the Bulldogs. Cody Phillips took fourth in the 120 pound division,...
PALOUSE — The Garfield-Palouse girls basketball team split their district games this week, bringing their overall record to 6-5 on the season. The Vikings took on the Dayton Bulldogs Friday, Jan. 5. The game was played in Palouse. Garfield-Palouse would win the game 54-33 with team defensive efforts. The Vikings led 13-2 in the first quarter before the Bulldogs called a timeout. After the timeout, the Vikings went on a 7-5 run to lead by 13 after one. The second quarter saw the Bulldogs score j...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves came close to winning this week with a dramatic loss to the Pomeroy Pirates on Friday, Jan. 5. The game was played in Tekoa, with the Timberwolves losing 41-44. Before the Pirates, Tekoa-Rosalia took on the Colton Wildcats. The game was played Wednesday, Jan. 3, taking place in Rosalia. Colton would dominate as they sailed to a 55-14 victory. The Timberwolves were down 4-15 after the first quarter as they let the Wildcats loose. Hanna Douglas and Clare...
OAKESDALE - Both the Oakesdale boys and girls basketball programs are on fire early in 2024. The boys are undefeated in two games in the new year, where as the girls are 1-0. The Nighthawk girls sit 7-1 on the season, with a 4-0 district record, tied for first with Sunnyside Christian. The girls also are ranked seventh in RPI for the 1B WIAA division. The boys are 9-4 on the year, with a 4-1 district record, good for third, trailing undefeated Pomeroy and DeSales. The Nighthawk boys are ninth...
