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COLTON - The Colton Wildcats are still searching for their first win in 2024 as they fell in back-to-back games to give them an overall record of 2-11. Colton lost to the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves 37-65 before losing two more games over the weekend. The Wildcats started with a 38-60 loss to Highland (Idaho) then lost 30-63 to the Garfield-Palouse Vikings. Colton are now winless in their last seven games, with their last win coming Tuesday, Dec. 12, against the Dayton Bulldogs. The game against...
COLFAX — The Colfax wrestling season is nearing its halfway point of the season, and lone Bulldog girl wrestler Grace Jones is thriving. Jones took third place in the Connell Invitational meet, which took place Friday, Jan. 5, in Connell. During the meet, Jones placed third, improving her overall record to 17-5. She scored 18 team points for Colfax in the meet. Jones received a bye in her first match before winning by fall in 1:49 against Betzy Gomez Sosa of Grandview. Leyna Lagunas of Connell would defeat Jones by decision in the next r...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves earned two hard-fought victories over Whitman County district teams this week. The Timberwolves defeated the Colton Wildcats at home, then took down the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles. In between the games, Tekoa-Rosalia lost by 30 to the Pomeroy Pirates. The first game of the week was against the Colton Wildcats. The game was played on Wednesday, Jan. 3, and took place in Rosalia. Tekoa-Rosalia took a 27-15 lead to halftime, then surged for the 65-37...
COLFAX - The Colfax girls basketball team took down three district opponents in their last three games by an average of 49 points. The Bulldogs went on the road to start their streak with a game against the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. The game was played on Friday, Jan. 5, and took place in Jenkins. Colfax put the game away early in the first quarter, their 18-point quarter would be more than the Cougars scored throughout the game as Colfax won 64-11. During the first quarter, Brynn McGaughy sco...
COLFAX — The Colfax Bulldogs are fourth in the 2B RPI standings after a 13-0 start to the season. The Bulldogs had three games this week, starting with a game on Friday, Jan. 5, with a game against the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. The game was played in Jenkins. Colfax took advantage of their size and strength against the Cougars as the Bulldogs defeated the Cougars 73-21. After the Cougars game, the Bulldogs would play two games at home. Their first was against St. George’s, who came into the game with an undefeated district record. In the bat...
GARFIELD - The Garfield-Palouse boys basketball team ended 2023 on an extreme high, taking three-straight games in a Colton Christmas tournament. The boys took down Genesee to start their tournament, then defeated Deary before earning a victory against Valley Christian. The Vikings were 2-3 in their last five games heading into Christmas break, and emerged with a 5-3 overall record, giving the team much needed momentum heading into the later stages of the season. All three of the Vikings games...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats boys and girls basketball teams hosted a successful Christmas tournament spanning across three days. The tournament was from Wednesday, Dec. 27, to Friday, Dec. 29, with six schools at the tournament. The six schools were: Colton, Garfield-Palouse, Deary, Asotin, Valley Christian, and Genesee. The Colton boys team played their three games against Deary, Valley Christian, and Genesee, while the girls took on Genesee, Valley Christian, and Asotin. The boys first game w...
TEKOA — Heading into the final game of 2023 with 997 career points, senior Isaac Bone needed just three points to break 1,000 career points for the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves. Bone would surpass the 1,000 point total in the first quarter of the Timberwolves game against the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. The game was played on Friday, Dec. 29, with the game taking place in Jenkins. The Timberwolves took a 27-26 lead to the second half before failing to score double-digit points in the third and fourth quarters, falling 45-66 against the C...
PALOUSE - The Garfield-Palouse girls basketball team improved their overall record to 5-4 on the season after winning two games in a Christmas tournament. They played three games between Wednesday, Dec. 27, Thursday, Dec. 28, and Friday, Dec. 29, with all games in Colton. The first game in the tournament for the Viking girls was played against Potlatch. The Vikings stood tall, earning the 43-35 victory. The Vikings would lead 10-2 early on in the first quarter before Potlatch called a timeout.... Full story
COLFAX — As the first half of the 2023-24 season came to an end, the Colfax boys basketball team set their sights on a season for the record books. The calendar reset, with 2024 underway, and the Bulldogs are a perfect 10-0. The team played two games over the holiday break, one against Newport, the other against Rogers. The game against Newport was played on Wednesday, Dec. 27, in Newport, and saw the Bulldogs completely dominate the game, routing Newport 67-18 for a 49-point victory. The margin of victory was their largest margin of victory of...
COLFAX — The Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball team are back to winning ways after they took down two teams in Spokane over Christmas break to bring life back into the Bulldogs team. The defending 2B state champions took on Timberlake on Wednesday, Dec. 27. The game was played at West Valley High School. The Bulldogs took a lead into halftime before taking a lead into the fourth quarter. Colfax would find a way to close out the game, and won 45-42. The first quarter saw Colfax score 13 points and allow seven to take a six-point lead. Brynn M...
COLFAX — The Colfax wrestling team traveled to Pomeroy to compete in the Christmas Tournament 2023. One Bulldog wrestler took first in his weight class, and three more took bronze in Pomeroy. The Pomeroy wrestling meet took place on Saturday, Dec. 30. Cooper Phillips took first in boys 126 pounds and Ty Scott of Colfax took third at 106 pounds. Dillon Gassenberg took third in boys 132 pounds and Isaac Nelson of Colfax took third in boys 190 pounds. The teams competing in the meet were: Colfax, Potlatch, White Swan, Enterprise, L...
SPOKANE – Two Whitman County wrestlers came home from the M2 Mallett tournament at Roger High School with silver medals. Cooper Phillips of Colfax took second in boys 126 pounds and Alexis Taylor of Tekoa, wrestling for Liberty (Spangle) took second in girls 155. The tournament drew about 30 teams from across the state. In the boys division, Moscow, Idaho, won the team title with 213.5 points. The Colfax boys finished 14th overall with 78.0 team points. Nearby Liberty (Spangle) finished 15th wit...
OAKESDALE - One month following the completion of the 2023 High School volleyball season, the Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association (WSVCA) has announced their All-State awards. Awards were given out to each school classification in Washington. There were: First-Team, Second-Team, honorable mention, Player of The Year, and Coach of The Year. In the 2B classification, five Colfax Bulldog athletes were recognized with All-State honors. Senior setter Lauryn York was awarded with...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks basketball are cooking early this season, with their latest foe being the Colton Wildcats. The two teams met in Oakesdale on Tuesday, Dec. 19, where the Nighthawks defeated the Wildcats 61-13. The first quarter saw Oakesdale soar to an 8-0 lead before Colton called a timeout. Oakesdale did not let off the gas in the first quarter, dominating on the offensive glass, and used persistent pressure on defense to take a 23-0 lead heading into the second quarter. Co...
TEKOA — The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves boy’s basketball team dominated Dayton on Thursday, Dec. 21. The boys took the court on Tuesday, Dec. 19, and started the game strong, leading the way with a 22-13 point lead in the first quarter. Issac Bone stole the show in the first quarter, scoring 12 points on his own. The Timberwolves scored 10 points in the second quarter and 11 points in the third. The Timberwolves started the third quarter with a 54-point lead. They quickly led 54-28 before the quarter ended. In the fourth quarter, the Tim...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Two Colfax boys brought home medals from the Tri-County Classic on Thursday, Dec. 21. Isaac Nelson led the Bulldogs with a fifth place medal at 190 pounds. The other medalist, Cody Phillips, finished sixth at 126. As a team, the Bulldogs scored 31 points and finished 18th out of 20 teams competing in the tournament at Central Valley High School. Nelson's 190-pound medal run began with an opening-match pin of Ethan Reid of Northwest Christian (Colbert) in 20 seconds. He r...
OAKESDALE - In the last game before Christmas and the new year, the Oakesdale Nighthawks were dominant against Whitman County rival Colton. The Nighthawks jumped on the Wildcats early, and never let off the gas, earning the 60-34 victory. The Nighthawks started the first quarter with a quick 9-0 lead. Payton Davis had seven of the nine points, with two offensive rebounds to help put the game away early. After a Wildcat timeout, the Nighthawks allowed five quick points from Colton. Kyndra Stout...
COLFAX — The Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball team took the court just before the holiday break and went home with some losses and victory. The Bulldogs started their week on Tuesday, Dec. 19, with a victory over the Liberty Lancers. The Bulldogs followed up their Tuesday game, going head-to-head against the Lakeside Eagles on Thursday, Dec. 21. The game against the Lancers saw Colfax control the tempo and flow of the game from start to finish; they scored 18 points in the first quarter, leading them to their 48-point victory. Brynn McGaughy s...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Grace Jones won gold Thursday, Dec. 21, in the Tri-County Wrestling Tournament at Central Valley High School. Jones was the only girl wrestling for the Bulldogs. In additional to winning the 115-pound weight class, she single-handedly placed fourth in team scoring with 28 team points for the Colfax girls. In the tournament, Jones won her opening bout by pinning Annaliese Clark of Lewis and Clark in 2:46. In the second round of the event, she pinned Charlotte Godinez of Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) in 4:28. In the semifinals, s...
SPOKANE VALLEY – The Garfield-Palouse boys wrestling team came home from the Tri-County Classic wrestling tournament win-less Thursday, Dec. 21. Neither Walker Montgomery at 132 nor T.J. Fox at 215 could get a win in the tournament that featured much-larger schools from the Spokane area. Wrestling at 132, Montgomery was pinned in his opening match by Kian Tomimatsu of East Valley (Spokane Valley). The time was not reported. In his second match, he lost a 5-4 decision to Elliot Wilson of Mead. Fox, wrestling at 215, opened with a first-round b...
At this time of the year, I usually take time to reflect on the several years I was associated with the game of football. Contrary to what some people think, football coaches teach their players much more than how to block and tackle. Coaches are teachers who use football as a vehicle to instill in their players the essential attributes of character, citizenship, and ethics. My first coach had instructions for almost every occasion. He would recite them and post different ones in the locker room. My favorite was, “Focus downfield. No m...
PALOUSE - The Garfield-Palouse Vikings girls basketball team are the gift that keeps on giving, as they ride high into break, defeating two conference opponents. The Vikings started the week with a game against the Asotin Panthers, and finished the week with a game against the Pomeroy Pirates. Garfield-Palouse stole the show on the day, defeating the Asotin Panthers. During the game on Tuesday, Dec. 12, against the Panthers, the Vikings would dominate in the first quarter, using a backcourt...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball team brought their season record back to .500 after defeating two schools back-to-back during the third week of winter sports action. The Bulldogs started their week on Friday, Dec. 15, with a blowout victory over the Asotin Panthers at home. The Bulldogs followed up their Friday game with a road victory on Saturday, Dec. 16, against the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos. The game against the Panthers saw Colfax control the tempo and flow of the game fr...
