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COLFAX - For the second straight season, a basketball program in Colfax have taken home the 2B WIAA state championship trophy. Last season was the Colfax Bulldog girls team with a perfect 28-0 season with a state championship. This time around, the boys team went 29-0, capping off their season with a dominant 65-52 victory over Columbia (Burbank) in the state title game. With the undefeated season, the Bulldogs were one of two teams in the state of Washington, regardless of classification, to...
PALOUSE - As the 12th overall seed in the 1B WIAA girls basketball tournament, the Garfield-Palouse Vikings girls basketball team played three games in three days, falling one game short of earning a trophy, however, the team exceeded expectations. The first game for the Vikings in the Spokane Arena was played on Wednesday, Feb. 28, against the number five overall seeded Almira-Coulee/Hartline Warriors. The Vikings won the first and fourth quarters, and lost the second and third quarters. The...
COLFAX - The spring sports season has officially started, with first practices taking place Monday, Feb. 26. In Colfax, the track and field team began their season with their first official practice. Many schools in the Whitman County area began practice Monday, Feb. 26, with other schools waiting until the conclusion of the boys and girls basketball state championships, where spring sport athletes are currently competing in basketball. Colfax baseball have a jamboree on Saturday, Mar. 9, in...
OLYMPIA — Hunters can comment on a proposed rule change governing seasons for the next three years. State Department of Fish and Wildlife employees are proposing changes to game-management unit boundaries, landowner hunting permits, pelt inspection and sealing requirements, weapon and hunting attire requirements, trapping and various rules related to big and small game and gamebirds. A substantial number of changes are proposed and can be reviewed online at https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/about/regulations/filings/20...
OAKESDALE — After the Oakesdale Nighthawks won the girls state championship in volleyball during this past fall sports season, many of the girls on that team are hungry for another state championship, this time on the hardwood. The Nighthawks entered the basketball tournament as the number six overall seed, however, they faced a strong opponent in their opening round match. Oakesdale faced the number three seed Waterville-Mansfield, who took down Oakesdale, 56-33. The game was played on Saturday, Feb. 24, in Wenatchee. “Waterville was tou...
OAKESDALE - At the conclusion of the district playoffs, the Oakesdale Nighthawks took their second-place district finish to the 1B WIAA State basketball tournament. Oakesdale entered the state tournament as the number 12 overall seed. The Nighthawks played a loser-out match on Friday, Feb. 23, in Central Valley. The game was played against the 13 overall seed, Sound Christian Academy. Oakesdale were the only Whitman County 1B team to qualify for the boys state tournament. Against Sound...
TEKOA - Before the 1B state tournament opening rounds took place, the 1B All-League teams were announced just before the district championship games in Dayton. On the girls side, 11 players from three teams were recognized, as well as the Oakesdale head coach, Heidi Perry, receiving Coach Of The Year honors. For the Oakesdale girls, seniors Payton Davis and Samantha Holling, junior Lucy Hockett, sophomore Bradyn Henley and freshman Grace Perry were recognized. For the Garfield-Palouse Vikings,...
COLTON — Weekly gun club results are as follows: Colton: 16-yard shooters: Aspen Vandevender, 25. Cecil Boles, 25. Jon Dahmen, 25. Brien Deatley, 25. Sean Lewis, 25. Bill Macklet, 25. Guy Olson, 25. Terry Roberts, 25. Daren Steele, 25. Brandon Vandevender, 25. Cole Zacha, 25. Women 16-yard shooters: Aspen Vandevender, 25. Jann Morbeck, 23. Stacy Harmon, 21. Junior 16-yard shooter: Wade Moser, 20. Jack Reisenauer, 15. Chase Sanderson, 15. Dusty: Division III: Mark Walker, 24. Stetson Steiger, 24. Colton Therian, 23. Tyler Wuestney, 23. Women: A...
PALOUSE — Entering the WIAA 1B basketball state tournament as the number 12 overall seed, the Garfield-Palouse Vikings girls basketball team knocked off the number 13 overall seed, Pateros, to advance to the round of 12. The game was played on Saturday, Feb. 14, and took place in Cheney. Garfield-Palouse scored 11 points in both the first and second quarters, then exploded for 30 second-half points to secure the 52-36 victory. After the first, the Vikings held a one-point lead as they held Pateros to 10 points. During the second quarter, the Vi...
COLFAX - Defending state champions, the Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball team look to retain their title in the 2024 2B state championship tournament. The girls took on fifth seed Rainier on Friday, Feb. 23, in West Valley. As the fourth overall seed, the Bulldogs took care of business, defeating Rainier 57-32 to advance automatically to the quarterfinal round. Colfax opened the game with a 16-15 first quarter advantage. Rainier's Angelica Askey scored 11 first quarter points, including three...
COLFAX - After an outstanding end to the season, the Colfax Bulldogs boys and girls basketball teams both will head to the 2B WIAA state tournament. Both teams won their district crossover matches on Saturday, Feb. 17, in West Valley, to advance to state. The girls were up first, taking on Liberty Bell. Colfax dominated the match, taking the 67-21 victory. Colfax held Liberty Bell to just two points in the first quarter, where as the Bulldogs scored 23 first quarter points. Brynn McGaughy led...
PALOUSE - In a highly-anticipated battle between Whitman County rivals, the Garfield-Palouse girls basketball team and the Colton Wildcats, the Vikings emerged victorious, eliminating the Wildcats from state playoff contention. The Vikings and Wildcats played on Friday, Feb. 16, in Dayton. In the game, the Wildcats would struggle to score against the height and length of the Vikings. Colton would fall 29-42 to the Vikings. Although the Wildcats have height throughout their lineup, particularly...
OAKESDALE - Oakesdale will be all over the 1B boys basketball state tournament results, as both the boys and girls basketball teams have qualified for the tournament. The Nighthawk girls team took first in their district match with a decisive 35-30 victory over Sunnyside Christian. Both teams fought hard on the defensive end to limit scoring chances as both Oakesdale and Sunnyside Christian scored less than 40 points in the game. Oakesdale and Sunnyside Christian were both ranked in the top-10...
PULLMAN - With the 2023-24 High School wrestling season coming to an end, the top wrestlers in Washington traveled to Tacoma to compete in the Mat Classic state championship tournament. The tournament was held on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16 and 17. Both the Colfax Bulldogs and Pullman Greyhounds sent athletes to compete in the Classic. Colfax had two athletes score points in the meet, with Cooper Phillips taking sixth. For the Greyhounds, they had four athletes score points, with three of them...
COLFAX - During halftime of both the boys and girls 2B district championship games, the All-League honors were announced for the north and south divisions. In the south division, the Bulldog girls had four players and their head coach recognized. The boys had four players recognized. Brynn McGaughy won MVP for the girls 2B south division. She has been dominate on the offensive and defensive ends all season, and proved that she is tough to stop from anywhere on the floor. Both Hailey Demler and B...
PALOUSE - Garfield-Palouse are one of three Whitman County teams to still have both their boys and girls basketball programs competing for the right to play in the state tournament. The Oakesdale Nighthawks boys and girls are the only two current local schools guaranteed to compete in the state tournament. Colfax have to play a crossover match on Saturday, Feb. 17, and the Colton Wildcat girls are competing alongside the Viking girls. The Viking boys played their district playoff game on Saturda...
OAKESDALE - After entering the district playoffs for the 2023-24 basketball season with the number one overall seed, the Oakesdale Nighthawks girls and boys basketball teams both will play for the 1B district championship. The Nighthawk boys team took down Sunnyside Christian 65-51 on Saturday, Feb. 10, advancing them to the district title game. Oakesdale dominated Sunnyside Christian from start-to-finish, clinching a state playoff berth no matter how the district championship game goes. The...
COLTON — Local results for week five of gun club shoots are as follows: Colton: 16-yard scores: Rachel Kennedy, 25. Zarn Clausen, 25. Faron Craig, 25. Keven Hattenburg, 25. Guy Olson, 25. Skylar Schlueter, 25. Bill Williams, 25. Women 16-yard shooters: Rachel Kennedy, 25. McKenzee Bidle, 24. Carisa King, 22. Junior 16-yard shooters: Wade Moser, 18. Chase Sanderson, 16. Jack Reisenauer, 15. Ben Reisenauer, 12. Endicott: Eric Johnson, 23. Trevor Johnson, 23. Chad Aeschliman, 23. James Gilchrist, 23. Endicott gun club lady: Jessica Pelissier, 2...
TEKOA — After losing a loser-out district tournament match, the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolf boys basketball team season has come to an end. The Timberwolves played their final game on Saturday, Feb. 10, against Liberty Christian. Tekoa-Rosalia lost the game 64-48. Tekoa-Rosalia trailed 17-12 after the first quarter of play. Vanden Allen led the way with four points in the quarter. During the second quarter of play, the Timberwolves out-scored Liberty Christian 12-9, cutting the lead to two points at halftime. Isaac Bone scored four points in t...
COLFAX - At the conclusion of the 2B regionals wrestling tournament, held in Spangle on Saturday, Feb. 10, four wrestlers from Colfax High School qualified for the state competition. At 106 pounds, Ty Scott qualified for state. At 126 pounds, Cooper Phillips qualified for state. At 132 pounds, Dillon Gassenberg qualified for state. At 144 pounds, Alton Burt qualified for state. The state meet will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16 and 17, in Tacoma. Colfax finished the regionals meet in...
COLFAX - After a season in 2022-23 where the Colfax Bulldog girls went undefeated on their way to a state championship, the 2023-24 season started out with questions after a string of early losses. The girls team did nothing but dominate their district games, going undefeated in district play, including a district championship after an extraordinary overtime victory against the Davenport Gorillas on Saturday, Feb. 10, in West Valley. In the game, Colfax found themselves trailing for...
COLFAX — Schools from the local area took part in the 1B-4A GSL WIAA district wrestling meet, which took place on Saturday, Feb. 3, in Spokane. 20 1B/2B teams took part, split into two groups, eight schools in the north league, and 12 in the south. The Colfax Bulldogs competed in the south group, finishing fourth overall, scoring 125 team points. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague would take first in the group with 202 team points. On the north side, Jenkins (Chewelah) took first with 193 team points. F...
COLTON — Week four of gun club results in Whitman County are as follows: In Colton: 16 yard scores: Aspen Vandevender, 25. Cecil Boles, 25. Faron Craig, 25. Terry Koeper, 25. Greg Mayer, 25. Jason Reisenauer, 25. Daren Steele, 25. Stacy Harman, 24. Steven Bremer, 24. Jim Dahmen, 24. Jace Herman, 24. Dave Schornhorst, 24. Cole Zacha. Women 16 yard shooters: Aspen Vandevender, 25. Stacy Harman, 24. Rachel Kennedy, 23. Jann Morbeck, 23. Junior 16 yard shooters: Wade Moser, 22. Jack Reisenauer, 16. Chase Sanderson, 12. In Dusty: Division III: S...