Lyle/Wishram tames Eagles

Boys from the two towns across the river from the Dalles, Ore., came to LaCrosse Sept. 13 for a 54-16 football win over the Eagles.

Playing at LaCrosse for a home game, St. John/ Endicott/LaCrosse lost to the team that ended Garfield/Palouse’s season last year in the first round of the playoffs.

A year later, in the regular season against SJEL – as a new member of the Southeast 1B for football – Lyle/Wishram’s No. 20 again proved decisive.

“A really good running back, with some decent blocking, that’s basically what it was,” said Eagles coach Rich Hallenius of Lyle/Wishram senior Brandon Monto...