Nighthawk boys look for encore

The Oakesdale boys return to the basketball floor next Tuesday night, Dec. 3, against Asotin.

The season opener follows the 2018-19 run which concluded at Spokane Arena on the fourth day of the 1B state tournament, for a sixth-place finish.

Gone are the four seniors that powered it – Kieron Anderson, Wesley Castanon, Evan Henning and Jacob Himes. Back is now-senior (point) guard Matt Hockett – bigger and stronger coming off an all-league football season playing for Colfax – his brother Kit, now a junior leading a list of other Oakesdale juniors; guards Simon Anderson and Tyler Bober, and now-s...