Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

COLFAX - Weightlifting ends early because harvest started early.

Colfax High School football players finish at 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday weights workouts this week, unless they are already lost to working in the fields.

The team reconvenes on Aug. 18 for two-a-days practices.

"I told them, as I do every year, get out of the truck, run to the top of the hill, do push-ups, do sit-ups, don't just sit out there," said Colfax Coach Mike Morgan.

Once back on grass and out of the stubble, football practice runs two hours in the afternoon and two hours in the evening, the first three days are...