Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

COLBERT – Colfax Bulldogs football players trickled into the game against the Northwest Christian Crusaders from the Palouse Empire Fair.

The rescheduled game began Saturday at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 to accommodate players who were selling livestock at the fair. As the game started, players were still showing up, changing into uniforms, and making their way onto the field.

"From Tuesday on I had half my squad because they were working with their animals," said Colfax Coach Mike Morgan. "We needed to be fair to our young men that had been working on animals for months before the fair ... This...