Oakesdale basketball top-10 in RPI

Nighthawk boys face Pomeroy in next home game

Jake Hull, Whitman County Gazette | Jan 11, 20240

Courtesy of Loyal Baker | Dayton Chronicle count

Ryker Reed prepares to throw a bounce-pass for the Oakesdale Nighthawks.

OAKESDALE - Both the Oakesdale boys and girls basketball programs are on fire early in 2024. The boys are undefeated in two games in the new year, where as the girls are 1-0.

The Nighthawk girls sit 7-1 on the season, with a 4-0 district record, tied for first with Sunnyside Christian. The girls also are ranked seventh in RPI for the 1B WIAA division.

The boys are 9-4 on the year, with a 4-1 district record, good for third, trailing undefeated Pomeroy and DeSales.

The Nighthawk boys are ninth in RPI, Pomeroy is fifth, and DeSales is seventh.

The girls had their only game of the week against th...