Bulldogs girls begin the season 3-1

Colfax defeats Vikings, Rams and Lions

Matthew Strissel, The Whitman County Gazette | Dec 12, 20240

Matthew Strissel count

Colfax junior Adalynn Penwell eyes the basket during a game against Riverside on Saturday, Dec. 6, in Colfax.

COLFAX - The Colfax girls basketball season has officially begun with the Bulldogs winning three of their first four games.

The Bulldogs defeated 1B foe Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 69-52, for the home opener on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Colfax narrowly fell to the St. George's Dragons, 59-55, in an away game on Friday, Dec. 6, before beating 1A opponent Riverside Rams, 69-38, on Saturday, Dec. 7. The Bulldogs then defeated Upper Columbia Academy Lions, 45-26, on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

"They're very coachable kids," Colfax coach Jordan Holmes said. "They are able to handle coaching and criticism in...