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Wolfpack Golf Team has drive
DW COMBINE-Mike McGhan has been coaching high school golf since 2006. This year the team has one returning and four first-year golfers. He looks forward to seeing the kids improve each week as they...
Young Matbirds get their first firsts
WAITSBURG-The Matbirds Calvin James and Charlie Reger each placed first in their first time wrestling at the first wrestling tournament of the season on March 11. On March 18 the Matbirds traveled...
Wolfpack Splits Double-Header with White Swan
DW COMBINE—The Wolfpack led 9-2 in the first game of baseball action at White Swan before the Cougars took the lead after the fifth inning, winning 19-14. Freshman Will Durham had a strong performance pitching in the season’s first game. Colton...
DW Track is on the run
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack participated in the Kennewick Kickoff track meet on Thursday, March 16. The team competed against track athletes from Kennewick, Hermiston, Prosser, and Walla Walla. Alyssa...
Basket Weaving at The Refinery
WALLA WALLA-The Refinery in Walla Walla offers numerous classes for the general public and memberships to access studio tools and equipment. Class options range from working with clay, wall...
High School Track Athletes Gain Insight at First Meet
DW COMBINE- On Saturday, March 11, DW high school track team members attended the season's first meet at the Walla Walla Jamboree at WaHi's Klicker Track. The jamboree gave tracksters the first...
HS Softball Team Starts Their Season March 18
DW Combine-Head Coach Carly Benavides is in her fourth year of coaching softball for the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack. She is excited about the turnout this year, especially the number of returning...
Waitsburg invites high school students to College and Career Fair
WAITSBURG-High school students from six schools around the area attended the Waitsburg High School College and Career Fair on Thursday, March 9. Seventeen exhibitors were available to speak with...
Student Athlete Priofile Monte Pettichord is on the way to EOU
WAITSBURG-Monte Pettichord attends Waitsburg High School, Home of the Cardinals, and played his high school sports career with the DW Combine Wolfpack. The senior has signed a letter of intent to...
Three March events for Waitsburg FFA
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg FFA members and their advisor Nicole Abel were busy with three events this past week. Four students traveled to Pomeroy on Wednesday, March 8, and competed in Sub District Leadersh...
Moving Music comes to Waitsburg High School
WAITSBURG-The Inland Northwest Musicians' mission statement: Inland Northwest Musicians will establish and operate a regional orchestra and chorale to provide performances and musical education for...
BOYS Middle School WRESTLING Finish Season at BI-State TOURNAMENT
WAITSBURG/DAYTON—Three Waitsburg and two Dayton middle school wrestlers participated in the Bi-State Tournament at Lewiston High School on Saturday, March 4. Akayden Mikesell placed third and Carter Barren placed fourth in their weight brackets...
WHS Celebrates National FFA Week
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg FFA students had a busy National FFA Week. This year's National FFA week is celebrated by chapters throughout the United States from February 20 to 24. Activities started on...
Wolfpack ends season at State
DW COMBINE-DW was eliminated in the opening round of the WIAA Boys State Basketball tournament on Saturday, February 25. The team lost 53–35 to Lind-Ritzville-Sprague at Cheney High School on...
Ms girls Basketball finish season with fun and promise
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg middle school girls basketball team finished their season on Thursday, February 23. The Cardinals were the shortest and youngest team in the league this year. The girls...
Wolfpack Boys Basketball cheered on its way to State
WAITSBURG-The Wolfpack Boys Basketball team was cheered Friday afternoon as they left to play in the WAII State 2B basketball tournament in Cheney. Waitsburg students and staff lined the street in...
Wolfpack Earn Third Seed to State Basketball Tournament
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack basketball team will take on the Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos in the opening round of the State 2B basketball tournament. The loser-out game will take place at noon at Chen...
Mat Birds begin the new season
WAITSBURG-Jake Winona has forty-one registered wrestlers in his fifth year as head coach of the Mat Birds wrestling team. Stef Parrish is in her first year as league rep and states that the Mat Birds...
Future Cardinals, Tigers, or Bulldogs
WAITSBURG-Between 25 to 35 future basketball players have been practicing dribbling, passing, and shooting skills in the Waitsburg gym on Thursdays. Organizers Katelyn Stahl and Chelsie Abel started...
Waitsburg Booster Club Re-Energized
WAITSBURG—Twenty-four years ago, the Waitsburg Booster Club was formed. Ross Hamann was elected president and has continued in the role over the years. Even though the club lost momentum about five years ago, Hamann and 12-year veteran treasurer...
Waitsburg 's Mahre Brothers follow family on the slopes
WAITSBURG-Since the age of one, brothers Isaac and Ethan Mahre traveled in their dad's backpack as he skied the slopes at White Pass. When they were two years old, they were learning to ski with...
DW Boys proceed to loser-out game in playoffs
DW COMBINE—The Wolfpack boys’ basketball team won their first district game against White Swan 65-47 on February 7. On February 10, the Wolfpack battled with Columbia Burbank, losing 77-44, which will put them in a loser-out game against Mabton...
The Bears coached by Chelsie Abel
WALLA WALLA-Coach Chelsie Abel is in her second-year coaching for Walla Walla Parks and Rec's indoor soccer league. Her team, the Bears, consists of first and second-grade players from Waitsburg and...
Wolfpack Boys Head to Playoffs
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack boys' basketball team won their last two EWAC league games and is heading to the playoffs. Eight teams are in the 2B double-elimination district tournament, and the top four...
Wolfpack Girls End Season on High Note
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack girls continued to improve throughout the basketball season. They played tough and hustled on tired legs, ending their season with only seven players. Before their last game...