Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Waitsburg Elementary students participated in the annual Kids Heart Challenge on Friday, February 13, in the high school gym. The students rotated through stations, participating in activities such as jumping rope, hula-hooping, bowling, and basketball. A heart-healthy snack was served at one station. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade received donations from family and friends and raised over $ 3,000 for the American Heart Association. Kennedy Henze was the top money raiser,...
Waitsburg High School’s wrestling team competed in the 1B/2B State Qualifying Wrestling Tournament meet at Freeman High School on February 13 and 14. The top nine athletes in each weight class qualified for the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament to be held on February 20 and 21 at the Tacoma Dome. Cardinal senior Jarod Hankins placed 6th and will be the lone Cardinal representing Waitsburg at the State Championships. Hankins won two matches by pin and lost three by pin. Senior Graycen Teal’s season ended with one win and two losses. In his fir...
The Waitsburg Middle School girls basketball team beat Rogers, 26 -16, on February 9. Ryleigh Fabian hustled on both offense and defense and scored 12 points, rebounded nine, and had three steals. Kaitlyn Paul scored eight points, and Jaylynn Gleason had six rebounds and three steals. Oaklee Adams and Laila Long scored two points each for the Cardinals. Audrey Kiefel and Reagan Fabian contributed three steals each. The Lady Cardinals took a 5-0 record to Richland on Wednesday, February 11,...
Waitsburg High School FFA program has been busy since January with competitions and has more activities and competitions planned through March. On January 28 at Oakesdale, FFA members competed in the AG Marketing Plan category, with one team earning third-place honors. The team of Olivia Kiefel, Kayla Kuykendall, and Carter Barron will compete at the 96th Washington FFA Convention at Washington State University in May. The AG Mechanics team competed at Walla Walla High School on February 12,...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Elementary PRIDE winners exemplifying E for Excellence were announced on Friday, February 6, during an afternoon assembly with students, staff, and parents. K – Axel Lachowicz & Bode Brannock 1st – Axel Stenson & Landon Long 2nd – Reagan Deal and Ember Adams 3rd – Talen Kibler & Kaidence Wilcox 4th – Dakota Creeley & Cash Grende 5th – Azaliah Flores & Charlie Reger 6th – Reagan Fabian & Ana Frye Principal Mr. Sabin announced that the kindergarten class won the attendanc...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Middle School girls' basketball team took a slim 9-8 lead after one quarter against Liberty Christian of Walla Walla, then held them scoreless in the second quarter to lead 16-8 at halftime. The Cardinals let up a little in the third quarter but held the Patriots scoreless in the fourth quarter to win 23-14 on Monday, February 2. "Liberty Christian beat us by eleven points last year, so it was great getting the win. The defense is improving as we have held two teams scorele...
WAITSBURG - Twenty-one Waitsburg students participated in the regional Amazing Shake challenge held in Mattawa, Wash., on Tuesday, February 3. Students from grades 4 through 8 vied for six spots to compete in the Amazing Shake Global Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. On Wednesday, February 4, the six Waitsburg students who earned spots to compete in Georgia were announced at a morning assembly. Placing first is 6th-grader Oaklee Adams, second is 7th-grader Katherine Roberts, and third place went...
WAITSBURG - From January 23 to 25, eight members and four leaders of Waitsburg Scout Troop 337 spent their annual winter campout weekend in below-freezing temperatures. There was no snow, as the group had hoped, only temperatures from 13 degrees to the low 20s. Scouts Ameilia Alleman, Natalia Alleman, Shylo Hedges, T. J. Hollingsworth, Kaitlynn Miller, Katherine Roberts, Victoria Roberts, and Sidian Stegall braved the cold temperatures, sleeping in tents at Lady Bug Campground. Troop leaders...
WAITSBURG - Sydney Smith swam in her last meet as an eight-year-old on the Walla Walla Swim Team. She will move up to the 9-10 age group for the next meet, as her birthday is on February 9. The Waitsburg third grader competed in the Cougar Winter Open at WSU. Cougar Aquatics hosted the event at Gibb Pool on January 31 and February 1. At the meet, Smith placed first in all 10 of her events, improved her time in seven events, and received the high-point award for the age 8-and-under group. This...
Waitsburg MS Girls' Basketball beat Dayton On Wednesday, January 28, the Waitsburg Middle School girls' basketball team defeated Dayton, 25-15. The Lady Cardinals led throughout the game, improved their defense, and out-rebounded the Bulldogs. Reagan Fabian led the team in scoring with 10 points, and four steals. Jaylynn Gleason scored 7 points, rebounded seven, and had three steals. Ryleigh Fabian scored 6 points, rebounded five, and had four steals. Peyton Childers scored 2 points, and Laila...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Booster Club recognized Wendy and Lance Carter as "Boosters of the Year" at halftime of the boys' basketball game on Saturday, January 24. The Carters show their support for the Waitsburg Cardinals by donating a lot of time at the Cardinals' merchandise booth at home games, Hometown Christmas, and during the Cardinal Kickoff at the beginning of the school year. Lance is the current secretary of the Waitsburg Booster Club, and Wendy previously served as secretary. They...
The Cardinal boys' basketball team lost to Oakesdale on Friday, January 23, and played well but lost to Tekoa-Rosalia on Saturday, January 24, in their last home game of the season. Against Oakesdale, Waitsburg held its opponent to eight points in the first quarter and was only down by nine at halftime before frustration set in, and the team went from competitive to mad and flat-footed. In the 54-26 loss, Blake Benevides scored ten points, and Landen Henry scored eight for the Cardinals....
The Waitsburg High School girls' basketball team lost its last home game of the season against Tekoa-Rosalia on Saturday, January 24. In the 58-31 loss, Olivia Kiefel had a season-best 21 points, including 11 of 12 free throws, and 5 rebounds. Cheri Mathews had seven points and six rebounds, and Kayla Kuykendall and Joslin Nodine each contributed 8 rebounds. The Lady Cardinals have two games remaining this season. They play at St. John-Endicott on Friday, January 30, and at Dayton on Saturday,...
Waitsburg Middle School girls' basketball team won their first game of the season against DeSales on Monday, January 26, on Kison Court. The Cardinals led 10-0 at halftime. Points were scored by Jaylynn Gleason, Ava McCaw, Ryleigh Fabian, and Reagan Fabian. The Irish outscored the Cardinals in the third quarter 8-6. The team flew down the floor and scored nine points to DeSales three points in the fourth quarter to win 25-11. Gleason led the team in scoring with 10 points and rebounded 6....
Seniors were honored during home games on January 23 and 24. Senior cheerleaders Hope Adkins and Mattilynn Carter, and basketball player Addison Crenshaw, were honored with their families on January 24. Wrestling manager Karissa Potts and wrestlers Jarod Hankins and Graycen Teal with their families and supporters on January 23. Waitsburg High School's boys' basketball seniors and their families/supporters were honored before their last home game on Saturday, January 24....
COLUMBIA COUNTY - Bluewood Ski Resort offers a variety of racing programs, skiing and snowboarding, and accessible programs. Pete Korfiatis, Bluewood's general manager since 2021, has extensive experience in alpine racing and coaching. He was a nationally ranked alpine ski racer by his late teens and later held multiple positions with the U.S. Ski Team, including coaching for the men's team at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Korfiatis brings a wide range of winter sport experiences to the mountain...
Hankins Places 3rd AT BATTLE OF THE BLUES WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School had four wrestlers attend the Battle of the Blues Wrestling Tournament at College Place High School on Saturday, January 17. The Cardinal wrestlers faced some big schools at this tournament, which hosted 18 schools with 190 boys and 78 girls at the all-day event. Jarod Hankins won four matches by pin and lost one by pin in the third round. He ended the day with a third-place medal. Graycen Teal won one match and lost...
WAITSBURG - "The Little Dribblers of the Touchet Valley began with a simple goal: to bring children from Waitsburg, Dayton, Starbuck, and Prescott together to learn basketball fundamentals, teamwork, and sportsmanship in a fun, welcoming environment," said Chelsie Abel. This season, 64 young athletes signed up for the 10-week program held at the Preston Hall gym on Wednesdays. The program began on December 10, and due to the incredible turnout, Abel split the little dribblers into two sessions....
Boys' Basketball HIgh School Boys' Basketball WAITSBURG - It was a tough week for the Cardinal boys' basketball team, playing four games in six days. The team played without two key players, Logan Seal and JJ Gleason, who are out this season due to injuries. Paco Kenney missed games due to illness, and Alex Zuniga was injured. On Monday, January 5, the Cardinals traveled to Moses Lake and lost 75-33. Blake Benevides scored 13 points, Liam Kiefel had eight, Camdyn Vories scored six, Landen Henry...
WAITSBURG -Two Waitsburg wrestlers attended the Pomeroy Christmas Tournament on Monday, December 29. Senior Jarod Hankins and eighth grader Flynn Richardson joined over 100 wrestlers at the all-day tournament. Both boy and girl wrestlers from sixteen small schools attended the meet, with action going on three mats. After the bracket matches were finished, medal rounds were held for the top three spots in each weight division. In his first match, Hankins pinned Garrett Yost from Dayton in the...
WAITSBURG — Susan Wildey became first interested in yoga in her youth. About five years ago, she got back into yoga to find peace and inner calm. Wildey met the requirement of two hundred class hours and obtained her yoga teaching certificate through a studio in Montana. This past summer, she started her business, Stone and Sky Yoga. “Yoga is less about fitness and more about an inward journey,” said Wildey. Wildey works in the Business Office for the Prescott School District and teaches yoga classes in the evenings. In January, Wildey will...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's preschool through sixth-grade students performed at their annual Christmas program in the High School's auditorium on Tuesday, December 16. The program, directed by Elizabeth Jagelski and Eleanora Montgomery, opened with the morning preschool students singing in their first Christmas program. They delighted the audience with their performance of "The Penguin Dance," followed by the afternoon preschool class singing "Jingle Bells." The kindergarten class sang six songs, in...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's varsity boys' basketball team lost 61-47 to Mac-Hi on December 17 in Milton-Freewater. The Cardinals took a 16-13 lead after one quarter. Mac-Hi took the lead at halftime, 33-24, and kept it throughout the second half. Blake Benevides led the team in scoring with 25 points. "Mac-HI is a bigger school, and it was fun to watch as we played well, but it just has to be for a full thirty-two minutes," said Coach Wallace. The JV team lost 56-12. Jake Lynch scored nine points fo...
WAITSBURG - Cheri Mathews scored 16 points, including six for twelve from the free throw line, and rebounded five. Audrey Kiefel had 15 points, nine for sixteen from the free throw line, seven rebounds, and six steals. Olivia Kiefel shot 57% from the free-throw line, had 18 rebounds, three assists, and finished with eight points. Kayla Kuykendall had four assists, and she and Emerson Underwood both had five rebounds and one point. Joslin Nodine contributed two points, and Yaneli scored one...
SPOKANE – Walla Walla Swim Club member, Sydney Smith, took the high point award at the Winter SWAT Swim Invite on December 6 and 7 in Spokane. This is the second year the Waitsburg Elementary student has earned the high point recognition in her division at the Spokane meet. She and her teammates competed against nine other teams, from Walla Walla to Missoula, Montana. Smith swam in the eight and under division and placed first in the 100m individual medley, 100m breaststroke, 100m freestyle, a...
