Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School Lady Cardinals have been showing up and putting in the work this summer to improve their basketball skills ahead of the upcoming fall season. The summer league includes nine schools: Waitsburg, Pomeroy, DeSales, Walla Walla High School, Dayton, Weston-McKewon, College Place, and Milton-Freewater. Each game consists of two twenty-minute halves. "We are not keeping track of stats," said Coach Kira Waggoner. "We are just trying to give everyone equal playing...
WAiTSBURG - Waitsburg High School Cardinal basketball players attended a basketball camp in Ilwaco, Washington, on June 23 through 26. Coach Westin Wallace was excited about the number of players who signed up for the camp. He said he sees the excitement in the kids, parents, and community as they see growth from every game played. "The camp was great," said Wallace. "The boys really enjoyed their time at the beach and the time to bond as a team. Some of the games did not go our way, but we...
There are many fitness opportunities for mature exercisers in the Touchet Valley. A low-impact exercise class for seniors is going strong at Waitsburg Town Hall. The sessions are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and include aerobic, weightlifting, and core workouts. Come join the group from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. If the Town Hall is unavailable, the group enjoys exercising by playing pickleball at Preston Park or riding bicycles from Waitsburg to Huntsville. The Prescott pool opened its summer...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School football coaches, Gabe and Dane Kiefel, took seventeen players to an 8-man football camp in Elgin, Oregon. The Eastern Oregon University camp took place from June 15 to June 18. The Cardinals had both a varsity and a junior varsity squad competing in 5-on-5 scrimmages, a passing league where players wear helmets but no pads. They also had 8-on-8 scrimmages with full pads. Coach Gabe Kiefel said the teams did well throwing and catching the ball, running routes,...
WAITSBURG - The FFA Waitsburg Chapter officers for the 2025–2026 school year were announced at the Future Farmers of America end-of-the-year banquet. Sarah Daves will lead the group as chapter president. "I am incredibly honored and excited to be the newly elected President of the Waitsburg FFA Chapter," said Daves. "This opportunity means the world to me, and I am grateful for the trust placed in me." Daves would like her peers to know that this chapter is yours! Her goal as President is to mak...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School's National Honor Society (NHS) held its annual induction on Wednesday, May 28. Current NHS officers and their families welcomed new member Bea Karl into the membership. "National Honor Society is one of the few clubs that students must qualify for rather than just sign up and join. Our Waitsburg chapter is full of incredible students, and I am blessed to be a part of it all," said NHS advisor Shannon Schreindl. Service projects the NHS completed this year...
WAITSBURG - This spring, twenty-one girls, ages five to eight, from the Waitsburg and Dayton area joined the Blue Mountain Girls Softball League. The practices took place in Dayton, and the girls played games in both Dayton and Walla Walla. The season kicked off on March 31st and wrapped up at the end of May. There were two teams, both sponsored by Elk Drug of Dayton. The team coaches were Chelsie Abel, Krissy Chapman, Michelle Jenkins, and Kent Jenkins. It was a fantastic season filled with...
TUCANNON - WARNING: there are bears at Tucannon Lakes. The kiosk warns visitors about bears in the area and to carry bear spray. I've traveled to the Tucannon for over fifty years with family and friends on day trips and for overnight camping. I had never seen signs of a bear until recently. I saw a bear walk down the trail to the back side of the lake on a sunny afternoon. He quietly put his paw in the water and caught a fish. He returned up the trail, perhaps to feed in private or to feed...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School Senior Alyssa Hollingsworth made her first trip to the 1B State Track Championship Meet on May 30. She competed in the 800-meter event. Teegan Kenney also qualified for State in the long jump and 300-meter hurdles, but he forfeited his spots to attend his sister's high school graduation in Texas. "Alyssa did what every coach wants. She made sure she was rested, hydrated, and as free of distractions as possible. She made sure she was ready and had a race plan. Sh...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Lions Club members held their annual Ladies and Volunteers night at the Lions building on June 3. Lions club members prepared a delicious dinner, and the ladies won pots of flowers purchased from Nancy's Dream Garden. After dinner, President Connor Talbott spoke of highlights of the club, and then he presented the Lion of the Year Award. "I am proud to be able to give Tom House and Seamus House the Lion of the Year award. These young community leaders have gone above and...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's high school coaches presented certificates and awards to the spring sports athletes on Monday, June 9. The WHS softball season ended before the first pitch due to low turnout. Seniors Madison Kaehler and Morgan Lindsey were recognized for not having the opportunity to play their final year of softball. Track coach Hunter Wallace gave thanks to the senior leaders, families, and staff for their support. It was Wallace's first year coaching at WHS, and she was known for her...
WAITSBURG - The 129th Annual Waitsburg High School Commencement took place on Friday, June 7, in the high school gymnasium. Twenty-three students from the Class of 2025 walked to the traditional "Pomp & Circumstance" graduation march. The WHS band played the "Star-Spangled Banner," followed by an opening message from Superintendent Carol Clarke. Valedictorian Cedar Stegall and Salutatorian Lucas VanHoose delivered their speeches to their class and families. Clarke presented Madison Kaehler with...
WAITSBURG - A "Moving to Kindergarten" graduation ceremony was held on June 6 for Waitsburg School's afternoon preschool students. Family and friends had their cameras on record as the students entered the multi-purpose room to the song, "It's a Brand New Day." Preschool teacher, Mrs. Montgomery, welcomed the large group and then each child introduced themselves. The students sang "Follow the Rainbow" before diplomas were presented. The program ended with the students singing "Moving to...
WAITSBURG — On Wednesday, May 21, at Valley Christian School located in the Spokane Valley, Waitsburg track athletes participated in the WIAA District 6 1B Championship meet. The top six athletes qualify for State. In the prelims Teegan Kenney placed 9th in the100m, 10th in the 200m and placed 8th (PR) in the 300m hurdles. Brenton Segraves placed 12th in the javelin, Alyssa placed 8th in the 100m and 8th in the 800m, and Marion Duncan placed 15th in the 200m (PR). The girls’ 4x200 relay team (Duncan, Cedar Stegall, Cheri Mathews and Hol...
WAITSBURG — Waitsburg Middle School track athletes participated in their last meet this season on May 19. There were eight schools at the SE1B MS meet at Pomeroy. Results: 100m – Sidian Stegall 13th, Carter Barron 17 PR, Ollivyr Dahlby 18th 400m – Mitchell Hays 3rd PR, Dahlby 4th 4 x 100 relay - 5th (Stegall, Dahlby, Barron, Liam Kiefel) Shot put – Gage Mynear 3rd, Carson Scott 6th Discus – Kiefel 4th, Mynear 5th, Barron 8th, Hays 9th Stegall 12th, Scott 13th Javelin – Kiefel 4th PR, Hays 9th, Mynear 11th, Stegall 15th, Dahlby 16th, Scott...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School's Class of 2025 students were called to a senior sign-out meeting on Wednesday, May 14. The students quickly discovered that their senior class advisor, Jaimee Knudson, had organized an evening of activities, including a scavenger hunt, a color powder war, and a BBQ. The students were divided into two teams and set out on the scavenger hunt. On the scavenger hunt map were the rules and the following message to the seniors: "As you approach graduation, childhood...
Gary Myers Gary Myers attends classes at WHS and is in his second year at SEATech Skill Center for welding. He has attended school in Waitsburg since the sixth grade and was on the Mat Birds Wrestling team during sixth and seventh grades. Myers enjoys working on his truck and plans on taking diesel technology classes at Walla Walla Community College in the fall. At WHS, Myers is a past member of FFA. He has shown pigs during his freshman and sophomore years. He volunteers to assist a Veteran...
WAITSBURG - Five Waitsburg High School students and two advisors attended the annual Youth and Government session from May 7 through May 10 at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia. Around seventeen delegations with 350 students from across the state participated in the YMCA program. The Youth and Government is a national YMCA program that allows U.S. students to learn about government policymaking firsthand. This unique program allows thousands of teens nationwide in state-organized,...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School students enjoyed dress-up days the week before the 2025 Prom on May 3. The Prom Court, which their fellow students voted on, included freshmen Aubrey King and Bryer Paul, sophomores Pilar Diaz-Easton and Rollin Carpenter, juniors Matti Carter and Victor Whitmore, and seniors Mylie Jones, Cedar Stegall, Cougar Anderson, and Lucas VanHoose. Lucas VanHoose and Cedar Stegall were crowned King and Queen. This year's prom theme was Vegas Nights. The school held the...
WAITSBURG — Waitsburg High School’s baseball season ended on Tuesday, May 6, in Sunnyside, Washington. The Cardinals varsity baseball team set off from the school bright and early at 7 a.m. to participate in something that had not happened in 25 years. “Through blood, sweat, and sheer grit, the team earned their spot in the postseason,” said Coach Joe Greer. “We knew from the get-go it might be a long day.” The first game started at 10 a.m. If the Cardinals won, they would go to districts. If they lost, the team would have to play again at 4...
WAITSBURG — There were two track meet opportunities for Cardinal athletes last week. On Tuesday, May 6, the high school team traveled to Pomeroy for the District 6 1B League meet against ten other teams. On Friday, May 9, a group of Cardinals participated with five different teams in the Cinco de Mayo Twilight meet at Pomeroy. The Twilight meet started at 5:30 p.m. rather than the normal 3:30 p.m. start time. Top Cardinal athletes in May 6 events: 100m – Teegan Kenney - 6th 300m Hurdles – T. Kenney- 4th Shot put – Brenton Segraves - 3rd Dis...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Middle School track team's work ethic has earned the athletes many personal records. Members have been successful in setting and meeting their individual goals. The Cardinals were at Dayton on Thursday, May 8, competing against Dayton, Rogers, and DeSales middle school athletes. Boys setting personal records at the meet were: 100m – Sidian Stegall, Liam Vasquez, Mitchell Hays, Emerson Kiefel 200m – Wyatt Vasquez 400m – Ollivyr Dahlby Shot put – Carson Scott, Kiefel...
Annabel "Karma" Mitchell Annabel "Karma" Mitchell has been a student at Waitsburg Schools since the sixth grade. She was involved in the Sources of Strength program her junior year and volunteered at school concessions. In middle school, Mitchell assisted at a nursery potting plants and doing yard work. She enjoyed working at R & B Barbeque in Dayton in her senior year. After graduation, she plans to travel with her boyfriend, explore places to live, and consider careers to pursue. Mitchell is...
WAITSBURG - Lions Club President Conner Talbott estimated that over 700 adults enjoyed the 15th annual rib feed at the Don Thomas Building on Saturday, May 3. "We had a better-than-expected turnout at this year's rib feed," said Talbott. "We are grateful to the volunteers and attendees who made this event a success. The funds raised will go towards scholarships, youth sports, vision assistance, and other local projects."...
Cardinal MS Track Waitsburg Middle School participated in two track meets recently. They were at Pomeroy on Monday, April 28, and Dayton on Thursday, May 1. There were nine teams at Pomeroy. Many of the Cardinals participants recorded personal records at the meet. Finishing in the top five were: Gage Mynear; 3rd shot put & discus; Liam Kiefel; 2nd discus, Carter Barron; 4th high jump, Jaylynn Gleason; 1st 100m & 3rd 200m, Audrey Kiefel; 4th 100m & 1st 400m and the girls' 4x100 relay team placed...
