Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The high school volleyball team dropped its first match of the season to Sunnyside Christian on Monday, September 11, in Waitsburg by scores of 16-25, 4-25, and 18-25. "This team is young, with four girls playing their first varsity volleyball game. All the girls worked through their jitters and played well tonight," stated head coach Tracy Barron. Makenna Barron ended the evening with five kills, one block, and one ace. Peyton Struckmeier had two kills and one block, and Kylee...
DAYTON-Waitsburg's head coach for middle school football, JJ Calzadillas, said his team played "really good" at the jamboree in Dayton on Monday, September 11. In fact, he thought it was the best showing of a middle school football team he had ever seen. The boys were a little nervous getting off the bus and seeing the "much bigger" players from the other teams. After the Cardinals started playing and playing well, they no longer cared who they played. They felt like the "Kings of the field."...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Cardinals started the season with a significant win over the Touchet Redhawks on September 2 in Waitsburg. The Redhawks initially received the ball but were stopped, four and out, by the Cardinals. During Waitsburg’s first drive, they started with a run game, with running back Koyen Fortune ran the ball for three carries for four yards. The Cardinals achieved the first down with a pass from sophomore Isa Reyes to junior receiver Lucas VanHoose for a 14-yard gain. The Cardinals followed with a pass from Reyes to sen...
WAITSBURG-The high school volleyball players are working hard leading up to the new season. A weightlifting program has been introduced to the athletes who have embraced the challenge. Volleyball coaches Tracy Barron and Stephanie Hinchliffe held a presentation of jerseys on Monday, August 28, in the high school gym, where the players' were presented their Cardinal jerseys by family members. The event was memorialized with photos and a pizza dinner ended the evening....
WAITSBURG-Vickie Hamann is in her sixteenth year coaching cheerleaders. This year, she welcomes seven girls who are working out, learning new routines, and skills before the first game on Saturday, September 2, on the Waitsburg Cardinals' field. Juniors Cedar Stegall, Chasity Paddock and sophomores Matti Carter and Bea Karl are in their second year of football cheerleading. Senior Abbi Paolino and sophomores Hope Adkins and Carissa Potts are all first-year cheerleaders. Hamann is looking...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School Cardinals football team will play their first home game on September 2, 2023. The Saturday night game against Touchet will be the first 8-man football game for first-year head coach Gabe Kiefel. The high school and middle school coaches and assistants have put twenty high school and ten middle school players through drills in preparation for the upcoming season. Kiefel held the first annual presentation of jerseys on Saturday, August 19. After practice,...
July may seem an odd time to talk about the hardest-hitting and most fun-to-watch sport, which requires great skill to speed around (both forward and backward) to make stunning plays—all on ice. Now that the NHL and AHL playoffs have wrapped up and the NHL draft was just concluded, why not talk about hockey? Reflecting on the great things that happened in our area’s hockey programs this year, I have high hopes for next year, starting in September. What was so great? Ohhh, let me count the ways. National Hockey League In the Seattle Kra...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg Cardinals' football team left on Sunday morning to attend a football camp run by Eastern Oregon University. The camp runs from June 18 to 21. The Cardinals' new head Coach Gabe Kiefel has held practices this spring to prepare for the camp, where the team will continue learning skills and getting some 8-man game experience. Kiefel will run the offense and defense and coach the running backs and linebackers. Greg Crenshaw will assist Kiefel, who will coach the offensive...
DW COMBINE-Coach Dan Nechodom presented track awards to his high school team on June 6. The team met at the track where Reuben Yutzy was named Outstanding Boy and Alyssa Hollingsworth was named Outstanding Girl. Hudson Reser received the Most Inspirational award and the Coaches' Award went to Marion Duncan....
DW COMBINE-The high school Wolfpack golf team held their end-of-season awards get-together at the home of Coach McGhan on Tuesday, May 23. The athletes and their families enjoyed a BBQ potluck before the Coach presented awards. All the athletes received a golf pin, and Carson Potter, Abbi Paolino, and Sarah Daves received scholar-athlete honors....
DW COMBINE-Reuben Yutzy competed in the shot put at the State Track meet on Friday, May 26. Coach Nechodom said, "Reuben looked very sharp, having put in a few weeks of some focused effort to improve his form. He wasn't quite able to put it all together for a big PR, but competed well and was an encouragement to the other athletes". Reuben's parents and grandparents were able to join him in Yakima. Reuben finished the day with a throw of 38'8.5", placing him 13th overall....
DW COMBINE-Wolfpack Softball Ends Season with District Losses The DW softball team won their playoff game against Goldendale in Dayton on Wednesday, May 17, in a three-inning rout, 16-1. Peyton Struckmeier and Lila Hutchens led the team with two hits each. Maddi Gallardo, Hendrix Groom, Kameryn Tupling, and Teagan Culley each had one hit. The team traveled to Pasco on Friday, May 19, for district games. The Wolfpack fell to Kittitas/Throp 17-1 and finished their season with a 12-2 loss to Cle...
HS Track Sub-District meet DW COMBINE—The DW high school track team participated in sub-districts on May 9 at River View High School. Track athletes from Walla Walla Valley, Mabton, Columbia-Burbank, and River View competed to finish in the top four in track and the top eight in field events to qualify for the district track meet. Rueben Yutzy qualified to compete in three events, the 100-meters, shot put, and high jump. Hollingsworth – 400-meters and high jump Rennaker – high jump and triple jump Walters – javelin and high jump Hudson Reser ...
DW Softball Team Lose to Colton DW COMBINE-The DW high school softball team lost to Colton on Tuesday, May 2 in Colton. The Wildcats limited the Wolfpack to four hits in the game, which ended after five innings due to the mercy rule. In the 13-3 loss, the Wolfpack's Maddi Gallardo and Kameryn Tupling each pitched two innings. Alyssa Segraves, Shaylah King, and Marissa, and Kameryn Tupling each had one hit. The Wolfpack has a 1-3 district record and has two double-header games left in their...
MS baseball team gets a win WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg middle school boys baseball team defeated Touchet 10-1 in Waitsburg on April 26. Trace Nesje pitched three innings for the Cardinals, recording several strikeouts with Isaac Mahre as catcher. Then Mahre pitched relief, and Nesje moved to the catcher. The Cardinals had strong fielding against a young Touchet team. Both teams played hard and enjoyed a beautiful afternoon game. Cardinal hitters: Rollin Carpenter, Nesje, Mahre, Landon Henry, JJ...
DW COMBINE—DW beat Walla Walla Valley Academy in both games of a doubleheader at WWVA on Tuesday, April 18. WWVA was limited to two hits in the first game and one hit in the second game as the Wolfpack pitchers, Levi Boudrieau and Jasper Morrow, shut down their opponent. In game one, Boudrieau walked two and struck out nine in the game that ended in the fifth inning per the mercy rule. The Wolfpack had twelve hits and won 12-1. Klint Kuykendall had three hits and three RBIs to lead the offense. Cyson Morris, Jared Hankins, Will Durham, and M...
DW COMBINE—Dayton-Waitsburg girls’ softball team lost to Colton 20-13 on Tuesday, April 18, in Dayton. Kameryn Tupling pitched the seven-inning game for DW. She walked 13 and struck out two. The Wolfpack committed four fielding errors. The Colton Wildcats’ pitcher walked eight and struck out five. They had eight fielding errors. Hendrix Groom, Alyssa Segraves, Lila Hutchens, and Sam Boggs each had two hits to lead the Wolfpack offense....
DW COMBINE—The DW golf team competed against Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA,) Goldendale, and White Swan at the Touchet Valley Golf Course in Dayton on April 18. Due to an irrigation project on the course, only 16 holes were available. Goldendale golfer Ike O’Leary placed first with a score of 72 on the 16-hole, par 64 course. DW’s Carson Potter shot a 90, and William Daves shot a 135. In the girls’ competition, WWVA golfer Nell Dodds placed first with a score of 83. DW Sarah Daves shot a 125. Conditions were very windy, affecting play fo...
DW COMBINE-DW boys' baseball team scored ten runs in the bottom of the first inning against Highland on April 11. They scored eight runs in the second, five in the third, and four in the fourth inning to win the first game 27-1. The game ended after the top of the fifth due to the mercy rule. Will Durham started on the mound, pitching for three innings. Jayce Gleason and Klint Kuykendall each pitched one relief inning. Seven Wolfpack batters had at least two hits in the game, with Isaias Reyes...
DW COMBINE-DW Golf traveled to Richland on April 13 for a match at Columbia Point. On the 18-hole par 72 course, Carson Potter led the Wolfpack boys with a score of 104. William shot a 125. In the girls' match, Abbi Paolino shot 129, and Sarah Daves shot 140. Competitors included golfers from WWVA, Cle Elum-Roslyn, and Highland School Schools. Coach McGhan said it was the first time his inexperienced team had ever played an 18-hole round. It was also the first round played in the sunshine this...
DW COMBINE-It was a long nine-inning game on a cold, windy afternoon in Dayton during the DW vs. Desales softball game on April 13. The Irish led 2-0 after one inning before the Wolfpack took a 7-6 lead after four innings. The game was tied at 15-15 after seven innings. Both teams scored three runs in the eighth inning. The Irish scored five in the top of the ninth and held the Wolfpack to one run in the bottom of the inning to win 23-19. Nine fielding errors in the game were the downfall for DW...
The high school JV softball team beat Liberty Christian on Thursday, April 13, in Dayton. Jessika Lambert pitched the first game, which ended after three innings. The Wolfpack won 23-12. The second game ended during the fourth inning with the Wolfpack taking the 27-11 win....
WAITSBURG-T-Ball and Little League has started around the area. There is nothing cuter than watching four and five-years old baseball players! Come out on Mondays and Wednesdays and catch a game. You will go away with a smile on your face....
WAITSBURG-The high school junior varsity boys' baseball team beat Columbia Burbank 18-7 on Monday, April 10. The Wolfpack had 15 hits and no fielding errors in the game, which ended in the 6th inning per the 10-run rule. Jayce Gleason started on the mound allowing three hits, three walks, and striking out five. Cougar Anderson and Traicen Garcia pitched in relief. The Wolfpack knocked in four runs in the first inning and scored seven in the third to take a 12-1 lead. The Coyotes scored five...
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack baseball team lost a close game to Touchet on March 28 in Waitsburg. DW took an early lead before the Redhawks came back to win 6-4. Jared Hankins was first up on the pitcher's mound. He went four innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He struck out five and walked one. Isaias Reyes and Klint Kuydendall pitched in relief. Teammates Colton Steinhoff hit a double, and Reyes hit a triple. Kuykendall, Hankins, and Cyson Morris had two hits each in the game. On March 30,...
