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LAPWAI, Ida. – Dayton senior Kaitlyn Andrews won the javelin, long jump and 100 meter dash, as she led the Bulldog girls to a fourth place finish at the Southeast District 9 1B/2B league meet here last week. Andrews won the javelin by more than sixteen feet. She also finished second in the triple jump event, which was won by WP’s Emily Adams. Dayton junior Angella Mascal also had a big day, finishing second in the 200 meters, fourth in the 100 and anchoring the third-place 4x100 relay team. Car...
DAYTON – The Dayton softball team scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh and final inning to cap a big comeback and beat Colton in the first game of a Saturday double-header, 12-11. After giving up nine runs in the first two innings, the Dayton girls chipped away at the Colton lead, scoring two runs in each of the first three innings and one run each in the fourth and sixth. Trailing 11-8 going into the bottom of the seventh, Dayton got the runs they needed. Taylor Frame hit a two-run s...
RICHLAND - After falling behind 4-0 in the third inning, the Waitsburg-Prescott baseball team got their bats going and came back to defeat Liberty Christian, 12-5, in a game here Friday. Pitchers Talen Larsen, Kyle Gradwohl and Jacob Dunn combined to give up five runs on seven hits. Gradwohl got the win. The three pitchers got a total of ten strikeouts. The Tigers struggled at the plate all game, stranding eight runners. But they took advantage of late-inning pitching struggles by the Patriots...
PENDLETON – WP senior Owen Lanning had a stellar day at the Buck Track Classic meet in Pendleton last week, taking first place in the triple jump and second in the long jump and 300 meter hurdles. Lanning was also fourth in the 110 meter hurdles. The large meet here included teams from fifteen northeast Oregon schools, from 1A to 5A, as well as three 2B schools (WP, College Place and Walla Walla Valley Academy), and one 1A school (Columbia-Burbank) from Washington. Lanning's winning triple j...
RICHLAND – Dayton senior Kaitlyn Andrews won three of the four events she entered at the Hanford High School Invite held here last week. She missed a sweep by one-half inch in the triple jump. The Hanford meet featured teams from six southeast Washington schools, including four A-level schools. The only B schools were Dayton and DeSales. In her specialty, the javelin, Andrews set a new personal record with a throw of 126 feet, 3 inches. Her previous PR was 122'10", which she achieved in her s...
MILTON-FREEWATER – The WP girls’ softball team hit the road Friday for their first game, and fell to a strong Mac-Hi JV team, 6-4. The Lady Cards fell behind early, giving up two runs each in the first and third innings. They responded with four runs of their own in the next three frames, but it wasn’t enough. “For our first full game out I’m pretty pleased with how we did,” said WP Coach Angie Potts. “Since we have some players missing, we started some younger girls and after the first couple...
Dayton Girls’ Results Place Grade Name Time/Dist. 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. 12 Kaitlyn Andrews 13.3 10. 11 Carissa Price 13.9 17. 11 Angela Mascall 14.4 37. 10 Alexus Wanlarbkam 15.9 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 10. 11 Angela Mascall 29.4 31. 12 Keelin Hovrud 38.1 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals 9. 10 Kianna Price 2:55.5 1600 Meters - Varsity - Finals 14. 11 Angie Dedloff 7:27 4x100 Relay - Varsity - Finals 4. Angie Dedloff Angela Mascall Carissa Price Alexus Wanlarbkam 58.5 Shot Put - 4kg - Varsity - Finals 27. 10 Allyson Warner 18’9.75...
The Dayton softball team won both of their three-inning games in a softball jamboree held Saturday in Prescott. Lady Bulldogs upended WP in the second game of the four-team tournament, 6-2. In the third game, WP beat Touchet, 5-0. In the final game, Dayton overwhelmed DeSales, 10-0....
PRESCOTT – WP softball coach Angie Potts, assisted by Allan Wilson, is pleased with the turnout of 25 girls for softball this year but says they are still working on nailing down the varsity roster. "There is a big discrepancy in age and experience between the older and younger players. We'll be moving girls around for awhile," she said. Returning varsity seniors include: Jennifer Castro, Loegan Harshman, Paige Wood, Analise Salazar, Kassidy Kuykedall and Hannah Grant. Pitcher Jaidyn Brown is t...
PRESCOTT – Waitsburg-Prescott baseball Coach Dustin Snedigar knows that if his team is successful in its league, he'll have one of the best teams in the state. "DeSales has won the last two state (2B) championships," Snedigar said. "Last year they lost to Asotin in the first round, and still went on to win it all." On top of that, the coach said that Tri-Cities Prep is much improved this year, with a left-handed pitcher that's very tough. "I think we'll be right in there," he said. With the c...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School senior Chance Leroue has been selected to play in the All State football game in Yakima on June 20. Several Waitsburg athletes have gotten to play in the event, including Zach Bartlow. The last to play in the All State game was Dalton Estes in 2013. Leroue will be selling tickets to the game as part of his fundraising efforts to offset the cost of attending. Tickets are $6 each. Those interested in tickets may call Waitsburg High School at 337-6351 and they will let Leroue know....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg-Prescott track coach Jeff Bartlow is enthusiastic about his boys' track team this year, and yet disappointed with the girls' turnout. "We only have four girls out, which is disappointing," he said, "but they'll get some great experience in individual events." The one veteran returning girl is sophomore distance runner Emily Adams. "Emily's been working out all winter and she's in great shape," Bartlow said. "She should do well in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 (meters). She a...
W/P VARSITY SOFTBALL 2015 Fri., March 13 Jamboree at Prescott 1:30 Tues, March 17 Mac-Hi (1) at Milton-Freew. 4:00 Tues., March 24 Mac-Hi (1) at Prescott 4:00 Fri., March 27 Pomeroy (1) at Pomeroy 4:00 Tues., March 31 Touchet (1) at Prescott 4:00 Sat., April 4 Asotin (2) at Asotin 11:00 Thurs.,April 16 Liberty-Spangle (2) at Spangle 2:00 Sat., April 18 DeSales (2) at Prescott 11:00 Tues., April 21 Burbank (2) at Prescott 3:00 Sat., April 25 Dayton (2) at Dayton 2:00 Tues., April 28 Riverside (1) at Boardman 4:00 Sat., May 2 TCP (2) at Prescott...
DAYTON – On Tuesday, Dayton High School made the decision to cancel its 2015 boys’ baseball season. According to Athletic Director Heather Clarys, the difficult decision was made because too few boys turned out to field a team. According to school sources, only eight boys turned out for the first practice, including four 8th-graders. Between 12 and 14 players would be needed to keep the season going. When asked if the Dayton boys who signed up would be able to join a neighboring team, such as Waitsburg-Prescott, Superintendent Doug Johnson tha...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg-Prescott basketball player Owen Lanning has been selected to play in the 2015 2B All State basketball game. The game will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish, Wash. Lanning was selected as one of three All-League first-team players from WP this year. “Owen was a three-year All League First Team selection, three-year captain and was our 2014-15 Team MVP,” said WP basketball coach Tavis Crittenden....
DAYTON – At their March 4 meeting, the Dayton School Board approved the appointment of Mike McGhan to be volunteer head high school golf coach. Dayton expects to field a team of four to five golfers this spring. A full slate of golf tournaments has been scheduled for the 2015 season, which begins Thursday with the Golfland Jamboree, hosted by Tri-Cities Prep in Pasco. Golf team members will also compete in the four-week Blue Mountain Cup series in Walla Walla and Milton Freewater, which begins March 18....
PASCO – The Dayton girls' basketball team needed one more win to make the trip to the Hardwood Classic state finals tournament in Spokane this weekend. But in their regional game against the White Swan Cougars here Saturday, they came up short, taking a 50-41 loss, which ended their season. The Lady Bulldogs finished with a 17-5 record for the season. The Lady Bulldogs fell behind early. Against a tenacious full-court press from the outset, Dayton couldn't get its offense going. White Swan h...
On Feb. 27, 47 Waitsburg High students made the trip to Bluewood for a day of skiing and snowboarding. According to Waitsburg P.E. teacher Jeff Bartlow, this has been an annual event for nearly two decades. "We do a lot of different things here and lifetime fitness and sports is an important part of our education at WHS," Bartlow told The Times. "We want to take advantage of the close proximity of Bluewood to where we are here at Waitsburg. The idea of skiing and snowboarding and learning to do...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg High School Winter Sports Awards ceremony was held Wednesday, February 25at the Waitsburg High School Auditorium. Coach Vickie Hamann presented awards to the basketball cheerleaders, coach Lanny Adams presented wrestling awards and coaches Tavis Crittenden and J. T. Elsey presented awards for boys and girls basketball, respectively. Basketball Cheerleaders: Most Valuable Player - Timber Frohreich Most Improved – Taylor Spoonemore Wrestling: Most Improved – Devin Newman Most Inspirational – David Just Most Valuabl...
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WALLA WALLA – Cold shooting and turnovers plagued the Dayton girls' basketball team Saturday night, as they lost to Colfax here, 47-29, in the final round of the 2B District 7/9 sub-regional tournament. The Lady Bulldogs still advance to the 2B state round of 16, as #2 seed. They will play White Swan at Chiawanna High School in Pasco at 10 a.m. Saturday. Dayton and Colfax both struggled to get anything going in the first quarter Saturday, as Dayton held on to a 1-0 lead until less than four m...
WAITSBURG – WP Heavyweight wrestler Tristan Newman got off to a great start at the 2015 State Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome on Friday, Feb. 20, but failed to maintain enough momentum to take a spot on the podium. Newman took Marcos Perales of South Bend by pin in 1:52 on Friday afternoon, before losing to Chad Edwards of Tonasket in a close 5-4 decision on Friday night. Newman was eliminated on Saturday afternoon when he fell to Daniel Fruh of North Beach by pin in 2:11. Fruh took fourth p...
WAITSBURG – The WHS gymnasium was a happening place on Wednesday, Feb. 18 as Waitsburg elementary and middle school students jumped rope, hula hooped and shot baskets as part of a campaign to raise funds for the American Heart Association (AHA). The students easily surpassed their set goal of $3,000 and raised $3,212.57, through pledges from friends and family, to help the AHA meet their goal of building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. A walk through the gym and it w...
WAITSBURG – The Associated Press named its Washington All-State first and second teams in December, and four members of the Waitsburg-Prescott team made the 2B rosters. Senior wide receiver Devin Acevedo was named to the first team, which was well-deserved, according to WP football coach Jeff Bartlow. "Devin has the softest hands probably in my 16 years here," the coach said. "He was one of our best ever at catching the ball." Second-team selections included senior defensive back Talen L...
SPOKANE – With cold shooting hands and facing an unfamiliar defensive scheme, the Dayton girls' basketball team fell behind quickly in their sub-regional matchup here Monday afternoon against Northwest Christian. The Lady 'Dogs trailed 13-3 at the end of the first quarter, and struggled to get anything going. With about five minutes to go in the first half, Jenna Phillips downed a three-pointer and quickly stole the ball back and drove for a short jumper to draw to within eight, 18-10. But D...
