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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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YAKIMA - There are two ways to look at the outcome of the state softball tournament for the WP Tigers: they went further than last year and ended up in the top 12, but they also traveled all the way to Yakima to get knocked out of contention by league rival DeSales. Despite high hopes that they could repeat their narrow upset of the Irish during the district playoffs, the Tigers went down against the Walla Walla team 5-1 on Sunday before the Irish themselves were rolled from the tourney by...
YAKIMA - It wasn't a championship game, but it felt like one. Up against the team that ended up winning the 2B title, the Dayton softball team's tenacity pushed the Saturday evening game against Toutle Lake into extra innings. It wasn't until the 9th that the Ducks finally pierced the Bulldogs' defense and broke the tie in what home spectators described as one of the best games of the state tournament. In the end, Dayton went down 5-1 against Toutle Lake but won against Asotin on Sunday b...
CHENEY - Dayton sophomore Kaitlyn Andrews was the only local girl competing at the state track meet in Cheney last week. Andrews placed fifth in the javelin, with a throw of 118 feet, 5 inches. Her longest throw of the season was 122 feet 9 inches, in March. Andrews also competed in the 100 meter dash on Saturday. She placed ninth in the preliminary heat, missing the finals by one place. Andrews is shown at left, throwing the javelin during a meet in Dayton in April. (Times file p...
CHENEY - Eight members of the WP boys track team traveled to the state 2B track meet here Friday and Saturday. They left with the third-place trophy, coming in a point shy of second place La Conner. As he's done in every 2B meet in which he's been healthy, Junior James Thompkins dominated the sprints. He won the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes and anchored the winning 4x100 relay team. Those four wins accounted for 40 of WP's 57 team points. The relay team also included DJ Leroue, Brendon D...
May 16 and 17 in Clarkston WP Boys 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. 11 James Thompkins 11.56a 4. 12 Alex Dill 12.40a 5. 12 DJ Leroue 12.49a 6. 9 Kobie Brown 12.56a 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. 11 James Thompkins 23.35a 5. 12 Alex Dill 25.38a 400 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. James Thompkins 51.33a 3. Dalton LaRue 55.34a 4. Kobie Brown 56.17a 6. Kevin Aquino 56.68a 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals 4. Jada Alfred 2:11.35a 5. Tebo Martinelle 2:12.24a 1600 Meters - Varsity - Finals 2. Seth Deal 4:26.47a 6. Tebo Martinelle 4:59.56a 8. Jacob Dingfiel...
Softball Most Improved: Kassidy Kuykendall Most Inspirational: Katy Hofer Most Valuable Players: SamMoss, Jen Nichols, Chelsey Brannock First Team All-League: SamMoss, Jen Nichols, Chelsey Brannock Baseball Most Improved: Chad Pearson Most Inspirational: Dalton Estes Most Valuable Player: DaltonEstes First Team All-League: ChanceLeroue, Dalton Estes Girls Track Most Improved: Beka Adams Most Inspirational: Stacia Deal Most Valuable Player : MaddyWitt Coaches Award - Joanna Lanning: Jada...
SPOKANE - If the Lady Bulldogs' last two games of the regionals tournament Saturday were a struggle, the first matchup against Colfax showed them at their best. The 9-6 victory over the other "Bulldogs" secured a seed at state and placed Dayton fourth in District 7 & 9. In the end, a three-run homer from Jessica Tate ac- counted for the three-point margin that put the Lady Dogs over the top in their game against Colfax. "It was really cool," Tate said with an "H" smeared on both cheeks for her...
SPOKANE - While their home town celebrated 100 years of horse racing Saturday, the WP Tigers had a "real sport" celebration of their own 135 miles away. Fresh from wining the District 9 title in Walla Walla the previous weekend, the Waitsburg Prescott softball team proudly held up a second place regionals trophy at Merkel Field in Spokane. The Tigers placed high in the pre-state District 7 & 9 tournament after beating the Mary Walker Chargers 11-3 in the first game and cross- valley rivals Day...
CLARKSTON - The WP Cardinal boys came up five points short against a dominant Asotin team, failing to capture the 2B District 9 team championship after six straight winning years. But the team had many outstanding performances, and they'll send eight boys to the state championships in Cheney this weekend. James Thompkins continued his dominance in the sprints, winning the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes and anchoring the winning 4 x 100 relay team. Thompkins will be one of the favorites at st...
Dayton Boys 100 Meters - Varsity - Prelims 23. Andrew Mendoza 13.39a 24. Brian Mascall 13.80a Tyler Cooper DNS 400 Meters - Varsity - Prelims 10. Brian Mascall 1:01.53a 13. Tyler Abramson 1:08.40a 800 Meters - Varsity - Prelims 6. Levi Laib 2:22.52a Matthew Warren DNS 3200 Meters - Varsity - Prelims 11. Tim Ihle 13:50.69a 4x400 Relay - Varsity - Prelims 6. Tyler Abramson Levi Laib Brian Mascall Andrew Mendoza 4:16.79a Shot Put - 12lb - Varsity - Prelims 13. Andrew Mendoza 31-05.50 21. Tyler...
WALLA WALLA - After their narrow 10-9 loss against district title winner WP Friday, the Lady Bulldogs could have hung their heads. They did come out a bit sluggish in the next game against Asotin and by the sixth inning, they were down 5-2. But they rallied when it was their turn in the sixth. When the game was tied in the bottom of the seventh and it was make or break, the Dayton girls' bats came through as well as their spirit. With some additional help from Asotin errors, Dayton won the...
WALLA WALLA - If there was one moment that sparked the WP Lady Tigers' momentum Friday, it was Sam Moss' catch on the fence in the third inning that shielded them against a third Dayton home run and marked the beginning of her team's comeback against the Bulldogs. Already behind 8- 0 against a Dayton team that obviously came to play, it was exactly the kind of catch the Tigers needed to retrieve their passion, find their groove and settle into the game. Moss caught the hit, then fell back...
PASCO - After their Monday night tie-breaker win over St. John-Endicott/ LaCrosse-Washtucna 8-5, the Dayton Bulldogs seemed ready to take on TriCities Prep Tuesday but "shot themselves in the foot" with errors, head coach Sal Benavides said after the game. "We weren't mentally ready," he said. "I thought we were. But we just didn't get it done today." The 10-1 loss was a disappointment to the young team. But the players, who nonetheless made it to the playoffs despite the odds, felt they l...
The WP softball team earned a trip to the four-team district tournament Saturday, after splitting a doubleheader with Asotin. In the first game, WP took a 4-2 lead early and held on for a 7-5 win. The Tigers had seven hits and committed 3 errors, while giving up 9 hits to Asotin. In the second game, WP coach Angie Potts played some of her younger players, knowing that the playoff berth was clinched. WP lost that game 17-10. On Friday, the Lady Tigers swept a doubleheader against Colfax, wi...
WP Boys Results 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. James Thompkins 10.95 8. Alex Dill 11.81 9. DJ Leroue 11.88 17. Luke Alexenko 12.50 18. Kobie Brown 12.78 19. Kevin Aquino 12.79 30. Jada Alfred 13.49 Dalton LaRue SCR 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. James Thompkins 22.66 13. Kevin Aquino 25.09 Alex Dill SCR 400 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. James Thompkins 53.28 9. Kobie Brown 56.72 11. Kevin Aquino 57.84 16. Jessie Rawson 1:00.66 DJ Leroue SCR Dalton LaRue SCR 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals 2. Jada Alfred 2:11.91 14. Zac Brown 2:31.82 1600...
COLFAX - James Thompkins won the 100, 200 and 400 meter races and anchored the winning 4 x 100 relay team, as WP overwhelmed the competition at the NE 1B/2B League Meet in Colfax April 30. WP scored 151.5 points, ahead of a distant Colfax, with 92.5 points in second. James Thompkins is coming off a sprained ankle and shined with four first places," said WP Coach Jeff Bartlow. "His 400 was a bit off, but his 100 and 200 were both PR's and he anchored the 4x1 (Alex Dill, Dalton Lerue, Luke Alex...
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The SE 2B softball league ended last week with the Waitsburg and Dayton teams finishing a strong second and third behind the undefeated DeSales Irish. The Lady Bulldogs began their playoff march Tuesday with a victory at home. They play the WP girls Friday in Walla Walla. The Dayton boys finished their season tied for sixth place, at 1-11, while the WP boys had a strong 7-5 season, to finish tied for third. The Tigers lost thier loser-out game Tuesday....
PRESCOTT - Waitsburg Prescott ended its promising season Tuesday after a 7-4 loss against Takeo-Oakesdale Rosalia in a game that almost turned into a Tigers' come-from-behind classic. "It was a close game," head coach Dustin Snedigar said afterwards. "It was one of those nail biters. But we came up short." The Nighthawks scored in the top of the 1st inning and Dalton Estes answered it with a run of his own in the bottom. But the WP bats went quiet after that, while TOR scored another run in the...
DAYTON - Getting all the fundamentals right from the start, the Lady Bulldogs beat TriCities Prep 13-3 in a five-inning home game Tuesday and advanced to the regional playoffs in Spokane on May 18. The third-ranked Dayton softball team still faces second-ranked Waitsburg Prescott on Friday, but only to decide seeding for the next round of the playoffs, assistant coach Des Jones said. Under the hot afternoon sun, Sam Harting pounded out a two-run homer in the first inning that ignited the...
WP Boys Results 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 3. Alex Dill 11.78 9. Luke Alexenko 12.19 11. Kobie Brown 12.28 11. Kevin Aquino 12.28 27. Brandon Penner 13.68 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 10. Brendan Donovan 25.12 11. Alex Dill 25.21 13. Kevin Aquino 25.46 14. Dalton LaRue 25.68 22. Brandon Penner 28.02 400 Meters - Varsity - Finals 3. Kobie Brown 57.12 4. Kevin Aquino 57.68 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals 3. James Thompkins 2:08.18 4. Seth Deal 2:08.69 5. Zac Brown 2:13.24 7. Jada Alfred 2:16.72...
Softball: DeSales over WP 8-1 / 8-0 PRESCOTT - DeSales knocked the WP softball team out of first place in league standings Tuesday, with an 8-1 victory over the Tigers in the first game of a double-header. Sam Moss scored the only Tiger run with a solo home run. "We started light, but went on to play well," said WP coach Angie Potts. "DeSales is a good team. They hit the ball well and run aggressively. We need to be ready for that." Potts said she still felt good about the game. "I'm not...
ROSALIA - The Dayton Bulldogs baseball team may have played its last two games of the season Tuesday night, but they're still in the running for the playoffs. They will likely end up in sixth. The young Dogs lost both games in their doubleheader against the Tekoa-Oakesdale- Rosalia 5-2 and 13-1 in the final five-inning game. They ended the season 2-10 in league and 5-12 overall. The losses were disappointing, head coach Sal Benavides said, but the team hasn't given up hope to get its act together for the playoffs starting Tuesday. "We can b...
TEKOA - The Lady Bulldogs seemed headed for third in league after sweeping Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosario in their last doubleheader of the regular season Tuesday. "The girls did well today," assistant coach Des Jones said in a telephone interview after the away games. "They played together and they played smart." In 14 innings marked by a handful of snow flurries, Dayton beat the Nighthawks 11-8 in the first game and 6-4 in the second, ending the season on a high note. "We've struggled some and we...
