Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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...
SPOKANE – The Waitsburg-Prescott boys' basketball team's season ended Monday afternoon, after the Cardinals lost their sub-regional playoff game here to Wilbur-Creston, 84-72. A frustrating third quarter saw Wilbur-Creston score 34 points, and WP's 11-point halftime lead erased, as they were outscored in that frame, 34-14. The Cardinals trailed 59-50 after three. "We ran into a buzz saw," said WP coach Tavis Crittenden of Wilbur's third-quarter performance. "I've never been involved in a 3...
COLBERT – Waitsburg-Prescott heavyweight junior Tristan Newman is headed for his third trip to the state wrestling tournament in Tacoma after placing second at the Feb. 14 Class 1B/2B East Regional wrestling tournament here. Last year Newman placed fourth at the regional meet before taking fourth place at state. 285-pound Newman pinned Jimmy Coleman of Tonasket by pin in 1:30 in his first match, then took Mikey Hernandez of Warden by pin in 4:22 in match two. "Tristan came out being reserved i...
WAITSBURG – The Dayton girls' basketball team held on Monday night to defeat a relentless Asotin team, 52-50. The win garnered the Lady 'Dogs the District 9 league tournament and number-one seed going into the sub-regional tournament next week. Dayton moved into Monday's winners' bracket after defeating Tri-Cities Prep in Saturday's first round, 46-37. The Bulldogs faced Asotin, after the Lady Panthers upset league champion DeSales, a team Dayton lost to twice during the regular season – the...
RITZVILLE – The majority of WP grapplers wrapped up their season at the Feb. 7 Sub-regional meet in Ritzville. Only heavyweight Tristan Newman advances to Regionals after cleaning house in Ritzville. A first place at the Regional meet on Feb. 14 will send Newman on his third consecutive trip to the State wrestling tournament in Tacoma on Feb. 20-21. 132 lb. Devin Newman won three of five matches in Ritzville but fell to Dane Hall of Colfax by pin in 3:12 in the final match for 5th/6th s...
WAITSBURG – The WP boys' basketball team advanced to the sub-regional playoffs next week by defeating Asotin Monday in the losers' bracket of the SE 2B District 9 league tournament here, 54-51. The Panthers were eliminated. Monday's game came after the Cardinals lost a heartbreaker to Tri-Cities Prep in Saturday's first tournament round, 52-51, in overtime. Thirty-three of Asotin's 51 points Monday were the result of 11 successful shots from outside the three-point line. The Panthers sank o...
DAYTON – Dayton School District is considering a revival of golf as part of the school’s athletic program. The school board will decide on the matter at its Feb. 18 meeting. A group of 18 students has expressed an interest in reviving the golf program, which was discontinued due to a lack of interest three years ago, according to Superintendent Doug Johnson. “Numbers for other spring sports may be affected by this request,” Johnson said. The board has asked Johnson to provide the most accurate count possible of students planning to play ea...
DAYTON – The Dayton Girls basketball team won three games last week, beating Weston-McEwen, 50-26 on Tuesday, Walla Walla Valley Academy, 61-13 on Thursday and WP, 55-23, on Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs finished their regular season with an 17-3 record and a second place league finish. On Saturday, Dayton will play Tri-Cities Prep in the league tournament in Waitsburg. With a win, they will have a chance to avenge two regular season losses to DeSales, if the Irish win their first-round game a...
WAITSBURG – The WP boys cruised to a 66-32 victory over Dayton in the regular-season-ending game for both teams Saturday in Waitsburg. With the win, the Cardinals finished in third place, with a 6-4 Southeast 2B District 9 league record (12-6 overall). They enter the league tournament here this weekend with the #3 seed. WP took advantage of 23 first-half turnovers by the Bulldogs to build a 33-13 halftime lead. The lone bright spot for Dayton was their aggressive play at the hoop, creating f...
DAYTON - The Dayton boys’ basketball team ended their season Saturday night against WP on the road, suffering their 20th loss of the year, 66-32, and concluding a winless season. The Bulldogs played two of their last three games at home. The stretch run started against Weston McEwen Jan. 27 in Dayton. In that game, the Bulldogs trailed by eight at the half, but went on to one of their best quarters of the year, outscoring the TigerScots 16-9, closing out the third period trailing only by one, 31-32. With 32 seconds left, the score was 39-38 T...
WAITSBURG – This year’s Southeast 2B District 9 league basketball tournament will be held Saturday and Monday at the Waitsburg High School Gym. The Dayton girls go into the tournament as the #2 seed and the WP boys are seeded #3. The WP girls and Dayton boys did not qualify for the tournament. Play begins Saturday at 2 p.m., with the Lady Bulldogs facing #3 seed Tri-Cities Prep. At 5 p.m., the DeSales girls will play the winner of a play-in game Thursday, between #4 seed Asotin and #5 seed Walla Walla Valley Academy. The winner of that gam...
RITZVILLE – WP wrestler Tristan Newman posted a 2-0 record at the Lind-Ritzville match on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The Cardinals competed against Lind-Ritzville, Pomeroy, Moses Lake JV, Royal City JV. 132 lb. Devin Newman dropped two matches by pin in 1:27 to Joseph Roberts and in :43 to Robert Hipolato, both of Moses Lake. 138 lb David Just lost by pin in 1:53 to Adrian Suarez of Moses Lake before pinning Mike Wheeler of L-R in :43. At 145 lbs. Dejay Lalka dropped two by pin, first to David Phillips of Moses Lake in :25 and then to Jose Galindo or R...
WAITSBURG – The WP girl’s basketball team faced Helix at a home match in Prescott on Jan. 27, ultimately losing what was their tightest game of the year, 32-21. The Lady Cards ended the first quarter with a 13-10 lead over the Grizzlies, stayed strong through halftime, but lost steam in the last half. “We still struggle with making our shots, rebounding and turning over the ball,” said coach J.T. Elsey. “We should have won that game!” Stat leaders for the game were Kassidy Kuykendall with 16 points and 6 rebounds, Analise Salazar with 8 poin...
Dayton junior Madison Mings was named Washington State 2B Athlete of the Week for the week of January 11-17, by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. That week, Mings scored 11 points in the Lady Bulldogs’ win over WP and 16 points as her team defeated Tri-Cities Prep. Mings received a commemorative certificate and “Athlete of the Week” T-Shirt from WIAA Director Mike Colbrese....
Thursday, Feb. 5: Asotin Saturday, Feb. 7: Waitsburg Monday, Feb. 9: Waitsburg (See brackets in chart below) 2B Regional & State Basketball Tournament Schedule District 7/9 Sub-Regional Tournament Monday, Feb. 16 - West Valley High, Spokane Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20, 21 - Whitman College State 2B Regional Tournament Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27, 28 - Spokane State 2B Championship Tournament Thursday - Saturday, March 5, 6 and 7 - Spokane...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg-Prescott boys' basketball team is heating up as the season draws to a close. With their fourth and fifth straight wins over the weekend, the Cardinals are now 4-4 and tied for third in the Southeast 2B standings with Asotin and second-place Tri-Cities Prep. Their overall record is 10-6. On Friday, the Cardinals hosted Asotin and cruised to a win over the Panthers, 67-48. The high-scoring contest featured big games from Owen Lanning, who scored 18 points, and Kaimen S...
DAVENPORT – The WP wrestling team traveled to Davenport on Saturday, Jan. 24, where two of the three competing grapplers walked away with wins. "The WP wrestlers showed a lot of improvement. They were making the moves happen!," said Coach Lanny Adams. 132 lb. Devin Newman won by pin in 1:29 against Connor Beattle of Davenport. "Devin wrestled aggressively. He did not want a repeat of his last couple of matches. He moved off on the whistle and dominated," said Adams. 138 lb. David Just also c...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team went on the road Friday to DeSales, and fell to the league-leading Irish, 39-35. The following night, however, the Lady 'Dogs easily defeated the Asotin Panthers at home, 44-29. Against DeSales, Dayton fell behind early and was never able to catch up. They trailed 10-4 after the first quarter and 18-12 at the half. "We just couldn't get shots to fall," said Dayton coach Clayton Strong. "It was a fun atmosphere to be in as far as the crowd goes. I t...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg-Prescott girls played a competitive first quarter as they faced off against the Asotin Panthers in a league match on Friday, Jan. 23. but failed to maintain their tenacity, ultimately losing 64-26. “I was most impressed with the first one-and-a-half quarters of the Asotin game,” said WP Coach J.T. Elsey. “The girls played very well. They moved the ball well and they played really good defense. Paige Wood had her best game all year with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Kassidy Kuykendall also scored 11 points and a coupl...
WALLA WALLA – The Dayton Bulldog boys traveled to DeSales Friday, but struggled in a losing effort, 56-38 The bulldogs came out aggressively, taking a 10-9 lead after one quarter, but couldn’t match up to the taller Irish. Zach Waggoner scored 20 points for the Bulldogs, and Ben Kleck added 13. Each had a three-pointer. On Saturday, the Bulldogs hosted Asotin and fell, 60-36. The 0-18 Bulldogs Travel to College Place Thursday to face WWVA, and then finish out their season Saturday night in Waitsburg against the Cardinals....
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team lifted their record to 13-2 after three decisive wins last week, including a 57-15 drubbing of the WP Lady Cardinals. Dayton 45, Garfield-Palouse 28 On Jan. 13, Dayton traveled to Garfield-Palouse, where they easily outplayed the Vikings, notching a 45-28 non-league road win. The Lady 'Dogs took a 23-14 lead into the half of a game that was never close. "We started out a little slow, but Palouse has always been a difficult place to play," said Dayton c...
DAYTON - The WP Cardinals came into this road game at 6-6, looking to get above .500 for the season at the expense of Dayton. In a close game that went back and forth for the majority of the evening, it was difficult to tell if the Bulldogs would get their first win or if the Cardinals would get on the plus side of .500 Though close, the first quarter swung to WP 12-8, largely due to Dayton's eight turnovers. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs were able to limit their turnovers (4), apply press...
DAYTON – Entering the week at 0-12 the Dayton Bulldog boys varsity squad remains positive going down the stretch run of their season. With less than two weeks to go in a year that has yet to see a win, the players refuse to simply go through the motions. On January 13, the Bulldogs headed to the Palouse for a road game against state powerhouse Garfield-Palouse. In a matchup that pitted teams going in opposite directions, the 11-0 Vikings made quick and easy work of the Bulldogs with an o...
COLBERT – WP grapplers traveled to Colbert Jan. 17 to compete in the Northwest Christian High School Crusader Wrestling Classic Invitational. Tristan Newman placed second in the 285-pound division and David Just placed fifth at 138 pounds, with both wrestlers going 1-1. 132-pound Devin Newman dropped two by pin. At 138 pounds, Just lost one by pin before winning against Pomeroy’s Chance Robison in a 10-0 major decision. Dejay Lalka, at 145 pounds, dropped two by pin. Heavyweight Tristan Newman won his first match by pinning Austin Fawcett of...
