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DAYTON – On Dec. 23, the Dayton girls' basketball team hosted defending state champion Colfax, and suffered a 39-28 loss. It was the second straight loss for the previously undefeated Lady 'Dogs. They are now 6-2. Dayton tool a 13-12 lead into the first quarter break, but their offense began to sputter. They scored only seven points over the next two quarters, and trailed Colfax 36-19 after three. The Lady 'Dogs suffered cold shooting for most of the game, going 8 for 30 from the field, i...
TRI CITIES - Coach Lanny Adams said WP grapplers had a good showing at the Dec. 16 Tri- Cities meet. "Everyone wrestled very well. Both Coach Just and I were very pleased and impressed by how hard and smart they wrestled," said Adams. "Of course we made some little mistakes, but nothing we can't fix. Tyler Hoffman (285) pinned Trevin Kennedy of LRS in 1:21 in his first match. In match two he pinned Kevin Vercoe of LRS in 1:30. Devin Newman (126) Lost his first match by pin to Kyle DeGon of Liberty in 1:28. Newman pinned Fowler of Liberty in...
WAITSBURG - The Lady Cards fell 4-4 last week in games against Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla Valley Academy, Weston-McEwen and Asotin. The Milton-Freewater Pioneers felled the Cards 43-26 in a Dec. 16 league battle against the Pioneer court. Taylor Jones was top scorer of the night with seven points, followed by Loegan Harshman with five and Analise Salazar and Kassidy Kuykendall with four each. Jones nabbed nine rebounds while Kuykendall, Paige Wood and Salazar made four each. The Lady Cards...
WAITSBURG - The WP boys' basketball team fell behind early at home against Walla Walla Valley Academy Thursday night, and couldn't bounce back, losing 55-48. The Cardinals recovered Friday, however, as they took an easy win from Weston-McEwen, 53-34. On Thursday, the Knights jumped to a 14-6 first quarter lead, and then played fairly evenly with the Cards the rest of the way. For the game, Owen Lanning led WP scoring with 15 points, including a stellar 5 for 5 from the foul line. Kyle Gradwohl and Jacob Dunn each had eight points, including...
DAYTON - The Dayton Girls' basketball team suffered its first loss of the year Saturday night, at home against Desales, 46-38. The loss ended a 6-0 Lady 'Dogs win streak to open the season. That streak included a Tuesday win at home against Riverview, 34-30, and a 44-27 rout of Tri-Cities Prep in Pasco Friday. Dayton 34, Riverview 30 The Lady 'Dogs overcame cold shooting to hold on and beat Riverview on Dec. 16. After falling behind 9-6 at the end of the first quarter, Dayton came back to tie...
The Times presents our 2014 Christmas Special Edition, a longstanding Times tradition. As we do each year, we offer up the poems, stories and letters to Santa from students at Waitsburg Elementary School. A hearty thanks goes out to the Waitsburg staff and students for their help in making this issue possible. This special edition would also not be possible without the support of the many local businesses whose advertising helps make these pages possible. Please consider these companies, large...
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WAITSBURG - The Lady Cards basketball team lost two non-conference road games last week, falling to Touchet, 22-68, on Dec. 9 and Pomeroy, 17-63, on Dec. 12. Despite the losses, coach JT Elsey is encouraged by the team's steady improvement in play and teamwork. Elsey said the team played hard in the Touchet game and made headway in working as a team. "What I expect for them to do game to game, is to improve little by little," he said. Leading scorers for the Touchet game were Paige Wood, with...
DAYTON - The Dayton girls' basketball team woke up at halftime and cruised to any easy win over Pomeroy at home on Dec. 9, 41-22. The win gives the Lady 'Dogs a 4-0 record with four more games to play before the Christmas break. After taking a 17-14 lead at the half, Dayton shut out the Pirates in the third quarter and outscored the opponents 24-8 in the second half. "I thought again our effort was really good," said Dayton coach Clayton Strong. "We had some lapses especially in the second quart...
SPANGLE - The WP wrestling team traveled to Spangle Saturday to compete against 14 teams in the Liberty Invite, their first meet of the season. Of the four WP wrestlers eligible to compete at the meet, three failed to make weight goals and were forced to compete in a higher class than expected. David Just, at 138 pounds, was forced to compete in the 145 pound class, giving up nearly nine pounds to his opponents. Just started out strong in his first match against Brock Higgins from Hanford. Just...
POMEROY - The WP boys basketball team took a hard-earned road win in overtime here Friday, 63-60. The victory gave the 2-1 Cardinals a split in their series with Pirates, after losing at home a week earlier. In Friday's game, WP fell behind the Pirates early, trailing by four after the first quarter. They were up by one at the half. "I don't think either team led by more than six the whole game," WP Coach Tavis Crittenden said. With the score tied at 54 after regulation play, the teams battled...
WAITSBURG - The Lady Cards took a hit in their first match of the season, falling 60-17 against the Pomeroy Pirates in a home court match on Dec. 6. In spite of the score, coach J.T. Elsey said he felt the team performed well overall. "I felt that the girls played a pretty good game, although the overall score did not reflect that. They did pretty good for the first time playing for a new leader that has a complete different set of expectations," he said. Elsey said the team put forth a decent...
DAYTON - The Dayton boys' basketball team dropped three games last week, as their season got off to a tough start. On Dec. 6 at home, the Bulldogs lost to Garfield Palouse, 59-19. The 'Dogs traveled to St. John to play St. John-Endicott Friday night, and lost a close game, 45-36. Ian Smay had ten points and Andrew Mendoza added six, to lead Dayton's Scoring. On Saturday, the Bulldogs struggled against Liberty High in Spangle, losing 69- 19. Zach Waggoner led Bulldog Scorers with five points....
DAYTON - The Dayton girls' basketball team notched three wins in five days last week as they started their season on a hot streak. After beating Garfield Palouse at home Dec. 2, 43-29, they traveled to St. John, beating St. John-Endicott 41-33 on Friday, and then won on the road again Saturday at Liberty High in Spangle, 60-51. Dayton 43, Gar-Pal 29 Against Gar-Pal at home, Sarah Phillips, Madison Mings and Sidney Andrews each tallied nine points, and Lexie Ramirez had eight, as the Lady 'Dogs...
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PRESCOTT - WP sophomore soccer player Ivan Figueroa was nominated by a community member and selected by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association as one of its Athletes of the Week. Figueroa blasted goals in two playoff games last month, as his team took second place at the state tournament in Sumner. In recognition of their accomplishment, each Athlete of the Week winner receives a congratulatory letter from WIAA Executive Director, Mike Colbrese, a commemorative WIAA State Athlete of the Week t-shirt, and a certificate. Winners...
DAYTON - The Dayton football, volleyball and soccer players, along with cheerleaders, gathered with family and friends on November 20 for the Dayton High School Fall Sports Awards Ceremony. Dayton played 8-man footabll for the first time this year, and came away with one win. Dayton's volleyball team qualified for regional playoffs. Volleyball MVP- Sarah Phillips Most Inspirational- Lexie Ramirez Most Improved- Mia Becker Coaches Award- Jenna Phillips Cheerleaders Best Teammate- Jennifer Warren Most Spirited- Alea Pena Most Improved- Amanda...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg parents, athletes and coaches gathered in the WHS auditorium on Tuesday Nov. 18 to honor athletes in a Fall Sports Awards ceremony. The WP soccer team was not present and will hold an award ceremony at a later date. Coach Jeff Bartlow noted that the 2015 graduating senior football players racked up 41 wins with only 8 losses in their four years of play. Cheerleaders Most Valuable: Caitlyn Mohney Most Improved: Analise Salazar Most Inspirational: Lisette Mendoza Cross Country Most Valuable: Landon Callas Most...
SUMNER - The WP soccer team ended their season with a trip to the Division 2B state championship game here on Saturday. The Tigers fell, 1-0, to Mount Vernon Christian. On Friday, the Tigers beat Friday Harbor, 1-0, in the semifinal game. Ivan Figueroa scored in the 63rd minute for the only goal of the game. The win moved WP into Saturday's championship game. In Saturday's game, Figueroa again scored the Tigers' lone goal, this time, in the opening minutes of the game. WP couldn't make their lead stick though, as Mount Vernon Christian scored...
PASCO - The WP Cardinals football team was up against a team with a 37-game winning streak, and came up just short Friday night, losing 17-14. The two-time defending state champion Lind-Ritzville- Sprague Broncos took advantage of a safety and a questionable call on a field goal to move on in the playoffs. "It was a hard-fought game," said WP coach Jeff Bartlow. "The first half we came out and really had a good defensive half." After an early Bronco touchdown, the Cardinals came back with a...
Dayton football players gave a helmet salute after their 58-28 win against Lacrosse/Washtucna/ Kahlotus on Thursday in their last game of the season. The Bulldogs jumped to a 42-8 halftime lead on the way to their only win of the season....
