Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Hard work really does pay off for two Waitsburg athletes who signed letters of intent and claimed scholarships this week. Three-sport athlete Dalton Estes will focus his energy on football at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Ore. Estes will red- shirt his freshman year, preparing to play wide receiver for the Mountaineers. Estes signed his letter of intent on Monday, Feb. 25 with the support of some of his football teammates. Cross-country and track aficionado Seth Deal, w...
Friday, Saturday and Sunday mark the 70 or 80-somethingth edition of the Washington state B basketball tournament in Spokane. Well, actually it’s only the eighth Class 1B and eighth Class 2B tournaments. The old B classification was split into bigger small schools (93 to 207 students) and smaller small schools (less than 93) back in 2006. But both tournaments are still played in the same venue as previous B tourneys—Spokane’s Veteran’s Memorial Arena – and at the same time. Well, that’s...
Cheerleaders Team vote: Most Valuable - KendraRoberts Most Inspirational - Bailey Edwards Most Improved - Rhiannon Chapman Girls' Basketball Team Vote: Most Inspirational - KatyHofer Most Improved -- Samantha Fedderson Coach Awards: Defensive Player of theYear - Samantha Moss Most Valuable Player -Krystal Harris All League: Honorable Mention: Stacia Deal, Chelsey Brannock 1st Team All-Conference:Katy Hofer, Krystal Harris Boys' Basketball Team vote: Most Valuable - DaltonEstes Most Inspirational - SethDeal Most Improved - NateBartlow Coa...
Andy Winnett and Jim Davison received the 2012 Waitsburg Booster Club Boosters of the Year award at a recent basketball game. According to Booster Club President Ross Hamann, Winnett and Davison were instrumental in the construction of the new pressbox, providing hundreds of hours of the their personal time, knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm to see the project through from beginning to end. It would not have happened without their selfless contributions to our kids and com...
WALLA WALLA - The Dayton girls basketball team ended their season Friday after a tough game against St. George, falling 55-29 to the Dragons. The game opened slowly as both teams took the court at Whitman College prepared to defend their final shot at heading to Spokane for the state tournament. The lady Bulldogs had a visible height disadvantage and struggled to work around the Dragons. But the Dragons were not quick to put points on the board, putting up eight in the first four minutes. In...
TACOMA - Before WP Tiger Tristan Newman even set foot on one of the many mats at the Tacoma Dome Friday, he had every reason to celebrate victory, his coach, family and friends in the stands said. "It's always been our goal to get kids here," said head coach Lanny Adams, who has been a wrestling coach for 28 years, waiting to see a competitor to state. "Tristan has helped me make that dream come true." Newman, a freshman expected to make future appearances at state, did not advance after losing...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg-Prescott girls bas- ketball team closed their sea- son after a tough loss against St. George's Dragons, 52-21 in Colfax Thursday, Feb. 7. The relatively young team took third in the league and is proud to have claimed that title, head coach Jerry Baker said. The lady Cardinals played hard in the first period pull- ing ahead and leading for part of the first period. The Cardinals brought the heat and defended their trip to playoffs, matching the Drag- ons' score when...
DAYTON - The Dayton girls basketball team faced a strong district seven team Saturday, and while the lady Bulldogs were able to hold some ground, they weren't able to pull ahead, falling 50- 36 to the Colfax Bulldogs. Both teams opened taking shots at every opportunity. But Dayton struggled to hit the net taking 14 attempts and hitting only two for five points. Colfax took 18 attempts and hit seven, helping their ladies pull ahead of Dayton before ending the first period 18-7. The score gap d...
REARDAN - Freshman Tristan Newman is content to revel in the prospect of being the lone Tiger going to the state wrestling meet at the Tacoma Dome Friday and Saturday, but only for a moment. He's quick to point out that he wouldn't have gotten this far without all his years as a "little guy" in Waitsburg's "Matbird" program (a nod to his parents and coaches) or his teammates on the Waitsburg-Prescott wrestling team. "I wish they could be there with me," he said about the other Tigers who...
PASCO - The Dayton Boys Varsity basketball team ended their 2013 season on a high note with a 57-55 cliff-hanger win over Tri Cities Prep on Saturday. "It was a great way to end their year," Bulldogs head coach Roy Ramirez said. "They did a great job finish- ing that game." Plagued by second-half scoring slumps for most of the season, the Bulldogs displayed one of their strongest after-the-half rallies yet, outscoring the Jaguars 19-12 in the third quarter and holding on to their lead until the...
WHITE PASS - Dayton ski cross racer, Alex Naylor, finished a strong first place in the Men's 16-18 ski cross age group, last Saturday, February 3, at the Inland Northwest series of the United States Snowboard Association sanctioned race. Naylor competes with the WOO Crew, a local riders team based in Kennewick. Seventy riders registered for competition, including boarder cross for snowboarders in age groupings that included a four year old up to Senior Men and Women's divisions. The rac...
DAYTON - The Waitsburg Prescott girls' basketball team struggled against Asotin in their first post- season game Tuesday night, falling 40-30 to the Panthers. The lady Cardinals opened strong, matching the Panthers' height and speed to take the lead early on. The Cardinals came out ready to play with energy to boot. That energy translated into points, as the Cardinals finished the first period ahead of the Panthers, 10-8. The second period started slow, both teams struggling to hit the net an...
DAYTON - As basketball season comes to a close and post-season play begins, Dayton's lady Bulldogs gear up for playoffs with hard work, determination and a little superstition. Seniors McKayla Bickelhaupt, Jessica Tate, Malia Frame and Samantha Harting took a few minutes out of practice to indulge on excitement about the playoffs and some of the strategy on their minds during the coming practices. Frame, who is recovering from being sick is focused on getting healthy. She said she expects teams they take on in playoffs to bring the sam...
TRICITIES - After a slow start for both teams, the Bulldogs surged through in the fourth quarter to come from behind for a win over Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars, 53- 48 Saturday. The game opened with a slow first period. The Bulldogs attempted 14 shots to the Jaguars' 16 putting up six points from the field to the Jaguars' six but couldn't match free throw points to end the first period 8-7, Tri- Cities Prep. In the second period, the Bulldogs put up 16 shots but only hit eight points before free...
DAYTON - The Bulldogs boys varsity team fought until the bitter end in their 60-41 loss against the WWVA Knights Tuesday night, but they could not get past their two biggest season-long hurdles: height and second-half shooting malaise. "It's been like that all year," head coach Roy Ramirez said. "You can't fault their effort. They all played hard. They ran the floor well. They passed the ball well. But during the second half they have a tough time putting the ball in the hole." And not b...
DAYTON - Tuesday night's 38-31 victory over Walla Walla Valley Academy wasn't quite as sweet for the Lady Bulldogs as the 45-40 cliff-hanger win over DeSales on Saturday, but the seniors were pleased they pulled it out of the hat on their home court during Senior Night. "It was awesome to get a win," senior Malia Frame said. "It was a bit messy, but we were able to pull it off." With only one regular- season game left against Tri Cities Prep on Saturday, the Lady Dogs are virtually guaranteed s...
WAITSBURG - Despite size disadvantages, the Waitsburg-Prescott lady Cardinals kept a win away from the McLoughlin Pioneers like an uneven game of keep away, securing a 44-26 victory Tuesday night. The game opened slowly, with the Pioneers taking the jump ball but missing their shots. The Cardinals played aggressively, stealing and rebounding at every opportunity and blocking the Pioneers from the basket. Early in the game, fouls slowed the Pioneers down, putting Cardinals on the line and ja...
WAITSBURG - For the WP Boys basketball team, good things come in threes - three-pointers that is. After a close back-and-forth against the McLoughlin Pioneers, the Cardinals came out on top, 63-57 to secure a win on Senior Night. The Pioneers hit the court fierce and ready to fight for a win. But the Cardinals were ready to come along for the ride, working hard to match Mac-Hi points. The Pioneers moved quickly around the court but predictable moves from big players allowed quick Cardinals to sn...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Prescott's year-long Achilles' heel has been free throw shooting. Blessed with depth at forward, and experience, quickness, and shooting ability at guard, the Cards expected more out of their season thus far. But performances like last week's 4-point loss to fourth place Tri-Cities, where WP missed on 29 of 41 free throw attempts, put the Cards in a precarious perch three games behind first place DeSales and two behind second place Dayton coming into this weekend. Tha...
My last two columns certainly g e n e r ated some feedback. I was hoping to hear more from students during a substitute teaching assignment I had scheduled in Dayton last Thursday. Alas, I was unable to go, because I got a full-time teaching job! In the Tri-Cities! As you may have guessed, that's going to put a damper on my ability to cover sports for the Times. In all likelihood my coverage of the Dayton at WP game from last Friday will be my last for a while. Well, enough about me. You want...
Ephrata Tournament January 19, 2013 Team participat- ing: Waitsburg/Prescott, Wenatchee, Eastmont, Eph- rata, Pasco, Prosser, Selah, Quincy, Othello, Chiawana, Royal City, Kamiakin, West Valley (Yakima), Warden and Kiona Benton. 132 lbs. Brandon Aceves (W/P) vs. Riley Harris (Se- lah) - Aceves lost by major decision 11-2 Brandon Aceves (W/P) vs. Cesar Mondragon (Othello) Aceves lost by decision 16-9 138 lbs. James Thomp- kins (W/P) vs. Spencer Elmore (Quincy), Thompkins lost by pin in the 3rd ro...
DAYTON - The Dayton boys basketball team opened with a fight against Asotin Saturday night and kept the game close but ultimately couldn't stop the Panthers, falling 45-39. The Bulldogs opened strong, with Wyatt Frame posting the first points of the game. The Panthers couldn't find many openings and struggled to match Dayton's scores. The Bulldogs forced Asotin into a shot clock violation with 1:01 left in the first period. Both teams posted shots but the Bulldogs were able to slow the Panthers...
