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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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OAKESDALE - The Dayton Bulldogs football team struggled Friday against the Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia Nighthawks, falling in a shutout loss, 34-0. The Bulldogs were without their starting quarterback, Lowden Smith, due to an injury, but Isaiah Lambert stepped and filled the starting spot, shifting from his normal role as running back. The Bulldogs were able to hold the Nighthawks to one touchdown in the first quarter after a fumble allowed the Nighthawks to take the ball into the endzone at 8:41. The Nighthawks missed the kick for an extra poi...
PRESCOTT - The WP Tigers whomped Northwest Christian, 6-3, last Saturday in Prescott. The Tigers are now at, 5-1, for the season. Northwest Christian, also considered one of the best teams in the state, was caught with its head down last Saturday, allowing the Tigers to take advantage and get many shots into the net. The Tigers also had some solid defensive skills on display. WP goalie Sergio Gonzalez had 12 saves in the game. One of the highlights of the game was a successful midfield kick by Lino Diaz, who also scored another goal in the...
WAITSBURG - The WP Cardinals fared better at home than in Pasco this past week, placing third as a team in Waitsburg last Wednesday and 15th as a team at the larger meet on Saturday. At the Pasco Bulldog Invite on Sept. 29, senior Seth Deal placed second with a time of 16:29.1. Tewedros McDowell was 41st, with a time of 18:26.7, followed by E.J. Meserve in 85th, with a time of 19:59.0, Jacob Dingfield in 115th, with a time of 21:20.6, and Kevin Kamel in 117th, with a time of 21:28.9. Kamiakin'...
PRESCOTT -- The Dayton soccer team struggled to keep up with Waitsburg-Prescott's pace last Wednesday night and the Tigers finished the game on top after a 9-0 shutout. Both teams started the game with aggressive footwork. The Bulldogs' defense held strong for the first 10 minutes, keeping the Tigers out of the net. But the Dogs were unable to move the ball back out of their territory and to the Tigers' side of the field. After nearly 20 minutes of battle with the Bulldogs' defense, at 20:42, the Tigers swept past the defenders and scored t...
DAYTON - Dayton netted a much-needed victory over valley rival and league foe Waitsburg-Prescott in four sets here Thursday, 25- 23, 12-25, 25-11, 25-13. Bulldog McKayla Bickelhaupt led all players with 16 kills, but it was her team's group effort during an 8-0 run to start the third set that turned the tide of the match. From there, Dayton steamrolled WP the rest of the way claiming the third and fourth sets in convincing fashion. Game one was a back- and-forth scrum that saw Dayton jet to...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg- Prescott's defense bent a lot Friday, but didn't break when it counted, including stopping archrival DeSales' final scoring chance on the 1-yard line as the game clock expired. The 16-13 victory dropped the Irish from the ranks of the unbeaten and propelled the Cardinals back into league- championship contention. In its most lackluster offensive performance of the season-225 total yards, WP produced the big plays when needed, and capitalized on Irish miscues. The first...
DAYTON -- Homecoming Week will take place atDayton High School fromMonday, Oct. 1, to Saturday,Oct. 6. Here is a list of eventsfor the week. Monday Fancy Dress/Formalwear Stud Volleyball followingVarsity practice - about 6p.m. Tuesday Little kid dress-up Lip Synch at 2:15 p.m. Leslie Woodfill (RegionalExecutive) - Make a WishFoundation Assembly &Copper/Silver War Wednesday Neon/80s dress-up Freshman Orientation atRunning T Ranch Thursday Disney dress-up Powder Puff followingvarsity practice - about 6:30p.m. Pole Judging Friday Red and Gold...
WALLAWALLA - The Dayton Bulldogs soccer team played a tough match against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights on Wednesday, Sept. 19, ultimately falling 5-1 to the Knights. The Bulldogs had a game scheduled against Riverside on Saturday, Sept. 22, but the game was canceled due to the smoke in the air. Head coach DJ Frame said the Knights were aggressive and spread the ball around to a number of players so there was no one person for the Bulldogs to cover to take over the game. "Once we ad...
COLLEGE PLACE - The WP volleyball team traveled to College Place for its only match of the week and fell to the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights in four sets. The teams were evenly matched in the first set, but the Cardinals couldn't close the deal losing, 23-25. WP squared the match with a convincing, 25-18, victory in set two. But the Cardinals couldn't sustain the momentum. The Knights reeled off victories in the next two sets by the same scores 18 and 25, 18 and 25. "Overall our play has improved," WP coach Angie Potts said lauding h...
IRRIGON, ORE. - The WP Tigers showed up ready to beat Irrigon, Ore., last Saturday taking the home team down, 6-2. "We're playing better," assistant WP coach Jay Potts said. The Tigers are now, 3-1, in wins and losses this season. Potts said Irrigon has a good team and this was the Tigers' first time playing the Knights. They are scheduled to play again in Prescott on Oct. 20. The reason the Tigers had the edge last Saturday was because of two returners who are now eligible were finally able to play with the team, Potts said. Carlos Sandoval...
The Dayton Bulldogs fell to the DeSales Irish, 34-6, in a heartbreaking loss after a tough fight on last Friday night. During the Bulldogs’ first possession, the team hit the field fighting, but couldn’t move the ball down the field. They were able to keep the possession alive and hold off the Irish by recovering their own fourth down kick, but the Irish picked up the ball on fumble. The Irish wasted no time taking the ball down the field for a touchdown at 9:25, bringing the score to 7-0 aft...
OAKESDALE - Waitsburg- Prescott couldn't overcome an uncharacteristic five-turnover night and lost to Tekoa-Oakesdale Rosalia in the opening game of league football play, 32-22. It was the Cardinals' first loss since 2010. That's not to say last week's no. 1 team in the Class 2B ranks didn't try. The Cardinals trailed, 20-0, at halftime thanks to two particularly costly fumbles. The first occurred in the first quarter on the second play of WP's second possession. Taking the snap at his own 1...
DAYTON - The Dayton volleyball team had a tough week, losing three matches in a row to three different teams. The Lady Bulldogs took on the Asotin Panthers last Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Dayton and played through the whole five-game match before ultimately falling. In game one, the Bulldogs were communicating and garnered enough momentum to hold the Panthers for a final score of 25-18, Dayton. Despite great communication, there were still some gaps the Bulldogs were sluggish to fill when the b...
WAITSBURG -- Waits- burg-Prescott crammed eight games into the first five days of its first week of the 2012 volleyball season. The Cardinals emerged with four wins, three losses and the consolation bracket winner of their home tourna- ment last weekend. As reported last week, the Cards lost their opener to the giants of Colfax, Tuesday. On Wednesday, they returned to their home court to face Rosalia. In a match that went the distance, WP defeated the Spartans 15-25, 20-25, 25- 20, 25-19 and 15-11. On Thursday, the games continued against...
DAYTON -- The Dayton volleyball squad stumbled out of the gate in its open- ing week of the season losing to non-league opponents Garfield-Palouse and Pomeroy, but ended on the upswing with a second place finish at the Waitsburg-Prescott tournament Saturday. Dayton's Lady Bulldogs fought hard but were unable to win the four-game set against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Palouse. The Bulldogs kept the scores close, but ultimately couldn't secure the win, walking away with...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs hit the field shoot- ing against the Ukiah Cougars Tuesday night and came out on top with a final score of 11-3, Bulldogs. In the first half, Pedro Bar- bosa de Deus scored a hat trick in the first six minutes of the game. The Bulldogs kept the pressure on, taking shots at ev- ery opportunity and keeping the ball in Cougar territory. Ian Smay took several great shots throughout the game, keeping the Cougars' keeper on his toes. Less than 10 minutes into the game, Zack Waggner headed to the goal for the Bulldogs'...
PASCO - The WP boys ran to win last Wednesday with Seth Deal and Tewedros McDowell placing first and second, respec- tively, in the men's high school cross country race at the District 9 League Meet. Deal finished in 17:01 with McDowell behind him at 18:00. These top scores helped the WP men's team place second overall. "Seth ran tough, but relaxed as his lead was never threatened," said WP coach Joanna Lanning. "Tewedros was terrific, show- ing signs of emerging as a real talent." However, Lanning said tak- ing the top two spots still wasn't...
PRESCOTT -WP took on perennial soccer powerhouse St. George in Spokane last Saturday, and the Tigers did not fare well in their second contest of the season, losing to the Dragons, 4-1. Luis Fernando Escalante put WP on the scoreboard with penalty kick at the 38 minute mark to make it 2-1 at halftime, but it was the only goal the Tigers could muster. "We had 17 shots on goal," WP assistant coach Jay Potts said. "They had too many to count. We had a freshman goalie (Antonio Benito) starting back...
DAYTON - Four second- half turnovers and costly penalties at the most inopportune times doomed Dayton to a 6-0 defeat in its first league game last Friday versus Asotin. Asotin stymied Dayton's offense the entire first half, rarely giving the Bulldogs a chance to possess the ball, let alone move it down the field. The Bulldogs tallied a meager 25 yards on only 15 plays. Meanwhile, the visiting Panthers racked up 127 first half yards on 32 plays, mostly on the ground. The few times the Pa...
ATHENA, ORE. - Waitsburg Prescott faced its greatest adversity of the season against the Weston-McEwen TigerScots last Thursday, but the Cardinals erased its first halftime deficit of the season by putting on a second half football clinic en route to a comfortable, 39-13, victory. It looked like it might be an easy game for the Cards early on. On first possession, WP quarterback Sterling Eastman connected with receiver Chance Leroue for a 73-yard touchdown- the first of two long touchdown co...
PALOUSE – Dayton’s Lady Bulldogs fought hard but were unable to win the four-game set against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings Tuesday night in Palouse. The Bulldogs kept the scores close, but ultimately couldn’t secure the win, walking away with only one win of the four games. The final scores for the games were, 25-23, Gar-Pal, 25-22, Gar-Pal, 23-22, Dayton and 19-23, Gar-Pal. Head coach Shannon Turner said the match was close and the Bulldogs fought hard. McKayla Bickelhaupt had 11 kills, two blocks and went 14 for 14 at the serve line. Jessi...
CLARKSTON - The Day- ton cross country team showed it has some work to do at the Asotin XC Island Run Invite last Saturday. Out of 70 men in the var- sity race, Bulldog Austin Krekula took 35th with a time of 17:45.50. Tim Ihle took 67th place with a time of 22:35.53. The only Bulldog to compete in the varsity women's race was Kiara Biggar, who placed 46th with a time of 24:52.57. There were 52 women in the varsity race. The middle school runners outshined their varsity team runners. Zech Bryan placed 26th with a time of 12.06.06 in the middle...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs tested their abilities as a team for the first time last Wednesday against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights and came out with smiles despite the lack of a win. The Bulldogs tied the Knights for the first game and lost, 4-0, to the Knights in the second game. The teams kicked off the jamboree in Dayton with a tie game at 0-0. The Bulldogs hit the field aggressively with strong and quick footwork. The team was connected and passes seemed to always find the right...
WAITSBURG - What's the difference between the machine-gun quick, NCAA national title contending University of Oregon football team and the 2012 edition of the Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals? After the way the Cards dominated Pilot Rock, Ore., in a 35-21 victory that wasn't nearly as close as the final tally, the answer might be: only the color of the uniforms. WP head coach Jeff Bartlow's team took a page from Chip Kelly's Ducks' book, as his team over-powered the Pilot Rock offense, forcing four...
ENTERPRISE - The Dayton Bulldogs fought the Enterprise Outlaws, but were unable to secure a lead, falling, 20-14, Thursday night in Enterprise, Ore. The Bulldogs held the Outlaws for most of the first quarter fighting back and forth down the field. The Outlaws broke away and scored the first touchdown of the game in the last 14.3 seconds of the first quarter. The Outlaws went for the extra point but the kick was no good. The first quarter ended with a score of 6-0, Outlaws. The Bulldogs fo...
