Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DW COMBINE-Carson Potter shot a 60 at the Veterans Memorial Golf Course on March 27. DW Coach Mike McGhan said that Potter's execution of his shots was the best he had seen this year, and his short game is his strength. Teammates Sarah Daves shot a 74, and William Daves had 78 on the 9-hole course. At Milton-Freewater on March 29, Sarah Daves shot a 62 on the 9-hole course. "Sarah's focus is improving," said McGhan. "She keeps the ball in the fairway, and her scores have improved every match."...
DW COMBINE—The Wolfpack winter sports awards ceremony was held on March 20. Coaches Roy Ramirez and Dirk Hansen recognized basketball players, and coach Vickie Harmann honored the cheerleaders. Boys’ basketball awards: Most Valuable Player: Spencer Hanson Most Valuable Teammate and Wolfpack Mr. Defense: Monte Pettichord Most Improved and Wolfpack Mr. Hustle: Ryland Kilts Wolfpack Coaches Award: Monte Pettichord, Benny Bryan, and Gage Holm All-League first team – Spencer Hansen All-League honorable mention: Monte Pettichord & Gage Holm Girls...
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack boy's track team placed sixth out of ten teams at the River View Invite on March 30. The following athletes placed in the top eight, and three received medals: Vaughn Walter was first in the high jump and seventh in the javelin. Teegan Kenney was third in the long jump and fifth place in the 400 meters. Reuben Yutzy placed fourth in the 100-meter dash and the 300-meter hurdles and was seventh in the long jump. Tristan Rennaker placed fifth in the triple jump. Blake...
DW COMBINE-The DW softball team won both doubleheader games played at Pomeroy on March 28. After giving up 11 runs in the first inning to Pomeroy, the Wolfpack came back and tied the game 11-11 in the top of the second inning and pulled away for good with five runs in the third inning to win the game 25-14. Kamryn Tupling was the winning pitcher, allowing six hits, six runs, and striking out three. Shaylah King had four hits, and Hendrix Groom led the Wolfpack with three stolen bases. In the...
KENNEWICK— After a disappointing injury-riddled February with only four wins to nine losses, the Tri-City Americans (TC) finished the regular season strong. In March, the team won six of their last seven games, only losing to Seattle and Kelowna. The solid play has shown that the TCs are peaking at the right time and are playoff ready. After the Americans finished dead last and next to last in the conference the previous two seasons, brokenhearted fans are reenergized at seeing great hockey and a playoff berth this year. The flurry of March w...
POMEROY-The wrestling tournament held in Pomeroy on Saturday, March 25, was successful on many levels. There was fantastic club support from the families, excellent sportsmanship from the wrestlers, and team empathy and support during a medical emergency. Best of all, the kids had a blast competing. Lydia Mertens placed second, and Ian Mertens, Wyatt Parrish, and Calvin James each placed third in the tournament. The Matbirds wrestlers showed improved techniques and growth. The Matbirds will...
DW COMBINE—DW track athletes competed in their third meet of the season at Asotin on Tuesday, March 21. The Wolfpack recorded several Personal Records (PRs) while competing against athletes from Asotin, Clarkson, Colfax, Davenport, Liberty (Spangle), Lind-Ritzville, Pomeroy and Walla Walla Valley. Men’s results: 100-meter Sprint: 34 competitors Name Ranking Time Reuben Yutzy 12 12.39 PR Hudson Reser 14 12.48 Teegan Kenney 17 12.76 Tristan Rennaker 28 13.89 200-meter sprint: 24 competitors Hudson Reser 12 26.62 PR Teegan Kenney 21 28.33 Sho...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg High School Freshman, Karissa Potts, started skiing at age three with her dad Casey. Later Casey signed up Karissa to be a coach for the Special Olympics team. He thought she would be good at it, and he was right, as Karissa has been a coach for the past ten years. Every Saturday from January through March, Karissa is at Bluewood coaching a beginner skier and two middle school students who ski at the intermediate level. The team traveled to Mission Ridge the weekend of March...
DW COMBINE—The DW golf team had three members participate in two golf matches last week. On Wednesday, March 22, freshman Carson Potter led the team with a score of 61 on the 9-hole Wine Valley Golf Course in Walla Walla. William Daves and Sarah Daves both recorded a score of 76. On Thursday, March 23, the team traveled to the Walla Walla Country Club. Potter recorded a score of 64, Sarah Daves scored 74, and William Daves scored 78. Coach Mike McGhan was pleased with the kids at both competitions. Sarah improved her score on Thursday by k...
DW COMBINE-Mike McGhan has been coaching high school golf since 2006. This year the team has one returning and four first-year golfers. He looks forward to seeing the kids improve each week as they work hard. Junior Cayle Davis is the veteran on the team, and sophomore William Daves is a first-year player. Though new to the team, freshman Carson Potter has some experience golfing with family and attended the summer program at the Touchet Valley Golf Course. Junior Opal Hair-Morin and freshman...
WAITSBURG-The Matbirds Calvin James and Charlie Reger each placed first in their first time wrestling at the first wrestling tournament of the season on March 11. On March 18 the Matbirds traveled to the Ritzville tournament. Highlights were Jess Winona placing 1st winning two out of three matches by fall. Wyatt Parrish and Daniel Erwin each placed 2nd winning two out of three matches and Connor Murdock took home a third-place medal winning three out of four matches. The Matbirds' next...
DW COMBINE—The Wolfpack led 9-2 in the first game of baseball action at White Swan before the Cougars took the lead after the fifth inning, winning 19-14. Freshman Will Durham had a strong performance pitching in the season’s first game. Colton Steinhoff had multiple putouts playing third base. The Wolfpack’s offense was led by Klint Kuykendall, with four hits at bat. Levi Boudrieau had two hits and three RBIs, and Cyson Morris and Jarred Hankins scored three runs each. In the nightcap, the tables turned as White Swan led 6-4 before the Wolfp...
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack participated in the Kennewick Kickoff track meet on Thursday, March 16. The team competed against track athletes from Kennewick, Hermiston, Prosser, and Walla Walla. Alyssa Hollingsworth posted personal records (PR) in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 15.12 and jumped 13'4" in the long jump event. In the men's events, Teegan Kenney recorded three PRs. He placed 22nd out of 81 runners in the 100 meters with a time of 12.76. He ran the 200 meters in 26.56, which placed...
DW COMBINE- On Saturday, March 11, DW high school track team members attended the season's first meet at the Walla Walla Jamboree at WaHi's Klicker Track. The jamboree gave tracksters the first chance of the season to navigate a track meet, prepare for a good performance, and to work out competition jitters. Each athlete was allowed to enter two events. The Wolfpack competed against College Place, Kennewick, Mead, Walla Walla, and DeSales. Team veteran Hudson Reser posted 12:50 in the 100-meter...
DW Combine-Head Coach Carly Benavides is in her fourth year of coaching softball for the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack. She is excited about the turnout this year, especially the number of returning players. She welcomed 23 players: three seniors, six juniors, nine sophomores, and five freshmen. Benavides said the team has great chemistry and a lot of heart, with veteran players really helping the younger teammates. She foresees a successful season as the returning players strengthen the defense....
DW COMBINE-Building on the progress the young men made last season is an expectation of Coach Greg Crenshaw as he prepares for the upcoming baseball season. Crenshaw, assistant coach Joe Greer, and volunteers Duke Morrow and Cameron Hedges are excited about the twenty-five eager baseball players that came out for first practice on February 28. The strength of the team is the leadership that last year's players are demonstrating, teaching new players in the program the right way to approach...
WAITSBURG-Monte Pettichord attends Waitsburg High School, Home of the Cardinals, and played his high school sports career with the DW Combine Wolfpack. The senior has signed a letter of intent to play college football at Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande, Oregon. The EOU Mountaineers play in the NAIA division. The Mountaineers finished their 2022 season with a win and a 2-9 record. Pettichord began playing football in the fifth grade and was given a chance to play quarterback as an eighth...
WAITSBURG-The Inland Northwest Musicians' mission statement: Inland Northwest Musicians will establish and operate a regional orchestra and chorale to provide performances and musical education for the enrichment of musicians and citizens of the area. In their twenty-fourth season, the Inland Northwest Musicians plan performances over a wide geographic area in large and small communities throughout Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington. They also state in their concert program that they...
WAITSBURG/DAYTON—Three Waitsburg and two Dayton middle school wrestlers participated in the Bi-State Tournament at Lewiston High School on Saturday, March 4. Akayden Mikesell placed third and Carter Barren placed fourth in their weight brackets for the Waitsburg team. Dayton wrestler Bryon Collier placed second in his weight bracket. Twelve other schools were represented at the tournament with the top three in each weight bracket receiving medals. Mikesell won two matches by fall and one by injury forfeit and lost one by fall. Barren won a m...
DW COMBINE-DW was eliminated in the opening round of the WIAA Boys State Basketball tournament on Saturday, February 25. The team lost 53–35 to Lind-Ritzville-Sprague at Cheney High School on Saturday, February 25. The LRS Broncos scored first on a 3-point shot and led 6-0 before DW got on the scoreboard on a free-throw by Monte Pettichord. The Wolfpack continued to trail throughout the first quarter. A 3-point shot by Pettichord, a 2-point basket by Spencer Hansen, and free-throws by P...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg middle school girls basketball team finished their season on Thursday, February 23. The Cardinals were the shortest and youngest team in the league this year. The girls struggled at times to score against the more experienced teams, but they improved immensely on defense. Five sixth and two seventh graders finished the season and will look to improve individual skills in the off-season. On Friday, February 24, the team played some shooting games in the high school gym,...
WAITSBURG-The Wolfpack Boys Basketball team was cheered Friday afternoon as they left to play in the WAII State 2B basketball tournament in Cheney. Waitsburg students and staff lined the street in front of the high school to wave and cheer on the team as they left Waitsburg. Community members showed support as the team drove down Main Street before heading to Dayton. The team held a practice Friday evening in Cheney and played Lind-Ritzville-Sprague on Saturday. Though the Wolfpack lost the...
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack basketball team will take on the Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos in the opening round of the State 2B basketball tournament. The loser-out game will take place at noon at Cheney High School on Saturday, February 25. The winner will play at 2:00 p.m. at the Spokane Arena on March 1. DW played against Mabton in a loser-out game in Granger on Thursday, February 16. In the first quarter, Ryland Kilts and Gage Holm hit three-point shots to tie the game at 6-6. Down 6-12,...
WAITSBURG-Jake Winona has forty-one registered wrestlers in his fifth year as head coach of the Mat Birds wrestling team. Stef Parrish is in her first year as league rep and states that the Mat Birds have been operating under the Washington Little Guy Wrestling League since 2007. The league promotes youth athleticism and community involvement. The Mat Birds club is for boys and girls ages five to fourteen, with integrated practice as a group. Many wrestlers remain with the club after age...
WAITSBURG-Between 25 to 35 future basketball players have been practicing dribbling, passing, and shooting skills in the Waitsburg gym on Thursdays. Organizers Katelyn Stahl and Chelsie Abel started the practices for Pre-K to second-grade boys and girls on January 19. Children from Waitsburg, Prescott, and Dayton participate in warm-up exercises before breaking into age-appropriate groups to practice skills. With the help of parents, including Dane Henze, John Langford, and Ryan Stahl, leaders...
